Daily Current Affairs Updates (13th June 2017) - Specially for Upcoming Exams 2017

Daily Current Affairs Updates (13th June 2017) - Specially for Upcoming Exams 2017:

Dear Readers, Daily Current affairs News Updates about the National and International events were listed here. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other competitive exams can use this.

Andhra Pradesh government launched “Back to School” programme against child labour

Krishna District Collector B. Lakshmikantham Inaugurating a week-long campaign against child labour and ‘Back to School’ programme said all children aged below 14 years should be in school under the Right to Education Act, 2009.Persons having information on child labour could alert the officials by calling ‘100’ or ‘1098’, the Collector said.

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State – Andhra Pradesh

Capital– Amaravati

CM – N. Chandrababu Naidu

Governor– Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan

Bollywood stars in Forbes World's Highest-Paid Celebrities List

The Forbes list of world’s highest-paid celebs is out and has Sean Combs at the top.Shah Rukh Khan,salman khan,akshay kumar are placed in the list.

1^st place - Sean Combs $130 Million (Musicians) - USA

65^th – Shah Rukh Khan $38 million

71^st – Salman Khan $37 million

80^th – Akshay kumar $35.5 million

A model of water conservation in Nalanda district of Bihar selected for National Award

A model of water conservation adopted successfully by the authorities in Nalanda district of south-central Bihar, has been selected for the national award for excellence in the Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee program (MGNREGP),by the ministry of rural development. The award for excellence will be conferred on ‘Project Jal Sanchay’, the water conservation model developed in chief minister Nitish Kumar’s native district, at a function to be organized at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on June 19.

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State – Bihar

Capital – Patna

CM – Nitish Kumar

Governor- Ram Nath Kovind

INTERNATIONAL

China has launched world’s largest floating solar farm

China has launched world’s largest floating solar farm in Anhui province. The 40-megawatt power plant has 160,000 panels resting on a lake that emerged after the collapse of a coal mine in central Anhui province.The plant has been built in Huainan City, Anhui Province, by Sun grow Power Supply, and a Chinese company specialized in renewable energy.

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Country– China

Capital– Beijing

Currency– renminbi – yuan

President– Xi Jinping

World’s smallest & cheapest private jet ‘Vision Jet’ launched in USA

The World’s smallest and cheapest private jet 'Vision Jet' was launched in the USA recently. The Vision Jet can haul five adults up to 1,150 miles at 28,000 feet. It is the first Private Jet with a single engine and can be conveniently operated by a single pilot, thus keeping production and maintenance costs low for the users. The jet can fly at a speed of 345mph and has an operating altitude of 28,000 feet.

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Country– United States of America

Capital– Washington D.C

Currency– US Dollar

President– Donald Trump

USA Flag- The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America, and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and became the first states in the U.S.

12-year-old Padmalaya Nanda from Odisha won Little Miss Universe Internet 2017

A 12-year-old Padmalaya Nanda from Odisha has created history by becoming the youngest girl to bag the "Little Miss Universe Internet 2017" and "Little Miss Actress" crowns at the Little Miss Universe 2017 at the port city of Batumi in Georgia.

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Country – Georgia

Capital – Tbilisi

Currency - Georgian lari

BANKING & ECONOMY

New 500 rupee banknotes have been launched by RBI with inset letter ‘A’

In continuation of issuing of Rs500 denomination banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (new) series from time to time which are currently legal tender, a new batch of banknotes with inset letter “A” in both the number panels, bearing the signature of Dr. Urjit R. Patel Governor, Reserve Bank of India; with the year of printing '2017’ on the reverse, are being issued. The new series earlier released and currently, in circulation has the inset letter "E". They will continue to be valid. The design of these notes is similar in all respects to the Rs500 banknotes.

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The 500 rupee banknote of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series is 63mm x 150mmstone grey coloured, with the obverse side featuring a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi as well as the Ashoka Pillar Emblem, with a signature of the governor of Reserve Bank of India. It has the Braille feature to assist the visually challenged in identifying the currency. The reverse side features a motif of the Indian heritage site of Red Fort, and the logo and a tag line of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

Heena Sidhu and Jitu Rai won mixed gold in shooting World Cup

Heena Sidhu and Jitu Rai won their second successive gold in the mixed 10m air pistol competition in the ISSF World Cup being held at Gabala, Azerbaijan.

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Country– Azerbaijan

Capital– Baku

Currency– Azerbaijani manat

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins Canadian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix for the sixth time. He won against Sebastian Vettel’s overall championship and lead to 12 points. It was Hamilton’s third victory of the season and also his third in a row. It was the three-time champion’s sixth victory at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. It was the 56th title of his career.

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Lewis Hamilton – United Kingdom

Drive for – Mercedes

Veteran Telugu Poet, Writer C Narayana Reddy Passes Away

Legendary Telugu poet and writer C Narayana Reddy passed away. He was 85. He was honored with Padma Shri in 1977 and Padma Bhushan in 1992 by the Government of India. He had received the Jnanpith Award for the year 1988. He was also the president of the Telangana Saraswatha Parishath. He was also a former Rajya Sabha MP.

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