1. India becomes permanent Signatory to Washington Accord
i. India has become a permanent Signatory to Washington Accord which will enable global recognition of Indian degrees in engineering and technical education. With this, India has joined a select group of 17 countries that are permanent signatories to the Accord.
ii. It is an international agreement amongst prominent nations with the charter of promoting mobility and quality assurance of engineers across international boundaries.
iii. New Delhi was given a signatory status at a meeting of the International Engineering Alliance of Washington Accord member countries in New Zealand today.
iv. Human Resource Development Minister, Smriti Irani said in a statement issued in New Delhi, that the status will ensure that highest quality assurance standards are implemented in technical and engineering programmes to provide global mobility to India's engineering graduates.
2. Malnutrition kills over 3 million child a year: UN
i. More than three million children under the age of five die annually of malnutrition, the UN food agency and World Health Organisation said on Thursday, urging governments to tackle the problem.
ii. "Malnutrition is responsible for about half of all child deaths under five years of age, causing over three million deaths every year," the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said.
iii. Some 162 million children are left stunted by chronic malnutrition and 99 million children are underweight across the world, it added. Since the first international conference on nutrition in 1992, "important advances in the fight against hunger and malnutrition have been made, but this progress has been insufficient and uneven," FAO head Jose Graziano da Silva said.
iv. Around 160 million children under five are stunted or chronically malnourished, while over two billion people suffer one or more micronutrient deficiencies," they said in a statement.
3. Neymar rescues Brazil in World Cup opener
i. Neymar hit two goals including a bitterly contested penalty to guide Brazil to a 3-1 victory over Croatia in the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday.
ii. Croatia took a shock lead when Marcelo scored an own goal in the 11th minute.
iii. Neymar pulled Brazil level after 30 minutes, but Croatia were left in fury when Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura pointed to the spot in the second half after Fred backed into Croatian defender Dejean Lovren and fell.
iv. Barcelona golden boy Neymar, who was also booked, converted the penalty to put Brazil ahead and Chelsea midfielder Oscar scored a brilliant individual goal to seal the crucial victory in Group A.
v. The five-time winners start the tournament as overwhelming favourites, seeking to heal decades of hurt after the humiliation of losing the final to Uruguay on home soil in 1950. But they made a nervous start in the Corinthians Arena.
4. Sam Kahamba Kutesa elected President for the 69th Session of UNGA
i. Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Sam Kahamba Kutesa was elected as the President of 69th Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
ii. The theme for the 69th session is Delivering on and Implementing a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda.
iii. He replaced the present John William Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda, who led the 68th session of the 193-member UNGA.
He was the only candidate nominated for the Presidency for the 69th session from African Union since it was the Africa Group's turn to have the Presidency.
iv. For each session of UNGA, which is held every year, UNGA elects a President and 21 Vice-President on the equal geographical rotation basis from each region.
Note: From India, it was Vijayalaxmi Pandit who was elected as the President of the Eighth Session of UNGA.
5. 6th International Nuclear Energy Forum ATOMEXPO-2014 held in Moscow
i. 6th International Nuclear Energy Forum ATOMEXPO-2014 was held from 9 to 11 June 2014 in Moscow.
ii. The ATOMEXPO-2014 forum saw signing of international agreements and memorandums by the nuclear sector companies.
About ATOMEXPO
ATOMEXPO International Forum is a major exhibition and business platform for conducting meetings and negotiations between the worldwide leaders of the nuclear power industry. Purpose of the Forum is to provide an opportunity to leaders of nuclear power industry and nuclear power engineering to publicly define the place and role of nuclear generation in the 21st century.
6. Sachin Aggarwal receives 'Student Honour' in the Home of Adelaide Oval
i. Sachin Aggarwal has been named as one of seven International Student Ambassadors for South Australia.
ii. Sachin, who is originally from Hoshiarpur (Punjab) is studying 'Master of Professional Accounting and Finance' at the University of South Australia in Adelaide.
iii. Sachin was chosen for the student ambassador role by StudyAdelaide, a statutory authority of the South Australian Government. The ambassadors are leaders in the international student community who spread the word about Adelaide, the South Australian capital and premier student city.
7. Jitu Rai won Silver medal in 10m air pistol at Munich Shooting World Cup
i. Jitu Rai of India on 11 June 2014 won Silver Medal in men’s 10-meter air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup Shooting in Munich. In the finals, Jitu scored 199.4 after aggregating 583 in the qualification stage.
ii. The Gold was clinched by Pablo Carrera of Spain and Bronze was bagged by Pavlo Korostylov of Ukraine.
8. FIFA World Cup: All eyes on Spain vs Netherlands match today
i. In the Football World Cup, three group matches are scheduled for tonight.
ii. In Group-A, Mexico will take on Cameroon, while in Group-B, defending champions Spain will clash with the Netherlands, and Chile will meet Australia.
iii. The Mexico-Cameroon match will be played at Natal at 9:30 PM, the Spain-Netherlands game will take place in Salvador at 12:30 AM, and the Chile-Australia game will kick off at 3:30 AM in Cuiaba.
iv. The Spain-Netherlands match, the most important fixture of Pool-B says the finalists of the last World Cup, Spain and the Netherlands, will meet at the Arena Fonte Nova tonight, a match some believe is the most worth-watching game of this World Cup. Both sides have in their squads some of the best players of the recent times.
9. Canara Bank opened branch in New York
i. Canara Bank opened its seventh overseas branch in New York, USA. Other six overseas branches are in London, Leicester (UK), Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bahrain and Johannesburg. Its representative office is at Sharjah and a Joint Venture is in Moscow.
ii. Apart from this, in the current financial year, the bank has planned to open its branches and offices in Dubai, Germany, Brazil, Tanzania, Japan, Nigeria and Qatar.
i. India has become a permanent Signatory to Washington Accord which will enable global recognition of Indian degrees in engineering and technical education. With this, India has joined a select group of 17 countries that are permanent signatories to the Accord.
ii. It is an international agreement amongst prominent nations with the charter of promoting mobility and quality assurance of engineers across international boundaries.
iii. New Delhi was given a signatory status at a meeting of the International Engineering Alliance of Washington Accord member countries in New Zealand today.
iv. Human Resource Development Minister, Smriti Irani said in a statement issued in New Delhi, that the status will ensure that highest quality assurance standards are implemented in technical and engineering programmes to provide global mobility to India's engineering graduates.
2. Malnutrition kills over 3 million child a year: UN
i. More than three million children under the age of five die annually of malnutrition, the UN food agency and World Health Organisation said on Thursday, urging governments to tackle the problem.
ii. "Malnutrition is responsible for about half of all child deaths under five years of age, causing over three million deaths every year," the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said.
iii. Some 162 million children are left stunted by chronic malnutrition and 99 million children are underweight across the world, it added. Since the first international conference on nutrition in 1992, "important advances in the fight against hunger and malnutrition have been made, but this progress has been insufficient and uneven," FAO head Jose Graziano da Silva said.
iv. Around 160 million children under five are stunted or chronically malnourished, while over two billion people suffer one or more micronutrient deficiencies," they said in a statement.
3. Neymar rescues Brazil in World Cup opener
i. Neymar hit two goals including a bitterly contested penalty to guide Brazil to a 3-1 victory over Croatia in the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday.
ii. Croatia took a shock lead when Marcelo scored an own goal in the 11th minute.
iii. Neymar pulled Brazil level after 30 minutes, but Croatia were left in fury when Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura pointed to the spot in the second half after Fred backed into Croatian defender Dejean Lovren and fell.
iv. Barcelona golden boy Neymar, who was also booked, converted the penalty to put Brazil ahead and Chelsea midfielder Oscar scored a brilliant individual goal to seal the crucial victory in Group A.
v. The five-time winners start the tournament as overwhelming favourites, seeking to heal decades of hurt after the humiliation of losing the final to Uruguay on home soil in 1950. But they made a nervous start in the Corinthians Arena.
4. Sam Kahamba Kutesa elected President for the 69th Session of UNGA
i. Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Sam Kahamba Kutesa was elected as the President of 69th Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
ii. The theme for the 69th session is Delivering on and Implementing a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda.
iii. He replaced the present John William Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda, who led the 68th session of the 193-member UNGA.
He was the only candidate nominated for the Presidency for the 69th session from African Union since it was the Africa Group's turn to have the Presidency.
iv. For each session of UNGA, which is held every year, UNGA elects a President and 21 Vice-President on the equal geographical rotation basis from each region.
Note: From India, it was Vijayalaxmi Pandit who was elected as the President of the Eighth Session of UNGA.
5. 6th International Nuclear Energy Forum ATOMEXPO-2014 held in Moscow
i. 6th International Nuclear Energy Forum ATOMEXPO-2014 was held from 9 to 11 June 2014 in Moscow.
ii. The ATOMEXPO-2014 forum saw signing of international agreements and memorandums by the nuclear sector companies.
About ATOMEXPO
ATOMEXPO International Forum is a major exhibition and business platform for conducting meetings and negotiations between the worldwide leaders of the nuclear power industry. Purpose of the Forum is to provide an opportunity to leaders of nuclear power industry and nuclear power engineering to publicly define the place and role of nuclear generation in the 21st century.
6. Sachin Aggarwal receives 'Student Honour' in the Home of Adelaide Oval
i. Sachin Aggarwal has been named as one of seven International Student Ambassadors for South Australia.
ii. Sachin, who is originally from Hoshiarpur (Punjab) is studying 'Master of Professional Accounting and Finance' at the University of South Australia in Adelaide.
iii. Sachin was chosen for the student ambassador role by StudyAdelaide, a statutory authority of the South Australian Government. The ambassadors are leaders in the international student community who spread the word about Adelaide, the South Australian capital and premier student city.
7. Jitu Rai won Silver medal in 10m air pistol at Munich Shooting World Cup
i. Jitu Rai of India on 11 June 2014 won Silver Medal in men’s 10-meter air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup Shooting in Munich. In the finals, Jitu scored 199.4 after aggregating 583 in the qualification stage.
ii. The Gold was clinched by Pablo Carrera of Spain and Bronze was bagged by Pavlo Korostylov of Ukraine.
8. FIFA World Cup: All eyes on Spain vs Netherlands match today
i. In the Football World Cup, three group matches are scheduled for tonight.
ii. In Group-A, Mexico will take on Cameroon, while in Group-B, defending champions Spain will clash with the Netherlands, and Chile will meet Australia.
iii. The Mexico-Cameroon match will be played at Natal at 9:30 PM, the Spain-Netherlands game will take place in Salvador at 12:30 AM, and the Chile-Australia game will kick off at 3:30 AM in Cuiaba.
iv. The Spain-Netherlands match, the most important fixture of Pool-B says the finalists of the last World Cup, Spain and the Netherlands, will meet at the Arena Fonte Nova tonight, a match some believe is the most worth-watching game of this World Cup. Both sides have in their squads some of the best players of the recent times.
9. Canara Bank opened branch in New York
i. Canara Bank opened its seventh overseas branch in New York, USA. Other six overseas branches are in London, Leicester (UK), Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bahrain and Johannesburg. Its representative office is at Sharjah and a Joint Venture is in Moscow.
ii. Apart from this, in the current financial year, the bank has planned to open its branches and offices in Dubai, Germany, Brazil, Tanzania, Japan, Nigeria and Qatar.
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