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TOP 10 CURRENT AFFAIRS

June 03, 2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS


  1. The central government is planning to set up a subsidiary of the central agricultural bank NABARD, to facilitate easy loans for skilled rural people either for educational pursuits or entrepreneurship
  2. The opposition is likely to corner the Uttar Pradesh government over non-payment of arrears to cane growers, law and order situation and soaring crime rate when the assembly’s budget session begins on February 19
  3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that India would emerge as a major global centre for Defence industry, promised conducive business environment for domestic as well as foreign players, including a discrimination-free tax system
  4. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, on her first official visit to Oman, met her counterpart and reviewed bilateral political, economic, defence and security issues as well as the regional situation
  5.  US President Barack Obama claimed history and the law were on his side, as he vowed to fight a court order freezing controversial immigration reforms
  6. The 5th India-Myanmar Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting was held in Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar on February 17, 2015
  7. Former IAS officer Jawed Usmani has been sworn-in as Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Uttar Pradesh (UP). The oath of office and secrecy was administered by UP Governor Ram Naik at Raj Bhavan, Lucknow
  8. Three Indians Ritika Singh, Shradha Prasad and Taranjeet Singh Bhatia were among the shortlisted 100 applicants who were chosen for one-way trip to Mars under Mars One mission in the third week of February 2015
  9. Election Commission (EC) will launch Electoral Roll Authentication Mission (ERAM) and Purification Drive. The EC will use the huge database of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to link Aadhaar number of citizens with the electoral database to further authenticate and purify electoral rolls. The mission will be launched from March 1, 2015
  10. Delhi Government plans to bid for coal block to achieve its target of generating 4,000 MW of power for the city

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