• The Uttarakhand NGO which on 6 June 2013 bagged a French award for its contribution to protection ofhuman rights- Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA) • Name the Scottish author, who is best known for his novels The Wasp Factory and The Crow Road, died ofCancer on 9 June 2013- Iain Banks • The BJP leader who resigned fromall top positions of BJP on 10 June 2013 a day after Narendra Modi was selected as the chairman party’s election campaign- LK Advani • A former Union Minister and Congress veteran from Chhattisgarh, died on 11 June 2013 of multiple organ failure- Vidya Charan Shukla • The theme of World Day against Child Labour which was celebrated on 12 June 2013-No to Child Labour in Domestic Work • The first Indian-American girl from Avon School to get admission in United States Military Academy at West Point- Sneha Singh • The First NATO and European Country to Draft Women in MilitaryService- Norway • The Indian-origin sculptor who was honoured with Knighthood, the highest honour of Britain by Queen Elizabeth II- Anish Kapoor • The Person who became only the second Hindu to be part of the Pakistan’s Punjab assembly after Seth Bharta Ram- Kanji Ram • The ambassador to the United Nations for Antigua and Barbuda who was selected as the President of UN General Assembly for its 68th session-John William Ashe • One of the founders of RAW, who passed away on 16 June 2013 in Chennai after a long fight with cancer- Bahukutumbi Raman • The ex-chairman of the Tata Group who was appointed as the Chief Advisor of AirAsia’s India board- Ratan Tata • The moderate cleric of Combatant Clergy Association party won the presidential election in Iran on 15June 2013- Hassan Rohani
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