Top Current Affairs 20 June 2014 1. Centre constitutes six new Cabinet Committees. The following four will be chaired by PM namely (i) Cabinet Committees on Security (ii) Cabinet Committees on Political Affairs (iii) Cabinet Committees on Economic Affairs (iv) Appointments Committee of the Cabinet Cabinet Committees on Parliamentary Affairs and on Accommodation will be headed by the Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Earlier, Prime Minister had scrapped the Cabinet Committees related to Prices, World Trade Matters, UIDAI and Management of Natural Calamities. 2. Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie wins PEN/Pinter prize for 2014. The award is in recognition of his support for freedom of speech and generous help to other writers. 3. Greater Mekong region of South East Asia has been named Global Biodiversity Hotspot by WWF after 367 new species are discovered in the last two years. The region, which includes Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, is considered to be one of the five biodiversity hotspots of the world. 4. 14th annual World Refugee Day 2014 is observed across the globe on June 20. The event is dedicated to raising awareness of the situation of refugees throughout the world. UN has continued with its erstwhile global theme “1 family torn apart by war is too many” even this year. 5. World Number One Chess player Magnus Carlsen clinches the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship title in Dubai. Aremian Fabiani Caruana secured Silver while India’s Vishwanathan Anand finished with the bronze medal. 6. Bangladeshi Cricketer and former captain ‘Mohammad Ashraful’ has been banned for eight years by the Bangladesh Cricket Board after being found guilty of fixing matches in Bangladesh Premier League of 2013. He was serving suspension since June 2013 having confessed to the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit about his involvement in fixing BPL matches. 7. Global Nuclear Arsenal declines in quantum, improves in quality. The latest annual report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reveals that the nuclear armed states are modernizing their delivery systems and warheads instead of moving towards possible disarmament through phased reduction of the nuclear stockpile. 8. Shrenik Kasturbhai Lalbhai, famous Jain philanthropist, educationist and businessman, passes away at 89. His contributions towards education and preservation of Jain pilgrimage places across the nation, is remarkable.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 18:00:42 +0000
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