Friends.. Here are the important Current
Affairs GK Updates for 8 June 2015. Many new appointments important on the exam
point of view happened on June 8, 2015. This will be useful for SBI PO 2015
Mains, SSC CGL 2015, FCI Assistant and other upcoming exams.
1) Bangladesh conferred Award of Liberation War Honour on
Atal Bihari Vajpayee:
--> Bangladesh on 07 June 2015 conferred
its prestigious liberation war honour on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee for his “active role” in its independence struggle and consolidating
friendship with India.
--> President Abdul Hamid handed over
the Bangladesh Liberation War Honour to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a
glittering ceremony at Bangabhaban, the President’s house, which was attended
by Premier Sheikh Hasina and top officials.
2) RC Tayal appointed as new Director General of National
Security Guard:
--> Senior IPS officer R C Tayal has
been appointed as the new chief of the elite counter-terror force National
Security Guard (NSG).
--> The 1980-batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre
officer is at present serving as the Special Director General in paramilitary
CRPF and is heading its formation in Jammu and Kashmir.
--> He is expected to serve as NSG DG
till August 2016.
--> The post fell vacant after incumbent
chief J N Choudhury retired on May 31.
3) Legendary Telugu writer Dasaradhi Rangacharya passed
away:
--> Dasaradhi Rangacharya,the Legendary
Telugu writer passed away in Hyderabad.
--> He actively participated in fight
against the Nizam’s autocratic rule.
--> He went underground and took part in
the Telangana Armed Struggle till Hyderabad was liberated.
4) India and Netherlands signed MoU for development of
vaccines:
--> A Memorandum of Understanding was
arrived at between India and Netherlands for development of vaccines.
--> The MoU signed under 'Make in India'
initiative of Government of India will enable the Bharat Immunologicals and
Biologicals Corporation Ltd (BIBCOL),a Central PSU under Department of
Biotechnology, to develop Measles - Rubella vaccine at its plant at Chola,
Bulandshahr, U.P.
5) Vijai Sharma appointed as new Chief Information
Commissioner:
--> President Pranab Mukherjee has
appointed Vijai Sharma as the new Chief Information Commissioner.
--> He will have tenure of for 5 years
or till they attain the age of 65, whichever is earlier. Vijai Sharma is a 1974
batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh Cadre.
--> Prior to this appointment he was
serving as information commissioner in Central Information Commission since
2012.
--> Meanwhile, IAS officer Sudhir
Bhargava (1979 batch) has been appointed as the Information Commissioner in the
commission.
6) 16th edition of the International Indian Film Academy
(IIFA) held in Malaysia:
--> 16th edition of the International
Indian Film Academy (IIFA) informally known as the “Bollywood Oscars,” was held
at Malaysia.
--> The award ceremony was held in Putra
Indoor Stadium Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
--> Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut snapped up
the male and female awards for top performance in a leading role for the movies
Haider and Queen respectively, while Direction award went to Rajkumar Hirani
for PK and Vikas Bahl’s Queen was named Best Picture.
7) KV Chowdary appointed as new Central Vigilance
Commissioner:
--> Former Chairman of the Central Board
of Direct Taxes, K.V. Chowdary, was on 8 June 2015, appointed as the new
Central Vigilance Commissioner.
--> T.M. Bhasin, Chairman & Managing
Director, Indian Bank, has been appointed Vigilance Commissioner.
--> A selection panel headed by the
Prime Minister, which includes leader of the principal opposition party, and
senior cabinet ministers selects the CVC.
--> The Central Vigilance Commission is
headed by a CVC and comprises two vigilance commissioners.
8) World Ocean Day observed:
--> World Ocean Day 2015 was celebrated
across the world on 8 June 2015 with the theme Healthy oceans, Healthy planet.
--> For the first time, World Ocean day
was introduced in 1992 at Rio de Janeiro with a motive of raising awareness of
people towards the crucial role that sea plays in our lives.
9) Lewis Hamilton won 2015 Canada Grand Prix of Formula 1:
--> Mercedes racing driver Lewis
Hamilton of Britain on 7 June 2015 won the 2015 Formula 1 Canada Grand Prix
title by winning the final race held in Montreal, Canada.
10) Momota and Ratchanok won Indonesia Open Badminton titles:
--> Japanese rising star shuttler Kento
Momota and Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon won the men’s and women’s singles
respectively of the Indonesia Open Badminton tournament.
--> Indonesia Open Badminton tournament
was held at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia.
