DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 22-23 JUNE 2015
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1. INDIA AT 61ST POSITION IN TERMS OF FOREIGNER’S MONEY IN SWISS BANKS:
i. India is placed at 61st position in terms of foreigners money in Swiss Banks.
ii. India’s money in Swiss Banks declined by over 10% to about 1.8 billion Swiss Francs in 2014.
iii. United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US) holds the largest shares of the foreign clients money with Swiss Banks.
2. SANGITHA SALANIDHI AWARD 2015:
i. Sanjay Subrahmanyam is selected for sangitha Kalanidhi Award for the year 2015.
ii. Sanjay Subrahmanyam is a renowned Carnatic vocalist.
iii. Sangitha Kalonidhi Award belong to Madras Music Academy.
3. FIRST INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY OBSERVED GLOBALLY:
i. First Ever International Yoga Day was observed on 21st June 2015 around the globe.
ii. Earlier National Yoga Day was celebrated in India on 3rd June 2015.
iii. Around 36000 participants performed asanas and 84 Nationalities joined the official observation at Rajpath in New Delhi.
4. NONGFU SPRING WORLD CUP OF SNOOKER 2015:
i. China won Nongfu spring World Cup of Snooker2015.
ii. China defeated Scotland to win the cup.
5. ANDY MURRAY WON MEN’S SINGLE OF AEGON CHAMPIONSHIP:
i. Andy Murray of Britain won Men’s single of Aegon Tennis Championship at the Queen’s Club.
ii. Andy Murray defeated South African Kevin Anderson in the final clash.
6. FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP 2015:
i. Serbia won the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015.
ii. Serbia defeated Brazil in the final Match.
iii. U-20 FIFA World Cup, 2015 held at New Zealand.
7. ROGER FEDERER WON GERRY WEBER TITLE:
i. Swiss Tennis player Roger Federer won Gerry Weber open tennis title for 8th time.
ii. Roger Federer defeated Italy’s Andreas Seppi in the final clash.