12DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 11-12 JUNE 2015
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1. ISRO PRESENTED WITH 2015 SPACE PIONEER AWARD:
i. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is presented with 2015
Space Pioneer Award for Mars Orbiter Mission.
ii. ISRO is awarded in
Science and Engineering Category during the 34th Annual International Space Development Conference
held at Toranto in Canada.
iii. The Award was
presented by National Space Society
(NSS) of USA.
2. INS VIKRANT UNDOCKED IN KOCHI:
i. India’s Maiden
Indigenously built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant undocked in Kochi.
ii. INS Vikrant will
undergo basin trials in 2017 and is expected to be inducted into the Navy by
2018 end.
iii. With INS Vikrant
induction, India joins the elite group of four countries USA, Russia, UK and
France.
3.
G7 SUMMIT HELD IN GERMANY:
i. 41st G7 summit held at schloss
Elmau in Bavaria, Germany.
ii. the theme for the 41st G7 Summit
was ‘ Think Ahead. Act together’
G7
MEMBERS:
1. Canada
2. France
3. Germany
4. Italy
5. Japan
6. United Kingdom
7. USA
8. European Commission
Note: EC (European Commission) is a permanently
welcome participant in all meetings and decision making since 1981.
4. MANU PRAKASH DEVELOPED WORLD’S FIRST WATER
BASED COMPUTER:
i. Indian origin Scientist Manu Prakash
developed World’s first water based computer.
ii. Manu Prakash is an Assistant Professor of
Bioengineering at Stanford University.
5. BARCELONA
WON CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLE:
i. FC Barcelona won 2015 UEFA Champions League.
ii. FC Barcelona defeated Juventus FC in the
final match held at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium in Germany.
6. HDFC BANK LAUNCHED PAYZAPP:
i. HDFC bank launched PayZapp, a
complete digital payment and purchase solution.
ii. The mobile app will allow customers to manage
credit or debit card details, recharge and pay bills.
iii. MD of HDFC bank- Aditya Puri.
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