National:
Kundankulam Nuclear plant generates 1,000 MW of power:
Unit one of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant (KNPP) reached its full capacity generation of 1000MW on Saturday.
The Russian-designed Voda Voda Energo Reactor (VVER) achieved the final milestone nearly eight months after power generated at the plant was connected to the grid. The unit will continue to generate 1000MW for at least a day. Subsequently, we will scale down generation to 900MW as per the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) stipulations.
This is the first nuclear power plant in the country to touch 1000MW of power generation.
Power produced from Unit 1 is shared amongst Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Puducherry.
Ranjit Kumar appointed Solicitor General:
Senior Supreme Court advocate Ranjit Kumar was appointed the Solicitor General (SG) of India. He replaces senior advocate Mohan Parasaran, who had tendered his resignation after the formation of a new government at the Centre.
HSAMB smartcards to be launched in Haryana , targets to prevent exploitation of farmers
Official channels for crop remuneration will finally open for farmers in Haryana in the upcoming rabi season. The Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board's (HSAMB) smartcard is targeting to do away with exploitation of farmers at the hands of commission agents, private and public authorities. The scheme comes before the paddy season and will cover rice-sellers and private purchasers. Replete with ATM card features, the smartcard will also store details of commodity, quantity and sale. Punjab National Bank , Canara Bank,Axis Bank, Union Bank and ICICI Bank will set up dispenser machines at the gates of 100-odd mandis across the state.
Once in possession of the smartcard, a farmer will have to swipe while entering the mandi. After the sale, farmers will be able to withdraw from any of the 22 nationalised banks or regional rural banks in the state. The banks will bear the fee of Rs 4 per transaction.
A pilot scheme has already been run in mandis of Karnal, Hisar and Sirsa.
Experimental mission of GSLV Mark III in July/August
Indian Space Research Organisation is likely to launch its experimental mission of GSLV Mark III with passive cryogenic stage in the last week of July or the first week of August.After the successful launch of GSLV, ISRO is focusing on the development of GSLV Mark III, which if succeeded is likely to bring millions of dollars as foreign exchange.
Government starts revival of Talcher fertiliser plant in Odisha
Talcher Fertilizer Unit is located about 126 kms away from Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa State and in the district of Angul. The government has started work on reviving Talcher fertiliser plant by putting a brand new factory, for which old redundant plant with obsolete machineries is being disposed off.
Deepika Padukone brand ambassador of Axis Bank
Axis Bank, India’s third largest private sector Bank, announced
the launch of the third phase of its
advertising campaign around its brand philosophy of
‘Badhti ka naam zindagi…’ or ‘Progress On’.
with a new cut on the philosophy articulated
as ‘Badhne ke kai naam hai…’,the bank, for
the first time in its evolution is also getting
associated with a celebrity and announces
‘Deepika Padukone’ as it brand ambassador
to take its brand philosophy ahead.
Litchi
syndrome- named after a fruit of which Maldaha is a major producer. West Bengal's Maldaha district is hit by a
viral outbreak. Suspected to have caused by a virus spread by a fruit Lichi .Muzaffarpur district of Bihar,
another major Litchi producing region had badly suffered with the same disease
in 2012 during Litchi harvesting season April to June. The chemicals and
substances that the fruit Litchi carry are similar to those found in Jamacian
fruit, Ackee. Ackee is the cause of a childhood (under 15) acute encephalopathy
disease called Jamaican vomiting sickness (JVS).
International:
The UN General Assembly has established an award in the honour of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela to pay tribute to his achievements and contributions of the late South African leader who inspired not only his own country but the rest of the world .
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in remarks to the Assembly, following the adoption by consensus of the resolution establishing the 'United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize'.
Ladakh International Film Festival to open with Kamal
Swaroop's 'Rangbhoomi'
The
theme for LIFF 2014 is 'Spirituality & Camaraderie' and the festival will conclude
with the special preaching (kaalchakra) by Tibetan spiritual guru Dalai Lama. The third edition of the
Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF) will open at Leh on June 27 with
Kamal Swaroop's 'Rangbhoomi'.The event will be held for three days starting
from Jun 27-Jun 29.
Besides, a special retrospective on legendary
film director Akiro Kurosawa and Anurag Kashyap's 'Ugly' will be showcased at
the Green Carpet premiere at the three-day event.
About LIFF:
The Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF) is an international film festival that is
held annually in the Ladakh region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Inaugurated in 2012, it is the first international
film festival to be held in Ladakh.
Petro Poroshenko took the oath of office as Ukraine's
president who won the presidential election with 54.7 percent vote.
He
is Ukrainian billionaire businessman and
the fifth President of Ukraine.
His
business success in the confectionery industry earned him the nickname
"Chocolate King".
Humanoid
robot 'Pepper' set for sale in Japan next year
A
cooing, gesturing humanoid on wheels that can decipher emotions has been
unveiled in Japan by billionaire Masayoshi Son who says robots should be tender
and make people smile. The machine, which has no legs but has gently
gesticulating hands appeared on a stage in a Tokyo suburb, cooing and humming. Son's
mobile phone company Softbank said Thursday that the robot it has dubbed Pepper
will go on sale in Japan in February for 198,000 yen ($1,900).
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| Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep |
Maria
Sharapova fought back to defeat Simona Halep to win her second clay title of the season at
the Madrid Open.
Maria
Shar
apova won her second French Open title in three years at Roland Garros .
Sharapova
will rise to seventh in the rankings as a result of her 31st career trophy. It
is Sharapova’s fifth career Grand Slam championship, but for the first time has
won the same major twice. She has more victories at the French Open (50) than
at the other three Grand Slam tournaments.
18th SAARC summit venu shifted from Pokhara to Kathmandu
Nepal has
decided to shift the venue of the 18th SAARC summit in November from its famous tourist destination of
Pokhara to Kathmandu due to
lack of infrastructure.
Mahendra Pandey, Minister for Foreign Affairs
while talking to a team of artists in Kathmandu, underlined the need for an
anthem to connect the people of the South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation (SAARC) nations. He has said that the song has to be presented
formally in the upcoming SAARC summit before it is approved unanimously as the
formal SAARC anthem.
Rating agency Standard & Poor's confirms negative outlook for Italy
Rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has confirmed the BBB rating for Italy, and maintained a negative outlook, citing weak growth prospects for the third-largest economy in the euro zone.
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