Important Current Affairs 13th June 2016

Nehwal Wins Australian Open Super Series

1. Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has lifted the Australian Open Super Series Badminton tournament title.
2. In the final match played at Sydney, Saina defeated Chinese Sun Yu.
3. In the first set the Chinese took lead 11-21 & Saina took the second set 21-14 & third was won by Saina 21-19.
4. In the men’s singles final, Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Vittinghus defeated Jeon Hyeok Jin of South Korea

CM Dedicates Sub-Sea Power Cable Project

1. Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel has inaugurated the Rs 18.35-crore project to supply grid power to the island through marine cables.
2. Shiyal Bet, an island located off Pipavav port in Amreli district, has got electricity for the first time since Independence.
3. The entire village with over 800 households was lit up.
4. The 6.4 km long under-sea marine cable was laid by Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited.

Censor Board Clears ‘Udta Punjab’

1. The censor board has cleared the controversial drug-themed Bollywood film ‘Udta Punjab’ with 13 cuts under the ‘A’ category.
2. It has unanimously cleared it after the proposed 13 cuts.
3. The movie deals with the problem of drug addiction among youth in Punjab.
4. The Abhishek Chaubey directed film is tentatively scheduled for release on June 17.

Lewis Hamilton Wins Canada Grand Prix

1. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix after a tense strategic battle with Sebastian Vettel.
2. Hamilton took the chequered flag five seconds ahead of Vettel.
3. Finland’s Valtteri Bottas finished third while Rosberg finished fifth, behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in fourth.
4. The Canadian Grand Prix is an annual auto race held in Canada since 1961.

Theatre Pioneer Achyut Lahkar Dies

1. Achyut Lahkar, doyen of Assam’s mobile theatre movement, noted playwright and actor has passed away.
2. He founded Nataraj Theatre, the first mobile theatre company of Assam in 1963.
3. He brought in several innovations into mobile theatre, including experimentation with three stages.
4. He was honoured with the Kamal Kumari National Award in 1997 for his immense contribution to the field of culture.

AAI Wins Award for Solar Power Projects

1. The Airports Authority of India has been conferred the National Award for Best Performing Central PSU for Roof Top Solar Power initiatives.
2. The award was received by Shri A.K.Misra, ED on behalf of AAI.
3. It has installed 4.8 megawatt peak power (MWp) rooftop solar plants at 13 airports.
4. The solar energy generation so far is 51 Lakhs units from the completed solar power plants at various airports.

Scientists Turn CO2 into Rock

1. Scientists have turned carbon dioxide into stone in a matter of months by pumping it deep underground & turning it into stone.
2. The experiment in Iceland mixed CO2 emissions with water & pumped it hundreds of metres underground into volcanic basalt rock.
3. This method of turning CO2 into stone is cheaper & more secure.
4. Basalt makes up most of the world’s seafloors & approx 10% of continental rocks.

Tata Acquires Welspun Renewable Assets

1. Tata Power Company has signed an agreement with Welspun Energy Pvt Ltd to acquire its green energy portfolio for an estimated at Rs 10,000 crore.
2. The agreement to buy Welspun Renewable Energy’s 1.1GW renewable portfolio would be the largest solar M&A in the country.
3. The company has about 1,140 mw of renewable power projects which includes 990 mw solar power & about 150 mw of wind power projects.

China Launches 23rd BeiDou Satellite

1. China has successfully launched a satellite to support its global navigation and positioning network.
2. The satellite was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre & was taken into orbit by a Long March-3C carrier rocket.
3. It is the 23rd satellite in the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System and is being developed as an alternative to US GPS.
4. It was the 229th launch of the March carrier rocket.

NFSD Centre Set up in Dehradun

1. A National Forest Skill Development Centre has been set up in Dehradun to equip youths for jobs in the forest sector.
2. It will help mitigate the problem of migration of people from the hills in search of work.
3. It is one of a kind institution in the whole country where youth from all over India can get skill development training.
4. It will help them get employment in the forest sector.