Important Current Affairs 6th June 2016

Novak Djokovic Win French Open Title

1. World number 1 Novak Djokovic defeated Britain’s Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to win his first French Open title.
2. Djokovic won his 12th major title and became the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slams at once.
3. He becomes only the eighth man in history to have won all four of the sport’s major singles titles.
4. Murray was Britain’s first male finalist in Paris since 1937.

India 1st Mr. Universe Manohar Aich Dies

1. India’s first Mr. Universe Manohar Aich has passed away.
2. He took up bodybuilding & made this his passion during his stint at the Royal Air Force under British colonial rulers.
3. He had become India’s first Mr. Universe when he won the 1952 National Amateur Body-Builders’ Association Universe Championships.
4. He was known as ‘Pocket Hercules’ for his short stature.

Judoka Avtar Singh Qualifies for Rio

1. Top Indian judoka Avtar Singh has qualified for the Rio Olympic Games in under 90kg weight category.
2. Avtar has qualified for the Rio Olympic under the continental quota.
3. Avtar hails from Gurdaspur in Punjab, & is presently working in Punjab Armed Police.
4. He has won a gold in South Asian Games held in Shillong in February.
5. He also won gold medals in Senior National Judo Championships in 2014-15.

World Environment Day Observed

1. World Environment Day (WED) is observed every year on June 5.
2. The day is observed to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth.
3. This year United Nations calls for a worldwide campaign to take a strong action to curb the illegal trade of wildlife that is threatening the biodiversity.
4. WED theme 2016 is “Go Wild for Life”.

India & Qatar Sign 7 key Agreements

1. India & Qatar have signed 7 agreements, including one on finance intelligence & terrorism financing & another to woo foreign investment
2. Cooperation & investment in areas of skill development & education,health, tourism & sports were the other agreements.
3. The agreements were signed by Indian & Qatar officials in the presence of PM Modi & Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani.

Swiss Voters Rejects Basic Income Plan

1. Swiss voters have rejected by a wide margin a proposal to provide a universal basic income grant to all citizens, according to official results.
2. Final results from referendum showed that 76.9 % said “No” to the plan, with only 23% backing it.
3. The amount to be paid was not determined before the vote.
4. Switzerland was the first country to vote on such a universal basic income plan.

HP First State to Have State Data Centre

1. Himachal Pradesh became the first state in the country to have a State Data Centre (SDC).
2. It will offer 101 people-oriented services online through an integrated database.
3. SDC would integrate the websites of various departments.
4. It is first SDC in the country which has been designed using green data centre concept to minimise power requirement & increase power utilisation efficiency.

Gujarat Unveils New Policy to Boost IT

1. The Gujarat govt has announced its first ever IT & Electronics Start-up Policy.
2. The policy has special focus on encouraging new ventures by providing them incentives.
3. Under the policy,the state govt would develop 50 incubators and mentor 2,000 start-ups in the next five year.
4. The Gujarat govt will provide 50% capital investment assistance,in the limit of Rs 50 lakh, for setting up an incubator.

Mirza Named for Swachh Saathi Programme

1. Bollywood actress Dia Mirza has been named the ambassador for Swachh Bharat Mission’s youth-based ‘Swachh Saathi’ programme.
2. Under the Swachh Saathi more than 2,000 interns would be enrolled, who would coordinate with around 10,000 schools & ensure that all students in these schools take the pledge for Clean India.
3. Dia is a youth icon & has been an active campaigner for Swachh Bharat.

Nitish Launches Grievances Redressal Act

1. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has launched the Bihar Public Grievance Redressal Act.
2. The Act has empowered people to get their grievances redressed within specific time.
3. If the grievance cannot be redressed, then the complainant will get a letter citing reasons for not getting the grievance redressed.
4. The complainant can file an appeal if he/she is not satisfied with the answer.