Page-16 of Current Affairs - June, 2014

Lt Gen Amit Sharma appointed Commander-in-Chief of SFC

June 14, 2014

Lt Gen Amit Sharma (58) has been appointed as the new Commander-in-Chief of Strategic Forces Command (SFC) which guards the nuclear weapon store of the country. He takes charge from Vice Admiral S P S Cheema as the latter has ..

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Vice-President presented with Book titled "Warrior State" authored by T V Paul

June 14, 2014

Vice President Hamid Ansari was presented with the book titled Warrior State: Pakistan in the Contemporary World written by T V Paul. The book presents a broad perspective of Pakistan’s insecurity quandary using literature from sociology, history, religious studies, and ..

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Rasik Ravindra elected as member of UN body on ocean issues

June 14, 2014

Indian origin scientist Rasik Ravindra has been elected as member of the United Nations Commissionon the Limits of Continental Shelf (CLCS) as India’s candidate for member of the Commission.  Rasik, an alumnus of the Jammu and Kashmir University, is one ..

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Maharashtra government approves proposal to bifurcate Thane district

June 14, 2014

The Maharashtra government has given nod to the proposal of bifurcation of Thane district which will make Palghar Maharashtra’s 36th district. This proposal has been pending for a long time. As per the Maharashtra cabinet’s decision, the original Thane district will ..

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Scientists locate massive underground water reservoir, ‘three times’ the size of Earth’s oceans

June 14, 2014

Researchers have found a massive reservoir of water three times the size of Earth’s oceans located hundreds of miles beneath the surface of the planet. Scientists from Northwestern University and the University of New Mexico provided the first ever evidence for ..

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Japan kills 30 minke whales despite ICJ order

June 14, 2014

As per a report by Japanese Fisheries Agency, Japan has continued the hunting of whales and has killed 30 minke whales off Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefacture (at its north-east coast), in the first hunt since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ..

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