GK Update 9th And 10th June 2013

1.Carnatic vocalist Ranjani Hebbar Guruprasad died on 9 June 2013 in her hometown Udupi.

2.Ministry of Rural Development on 7 June 2013 launched a new skill development scheme to offer employment to tribal youth in 24 Naxal affected districts.

3.Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in Month of June 2013 launched a Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) to improve productivity of water, land and labour.

4.India offered 150 million Dollars credit to Myanmar for establishing a Special Economic Zone at Sittwe

5.Scottish author Iain Banks, who is best known for his novels The Wasp Factory and The Crow Road, died of Cancer on 9 June 2013 at the age of 59.

6.Rafael Nadal on 9 June 2013 won his 8th Men's Singles Tittle of the French Open Tennis Tournament.

7.Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA), an NGO in Uttarakhand on 6 June 2013 bagged a French award for its contribution to protection of human rights.

8.Serena Williams on 8 June 2013 won the Women's Singles title of French Open Tennis tournament.

9.India and USA discussed cyber security and climate change during their two-day summit held at California

10.India's talented youngster Srikanth K. on 9 June 2013 clinched the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton trophy

11.North and South Korea on 9 June 2013 held their first official talks after years

12.Union government of India set up a National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) to meet the growing need for skilled work force

13.Top-ranked American twins Bob and Mike Bryan on 8 June 2013 won the French open 2013

14.Government on 8 June 2013 decided to launch National Higher education Campaign, Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan

15.World leaders on 8 June 2013 signed a global agreement to fight malnutrition in children

16.The world observed 8 June 2013 as the World Ocean Day. The theme for 2013 is Together, we have the Power to Protect the Oceans.

17.The US National Security Agency had a direct access on the systems of top US internet service providers like Google and Facebook.

18.Reebok India to open 100 'fit-hub' stores by early 2014 

19.3 killed as militants attack NATO trucks in Pakistan 

20. Hindu lawmaker in Pak asks new regime to safeguard rights of minorities.

21.A total of 131 H7N9 avian flu cases have been reported on the Chinese mainland, including 39 cases resulting in deaths.

22.Putting the Bharatiya Janata Party in an embarrassing situation, its founding leader Lal Krishna Advani has resigned from all elected posts of the party.