Published by Roma Rahul Gupta for Chhattisgarh Online
International News :June 2011
1.Germany announced its decision to phase out its all the nuclear plants by 2022. This decision, prompted by Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, will make Germany the first major industrialized nation to go nuclear-free.
2.The environmental agency of Brazil, Ibama gave final approval on 1 June 2011 for a hydroelectric power plant in the Amazon rain forest. Ibama granted a license to the North Energy consortium for the Belo Monte dam. It would be the world’s third largest dam and it could generate 11200 megawatts of electricity. The total cost to build the dam would be around 17 billion dollars.
3.A Japanese supercomputer, K Computer built by Fujitsu Co. grabbed the title of world's best-performing machine.
4.Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer to Win the French Open (Tennis championship) Men,s Single Title .
5.President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, on 5 June 2011 left for Saudi Arabia for medical treatment and thus ended his 33-year rule over the nation. On 3 June 2011 he was injured in a rocket attack by the rival group.
6.Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement Between India and Mozambique Notified.
7.Chinese tennis palyer Li Na’s won the French Open women singles title on 4 June 2011 by defeating defending champion Francesca Schiavone. She became the first Asian to win grand slam singles title.
8.Sania Mirza (Tennis Player) achieved Career-best Doubles Ranking of 14th while Bopanna moved to the 10th Spot
9.India was chosen the Host country for World Environment Day 2011(5 June).The theme of 2011 World Environment Day (WED) was Forests: Nature at your service.
10.Shyam Sundar of Chennai retained his Asian junior title, in the Asian Chess championship which concluded in Sri Lanka on 8 June 2011.
11.Turkey re-elected Recep Tayyip Erdogan as its Prime Minister for the third consecutive term after the poll on 12 June 2011.
12.Andreas Seppi (Italian)won the First ATP title in Eastbourne International Final.
13.Northern Ireland prodigy Rory McIlroy captured his first Major golf title with his victory in the 111th U.S. Open on 19 June 2011.
14.FIFA’s vice-president Jack Warner was forced out of the executive of FIFA, the Zurich-based governing body of world football. Jack Warner who was the central figure in recent bribery allegations resigned from his post on 20 June 2011.
15.The United Nations General Assembly on 21 June 2011 agreed to appoint former South Korean foreign minister Ban Ki-moon to a second consecutive term as the Secretary-General of the 192-member Organization. Under the resolution adopted by acclamation, Ban’s second term will run from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.He has been in office since January 2007. He had succeeded Kofi Annan of Ghana. Ban is the eighth person to serve as UN chief.
16.Six Indian sailors, who were among the 22-member crew of MV Suez held captive by Somali pirates for nearly 10 months, reached Karachi on 23 June 2011
17.Red Bull's Formula One World champion Sebastian Vettel of Germany on 26 June 2011 won the European Grand Prix .
18.A former Rwandan Minister for women's empowerment, Pauline Nyiramasuhuko on 24 June 2011 became the first woman to be found guilty of genocide
19.French finance minister Christine Lagarde on 28 June 2011 was appointed as the chief of International Monetary Fund.Lagarde became the first woman to head the International Monetary Fund.
20.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called for Action on Nuclear Safety in a concluding session of an international ministerial conference in Vienna.
21.The Sri Lankan Central Bank Monetary Board on 27 June 2011 announced that Chinese Renminbi would be included in the list of designated currencies permitted for international transactions through banks in Sri Lanka.
Some More:
International News :June 2011
1.Germany announced its decision to phase out its all the nuclear plants by 2022. This decision, prompted by Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, will make Germany the first major industrialized nation to go nuclear-free.
2.The environmental agency of Brazil, Ibama gave final approval on 1 June 2011 for a hydroelectric power plant in the Amazon rain forest. Ibama granted a license to the North Energy consortium for the Belo Monte dam. It would be the world’s third largest dam and it could generate 11200 megawatts of electricity. The total cost to build the dam would be around 17 billion dollars.
3.A Japanese supercomputer, K Computer built by Fujitsu Co. grabbed the title of world's best-performing machine.
4.Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer to Win the French Open (Tennis championship) Men,s Single Title .
5.President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, on 5 June 2011 left for Saudi Arabia for medical treatment and thus ended his 33-year rule over the nation. On 3 June 2011 he was injured in a rocket attack by the rival group.
6.Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement Between India and Mozambique Notified.
7.Chinese tennis palyer Li Na’s won the French Open women singles title on 4 June 2011 by defeating defending champion Francesca Schiavone. She became the first Asian to win grand slam singles title.
8.Sania Mirza (Tennis Player) achieved Career-best Doubles Ranking of 14th while Bopanna moved to the 10th Spot
9.India was chosen the Host country for World Environment Day 2011(5 June).The theme of 2011 World Environment Day (WED) was Forests: Nature at your service.
10.Shyam Sundar of Chennai retained his Asian junior title, in the Asian Chess championship which concluded in Sri Lanka on 8 June 2011.
11.Turkey re-elected Recep Tayyip Erdogan as its Prime Minister for the third consecutive term after the poll on 12 June 2011.
12.Andreas Seppi (Italian)won the First ATP title in Eastbourne International Final.
13.Northern Ireland prodigy Rory McIlroy captured his first Major golf title with his victory in the 111th U.S. Open on 19 June 2011.
14.FIFA’s vice-president Jack Warner was forced out of the executive of FIFA, the Zurich-based governing body of world football. Jack Warner who was the central figure in recent bribery allegations resigned from his post on 20 June 2011.
15.The United Nations General Assembly on 21 June 2011 agreed to appoint former South Korean foreign minister Ban Ki-moon to a second consecutive term as the Secretary-General of the 192-member Organization. Under the resolution adopted by acclamation, Ban’s second term will run from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.He has been in office since January 2007. He had succeeded Kofi Annan of Ghana. Ban is the eighth person to serve as UN chief.
16.Six Indian sailors, who were among the 22-member crew of MV Suez held captive by Somali pirates for nearly 10 months, reached Karachi on 23 June 2011
17.Red Bull's Formula One World champion Sebastian Vettel of Germany on 26 June 2011 won the European Grand Prix .
18.A former Rwandan Minister for women's empowerment, Pauline Nyiramasuhuko on 24 June 2011 became the first woman to be found guilty of genocide
19.French finance minister Christine Lagarde on 28 June 2011 was appointed as the chief of International Monetary Fund.Lagarde became the first woman to head the International Monetary Fund.
20.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called for Action on Nuclear Safety in a concluding session of an international ministerial conference in Vienna.
21.The Sri Lankan Central Bank Monetary Board on 27 June 2011 announced that Chinese Renminbi would be included in the list of designated currencies permitted for international transactions through banks in Sri Lanka.
Some More:
- The Century’s longest and darkest total lunar eclipse occurred in the early hours on June 16, 2011.
- Scientists at the Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC) in Chennai recently hit upon a new molecule recently discovered by scientists with anti-bacterial properties is Transitmycin
- Vietnam in June 2011 kicked off the first phase of a joint plan with former enemy the USA to clean up environmental damage left over from the chemical defoliant Agent Orange-a lasting legacy of Vietnam War.
- The winner of Anuvrat Ahinsa International Peace Award is – Thomas Cloud Daffern
- The winner of US Open (Go1f) Championship for the year 2011 is – Rory Mcllroy
- The winner of French Open (Tennis championship) Men,s Single Titles this year is – Rafael Nadal
- The winner of Women’s Singles Title in French Open Tennis Championship 2011 is – Li Na
- Ban Ki-Moon was recently elected on U.N.’ Secretary General for a -Second term
- The International Labour Organization on June 16, 2011 passed a landmark treaty giving protection to an estimated 52.6 million domestic workers across the world.
- The man whose party won Turkish Parliamentary elections in June 2011 is – Recep Tayyip Erdogan
- Jenson Button won the Canadian Grand Prix on June 12, 2011 in Montreal after overtaking Red Bull’s Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel.
- World Food Prize (WFP) this year has been conferred on – Brazil’s Lula da Silva and Ghana’s J.A- Kufuor
- The new Director General of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a – Jose Graziano da Silva of Brazil
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