Current Affairs 13th June 2016

1. World Day against Child Labour has been observed on 12th June

i. Every year the World Day against Child Labour has been organised on 12th of June by all the countries. 

The theme for this year is 'End child labour in supply chains - It's everyone's business.' 

2. President embarks on a six-day visit of three African nations

i. President Pranab Mukherjee has begun his six-day three-nation visit to Ghana, Cotd’Ivory and Namibia. 

3. PM to inaugurate 2-day Conference of Tax Administrators on June 16

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the two-day Annual Conference of Senior Tax Administrators of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) & Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) on 16th of at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. 

4. Panel to list RBI Governor candidates 

i. The government has made a selection committee headed by cabinet secretary P K Sinha to shortlist the candidates for Reserve Bank of India governor post. 

5. SEBI issues stricter KYC, disclosure norms for P-Notes

i. Markets regulator SEBI has put in place a stricter KYC norms and disclosure regime for Participatory Notes. 

6. Govt proposes yoga medals for paramilitary force

7. Sikkim becomes India’s first State to launch open government data portal

i. Sikkim became the first state in India to have an open government data portal linked ‘sikkim.data.gov.in’. 

8. Tata Power acquires Welspun's renewable energy assets

i. Tata Power Company has announced that a fully owned subsidiary of Tata Power, Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) has  acquired the renewable energy (RE) subsidiary of Delhi-based Welspun Renewables Energy Pvt Ltd (WREPL). 

9. China launches 23rd BeiDou Navigation Satellite

i. China has launched its 23rd satellite it the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). 

10. Satya Pal Jain appointed as Law Commission member

11. New MD Of Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation

i. Dr. M Beena, has been appointed as Managing Director of the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA), a statutory body of the Kerala Government. 

12. Actor Achyut Lahkar passes away

13. Saina Nehwal Clinches Second Australian Open Title