International June 2010
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- The 3rd International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala were held at Thiruvananthapuram, (From June 11 to 15).
- The United Nations recently decided to launch US$71 million humanitarian appeal to assist more than one million people affected by the ethnic clashes in a country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is that country.
- Canada country hosted the G8 summit -2010 held from June 25 – 27, 2010.
- France country will host the next Group of Eight (G8) summit in nice 2011.
- Petr Necas is the new prime minister of Czech Republic.
- More than 138 people have been killed and over 1750 injured due to the Kyrgyz-Uzbek ethnic clash in a Central Asian nation. Kyrgyzstan is that nation.
- Karnataka Forest officer M N Jayakumar honored with Top photography award by the UNESCO-affiliated International Federation of Photographic Art.
- Francesca Schiavone became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam title, beating Samantha Stosur in the French Open-2010 final.
- Goa Tourism Minister Fransisco Pacheco recently resigned from the Cabinet over allegations about involvement in the death of a woman friend.
- Indian- American Anamika Veeramani won the 83rd Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest held in Washington.
- The Capital Gate tower in Abu Dhabi building has been certified as the world’s ‘furthest leaning manmade tower’ by the Guinness World Records.
- Benigno Aquino III has been sworn in as the 15th president of the Philippines.
- Rafael Nadal won French Open Men’s title-2010, defeating Robin Soderling in the final.
- The UN Security Council voted recently to impose a fourth round of sanctions on an Islamic nation over a nuclear program the West suspects is aimed at developing the means to build atom bombs. Iran is that country.
- Russia country decided to freeze a contract to sell S-300 missile systems to Iran after the United Nations Security Council imposed a fourth round of sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
- China country recently decided to ban people under 18 years of age from climbing Mount Everest
- General David Patraeus is named as the new commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, replacing General Stanley McChrystal.
- Anaida the singer who can sing in 11 languages.
- Kovilan is the Malayalam novelist died recently on June 2, 2010.
- Mr. Supratik Chatterjee is current managing Director of State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (SBBJ)
- The United. States military recently has found $1 trillion worth of mineral deposits in a landlocked country in South-Central Asia. Afghanistan is that country.
- Harsh Manglik is appointed as chairman of Nasscom for 2010-11.
- Tenzin Norzon (23 year), a resident of Varanasi is crowned as Miss Tibet 2010.
- J. G. Farrell for his novel ‘Troubles’won the Lost Man Booker Prize 2010
- Jairam Ramesh is the Union minister who has offered to resign for his controversial remarks against the home ministry for allegedly stalling some Chinese imports.
- Ajmal Kasab of Pakistan was the only surviving terrorist involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, and is found guilty of murder, conspiracy, and waging war against India recentl
- Deepak Chandnani is has been appointed President of Obopay, Inc, a global mobile payments service provide
- Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) the company from whose premises toxic leak happened in one of the worst industrial disasters called Bhopal gas tragedy.
- Essar Group-run Aegis has started a BPO in Srinagar Company has started up a BPO in Srinagar starting reverse migration of Kashmi
- Brazil, Iran and Turkey the countries which agree on a nuclear fuel swap aimed at easing concerns from the West that Iran might build a bomb.
- Hashim Amla won the Man of the series award in the 5 match ODI cricket series between West Indies and South Africa held in West Indies.
- Juan Manuel Santos is elected as the new President of Columbia.
- Thailand, Cuba is elected as Vice President of United Nations Human Rights Council.
- The rocket of South Korea country carrying a satellite for studying Global Climatic Change and Greenhouse Effect exploded in flight after the successful take-off on June 10, 2010.
- The managing director B.M. Vyas of Rs 8,000-crore Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) that owns country’s largest food brand Amul, resigned recently amid a controversy over cancellation of two board meetings.
- M.Y. Iqbal has been appointed the new Chief Justice of the Madras High Court in Chennai.
- Court of Pakistan country has ordered the authorities to restore the Facebook, social networking site.
- Australia country recently filed a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice to halt Japanese whaling for ‘‘scientific research’’ in Antarctic waters.
- Tata Motors recently inaugurated the world’s cheapest car, the Nano’s, manufacturing facility in Gujarat. Sanand is it located.
- Naoto Kan is Japan’s new Prime Minister.
- Top financial chief of Al Qaeda, and was considered by American intelligence officials to be the organization’s No. 3 leader, behind Osama bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid was killed in an American missile strike in Pakistan’s tribal areas in the last two weeks.
- Iran country has enriched 17 kg of uranium to 20 percent purity despite new international sanctions.
- Former President of Switzerland Joseph Deiss is elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly for its 65th session in 2010.
