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4. Eminent singer Raghavulu passes away
DAILY GK UPDATE 7th JUNE
1. K R Kamath Re-Elected as the
Chairman of Indian Banks' Association (IBA)
ii. At the
66th annual general meeting, IBA also elected Aditya Puri, managing director
and CEO of HDFC Bank, as its Deputy Chairman. Along with this, the Chairman of
State Bank of India (SBI), Pratip Chaudhuri was elected as the Honorary
Secretary.
2. Media General & Young Broadcasting decided to
Mergei.
i. Media General, the owner of 18 network-affiliated TV
stations announced that it will merge with New Young Broadcasting, which is a
privately held company and operated 12 stations in all.
ii. Media General that trades on New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol MEG will make use of the stocks in order
to purchase New Young Broadcasting.
iii. After this merger, Media General
will have 11 stations affiliated with CBS, seven with ABC, nine with NBC, one
with MyNetworkTV, one with CW and one with Fox 1.
3. Haryana's first biomass project starts generation of
power.
i. The first 9.9 mega watt biomass project set up at village
Khurawata of Mahendergarh district in Haryana at a cost of 68 crore rupees,
has started power generation
ii. Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA)
said that the project has been commissioned under renewable energy policy of
the government under Independent Power Producer mode.
iii. The agricultural waste and biomass is being used in the
plant to produce power
i.
Well known Telugu music director and playback singer Jetti Veera
Raghavulu died in Rajahmundry on Friday following illness, family sources said.
ii.
Raghavulu, 82, is
survived by wife, four sons and a daughter.
iii. He was not well for the past two
months and breathed his last at his residence in Mangalavarapupeta areain
Rajahmundry at around 3 AM on Friday.
5. Kevin Barry won IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
i.
Kevin Barry, the Irish author won 100000
Euro International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his debut
novel, City of Bohane
ii. The
book has described, the Ireland of 2053 a place where one would not want to be
alive.
iii.
To win the award,
Kevin Barry managed to beat 153 titles nominated from 160 libraries of 44
countries.
i. The Tourism Ministry has roped in ONGC to maintain
cleanliness and hygiene at six tourist destinations across the country, as part
of its Clean India campaign.
ii.
According to the
action plan finalised by the Ministry, ONGC will adopt six monuments -
Taj Mahal at Agra, Ellora Caves and Elephanta Caves in Maharashtra, Red Fort in
Delhi, Golkonda Fort in Hyderabad and Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu.
iii. Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi, who
has taken the initiative for keeping tourist destinations clean and
environment-friendly, had met ONGC CMD S Vasudeva and sought the participation
of the oil major in the campaign.
7. 1 Million free eye surgeries by an
Indian hospital group
i. The UK House of Commons acknowledged an Indian group
of hospitals, The
Sankara Eye Care Institutions (SECI), on completion of a
million free eye surgeries in India.
ii.
The founder of
Sankara, Dr R V Ramani, said "Sankara has come a long way in this journey
and today it is a huge banyan tree giving benefits to thousands of people.
iii.
The event has come
in focus, at a time when India has 45 million visually handicapped and 12
million totally blind people.
8. Dhoni makes it to Forbes’ list of
highest-paid athletes
i. M.S. Dhoni’s earnings of USD 31.5 million,
has earned him the 16th rank on Forbes’ list, with golfer Tiger Woods
claiming the top-most position.
ii.
Forbes claims that
Indian cricket captain, M.S Dhoni has moved up 15 positions in this year’s
list. In 2012, he was placed at number 31.
iii. The globally famous and much sought
after magazine, estimates that Dhoni has made USD 31.5 million, from prize
money and endorsements.
iv. Tiger Woods, on the other hand,
made a whooping USD 78.1 million, followed by tennis star, Roger Federer at
USD 71.5 million.
9. Dhawan’s dazzling ton sets up India’s 26-run win
i. Opener Shikhar Dhawan bludgeoned his way to a maiden
ODI century as a rejuvenated India kicked off their campaign in the ICC
Champions Trophy with a comfortable 26-run victory over South Africa on
Thursday.
ii.
Chasing an imposing
target of 332, South Africa were all out for 305. The Proteas lost three top
wickets for six runs in the group B match in Cardiff.
iii. The star of the show was Dhawan,
who made 114 of a mere 94 balls to set the tone for India. The left-hander had
scored 185 on his Test debut against Australia in March.
10. Serena vs Sharapova in French Open final
ii. Sharapova, the
defending champion, overcame 11 double-faults to win a semi-final shriekfest
against Victoria Azarenka, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.
11. Huga Chavez awarded Venezuela journalism prize
i.
Hugo Chavez, former
President of Venezuela, was posthumously awarded the Journalism prize after
a unanimous vote.
ii. Despite being accused of persecuting the press during his 14 year reign,
late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was given the country’s National
Journalism Prize.
iii. In a statement on Friday, The
National Journalism Prize Foundation said that its jury voted unanimously to
give Chavez the prize because he gave voice to "the oppressed of the
world" and fought a "constant battle against media lies."
iv. Chavez lost his battle to cancer on
March 5.