CURRENT AFFAIRS

 Current Affairs updated 29 June 2013

The years in which India is to host the World T20 and World Cup ODI (respectively)	2016 and 2023
The year in which India is scheduled to host the World Test Cricket Championship	2021
The year in which the first World Test Cricket Championship is scheduled to be held in England and Wales	2017
The Supreme Court Judge who has been designated to succeed Justice Altamas Kabir as the next Chief Justice of India	Justice P Sathasivam
The guided missile stealth frigate which has been inducted by the Indian Navy at Kaliningrad in Russia	INS Trikhand
The rank of India in the Failed States Index released by 2013 released by Fund for Peace	79
The country which has been ranked at the top position (No. 1) for the sixth year in a row in Failed States Index 2013 released by Fund for Peace, a Washington based organisation and Foreign Policy magazine	Somalia
The sovereign Arab state whose ruler (Emir), Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, abdicated his powers in favour of his son (Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani)	Qatar
The MSP (Minimum Support Price) for paddy (common) and paddy (grade A) for the kharif season of 2013-14 has been fixed at	Rs. 1310 and Rs. 1345 respectively
The company which has rolled out the first-ever white label Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) network under the brand Indicash (White Label ATMs are set up by non-banking entities as permitted by RBI to increase the penetration of ATMs in several areas of the country.)	Tata Communications Payment Solutions Ltd
The Labor Party leader who has taken over as the new Prime Minister of Australia succeeding Ms Julia Gillard	Mr. Kevin Rudd
The anti-diabetes drug believed to cause heart failure and increase the risk of bladder cancer which has been banned by the Govt (alongwith painkiller Analgin)	pioglitazone
850 MW Ratle Hydro-electric Power Project for which the foundation stone was laid by the PM Dr. Manmohan Singh at Kishtwar is located on the river	Chenab
The six hill forts of Rajasthan which have been included in the World Heritage List by UNESCO on 21 June 2013 are located at	Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Sawai Madhopur, Jhalawar, Jaipur and Jaisalmer
The place at which the first unit of ONGC’s Mega Power project in Tripura was formally dedicated to the Nation by the Hon’ble President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee	Palatana
The two Nepali manuscripts in the field of Ayurveda and Tantrism which have been added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Register	Susrutasamhita and the Nisvasattatvasamhita
The 48-hour operation launched by Tamil Nadu polic and Coast Guard (Eastern Region) to test their emergency preparedness during unexpected situations, along 13 coastal districts of the state is named	Operation Amla
The Indian American legal luminary who has been sworn in as a judge in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, the second most powerful court in the United States after the Supreme Court	Sri Srinivasan
The venue of G-8 summit held from 17 to 18 June 2013	Lough Erne, Northern Ireland
The Chinese company which has launched its 6.1-inch Ascend Mate smartphone in India with a price tag of Rs.24,900.	Huawei
The venue of 6-day (18 - 23 June) Chinese Film Festival, inaugurated by Indian I&B Minister, Mr Manish Tiwari and Chinese Information Minister Mr.Cai Fuchao	New Delhi
The Indian Air Force base at which the first of the ten Boeing C 17 Globemaster III, ordered from the United States, made its touchdown in India (The aircraft is proposed to the based here)	Hindan
European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, the heaviest spacecraft ever launched by Europe, which connected with the International Space Station on 15 June 13 is named	Albert Einstein
The Indian airport which has been named the world's second best airport in the 25-40 million passengers category by the Airport Council International.	Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
As per the latest report World Population Prospects released by the UN India's population is expected to surpass China's population by the year	2028
The Maldivian registered cargo ship which sank in the Arabian Sea and whose crew were rescued by ICGS Varuna was named	M.V. Asian Express
The pain killer drug (an opoid analgesic) which has been banned by the Central Govt from manufactured and sold under the Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940	Dextropropoxyphene
The former IPS officer who has been honoured with $ 10,000 Nomura Award in Singapore for her humanitarian work	Kiran Bedi
The permament headquarters of National Commission for Women, whose foundation stone has been laid by the President of India has been named	Nirbhaya Bhawan
The Indian badminton player who has won the Thailand Open Grand Prix tournament defeating Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand in the finals	K Srikanth
The Spanish tennis star who has won the French Open Men's Singles title for a record 8th time defeating compatriot David Ferrer in the finals	Rafael Nadal
The US Tennis star who has won the French Open Women's Singles title defeating Maria Sharapova in the finals	Serena Williams
The place in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir at which country's highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is proposed to be set up at a height of about 14000 feet	Nyoma
The place at which the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has laid the foundation stone for Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University	Bhopal
The venue of 53rd National Inter-State Athletic Championships being held from Jun 04, 2013	Chennai
The import duty on gold has been hiked in order to curb import of gold which is mainly responsible for the rise in Current Account Deficit impacting on the country's foreign exchange reserves as well as the rupee value, from 6% to	8%
The theme of World Environment Day being observed on June 05	Think, Eat, Save - Reduce our Foodprint
The auxilliary craft capable of carrying 400 tonnes of fuel and 100 tonnes of aviation fuel, which was inducted into the Indian navy is named	Pradayak
The former chief of Indian Space Research Organisation in whose honour, an endowed fellowship has been established at the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology, California, USA	Prof. Satish Dhawan