IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF JUNE 8, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF JUNE 8, 2016

1) The OBC quota benefit for the post of Professor and Associate Professor has been scrapped by the University Grants Commission (UGC), as announced on 7 June 2016

i). The Other Backward Caste (OBC) quota benefit for the Professor and Associate Professor posts has been scrapped by the University Grants Commission (UGC). According to the new rule formed by the commission, as announced on 7 June 2016, 27% OBC reservation in teaching positions will be applicable for the level of Assistant Professor only.

ii). The commission has issued notices to all the central universities to implement the new policies.

iii).As of now in the teaching position, the reservation for SC is 15% and ST is 7.5%.  However, the assistant professors belong to OBC category can only avail the benefit of 27% reservation.

2) Himachal Pradesh became the first in the country to have a State Data Centre (SDC), designed using green data centre concept.

i). Himachal Pradesh inaugurated a new State Data Centre (SDC) at Shimla on 5 June 2016 that has been designed using green data centre concept. The state thus became the first in the country to establish such data centre.

ii). This SDC had been established a cost of Rs. 58-crore. It would integrate the websites of various departments and all services could be accessible through the integrated data base, saving time and money spent on creation of infrastructure.

iii). It is being seen as an important initiative in green technologies as all state government services would be provided online and online and paperless governance will become a reality.

3)  Axis Bank launched India’s first certified green bond at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to raise $500 million on 6 June 2016.

i). Axis Bank on 6 June 2016 raised $500 million at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) after it launched India’s first internationally-listed certified green bond to finance climate change solutions around the world.

ii). The green bond has been certified by the Climate Bonds Standards Board (CBSB).

iii).The proceeds of the bond will be invested in green energy, transportation and infrastructure projects, reinforcing India’s commitment to produce 175,000 MW of renewable power by 2022.

4) Umang Bedi was chosen as the new Managing Director of Facebook India on 6 June 2016 to take over from Kirthiga Reddy.

i). Facebook Inc. has roped in former Adobe executive Umang Bedi as Managing Director of its India operations. He will take over from Kirthiga Reddy, who will be moving to the US to take on a new role at the company’s headquarters at Menlo Park.

ii). Umang will be joining Facebook after serving as Managing Director of the South Asia region at Adobe. He is currently serving his notice period at Adobe and will officially start at Facebook in July 2016.

iii). At Facebook he will manage the company’s strategic relationships with top clients and regional agencies in the country.

5) Deshauna Barber was crowned Miss USA 2016 in the annual pageant held in Las Vegas on 5 June 2016.

i). She is the first Army Reserve officer to get this crown

ii). She mounted a strong defense of women in combat roles in the military in the interview section of the pageant held in Las Vegas on 5 June 2016.

iii). The daughter of a retired Army master sergeant, Barber was commissioned as a quartermaster officer in 2011 and serves as a logistics commander for the 988^th Quartermaster Detachment Unit at Fort Meade, Maryland.

iv). She will now go on to represent the United States in the Miss Universe pageant.