2 June 2015 Current Affairs

Union Government Launched Khoya Paya Web Portal To Trace Missing Kids

A web portal to be used as social medium for people to share information about missing children was launched on 2 June by the Union Government. Union Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi and Union Minister of Communication & IT Ravi Shankar Prasad jointly launched the website — ‘Khoya-Paya’, a platform for citizens to report children sighted as abandoned, lost or with suspicious person.


FIFA president Sepp Blatter Resigned

President of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Sepp Blatter has resigned amid a corruption scandal which under investigation in United States. Earlier on 30 May 2015, he was re-elected as the FIFA President for a fifth term by defeating his rival candidate Prince Ali bins Al Hussein of Jordan.


Edward Snowden Awarded Freedom of Expression Prize In Norway

Edward Snowden, former US security contractor and electronic surveillance whistleblower on 2 June won a Norwegian prize for freedom of expression and received yet another invitation to leave his exile and receive the award in person. The award was bestowed upon him by the Norwegian Academy of Literature and Freedom of Expression for his work protecting privacy and for shining a critical light on US surveillance of its citizens and others.


Pawan Munjal Named new Chairman of Hero MotoCorp Ltd

Pawan Munjal was  appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) & CEO of Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HMCL). He succeeded his father Brijmohan Lall Munjal. Brijmohan Lall has been the Chairman of Hero MotoCorp since its inception in 1984.


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