17 June 2012 Current Affairs
Saina wins third Indonesian Open title
Saina Nehwal’s romance with the Indonesian Open continued as the champion shuttler from India quelled a spirited challenge from Chinese Li Xuerui to record a 13-21, 22-20,21-19 in the 64-minute final to clinch her third title in four final appearances in Jakarta on 17 June.
India ranks 55th on foreign money in Swiss banks
Indians’ money in Swiss banks may have risen for the first time in five years, but they account for a meagre 0.14 per cent of total foreign wealth deposited there — putting India at 55th place globally for such funds.The total overseas funds in Switzerland’s banking system stood at 1.53 trillion Swiss francs (about Rs. 90 trillion) at the end of 2011, which included 2.18 billion Swiss francs (Rs. 12,700 crore) belonging to Indian individuals and entities.While India accounted for only 0.14 per cent of total foreign money in Swiss banks, the U.K. accounted for the largest share of little over 20 per cent, followed closely by the U.S. with about 18 per cent.
Suu Kyi accepts Nobel Peace Prize 21 years late
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi finally accepted her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Saturday after spending a total of 15 years under house arrest and said full political freedom in her country was still a long way off.
Aerial Microwave Radar Gauge Installed at Channel Mouth at Machilipatnnam
TO predict cyclones and Tsunamis Aerial Microwave Radar Gauge was installed at channel mouth at Machilipatanm.Though a collaborative project jointly implemented by DMS-SVH college os engineering, is association with Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) abd National Institute of Ocean Graphy(NIO),Goa,Downward looking Aerial Microwave Radar Gauge was installed to measure accurate sea level.The sea level gets influenced by atmospheric pressure,wind etc. Following the depression there us a rise in the sea level.Under the Indo-Franch collaborative project of the ISRO, the NIO ,Goa has established a network of sea level gauge across the Indian coast and islands.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Appointed as a Brand Ambassador of Nepal Cricket Association
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was appointed as a brand ambassador of Nepal Cricket Association, Nepal on 17 June 2012.The announcement was made by Posta Bahadur Bogati, Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal.
Tejaswini Mule won Silver medal at International Junior Shooting Championship
Tejaswini Mule won Silver medal at International Junior Shooting Championship in Suhl, Germany on 17 June 2012. She won the silver medal in the 50 meter rifle prone women’s event.
Harmeet Desai won Under- 21 Men’s Final Brazil Open Table Tennis
Harmeet Desai won Under- 21 Men’s Final Brazil Open Table Tennis on 17 June 2012. He had defeated Belgian Cedric Nuytin by 4-2 and won gold medal. He became first Indian to achieve such an accomplishment.
Seema Antil Triumps
Dusus Thrower seema Antil won the Title in the last chance.trail meet at the mac wilkins academy at portland, oregon,USA, on 16 June with a throw of 61.10 meters.
SBI TO Risk Up To $2 b via Overseas Bond Sale
The country;s largest lender state bank of indi will raise up to $2 billion through an overseasn bond sale ion the nect three months.
Scientists Create Bone From fat Cell
For the first time , scientists have developed new bone from fresh an purified fat stem cell. The new procedure carried out on an animal model, is also hoped to be applied to produce other tissues, including heart,skin and castilage, a break through which they may say one day eliminate the need for painful bone grabs that use material taken from the patient.
Chenab Rail Bridge Promises To Be An Engineering Wonder
The world's highest rail bridge being constructed over chenav river in Jammu&Kashmir's Reasi district will be ready by December 2015 coming up at kauri, it will be 359metres above the river bed 5 times the height of QutubMinar and 35 meters taller than Eiffel Tower.
IBM’s Sequoia declared the Fastest Computer in the World
Sequoia, the US super computer, was crowned the fastest computer in the world on 17 June 2012. Situated at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, Sequoia is able to make 16.32 quadrillion calculations per second (16.32 petaflops/s). Developed by IBM, the supercomputer belongs from IBM’s BlueGene family, which runs on Power processors, chips that are made at IBM’s plant in East Fishkill.The powerful Supercomputing System Sequoia help the United States keep its nuclear stockpile safe, secure and effective without the need for underground testing. The U.S. is the top consumer of high-performance systems. With 253 of 500 systems US holds the highest share of world’s fastest computers. Asia holds 121 systems, with China (68 systems) and Japan (34 systems) leading in that region. Europe has 107 systems with the U.K. (25), France (22) and Germany (20) in a tight race.