21 June 2013 Current Affairs
5.2 Earthquake Hits Italy
On 21 June 2013 a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Italy,causing some minor damage in Casola in Liguana. The tremors were felt across central and northern Italy. According to the national geophysics institute,the epicenter of earthquake was between the towns of Massa and Lucca in Tuscany and La Spezia in the Liguria region.The earthquake caused some cracks in old buildings, along with minor collapses.
VK Duggal Appointed As Nodal Officer For Relief and Rescue Operations
On 21 June 2013,VK Duggal, the former Union Home Secretary was appointed as the nodal officer for relief and rescue operations in the rain-ravaged Uttrakhand by the Union Government of India. Duggal will operate from Dehradun.
President Inaugurated Gas-based Power Plant In Tripura
On 21 June The President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated first Gas based Power Plant at Palatana in Tripura.The Palatana Gas Based Power Project is the first such Power Company in India to be awarded with the Clean Development Mechanism by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.The Rs 9000 crore project set up by ONGC—Tripura Power Corporation (OTPC) would produce 363.3 MW in the first phase.
Russia and China Signed $270bn Oil Deal
On 21 June Russia's oil giant Rosneft and Chinese state firm CNPC signed a agreement to supply China with $270bn worth of oil over the next 25 years.The agreement was signed by Rosneft chief executive Igor Sechin and CNPC head Zhou Jiping in the presence of Putin and visiting Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli.
Ancient Chinese Documents On Tibet Won UNESCO Recognition On 21 June Historical Chinese documents describing Tibet during China's Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and showing the ancient financial and messaging service of the period, have won a major UNESCO recognition.The documents showing how finances and messages were exchanged between overseas Chinese and their domestic relatives in that era, were stored and recommended for the UNESCO honour by the archives bureaus of Guangdong and Fujian provinces, from which the first batch of overseas Chinese originated.