4 June 2013 Current Affairs
Sulabh founder Pathak receives French award
Environmentalist Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of the famed Sulabh project that provides basic and affordable toilet access to India's poor, has been presented with the "Legend of Planet" award in Paris. The award was presented to Pathak by the Vice-President of the French Senate, Chantal Jourdan, at Palais du Luxembourg on 4 June 2013.
Beach volley ball tournament at vizag
Indian Open Beach Volley Ball tournament would be held in September on Visakhapatnam Beach. As many as 64 leading teams(32 each in men's and women's sections)across the globe would be battling for four days for a prize of $1,50,000.The event is sponsored by Federation International De Volleyball (FIVB) at Ramakrishna Beach from September 4 to 8.
Junk food hurting world economy - UN
On 4 June 2013, the UN's food agency said obesity and poor nutrition weighed heavily on the global economy and told governments that investing in food health would bring big economic as well as social returns. Lost productivity and spiralling health care bills linked to malnutrition "could account for as much as 5% of global gross domestic product (GDP)," equivalent to $3.5 trillion a year. About two billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies and 1.4 billion people were overweight -- of which 500 million were obese.
US Slapped Economic Sanction on Iran
On 4 June The US has slapped new sanctions on Iran ,targeting the country's already-devalued currency and automobile industry.This is the ninth set of sanctions that the Obama administration has imposed against Iran. The executive order also empower the imposition of new sanctions against those who intentionally engage in major financial or other transactions for the sale, supply, or transfer to Iran of significant goods or services used in connection with Iran's automotive sector. Similar sanctions were earlier imposed on Iran's shipping, shipbuilding, and energy sectors. It is for the first time that the US has directly targeted the Iranian currency.
Union Cabinet Approved Real Estate Regulatory Bill
On 04 June The Union Cabinet approved the (Regulation and Development) Bill 2013.The bill seeks to make it mandatory for developers to launch projects only after acquiring all the statutory clearances from the relevant authorities. The Bill has provisions under which all relevant clearances for real estate projects would have to be submitted to the regulator and also displayed on a website before starting the construction . The proposed legislation has tough provisions to deter builders from putting out misleading advertisements related to the projects carrying photographs of the actual site.