6 May 2013 Current Affairs
Najib sworn in Malaysia’s PM
Najib Razak was sworn in as Malaysia's Prime Minister for a second term on 06 May 2013 after his Barisan Nasional (BN, National Front) coalition won 133 of the 222 Parliament seats in 2013 election.Najib Razak became the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia in year 2009.
Vamsi Vakulabharanam Won Prestigious Amartya Sen Award
Dr Vamsi Vakulabharanam, professor at the University of Hyderabad and director of the Hyderabad Urban Laboratory has won the prestigious ICSSR Amartya Sen Award.This award newly instituted this year by the Indian Council for Social Sciences Research (ICSSR).
Sivaramakrishnan Elected new Player's Representative
On 6 May Former India legspinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has been elected as a player representative on the ICC Cricket Committee.The other current player representative is former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara.
ADB's 46th Annual Meeting Held in New Delhi
46th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors, held in Delhi, India, from 2 to 5 May 2013.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and ADB member board of directors and related financial institutions were attended the meeting.Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced that it is going to provide about 6 billion dollars loan to India over the next three years which was decided at the concluding day of the 46th annual meeting of the funding agency.
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant got Approval for Operations by the Supreme Court of India
On 06 May, the Supreme Court of India directed that the Kudankulam nuclear plant situated in Tamil Nadu could start its operations now. A bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra issued the directions to the government on safety as well as security of the plant, along with its operations.
Giulio Andreotti, the former Italian Prime Minister died
On 6th May, the former Italian Prime Minister ,Giulio Andreott(94)i was dies in Rome.He was one of the most powerful figures in the politics of the country after World War II.