5 June 2016 – Daily Current Affairs

Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win 1st French Open title

On 5^th June 2016, Novak Djokovic grabbed the French Open award. Novak, who is currently the number one tennis player of the world, defeated Andy Murray of Britain to clinch the title. Novak has won this French open for the first time and overall he has 12 big titles in his kitty so far. Out of the 12 titles, he has 6 Grand Slams from Australian Open, two US Open titles and three Wimbledon Open titles. In terms of number of titles, he is behind just three stars namely Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal as well as Pete Sampras.

PM Modi and Ghani launched the India-Afghan Friendship Dam

On 4^th June 2016, President of Afghanistan Dr. A. Ghani and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi jointly launched the famous India-Afghan Friendship Dam. The dam has been launched in the Western Afghanistan province. The Dam, previously termed as the Salma Dam is situated on the Chist-e-Sharif River neighboring Iran. As per the new project, the Dam will be irrigating land of 75000 hectares as well as will generate power of volume 42 MV (Mega Watts). During this event, Narendra Modi was awarded with AAK (Amir Amanullah Khan Award) Award by the President of Afghan. It will be a landmark infrastructural Union Government funded project which will include 1500 Afghan and Indian Engineers.

 ‘World Environment Day’ observed: Theme was ‘Zero tolerance for the illegal trade in wildlife’

On 5^th June 2016, WED (World Environment Day) was celebrated across the globe. The theme of this day was ‘Zero tolerance for the illegal trade in wildlife’. The day aims to inspire more and more people in taking appropriate action towards prevention of the failure of natural systems of the Earth. The Earth has reached a breaking point in terms of natural resources and natural ecosystem depletion and this day is a reminder of making appropriate strategies to prevent further harm. This year’s WED was hosted in Angola. The slogan for this year is “Go Wild for Life” wherein citizens are encouraged to spread the grave issue of wildlife crime.

Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s largest ASF (annual security forum) inaugurated in Singapore

On 3^rd June 2016, Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s largest ASF (annual security forum) was inaugurated in Singapore. This was the 15^th Asian Security Summit that openly discussed and debated the security measures across the Asia-Pacific area. This Summit was launched in 2002 by the Government of Singapore and London based IISS (International Institute of Strategic Studies). The major issues discussed during the meeting were North Korean military provocations, counterterrorism, cyber security, Islamist extremism and military competition

Asia’s first GVR (Gyps Vulture Reintroduction) Programme launched

On 3^rd June 2016, the Government of Haryana inaugurated Asia’s first GVR (Gyps Vulture Reintroduction) Programme. The programme was launched at the JCBC (Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre) in Pinjore. This vulture conversation and breeding center is considered as an important step in saving this endangered species. Himalayan ‘Griffon’ Vultures were the first breed released in the wild from the center. Vultures are important to the food chain as they keep a clean environment and it is important to increase their breed.