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National News
1. India and Russia ink nuclear plant pact.

India and Russia have signed agreement on setting up two more units of a nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.
The reactors will be built by Nuclear Power Corporation of India and Russia’s Atomstroyexport.
It will cost about Rs 50,000 crore, half of it being funded by Russia as loan.
The two countries also decided to hold the first tri-Services exercises, named ‘Indra-2017,’ this year.
President of Russia – Vladimir Putin

2. Prithvi-II successfully test-fired.

India successfully test-fired it’s indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha.
The Prithvi-II missile is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twin engines.
It a surface-to-surface medium range ballistic missile and has a strike range of 350 km.
It is a joint initiative of Defence Research and Development Organisation and Bharat Dynamics Limited.

3. Odisha’s first mega food park opens.

Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries inaugurated first Mega Food Park in the state of Odisha.
This is the 7th Mega Food Park operationalized in the last 3 years by the government.
Government of India has provided a financial assistance of Rs. 50 Crore to the project.
The Food Park will leverage an additional investment of about Rs. 250 crore in 25-30 food processing units in the park and generate a turnover of about Rs. 450-500 Crore annually.
Chief Minister of Odisha – Naveen Patnaik.

4. Indian film Ralang Road to compete for top spot at Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

Ralang Road will represent India at the 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival at Karlovy Vary.
Ralang Road has been nominated for the Crystal Globe Award along with 11 other films from around the world.
It has been directed by Karma Takapa and produced by HumanTrail Pictures.
It will be after 13 years that an Indian film will compete with other international films at this film festival.

International News
1. Japan launches satellite to improve GPS.

Japan has launched a new satellite to improve the global positioning system’s accuracy and establish an efficient communication system in the event of natural disasters.
Michibiki 2 is Japan’s second Quasi-Zenith satellite.
The first Michibiki satellite was launched in September 2010. JAXA plans to launch two more by March 2018.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched the latest version of the H-IIA rocket with the Michibiki 2 communications satellite.
Space Agency of Japan – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

2. China becomes fastest growing economy.

China overtook India as World’s fastest growing economy.
India’s GDP growth slowed to 6.1% in the fourth quarter while China recorded a growth rate of 6.9%.
The GDP growth for the year also fell from 8% to 7.1%.
In terms of annual GDP growth, India remains the fastest growing major economy in the world.
Chinese central bank – People’s Bank of China

3. Trump pulls US out of Paris Climate Accord

US president Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord.
Trump said that the Paris agreement gives undue advantage to India and China, the world’s leading polluters.
195 countries have signed this agreement. By pulling out of the deal US will join Syria and Nicaragua as nations who are not part of the deal.
Paris Climate Accord is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that deals with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020.
The objective of this agreement is to limit the global average temperature to below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels.

Business News
1. Airtel-Telenor merger gets Regulatory approval.

Bharti Airtel has received the merger approval between Airtel and Telenor Communications from SEBI, BSE and NSE.
The Telenor will give Bharti Airtel additional spectrum in 1,800 MHz band besides a foothold in seven circles.
Airtel in February announced to buy Telenor’s India operations.
The deal was estimated to be in the range of Rs. 1,800-Rs. 2,000 crores.
CEO of Bharti Airtel – Gopal Vittal
CEO of Telenor India – Sharad Mehrotra

Sports News
1. West Indies cricket team officially renamed.

The West Indies Cricket Board have officially changed their name to Cricket West Indies.
While West Indies cricket team has been officially renamed as WINDIES.
Carlos Brathwaite is captain of the West Indies Twenty20 International team while Jason Holder is the captain of the West Indies Test and One Day International team.

Daily Current Affairs 2 June 2017: Your guide for daily General Knowledge Preparation

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