Daily Current Affairs Today 4 June 2017

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National News
1. India tests Quick Reaction missile for 1st time.

India successfully test fired Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile from Chandipur in Odisha.
The missile’s strike range is 20 to 30 kms and is capable of hitting multiple targets.
It is developed jointly by DRDO and Bharat Electronics.
It is an all-weather, truck-mounted missile system.

2. All states agree to GST rollout from July 1.

GST Council has cleared the pending rules, including transition provisions and returns.
All the states have agreed to July 1 roll out of the Goods and Services Tax.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that her government would not support the new GST system in its present form.
GST is governed by GST Council and its Chairman is Finance Minister of India – Arun Jaitley.

3. Abdul Rahman passes away.

Tamil poet S. Abdul Rahman, popularly known as ‘Kavikko,’ passed away in Chennai.
He was ranked among the few who introduced modernism to Tamil poetry.
He received several awards and honours such as ‘Kalaimamani’ title, and ‘Agni Akshara’ Award.
He was also awarded Sahitya Akademi award in 1999 for his collection of poems, Aalapanai.
He even introduced Sufism to Tamil poetry and translated many Urdu and Hindi poems into Tamil.

4. Shashi Shekhar Vempati named CEO of Prasar Bharati.

Shashi Shekhar Vempati has been named chief executive officer of Prasar Bharati.
He will replace Rajeev Singh, who has been serving as interim CEO since February 2017.
He will be the first non-Indian Administrative Service officer to head the public broadcaster.
Prasar Bharati runs state-run Doordarshan television and All India Radio.

International News
1. Muslim children forced to drop ‘religious’ names in China.

Muslim children in China’s Xinjiang region are being forced to change their names which have been deemed “overly religious” by authorities.
As many as 15 names have been banned, including Islam, Quran, Mecca, Jihad, Imam.
Xinjiang’s Muslims mostly belonging to the Uighur ethnic group.
Xinjiang has occasionally seen sporadic violence, which China blames on international terrorist groups.

2. UN General Assembly elects five non-Permanent UNSC Members.

The UN General Assembly elected Cote D’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Poland and Peru as the non-permanent members of the Security Council for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2018.
The General Assembly also voted to approve the Netherlands taking over from Italy in 2017 after the countries agreed to split a two-year term between them.
UN Security Council is made up of 10 elected members and five permanent veto-wielding powers.
Headquarters of UNSC – New York, United States

Business News
1. BEML bags Raksha Mantri’s award.

BEML Ltd has bagged the ‘Raksha Mantri’s Award for Excellence’ under the group award category for design and development of 180 tonne class electric hydraulic excavator – BE1800E.
BE1800E is the biggest-ever excavator designed and developed in India.
It is packed with leading-edge technologies, and offers a host of advantages, maintainability and operator comfort, and low operating cost.
Chairman and Managing Director of BEML – Deepak Kumar Hota

Sports News
1. India’s Sai Praneeth wins Thailand Open men’s singles title.

Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth lifted his maiden Thailand Grand Prix Gold Title.
He defeated Indonesian Jonatan Christie 17-21 21-18 21-19 in the finals.
This is Praneeth’s second consecutive title win, following the Singapore Open victory.
He is currently ranked 24th in the world.

2. Real Madrid first to retain 2017 UEFA Champions League title.

Real Madrid defeated Juventus 4-1 in finals to win 2017 UEFA Champions League.
Real Madrid became the first team to retain the UEFA Champions League.
This is Madrid’s 12th Champions League title.
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in three finals of Champions League.