Current Affairs 5th June 2014 | World’s first humanoid robot was unveiled in Japan which can communicate and read emotions

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Current Affairs 5th June 2014 | Chandrababu Naidu unanimously elected as TDP Leader

Retired Lieutenant General of Indian Army appointed as member of UN Expert Panel

05.06.2014: Retired Lieutenant General of Indian Army Abhijit Guha appointed as member of UN Expert Panelon Technology and Innovation in UN Peacekeeping. He is one of the members of 5 member’s panel. He was appointed by Under Secretaries General for peacekeeping operations and for Field Support Herve Ladsous and Ameerah Haq. Ms.Jane Holl Lute United States is heading this panel.

Chandrababu Naidu unanimously elected as TDP Leader

05.06.2014: Chandrababu Naidu unanimously elected as TDP Leader in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly. This paved the way to become Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

12th top level exit from Infosys after Narayana Murthy’s Return

05.06.2014: Infosys is facing 12th top level exit after Narayana Murthy’s Return. 12th exit is Prasad Thrikutam. He is global head of strategies marketing and alliance.

New Chairman of Micromax is Sanjay Kapoor

05.06.2014: New Chairman of Micromax is Sanjay Kapoor. Earlier he acted as CEO of Bharti Airtel Company.

New HR Head of Capgemini is Narayan

05.06.2014: New HR Head of Capgemini is Narayan. Earlier Rajesh Padmanabhan had acted in this place.

New COO of Heidelberg Cement India Limited is Jamshed Naval Cooper

05.06.2014: New COO of Heidelberg Cement India Limited is Jamshed Naval Cooper.

World’s first humanoid robot was unveiled in Japan which can communicate and read emotions

05.06.2014: World’s first humanoid robot was unveiled in Japan which can communicate and read emotions. Name of this robot is Peeper. This was unveiled by a mobile phone company Softbank Corp. In February 2015, this robot will be available for sale in Japan. Cost of this robot will be 198000 yens. It is having the capacity to read facial expressions, tone of voice and body language.

Roll of Excellence Award was achieved by Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

05.06.2014: Roll of Excellence Award was achieved by Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Award was present to the airport authorities on 27th May 2014 by Airport Council International ACI in Seoul South Korea. Among top 5 airports in the world, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport became top 3 international awards.

European Health Regulator lifted suspension on drug exports at Ranbaxy’s Toansa Plant

05.06.2014: European Health Regulator lifted suspension on drug exports at Ranbaxy’s Toansa Plant in Punjab in India. Ban was lifted based on the condition that the medicines produced at the site don’t pose any threat to Public health even though company is having manufacturing deficiencies.

Army Veterans Grievance Handling Portal launched by Indian Army

05.06.2014: Army Veterans Grievance Handling Portal launched by Indian Army. This portal will facilitate large fraternity of veterans and their dependants to take up their grievances with the concerned agencies. National Informatics Centre Limited designed and developed this portal.

Online environment clearances for industrial and infrastructure projects launched

05.06.2014: Online environment clearances for industrial and infrastructure projects launched by Union Ministry of Environment and Forest. This will be effective from 05th June however processes will be made entirely online from 1st July 2014. These projects were launched to improve transparency in the system.

Recall of Member of Parliament introduced by Queen of Britain

05.06.2014: Recall of Member of Parliament is the new legislative bill introduced by Queen of Britain. Main aim of the bill is to fill the gap in the regulatory oversight of MPs by allowing voters to trigger a by election. This bill will allow constituents to force by-elections if an MP behaves badly.