Current Affairs 14th June 2015

Current Affairs 14th June 2015

Updated : 14-Jun-2015

Current Affairs 14th June 2015 - Important Points
Current Affairs 14th June 2015 - Details
Where was Migrant Resources Centre launched by Union Govt - Chennai
Migrant Resource Centre MRC in Chennai was launched by the Union Ministry of Indian Overseas Affairs MOIA in combination with Tamil Nadu Government. After Kochi, Hyderabad and Gurgaon it was the fourth which is aimed to provide Information, Guidance, Advice and Councelling on all aspects of employment in foreign countries that includes legal and regulatory needs, procedures and documents needed, policies and problems faced while working in foreign countries etc.

Which country dumped its currency - Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean dollar was dumped by Zimbabwe as government lead by President Robert Mugabe has decided to discard its national currency. Currency of Zimbabwe was ruined because of hyperflation which reached upto 500 billion per cent. Because of this Zimbabwe was using foreign currencies like US Dollar and South African rand since 2009.
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mangudya said “From June 15, 2015, customers who held Zimbabwean dollar accounts before March 2009 can approach their banks to convert their Zimbabwean dollar balance into dollars”.
What is hyperflation : Hyperflation is a situation of extremely rapid or out of control inflation which occurs when there is a large increase in the money supply not supported by gross domestic product (GDP) growth, resulting in an imbalance in the supply and demand for the money.
Do You Know :
As of know USD $1 will cost 35, 000,000,000,000,000 Zimbabwean dollars.
Which state launched digital depository of land records named "Mee Bhoomi" - Andhra Pradesh
Among the National Current Affairs, A digital depository of land records named "Mee Bhoomi" was launched by government of Andhra Pradesh. Through the portal http://meebhoomi.ap.gov.in/ govt will be giving information of all land details along with Adangal/Pahani and 1-B details to the people.

Land details will also be linked with Aadhaar card number so a person can view details using Aadhaar card number too.
An Android app has also been lauched of this digital depository to make it mobile friendly.
Which country launched freight train service connecting Europe - China
Among the Important International Current Affairs, On 14th June 2015, China launched a freight train service between its northeastern city of Harbin and Europe with an aim to open a new trade route to Europe. This train will be covering a distance of nearly 10,000 kms.
This train will be running once a week and each single trip will take 15 days and will be transporting goods from China, the Republic of Korea and Japan as well as European countries such as Germany, Poland, France, Spain and Italy.