Current Affairs 8th June 2015

Current Affairs 8th June 2015 - Important Points

• Who has won 2015 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction - UK Author Ali Smith

• Who has won Men single title of French Open - Stanislas Wawrinka

• Who is named coach of India-A, U-19 cricket teams - Rahul Dravid

• Which two countries signed 22 bilateral documents - India and Bangladesh

Current Affairs 8th June 2015 - Details

Who has won 2015 Baileys Womens Prize for Fiction - UK Author Ali Smith

Among the important International Current Affairs, On 3rd June 2015, UK Author Ali Smith won the 2015 Baileys Women Prize for Fiction for her novel "How to be Both".

Welsh author Sarah Waters, Canadian author Rachel Cusk, Pakistani author Kamila Shamsie and English author Laline Paull were the other nominees for the award.

He has also won 2014 Goldsmiths Prize and the Novel Award in the 2014 Costa Book Awards and was shortlisted for the 2014 Man Booker Prize and the 2015 Folio Prize for the same book.

Who has won Men single title of French Open - Stanislas Wawrinka

Among the important Sports Current Affairs, On 7th June 2015, Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland won his first French Open title. Wawrinka defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the final clash played at Roland Garros in Paris.

After Australian Open 2014, this was second grand slam title for Wawrinka. Djokovic 28-match winning streak was also brought to an end by him.

Who is named coach of India-A, U-19 cricket teams - Rahul Dravid

Among the important Sports Current Affairs, On 6th June 2015, Former Captain of Indian cricket team Rahul Dravid was named as coach of Under-19 cricket teams and India-A. BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur confirmed the name of Rahul Dravid for coaching India junior team.

VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar were included in the advisory committee.

Rahul Dravid, a 42-year-old veteran of 164 Tests (13288 runs) and 344 ODIs (10889 runs), is presently working with the IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals as mentor.

His first assignment would be to prepare the U-19 team for 2016 Under-19 World Cup to be held in Bangladesh.

Which two countries signed 22 bilateral documents - India and Bangladesh

On 6th June 2015, India and Bangladesh inked, exchanged, adopted and handed 22 bilateral documents in Dhaka.

From 6th June to 7th June 2015, the two-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh these documents were inked.

The documents include

• Renewal of Bilateral Trade Agreement
• Agreement on Coastal Shipping between Bangladesh and India
• Renewal of Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade
• Bilateral Cooperation Agreement on Cooperation in the field of Standardization was inked between Bangladesh Standards & Testing Institution (BSTI) and Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
• Agreement on Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati Bus Service and its Protocol
• Agreement on Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala Bus Service and its Protocol
• Exchange of Instruments of Ratification of 1974 Land Boundary Agreement and its 2011 Protocol
• Memorandum of Understanding between University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India for Joint Research on Oceanography of the Bay of Bengal
• Memorandum of Understanding between University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh and University of Jamia Milia Islamia, India
• Handing over of Consent Letter by Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA), Bangladesh to Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), India to start operations in Bangladesh
• Exchange of letters on Modalities for implementation of 1974 Land Boundary Agreement and its 2011 Protocol
• Memorandum of Understanding between Coast Guards
• Memorandum of Understanding on Prevention of Human Trafficking
• Memorandum of Understanding on Prevention of Smuggling and Circulation Fake Currency Notes
• Memorandum of Understanding between Bangladesh and India and for Extending a New Line of Credit (LoC) of 2 billion US dollars by Government of India to Government of Bangladesh
• Memorandum of Understanding on Blue Economy and Maritime Cooperation in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean
• Memorandum of Understanding on Use of Chittagong and Mongla Ports
• Memorandum of Understanding for a Project under IECC (India Endowment for Climate Change) of SAARC
• Memorandum of Understanding on Indian Economic Zone
• Cultural Exchange Programme for the years 2015-17
• Statement of Intent on Bangladesh-India Education Cooperation (adoption)
• Agreement between Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for leasing of international bandwidth for internet at Akhaura