Daily Current Affairs - Week 23, 2023 (05 Jun 2023 - 11 Jun 2023)
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- Muthmiz Selvi of Johilpatti becomes first woman from Tamil Nadu to climb Mount Everest
- Odisha becomes 1st state in country to release traditional Millet Landraces Conserved by Tribal Custodian Farmers
- UP govt launches ‘Elder Line’ service to help elderly find shelter in old age home
- Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde launches Asia's largest cluster development scheme in Thane
- Kerala tops FSSAI's national food safety index 2022-23
- KFON internet connectivity launched by Kerala government
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- Tata Elxsi to build crew recovery models for ISRO's Gaganyaan Mission
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- World Environment Day 2023 celebrated on 05 June
- 350th anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's coronation day celebrated
- UN Russian Language Day 2023: 06 June
- World Food Safety Day 2023 observed on June 07
- World Oceans Day 2023: 08 June
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- President Droupadi Murmu conferred with Suriname’s highest civilian award -Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star
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- Renowned theater actor and director Aamir Raza Hussain passes away at 66
- Award-winning Doordarshan anchor Gitanjali Aiyar passes away
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- Mumbai-Pune Deccan Queen, India’s first deluxe train, completes 93 years of service on June 1
- A book titled “Kathakali Dance Theatre: A Visual Narrative of Sacred Indian Mime” by KK Gopalakrishnan released
- Author Shantanu Gupta launches his new graphic novel ‘Ajay to Yogi Adityanath’ on UP CM’s 51st birthday, creates Asia Book of Records
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- Indian-origin Ajay Banga takes over as the 14th President of the World Bank, replacing David Malpass
- IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra elected as Vice President of World Meteorological Organization
- Dennis Francis Elected 78th UNGA President
- Clothing Brand Wrangler onboards cricketer Smriti Mandhana as its brand ambassador
- Nirmala Lakshman replaces Malini Parthasarathy as Chairperson of The Hindu Group Publishing Private Limited
- Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank appoints K. Prathapa Reddy as new chairman of APGVB
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- South Korea's An Se Young bags her 4th Women's Single's Super Series title at Thailand Open
- Indian men's team beat Olympic champions Belgium 5-1 in FIH Pro Hockey League in London
- Gautami Bhanot and Abhinav Shaw secure gold in 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Event at ISSF Junior World Cup
- Jyothi Yarraji finishes fourth in 100m hurdles at Janusz Kusocinski Memorial 2023 athletics
- Max Verstappen wins F1 2023 Spanish Grand Prix
- Top Indian sprinter Amlan Borgohain bags two gold medals in Flanders Cup 2023 Athletics
- Khelo India University Games 2023 concludes, Panjab University tops with 69 medals
- Siddharth Choudhary clinches gold in men’s shot put event of U-20 Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea
- Swedish legend footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic announces his retirement from football
- Dhanush Srikanth wins gold medal in Men’s 10m air rifle event in ISSF Junior World Cup in Germany
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- Center constitutes three-member committee headed by former Chief Justice Ajay Lamba to probe Manipur violence
- NIRF Rankings 2023: IIT Madras tops overall rankings
- Bhaderwah emerges as India's lavender capital and agri startup hub
- Sarbananda Sonowal flags off India's first international cruise vessel
- PM Modi launches Amrit Dharohar and MISHTI schemes to revive the country's wetlands and mangroves
- Union Minister Shri Parshottam Rupala starts VII Phase of Sagar Parikarma Yatra in Kerala and Lakshadweep
- Govt Launches Nyaya Vikas Portal to Monitor Implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes
- Meta and Ministry Of Women and Child Development Launch The Amrit Generation Campaign: Naye Bharat Ke Sapne
- AIIMS Nagpur Becomes Country's First AIIMS to Receive NABH Accreditation
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- RBI Imposes Rs 2.20 Crore Penalty on Indian Overseas Bank for Rule Violations
- RBI launches financial inclusion dashboard Antardrishti
- SBI Bengaluru Circle launches ‘Project Kuber’
- Tata retains title of India's most valuable brand, Tata Group tops $25 bn in brand value in 2023
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- UAE wins bid to host World Conservation Congress of International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2025
- Walk Free Foundation released Global Slavery Index 2023
- UAE wins Presidency of World Meteorological Organization
- Sri Lanka to achieve regional energy integration with grid connectivity with India by 2030
- Israel Conducts First Test Of Autonomous Flying Taxi To Ease Traffic Congestion
- Five new countries elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council
Meghalaya extends 100% subsidy in crop insurance premium for farmers
- The Meghalaya government has extended 100 pecent subsidy for premium support to farmers under the crop insurance scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana' for both kharif and rabi seasons this fiscal year.
- The Government of Meghalaya has decided to provide free premium support amounting to Rs. 4.4 crores, covering both Kharif and Rabi seasons during 2023-24, whereby the premium for the farmers shall be paid by the State Government to an extent of 100% of the premium amount.
- The move comes as the state says its vision is to have a farmer-centric approach in devising a strategy to protect them from crop failure risks.
- Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the crop insurance scheme was implemented in Meghalaya in 2016. Its main objective is to provide financial assistance to farmers suffering from crop damage or loss because of natural calamities or events.
Uttar Pradesh govt. launches Nand Baba Milk Mission scheme
- In a bid to make Uttar Pradesh a leading state in the field of milk development and milk production, the state government has launched the Nand Baba Milk Mission scheme at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore.
- The Nand Baba Milk Mission scheme, which was launched on Tuesday has been implemented to provide milk producers the facility of selling their milk at a reasonable price in villages through dairy co-operative societies.
- Under this mission, it is proposed to form Dairy farmer producer organisation (Dairy FPO) in order to facilitate sale of milk in producers' villages itself.
- Besides the opening of the office of the Nand Baba Milk Mission at Gomtinagar, a ‘Dairy Development Portal’ and logo of Nand Baba Mission has also been unveiled.
- Nand Baba Milk Mission is a charitable initiative that focuses on providing quality milk to underprivileged children and communities.
- Named after Nand Baba, the foster father of Lord Krishna in Hindu mythology, this mission aims to address the issue of malnutrition and improve the overall health and well-being of children in need.
West Bengal Govt Launches Buses with Air Purifiers in Kolkata to Fight Pollution
- The West Bengal government has launched buses with air purifiers in Kolkata to reduce pollution in the state capital.
- The Bus Roof Mounted Air Purification System (BRMAPS), named ‘Suddha Vayu,’ is the first of its kind in the country.
- It is part of a pilot project in collaboration with IIT Delhi scientists.
- The buses have also been fitted with a Bus Inside Air Purification System (BIAPS) to clean up the air circulating inside the buses.
Travis Head scripts history, becomes first player to hit century in WTC final
- Australian southpaw Travis Head became the first player to score a century in a World Test Championship final.
- Travis Head scored his sixth Test century against India during Day 1 of the 2023 World Test Championship (WTC) Final at the Oval in London.
- The previous final between New Zealand and India did not see any players crossing the three figure mark.
- Head has been one of Australia's most consistent batters in the ongoing cycle of the World Test Championship cycle. Playing an aggressor's role in the middle-order order for Australia to perfection, Head hit 2 hundreds in 2022 and 3 fifties as he scored 655 runs last year in 10 Tests.
- Notably, only two batters had gone past the fifty-run mark in the final of the inaugural edition of the WTC in 2021 where India lost to New Zealand.
- Devon Conway hit a fifty in the first innings while Kane Williamson hit a fifty in the second innings.
- In the WTC final so far, Ajinkya Rahane has scored 49 runs for India in the first innings.
Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club crowned as Canadian champions
- The Vancouver Whitecaps football team defeated CF Montreal 2-1 at B C Place Stadium. The Vancouver Whitecaps secured their second Voyageurs Cup.
- For the first time in club history, the Whitecaps have captured back-to-back Voyageurs Cups.
- Sunusi Ibrahim scored Montreal’s only goal of the match in the 83rd minute.
- Gressel was named most valuable player, while Ali Ahmed won the best young Canadian player award.
- The Voyageurs Cup is the domestic trophy for professional soccer in Canada, awarded to the best men's and women's clubs in the country.
DRDO successfully flight-tests New Generation Ballistic Missile ‘Agni Prime’ off Odisha
- The first pre-induction night launch of new generation ballistic missile, ‘Agni Prime’, has been successfully flight-tested by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
- This was the first pre-induction night launch conducted by the users after three successful developmental trials of the missile, validating the accuracy and reliability of the system.
- It is a canisterised missile that can be launched at short notice and has a range between 1,000 km and 2,000 km.
- The new missile comes with significant advancements in technology including composites, propulsion system, and guidance and control mechanisms.
- The other variants of the Agni missiles developed by DRDO include the 700-km Pakistan-specific Agni-I, 2,000-km range Agni-II, 3,000-km range Agni-III, 4,000-km range Agni-IV and the 5,000-km range Agni-V missile. The Agni missiles form the backbone of India’s nuclear deterrence.
Indian Army gets first woman command of Communication Zone Mechanical Transport Battalion
- Colonel Shuchita Shekhar became the first woman officer of the Army Service Corps to assume command of a Communication Zone Mechanical Transport Battalion responsible for the maintenance of the Supply Chain of the fully operational Northern Command.
- Col Priyanka Singh is the first woman Commanding Officer of a frontline Divisional Army Service Corps Battalion for providing intimate supplies and transport cover.
- On May 25, Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh hit headlines after flying the fighter aircraft over the Ladakh sector area amid the standoff with China. Singh shot fame after becoming Indian Air Force’s first woman pilot to fly the Rafale fighter aircraft in the multinational Exercise Orion in France.
- She was only the second woman fighter jet pilot to be part of the IAF tableau. Last year, Flight Lieutenant Bhawna Kanth became the first female fighter jet pilot to be part of the IAF tableau.
Indian Navy Undertakes First Combat Firing of Indigenous heavy weight torpedo ‘Varunastra’
- The Indian Navy and the country's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) undertook the first ‘combat' test-firing of the Varunastra heavyweight torpedo on 5 June.
- This indigenous HWT will enhance the Navy’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities and make it a formidable force.
- The torpedo was fired from a submarine and successfully hit a target at a range of 40 kilometers.
- The test was conducted in the Arabian Sea in the presence of senior officials from the Indian Navy and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- Vizag-based Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) designed the Varunastra missile system and Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) is responsible for its production.
- The Varunastra HWT is an electrically-powered torpedo capable of anti-submarine and anti-ship operations. It has a maximum strike range of 40 kilometers and can travel at speeds of more than 70 kilometers per hour at a maximum depth of 600 mts.
Former PM Jacinda Ardern receives New Zealand’s second-highest honour
- Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received one of New Zealand’s highest honours for her service leading the country through a mass shooting and coronavirus pandemic.
- Ardern received the ‘Dame Grand Companionship’, New Zealand's second-highest honour, as part of the King Charles Birthday Honours.
- In New Zealand, royal honorees are typically chosen twice a year by the Prime Minister and signed off by Charles, the British king who is also recognised as New Zealand’s king.
- Ardern was just 37 when she became prime minister in 2017.
Rajiv Sinha appointed as Election Commissioner of Bengal
- Former Chief Secretary of West Bengal Rajiva Sinha has been appointed as the State Election Commissioner (SEC).
- West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose approved Rajiv Sinha's appointment after the state government proposed his name.
- Sinha served as the state's chief secretary from September 2019 to September 2020.
- The upcoming panchayat election in Bengal that are due this year will be held under Rajiv Sinha's supervision.
Shri Upender Singh Rawat appointed as the next Indian High Commissioner to Uganda
- The Ministry of External Affairs appointed Upender Singh Rawat as India's next High Commissioner to Uganda.
- Upender Singh Rawat is an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Officer of the 1998 batch.
- He is currently serving as the ambassador of India to Panama.
- He started as the third secretary at the Embassy of India, Buenos Aires where he also learned Spanish.
- Upender Singh Rawat has served in Indian diplomatic missions in Slovakia, UK and Mexico. He has also worked as deputy chief of mission in the Indian embassy in South Korea.
- Before his arrival in Panama as the ambassador of India, he was posted as joint secretary in charge of eGovernance.
India has emerged as World’s second-largest producer of Crude Steel
- India's steel industry has achieved remarkable growth in the last nine years and has now become the second-largest producer of crude steel in the world surpassing Japan.
- India has moved from 4th largest producer of crude steel to the second largest producer of crude steel from 2014-15 to 2022-23 standing just behind China which is the largest exporter of crude steel in the world.
- India has reported a hike of 42% in Crude steel production from 88.98 MT(Metric ton) in 2014-15 to 126.26 MT in 2022-23.
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%; FY24 GDP growth estimate maintained at 6.5%
- In line with expectations, the monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent, in its second bi-monthly monetary policy of fiscal 2023–24, which was held between June 6 and 8.
- The repo rate is the rate at which the central bank of a country lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds.
- Further, the MSF rate remains unchanged at 6.75 per cent, while the bank rate also stands steady at 6.75 per cent.
- RBI has also lowered retial inflation projection to 5.1 percent during FY'24 from earlier estimate of 5.2 percent. RBI Governor said that GDP growth in Q1 this fiscal year expected at 8 percent.
BIMSTEC Centre for energy cooperation will be inaugurated in India
- The BIMSTEC Energy Centre which will act as the Secretariat for BIMSTEC energy cooperation will be formally inaugurated in India.
- The centre will serve as the secretariat for Bimstec energy cooperation.
- Bimstec, or the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, was established on June 6, 1997 with the signing of the Bangkok Declaration.
- Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand are the founding members while Myanmar joined a few months later in December of that year. Bhutan and Nepal became members in February 2004.
- June 6 is celebrated as Bimstec Day.