DAILY GK 1-3 JUNE
1.
NATIONAL
MEDICAL DEVICES POLICYLAUNCHED
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The Union Minister MansukhMandaviya, Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), unveiled the National Medical Devices Policy, 2023, and launched the Export Promotion Council for Medical Devices
during the inaugural event of the 8th International Conference on Pharma and
Medical Device Sector in New Delhi.
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A scheme titled ‘Assistance for Medical Devices clusters
for Common Facilities (AMD-CF)’ to establish and strengthen common
infrastructure facilities in the medical devices clusters and fortify testing
facilities for medical devices.
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International Conference on Pharma and Medical Device
Sector which was to promote India as a manufacturing hub of quality medical
products in the pharmaceutical and Medical Device Sector.
2.
PM
MODI FLAGS OFF UTTARAKHAND’S 1ST VANDE BHARAT TRAIN
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Prime Minister
NarendraModi virtually flagged off Uttarakhand’s
1st semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Train connecting Dehradun with Delhi.
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Uttarakhand:Chief
Minister– Pushkar Singh Dhami
3.
SAMARTH
CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS AT GRAM PANCHAYAT LEVEL
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A Campaign on Promoting
Digital Transactions in 50000 Gram Panchayats namely ‘SAMARTH’ under the AzadiKaAmritMahotsav was launched in Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh by the Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Ministry of Rural
Development (MoRD).
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This campaign was already
initiated on February 1, 2023, to promote
Digital Transactions in rural areas, particularly among women.
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The BC (Banking Correspondent) Sakhis in UP brought digital
transformation to the tune of 5 Crore 57 lakh transactions.
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BC
SakhiYojana was launched by the CM of UP to
benefit the women residents of the state by providing employment possibilities
through this scheme.
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Under the scheme, the
state govt deploys BC Sakhi in rural regions to eliminate the need for rural
residents to travel to the bank as Sakhi delivers the money to their doorstep.
4.
UNICEF/WHO/THE
WORLD BANK GROUP’S JME 2023 REPORT
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According to ‘Levels
and trends in child malnutrition: United Nations Children’s Fund/World
Health Organization/International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, The
World Bank Group: the Joint Child
Malnutrition Estimates (UNICEF/WHO/The World Bank Group: JME) key findings of
the 2023 edition’ report released,18.7%
of Indian children were affected by wasting in 2020 due to poor nutrient intake
and/or recurrent illnesses.
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India is the largest
country in southern Asia, which has half of all children with wasting in the
world live.
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In 2022, an estimated 45 million children under five (6.8%) were
affected by wasting globally, of which 13.6 million (2.1%) were suffering
from severe wasting.
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India
had a stunting rate of 31.7% in 2022,
compared to 41.6 % in 2012, a decade ago.
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India
had an overweight percentage of 2.8% in 2022,
compared to 2.2% in 2012.
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United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)Headquarters – New
York, USA
5.
SEBI
SETS UP INTERMEDIARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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The Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) constituted a 21-member Intermediary Advisory Committeechaired by the former SEBI executive
director(ED) S Ravindran.
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The committee will advise SEBI on changes in legal framework
and increasing transparency in the functioning
of market intermediaries like stock exchanges, depository participants,
clearing corporations, among others.
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SEBI was constituted as a
non-statutory body in 1988 and later it was established as a statutory body in
the 1992.
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Chairperson–
MadhabiPuriBuch
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Headquarters– Mumbai,
Maharashtra
6.
RBI
APPROVES AMALGAMATION OF MARATHA CO-OP BANK WITH COSMOS CO-OPERATIVE BANK
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The Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) sanctioned the merging of the voluntary Scheme of Amalgamation of Maratha
SahakariBank Ltd., Mumbai (Maharashtra)
with the Cosmos Co-operative Bank Ltd, Pune (Maharashtra).
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It is the second largest
urban cooperative bank of India through Voluntary scheme of amalgamation from
May 29, 2023, in exercise of its powers conferred under Sub-Section (4) of Section 44A read with Section 56 of the Banking
Regulation (BR) Act, 1949.
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A voluntary scheme of amalgamation refers to a merger or
consolidation of two or more companies based on their mutual agreement and
voluntary decision. The Companies Act, 2013, governs the process and
regulations related to amalgamations and mergers in India.
7.
PRINCESS
SOPHIA DULEEP SINGH LONDON HOME HONOURED WITH COMMEMORATIVE BLUE PLAQUE
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The London home of
Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, a suffragette Indian princess, Red Cross nurse,
and critic of British rule in India,
washonoured with the English
Heritage’s commemorative Blue Plaque in London, the United Kingdom (UK).
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Sophia Duleep Singh was
Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s
granddaughter and the daughter of
Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last ruler of the Sikh empire and the goddaughter
of Queen Victoria.
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In 1910, she was also a
part of the action on “Black Friday”,
where more than 300 Suffragettes marched on Parliament.
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Suffragette is a woman
seeking the right to vote through
organized protest.
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She supported the Indian
Women’s Education Association in London (UK) and nursed Indian soldiers during
World War I and housed refugees during World War II.
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Sophia Duleep Singh, the last princess of the Sikh Empire died
in August 1948.
8.
MUKESH
AMBANI APPOINTED AS MEMBER OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF COP28
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MukeshAmbani, the
Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Reliance Industries has been appointed
as a member of the Advisory Committee to
the President of the 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28)
to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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MukeshAmbani is the only
Indian, other than SunitaNarain, Director General, Centre for Science and
Environment, on the Advisory Committee to the President of COP28.
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the COP28 Advisory Committee
from November 30 to December 12, 2023 in Dubai, UAE that brings together the
climate expertise of thought leaders from countries across 6 continents.
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UNFCCC Secretariat
announced the appointment of Sultan
Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and UAE
Special Envoy for Climate Change, as
President-Designate of COP 28.
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The United Nations (UN)
Climate Change Conferences are yearly conferences held in the framework of the
UNFCCC.
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They serve as the formal
meeting of the UNFCCC parties (COP) to
assess progress in dealing with climate change.
9.
PARMINDER
CHOPRA TO BECOME 1ST WOMAN CMD OF POWER FINANCE CORPORATION
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Parminder Chopra is set
to become the first woman Chairman and
Managing Director (CMD) of the Power Finance Corporation (PFC), India’s
largest non-banking financial company (NBFC) and a Central Public Sector
Undertaking(PSU) under the Ministry of Power.
10.
GOI
APPOINTS CHIEF JUSTICES OF 5 HIGH COURTS
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The Government of India
(GoI) has appointed chief justices to
five High Courts: Bombay, Madras, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Rajasthan.
These appointments were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y
Chandrachud on 19th April 2023.
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The appointments were
made by the President of India, in exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the
Constitution of India.
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Bombay
HC-Justice Ramesh D Dhanuka
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Madras
HC-Justice Sanjay V Gangapurwala
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Himachal
Pradesh HC-Justice M S Ramachandra Rao
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Kerala
HC-Justice SarasaVenkatanarayana Bhatti
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Rajasthan
HC-Justice Augustine George
11.
PM NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATED NEW PARLIAMENT
HOUSE
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Prime Minister NarendraModi inaugurate the new building of Parliament
House and dedicated it to the nation and installed theSengol with Nandi at the top facing East-West direction in the new
Parliament House.
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The new parliament building includes the LokSabha, RajyaSabha, Central
Lounge, Central Hall for joint session, Constitutional hall, open courtyard and
Offices.
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The new LokSabha has a seating capacity of 888 members, almost
thrice the number compared to the current chamber of 552 seats.
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The new RajyaSabha complex have a
seating capacity of 384 members compared to 245 seats of the current
chamber.
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PM NarendraModi placed the historic
sceptre ‘Sengol’ near the LokSabha Speaker’s chair in the newly built
Parliament building. The name of the
historical sceptre, ‘Sengol’ was derived from the Tamil word ‘semmai,’ meaning
‘righteousness/full of wealth’.
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PM unveiled a commemorative stamp
and a special Rs 75 coin during the inauguration of the new Parliament
building.
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The coin is made from a four-part alloy, comprising 50% silver, 40%
copper, 5% nickel and 5% zinc.
12.
ATAL BHUJAL YOJANA WATER SCHEME EXTENDED FOR
ANOTHER 2 YEARS
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The National Level Steering Committee (NLSC) at its fourth meeting held
in New Delhi, Delhi has made a decision for the continuation of the AtalBhujalYojana (AtalJal), India’s Central
Sector water conservation Scheme for an additional two years beyond its original
2025 end date.
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The AtalBhujalYojana Scheme is facilitating sustainable ground water management since April 2020, as a Central
Sector Scheme under the Department of Water Resources (DoWR), River Development
(RD) and Ganga Rejuvenation (GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti.
13.
76TH CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
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The 76th annual Cannes
International Film Festival was held in Cannes, France.
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French film director Justine
Triet’s French courtroom thriller ‘Anatomy
of a Fall’ has won the top award of the 2023 – ‘Palme d’Or’ for best feature film.
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The Grand Prix, the cannes film festival’s
runner-up award,
was given to ‘The Zone of Interest’,
Directed by Jonathan Glazer, which
was based on the novel of the same title written by Martin Amis.
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Japanese actor, Koji Yakusho won the best
actor prize at the 2023 Cannes Festival, for his role in WimWenders’
Perfect Days.
14.
IIFA AWARDS 2023
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The 23rd edition of NEXA
International Indian Film Academy (IIFA 2023) Awards was held in Yas
Island, Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Bollywood actor HrithikRoshan won
Best Actor in a Leading Role (male) for his performance in VikramVedha and Alia Bhatt won Best Actoressin a
Leading Role (Female) for her role in GangubaiKathiawadi.
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Veteran actor and Padma Shri Awardee Kamal
Haasan was
conferred the Outstanding Achievement in
Indian Cinema award.
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RiteishDeshmuk and Genelia D’Souza, Ved were honoured with the Outstanding Achievement in Regional Cinema.
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Manish Malhotra was honoured with Outstanding
Achievement for Fashion in Cinema.
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Actor and producer R. Madhavan won the Best Director award for his directorial debut film “Rocketry: The Nambi Effect.”
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Drishyam 2 starring Ajay Devgan and Tabu won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing
and Best Film.
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IIFA awards were first instituted in 2000 at London, the United Kingdom
(UK).
15.
CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSIONER
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Vigilance Commissioner Praveen
KumarSrivastava (PK Srivastava) was appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner, chief of the anti-corruption
watchdog Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).
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The Central Vigilance Commission acts on complaints of corruption in
Central Government Ministries, Bodies and Departments.
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Established in February 1964.
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Headquarters– New Delhi, Delhi
16.
NEW PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA
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Bola Ahmed Tinubu,, the former governor of Lagos (Nigeria), was
sworn in as the 16th President of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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KashimShettima, a Nigerian Politician, has been appointed as the
Vice-President of Nigeria.
17.
ISRO’S GSLV-F12 SUCCESSFULLY PLACES
NAVIGATION SATELLITE NVS-01 INTO ORBIT
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched
the GSLV-F12/NVS-01
mission and placed a second-generation Navigation Satellite, NVS-01, into
geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).
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The satellite was carried through a 51.7-metre-tall, 3-stage
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket with a cryogenic upper
stage and lifted off from the SatishDhawan
Space Center(SDSC)-Sriharikota Range(SHAR), Sriharikota, Andhra
Pradesh(AP).
18.
MALAYSIA MASTERS BADMINTON 2023
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Indian ShutlerPrannoyHaseena Sunil Kumar (HS
Prannoywon the Men’sSingles Title at the Perodua Malaysia Masters 2023 by defeating China’s Weng Hong Yang.
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This mark’s his maiden Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Title.
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Malaysia Masters 2023 is the first
event for the Road to Paris – the qualifying cycle for Paris 2024 Olympics.
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Akane Yamaguchi, two-time world champion and current world
No.1 defeated Indonesia’s GregoriaMariskaTungjung to win the Women’s Singles title at Malaysia
Masters 2023.
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Baek Ha Na and Lee So He of South Korea defeated Pearly and
ThinaahMuralitharan of Malaysia to win the women’s
doubles title, while SeoSeung Jae
and Kang Min Hyuk of South Korea claimed the men’s doubles title by defeating Malaysia’s Man Wei Chong and Kai
Wun Tee
19.
FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2023
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, a
Dutch-Belgian racer, won the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix (GP) held at Circuit de
Monaco in Monaco.
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Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso (Spain) finished 2nd
20.
WORLD HUNGER DAY 2023 – MAY 28
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World Hunger Day is annually observed across the globe on 28th May to create awareness about the
significance of ending hunger. The day also highlights the significance of the
Global Food Crisis, towards finding a sustainable solution towards a
hunger-free planet.
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The theme of World Hunger Day
2023 observed on 28th May 2023 is “Celebrating
sustainable solutions to hunger and poverty”.
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World Hunger Day is an international initiative, established in 2011 by
‘The Hunger Project’, A Global,
Non-Profit, Strategic Organisation which runs programmes across 12 countries in
Africa, Latin America and South Asia.
21.
NORTHEAST’S FIRST VANDE BHARAT EXPRESS
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Prime Minister (PM) NarendraModi virtually flagged off the Northeast region’s first Vande Bharat
Express which will connect Guwahati
(Assam) with New Jalpaiguri (West Bengal).
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This is also the first “Made in
India” Vande Bharat Express of Assam and the 3rd Vande Bharat Express
connecting West Bengal.
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The state-of-the-art train is fitted with the modern train collision avoidance system (TCAS), also known as
Kavach, and has numerous facilities such as bio-vacuum toilets and others.
22.
SEBI RECONSTITUTES INTERMEDIARY ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
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Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has reconstituted its intermediary advisory committee, which
would suggest it on matters related to
changes in the legal framework and enhancing transparency in systems and
procedures of market intermediaries including stock brokers, depository
participants, and clearing members.
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The 21-member intermediary advisory committee would continue to be chaired byS Ravindran, former executive
director at SEBI.
23.
YES BANK UNVEILS NEW LOGO &TAGLINE
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Yes Bank, headquartered in Mumbai(Maharashtra) has unveiled a new logo
and brand identity.
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The tick has been transformed into a soaring
bird,
representing the Bank’s current position of ‘soaring’.
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The red and blue have been given an electric tone, representing the high energy and innovation
of the bank.
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The bank also launched an integrated campaign with the tagline – ‘Life KoBanao Rich’ which represents its core focus of being a
complete solution provider.
24.
INDIA & 13 IPEF PARTNER NATIONS CONCLUDED
THE IPEF SUPPLY CHAIN AGREEMENT
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India and the 13 other partner countries of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), the Economic initiative led by the United
States, announced the substantial
conclusion of the negotiations of a first-of-its-kind international ‘IPEF Supply
Chain Agreement’ at the IPEF Ministerial Meeting
which was held in Detroit, Michigan, the United States of America(USA).
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The agreement over Supply Chain (Pillar II) aims to increase the
resilience, efficiency, productivity, sustainability, transparency,
diversification, security, fairness, and inclusivity of the 14 partner nations’
supply chains through both collaborative activities and individual actions
taken by each IPEF partner.
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The 14 IPEF partner nations
include India, the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji,
Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
25.
CAG MURMU RE-ELECTED AS EXTERNAL AUDITOR OF
WHO FOR 2024-2027
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Comptroller and Auditor General of India Girish Chandra Murmu was re-elected as the external auditor of the
World Health Organization (WHO) for a four-year term from 2024 to 2027.
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The term of office is 4 years, and it can be extended once, by the World
Health Assembly, for an additional 4 years.
26.
CHINA LAUNCHES SHENZHOU-16: FIRST CIVILIAN
ASTRONAUT JOINS SPACE STATION MISSION
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China successfully launched the Shenzhou-16
manned spaceship, sending three
astronauts, including the first civilian to its Tiangong space station for
5-month mission.
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It was launched onboard Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan
Satellite Launch Centre in Gobi Desert in northwest China.
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China will be the only country to own a space station as the
International Space Station (ISS) of Russia is a collaborative project of several
countries.
27.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS
PEACEKEEPERS 2023 – 29TH MAY
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International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers is annually
observed across the globe on 29th May to
pay tribute to the UN Peacekeepers
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2023 marks the 75th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping, which began in 1948
when the UN Security Council (UNSC) authorized the deployment of UN military
observers to the Middle East.
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The theme of the 75th anniversary of UN
Peacekeeping/International Day of UN Peacekeepers is ‘Peace begins with me’.
28.
INTERNATIONAL EVEREST DAY 2023 – MAY 29
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International Everest Day is annually celebrated on 29th May to
commemorate the first-ever summit of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of
Nepal on 29th May 1953.
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Mount Everest is a peak located between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous
region of China.
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At 8,848.86 meters (29,031 Feet), it is considered the tallest point on
Earth.
29.
76TH ANNUAL WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
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The Health Assembly is held annually in Geneva, Switzerland.
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The theme of this 2023’s Health Assembly is: WHO at 75: Saving lives, driving health for
all.
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Union Minister MansukhMandaviya delivered the keynote address at a side
event session on ‘Heal in India &
Heal by India’ and ‘Together we fight against TB’ at the 76th World Health
Assembly, reiterating India’s contribution in the field of Medical Value Travel
and India’s resolve to eliminate
Tuberculosis from India by 2025.
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World Health Assembly not extended Taiwan an invitation to the event and
it was excluded due to the Chinese opposition.
30.
PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN AMONG GLOBAL HUNGER
HOTSPOTS
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According to the ‘Hunger
Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity, June to November
2023 Outlook’ report by the United Nations (UN) agencies of Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), globally Hunger is set to worsen in 18
‘hotspots’ comprising a total of 22 countries including the regions in
India’s neighbouring countries of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar.
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Hotspots are places where acute hunger is at a high risk of
worsening from June to November 2023.
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FAODirector-General– QU Dongyu
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Headquarters– Rome, Italy
31.
ADB LAUNCHES INDIA CPS FOR 2023-27
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Asian Development Bank (ADB) rolled out its ‘India Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2023-2027: Catalyze Robust,
Climate resilent, and inclusive growth’ to assist India in its efforts to
achieve sustainable, climate-resilient, and inclusive growth for the next five
years.
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Aim of CPS: To support India to catalyze robust, climate-resilient,
and inclusive growth. The CPS is well aligned with India’s national development
priorities to be achieved by 2047, when India marks 100 years of independence.
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3 pillars of CPS are- Pillar 1: Accelerate Structure Transformation and Job
creation Pillar 2: Promote Climate
Resilient Green Growth: Pillar 3:
Deepen Social and Economic Inclusiveness:
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ADB President– MasatsuguAsakawa
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Headquarter– Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines
32.
57TH JNANPITH AWARD
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DamodarMauzo, an eminent Konkani writer and SahityaAkademi Award winner, received the 57th
Jnanpith Award from P S Sreedharan Pillai, Governor of Goa, at an event held at
the Raj Bhavan, Panaji, Goa.
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He is the 2nd konkani writer
after RavindraKelekar to receive the award.
RavindraKelekar was the recipient of the 42nd Jnanpith Award.
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He was honoured with the Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary
honour, for his outstanding contribution
to literature.
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NilmaniPhookan, an Assamese poet received the 56th Jnanpith Award.
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DamodarMauzo,works include: Ganthon (1971), Karmelin (1983), Tsunami
Simon (1996), Teresa’s Man and Other Stories from Goa (2014), The Wait and
Other Stories (2022).
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The Jnanpith Award is recognised as the oldest and the highest Indian literature for English and
other Indian languages.
33.
PRESIDENT OF TÜRKIYE
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RecepTayyipErdoğan was re-elected as the President of Türkiye for his third consecutive term.
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He has been serving as the 12th President of Türkiye since 2014.
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Republic of TürkiyeCapital– Ankara
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Currency– Turkish lira (TRY)
34.
16TH SEASON OF TATA INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE
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Chennai Super Kings won their fifth Indian
Premier League title by defeating the reigning champions
Gujarat Titans(GT) by five wickets in the finals of the 16th edition of IPL(IPL
2023) at NarendraModi Stadium(the
largest cricket stadium in the world) in SardarVallabhbhai Patel Sports
Complex, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
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Orange Cap (Leading Run-scorer) Shubman Gill (890 runs), Gujarat Titans
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Purple cap (Leading
Wicket-taker) Mohammed Shami (28 wickets), Gujarat Titans
35.
INDIA CONDUCTS ASIA’S 1ST PERFORMANCE-BASED
HELICOPTER NAVIGATION
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India conducted Asia’s first demonstration of performance-based navigation for helicopters. The flight from Juhu (a suburb of Mumbai), Maharashtra to
Pune, Maharashtra was made using GAGAN
(GPS(Global Positioning System) Aided GEO Augmented Navigation) satellite
technology, which allows high-quality of air traffic management.
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The GAGAN technology was jointly developed
by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Airports Authority of India(AAI).:
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The GAGAN technology supports the aircraft/helicopters with guided
landing at airports which do not have instrument landing systems for
low-visibility operations.
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The GAGAN is a state-of-the-art space-based augmentation system that
uses a system of ground stations to provide necessary augmentations to the GPS
standard positioning service(SPS) navigation signal.
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GAGAN is the regional Satellite
Based Augmentation System (SBAS) implemented by the government of India.
36.
NATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE FOR FSSAI
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Union Minister DrMansukhMandaviya, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MoH&FW) inaugurated the state-of-the-art
National Training Centre for Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(FSSAI) at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh (UP).
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As mandated by the Food Safety
and Standards (FSS) Act 2006 and the FSS Rules, 2011, FSSAI is responsible
for providing training to individuals involved in food businesses, including
food business operators, employees, Food Safety Officers, and designated
officers.
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Food Safety and Certification (FoSTaC), an e-
learning app
developed by FSSAI that contains learning and training modules about food
safety guidelines, such as proper food handling, storage, and hygiene practices
etc., for street vendors was launched by the Union Minister of Health and
Family Welfare.
37.
INDIA JOINS CENTRALISED LABORATORY NETWORK
(CLN)
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India through its Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute
of Virology (ICMR-NIV) has joined the
Centralized Laboratory Network (CLN) of Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness
Innovations (CEPI’s) which works to
test vaccines which can be used during a pandemic, epidemic disease
outbreak.
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5 new members based in Africa and India joined
the CLN network and
currently it has 15 partner facilities in 13 countries.
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The five new members of the CLN are India,Senegal,Kenya,South Africa.
Uganda
38.
MD & CEO OF TCS
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K Krithivasan took charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Tata
Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s Largest information technology (IT)
services company and a part of the TATA Group.
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TCSChairman– N Chandrasekaran
39.
MH-60R HELICOPTER MAKES MAIDEN LANDING ON INS
VIKRANT
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The Indian Navy’s MH-60 ‘Romeo’ (MH-60R) helicopter, known for
its anti-surface and anti-submarine
warfare capabilities, successfully landed for the first time on the Indian
Naval Ship (INS) NS Vikrant, an indigenously designed and constructed aircraft
carrier.
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The MH-60R, stationed at the Naval air station INS Garuda in Kochi,
Kerala, made the landing on the indigenously
designed and constructed aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in the Arabian Sea.
40.
WORLD MILK DAY 2023 – JUNE 1
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World Milk Day (WMD) is annually celebrated across the world on 1st June to create awareness about the
importance of milk, one of the most widely produced and valuable agricultural
commodities on Earth.
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The common theme of the observance is “The potency of milk and the milk industry.”
41.
NATO LAUNCHES ARCTIC EXERCISES 2023
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries have started the multinational Arctic Military Challenge
exercise 2023, with a pledge to
defend their newest member, Finland,
which is hosting its first joint
training in Rovajarvi, one of Europe’s largest artillery training grounds
in Northern Finland.
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The 2023 Arctic Challenge Exercise (ACE 23) scheduled from 29 May 2023 to 9 June 2023, is the sixth of its
kind which Finland, Norway, and Sweden have hosted together.
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The addition of Finland doubled the length of the border NATO shares
with Russia, while Finland shares a 1,300-kilometre (800-mile) border with
Russia.
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Finland became the 31st member of NATO since April 2023.
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NATO Headquarters– Brussels, Belgium
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Members –31
42.
INDIA’S GDP GROWS AT 7.2% IN FY23: UNION GOVT
DATA
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According to the official data released by the Union Government on May
30, 2023, the Indian Economy’s Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) growth in Q4 FY23 (Fourth Quarter of Financial Year
2022-23) i.e. from January to March 2023 is projected at 6.1% year-on-year
(YoY) when compared to the 4.5%
growth in Q3 FY23 and 4% in FY22.
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India’s growth rate for FY23 was projected at 7.2% compared to 9.1% GDP
growth in FY22. Due to this growth, the Indian economy is now USD 3.3 trillion
in size.
43.
1ST FEMALE SG OF WMO
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Prof Celeste Saulo, a leading meteorologist from Argentina, was appointed as the first female Secretary-General (SG) of the
World Meteorological Organization (WMO), United Nations’ (UN) specialised
agency for meteorology.
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MrutyunjayMohapatra, Director General (DG) of India Meteorological
Department (IMD), under the Ministry of Earth Science, has been elected as the Third Vice-President of WMO.
44.
1ST FEMALE SG OF WMO
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Prof Celeste Saulo, a leading meteorologist from Argentina, was appointed as the first female Secretary-General (SG) of the
World Meteorological Organization (WMO), United Nations’ (UN) specialised
agency for meteorology.
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MrutyunjayMohapatra, Director General (DG) of India Meteorological
Department (IMD), under the Ministry of Earth Science, has been elected as the Third Vice-President of WMO.
·
Abdulla Al Mandous– Director General of the National Center of
Meteorology, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Permanent Representative of UAE and
President of the WMO Regional Association for Asia, was elected as the next President of WMO for a four-year term
from 2023 to 2027.
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WMOHeadquarters– Geneva, Switzerland
45.
UNGA PRESIDENT FOR THE 78TH SESSION
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Dennis Francis, Trinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador to the
United Nations (UN), was elected as the
President of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
in the General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters in New York, United States of
America (USA).
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He will succeed CsabaKőrösi of Hungary, President of the 77th session of
the UNGA.
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In accordance with the established regional rotation, the President of
the 78th session of the UNGA was elected from the Group of Latin American and
Caribbean States.
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The 193 Member UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the
Organization.
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The main functions of the UNGA include appointing the Secretary-General on the recommendation of the
Security Council, electing the non-permanent members of the Security Council
and approving the UN budget.
46.
MEN’S HOCKEY JUNIOR ASIA CUP 2023
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India won the Dhofar Municipality Men’s
Junior Asia Cup 2023 defeating Pakistan in the finals held in Sultan Qaboos Youth
Complex Stadium in Salalah, Oman.
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This marks India’s 4th Men’s Junior Asia Cup title.
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Uttam Singh, Captain of the Indian Team, was awarded the
Player of the Match(finals).
