DAILY GK 22 -24 JUNE
1. DEFENCE MINISTER OF VIETNAM VISIT TO INDIA
●
Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, General Phan Van Giang was on a 2 day
visit to India in June 2023.
●
A bilateral meeting
was held between Union Minister Rajanath Singh, India’s Ministry of Defence
(MoD), and General Phan Van Giang to enhance India-Vietnam cooperation in
defence industries, maritime security and multinational cooperation.
2. INDIA GIFTS INDIGENOUSLY-BUILT MISSILE CORVETTE ‘INS KIRPAN‘
TO VIETNAM
●
Indian gifted an indigenously-built in-service missile
corvette INS (Indian Naval Ship)Kirpan to Vietnam to enhance the
capabilities of the Vietnam People’s Navy.
●
INS Kirpan, a 1,350-tonne Khukri class missilecorvette, on January 12, 1991.
3. INDIAN ARMY CONDUCTED EXERCISE AGNEYASTRA 1
●
Indian Army’s Northern Command conducted “Exercise Agneyastra 1” on 19th June
2023, in eastern Ladakh to showcase India’s fire power supremacy.
●
Agneyastra means firearms in Hindi.
4. GLOBAL GENDER GAP INDEX 2023
●
According to the World
Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual Global Gender Gap Report 2023, released,
India has closed 64.3% of the overall gender gap and ranked 127th out of 146 countries in terms of
gender parity at the Global Gender Gap Index 2023
●
Iceland Topped the index followed by Norway and Finland at 2nd and 3rd rank.
●
World Economic ForumHeadquarters – Cologny/Geneva,
Switzerland
5. EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS LED TO 12MN CHILDREN DISPLACEMENTS IN
2022
●
According to the estimates released by UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund)extreme weather events
around the world, including unprecedented floods in Pakistan and the drought in
the Horn of Africa drought, led to 12
million children displacements in 2022.
●
By the end of 2022, a record 43.3 million children lived in
forced displacement, and almost 60% (25.8 million) were internally displaced by
conflict and violence.
●
The number of refugee and asylum-seeking children also hit a new record of 17.5 million, a
number that does not even include those newly displaced in 2023 (by the
conflict in Sudan).
●
According to The Global Report on Internal Displacement 2023
released in May 2023, the number of
people displaced by disasters rose by 40% in 2022 compared to 2021.
6. STAR ALLIANCE WINS WORLD’S BEST AIRLINE ALLIANCE
●
World Airline Awards in Paris Air Show 2023, Paris,
France, Star Alliance is named the
World’s Best Airline Alliance Award for Singapore Airlines for the 5th year, and the Star Alliance Lounge at Los Angeles(LA) International Airport wins
the top award as the Best Alliance Lounge
for the 7th year.
●
Top 5 winners of Skytrax 2023 World Airline Awards include
Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, ANA All Nippon Airways, Emirates, and Japan
Airlines.
●
AirAsia again won the World’s Best
Low-Cost Airline award
●
IndiGo was in the 43rd position.
●
A new award was introduced in 2023, for the World’s Most Family Friendly Airline, this
being won by Air Canada.
7. CHAIRMAN OF GIFT CITY
●
HasmukhAdhia, former union finance & revenue
secretary, has been appointed Chairman
of GIFT City Ltd (Gujarat International Finance Tec-city co. ltd.), in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
●
GIFT City Ltd is an entity responsible for developing
India’s first smart city Gujarat
International Finance-Tec City in Gandhinagar.
8. MNRE EXTENDS TIMELINE FOR SOLAR PARKS PROJECTS SCHEME BY TWO
YEARS TILL 2026
●
Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy (MNRE) extended the deadline for ‘Development of Solar Parks and Ultra-Mega Solar Power Projects’ by
two years i.e. till 2026.
●
The previous deadline for this project was scheduled to end
in March 2024.
●
This project was implemented with the aim to reduce project cost per MegaWatt (MW) and higher
transmission losses.
9. THE INTEGRATED SIMULATOR COMPLEX FOR INDIAN NAVY INAUGURATED
IN KERALA
●
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Integrated Simulator Complex(ISC) “Dhruv“ at the
Southern Naval Command in Kochi, Kerala.
●
These simulators are designed to provide real-time
experience on navigation, fleet operations, naval tactics and will also be
utilised for training of personnel from friendly countries.
10. INDIA TO LOSE 6,500 MILLIONAIRES IN 2023-HENLEY’S REPORT
●
According to the Henley and partners’ annual report of Henley Private Wealth Migration Report 2023,
published on June 13, 2023, India may lose at least 6,500 High-Networth
Individuals (HNWIs) in 2023 making India the second-highest outflow of HNWIs globally, after China (which has
a net loss of 13,500 HNWIs).
●
India will be followed by the United Kingdom-UK (3,200) and
Russia (3,000) in third and fourth places, respectively.
●
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore remain
preferred destinations for wealthy Indian families amid Golden Visa” program, favourable tax environment.
11. HURUN INDIA 500 - INDIA’S MOST VALUABLE COMPANY
●
According to the “2022
Burgundy Private Hurun India 500: a Six Month Update” released on 20th June
2023, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
topped as India’s most valuable company with a value of Rs 16.37 lakh crorefollowed by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
with Rs 11.76 lakh crore and HDFC Bank with Rs 9.41 lakh crore.
●
The report, featuring 500 most valuable non-state-owned
companies in India, was released by Burgundy Private, Axis Bank’s Private
Banking Business and Hurun India.
12. INDIA’S MOST ATTRACTIVE EMPLOYER BRAND
●
According to the annual report of Randstad India, a Human
Resources (HR) service provider, titled “Randstad
Employer Brand Research (REBR) 2023” Tata Power Company has been named ‘India’s most attractive employer brand’.
●
Tata Power is followed
by Amazon at the 2nd spot and Tata Steel Limited, at the 3rd place.
●
Big Basket has emerged as the most attractive startup employer brand
in India.
●
The report highlighted that employees have rated automotive
as the most attractive sector (77%) in India followed by Information Technology
(IT) /Information Technology enabled Services(ITeS) and Telocom with 76% and
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), Retail and e-commerce with 75%.
13. 2023 IQBAL MASIH AWARD FOR THE ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUR
●
LalithaNatarajan, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)-based
Lawyer-Activist has been awarded the 2023 IqbalMasih
Award for the Elimination of Child Labour for her extraordinary
contributions to combat child labour.
●
Judith Ravin, the United States of America (USA) Consul
General presented the award to LalithaNatarajan at a ceremony at the U.S.
Consulate General in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
14. NEW PRIME MINISTER OF FINLAND
●
Parliament of Finland elected PetteriOrpo, conservative National Coalition Party (NCP) leader as Prime Minister (PM) of Finland.
●
PetteriOrpo succeeded Sanna Marin of Social Democrats party,
who served as the PM of Finland from 2019-2023.
●
Finland:Capital– Helsinki
●
Currency– Euro
15. ACC: ASIA CUP 2023 TO BE HELD IN HYBRID MODEL IN PAKISTAN
& SRI LANKA
●
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced that the 16th
edition of Asia Cup (Men’s Asia Cup 2023) will be held in hybrid mode in
Pakistan and Sri Lanka from 31st August 2023 to 17th September 2023.
●
For the first time since
2008, Pakistan will host a
multi-nation cricket competition at home.
●
Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup 2022 held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(UAE) by defeating Pakistan in the finals.
16. QUALITY STANDARD IS18267: 2023 FOR AGRI BY-PRODUCT UTENSILS
●
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published IS 18267: 2023 on ‘Food Serving Utensils Made from Agri By-Products – Specification’,
aimed at reducing plastic pollution and promoting sustainability.
●
The IS 18267: 2023
lays down the norms to make disposable utensils free from harmful additives and
contributes towards environmental safety, conserve natural resources, promote a
circular economy.
●
The IS 18267: 2023 standard, emphasizes the use of
agricultural by-products, such as leaves and sheaths, as preferred materials
for making plates, cups, and bowls.
●
It prohibits the use of chemicals, resins, and adhesives,
and recommends appropriate parts of plants and trees for production.
17. GOI AMENDED THE ELECTRICITY (RIGHTS OF CONSUMERS) RULES,
2020
●
Government of India (GoI) has introduced two changes to the
prevailing power tariff system, through an amendment
to the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020.
●
The changes are: introduction
of Time of Day (ToD) Tariff, and rationalization of smart metering
provisions.
●
Under the ToD Tariff system, Tariff during solar hours (duration of eight hours in a day as
specified by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission) of the day shall be
10%-20% less than the normal tariff, while the tariff during peak hours
will be 10 to 20 percent higher.
●
ToD tariff would be applicable for Commercial and Industrial
consumers having Maximum demand of 10 KW and above, from 1st April, 2024 and
for all other consumers except agricultural consumers, latest from 1st April,
2025.
18. THE ASIA UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2023
●
According to Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University
Rankings 2023, released on 22nd June 2023, Indian
Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru (Karnataka) has emerged as the highest-ranked Indian Institute. IISc
is ranked 48th on the overall list.
●
The list is topped by
China’s Tsinghua University, followed by the Peking University of China in the 2nd position and Singapore’s
National University of Singapore(NUS) in the 3rd position
19. ITU APPROVES BHARAT 6G VISION FRAMEWORK “IMT-2030”
●
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United
Nations (UN)’s agency for Telecom has approved the Bharat 6th Generation (6G) vision framework named “IMT-2030” at its
44th meeting of the ITU-R WP 5D (ITU- Radiocommunication sector Working Party
5D) held in Geneva, Switzerland
●
The new 6G vision contained in the draft new recommendation
ITU-R M.IMT.Framework for 2030 and beyond provides framework and overall
objectives of the future development of IMT for 2030 and beyond.
●
In March 2023, India released its ‘Bharat 6G’ vision document which recommended opening up more
spectrum across low-, mid- and Millimetre wave (MM wave) bands.
20. GLOBAL LIVEABILITY INDEX 2023
●
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index 2023 Vienna, the capital of Austria, has topped the
index as the world’s most liveable city.
●
Copenhagen (Denmark) ranked second while Melbourne and Sydney of Australia ranked 3rd and 4th in the index.
●
EIU’s index ranks 173 cities across five categories: stability, healthcare, education, culture and the
environment, and infrastructure.
●
5 cities from India have been
featured
on the EIU’s Global Liveability index 2023.New Delhi (Delhi) 141st rank.
●
Mumbai (Maharashtra) 141st rank.Chennai (Tamil Nadu) 144th
rank.Ahmedabad (Gujarat) 147th rank.Bengaluru (Karnataka) 148th rank.
21. TIME100: MOST INFLUENTIAL COMPANIES 2023
●
Meesho and National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI), two Indian companies have been featured on the “TIME 100 Most Influential Companies of 2023“,
the TIME Magazine’s annual list under the ‘pioneer’
category
●
The TIME 100 Most Influential Companies List described Meesho as an “Innovative Retailer” and NPCI
as “Connecting Commerce“.
●
The 2023 list is divided into five categories titled:
Leaders, Disruptors, Innovators, Titans, and Pioneers. Each category has listed
under 20 companies.
●
National Payments Corporation of
India (NPCI):is an initiative of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Indian
Banks’ Association (IBA) launched in 2008 to create more robust payment
systems. It is an umbrella organisation for all retail payments and settlement
systems in India.
22. IOC HONOURED WHO DG TEDROS GHEBREYESUS WITH OLYMPIC ORDER
& WHO WITH OLYMPIC CUP 2021
●
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas
Bach presented the Olympic Order to
the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General TedrosGhebreyesus in an award ceremony held at Olympic House in
Lausanne, Switzerland.
●
The Olympic Order is awarded to a person who has done
outstanding services to the Olympic cause, either through his own personal
achievement or his contribution to the development of sport.
23. UNITED NATIONS PUBLIC SERVICE DAY -JUNE 23
·
United Nations Public Service Day is observed annually
across the globe on 23rd June to
highlight the contribution of public officials in development and progress.
●
UN Public Service Day
theme of “Innovative Public
Service Delivery: Ensuring No One Is Left Behind.”
24. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC DAY 2023 – JUNE 23
●
International Olympic Day is annually celebrated across the
world on 23rd June for the
celebration of sport, health, and being together.
●
This day marks the founding day of the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) at the Sorbonne, Paris on June 23, 1894, when ancient Greek
olympics were revived by the efforts of French
historian Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
●
The theme for
International Olympic Day 2023 is ‘Let’s
Move’ which emphasises daily physical activity to people around the
world. #Letsmove and #OlympicDay are the
hashtags for this year’s celebration.
