- National:
- Ministry of Power (MoP) and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) have jointly launched a national mission named “Mission on Advanced and High-Impact Research” (MAHIR) to quickly identify emerging technologies in the power sector and leverage them indigenously, at scale, for deployment within and outside India
- United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) elected five new non-permanent members to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday for two-year terms starting on January 1, 2024. These countries are Algeria, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia
- US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signed the Atlantic Declaration for a US-UK Economic Partnership. The joint declaration described the partnership as the “first of its kind” in covering the broad spectrum of the two countries’ economic, technological, commercial and trade relations
- 8th June 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) signed a new and revised Strategic Framework for Collaboration
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched its third cohort of four ocean innovators to demonstrate the compelling roles of marine spatial planning (MSP), marine protected areas (MPAs) and new environmentally and socially sustainable economic activities for a healthy and resilient ocean
- The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) launched mission EVOLVE (Electric Vehicle Operations and Lending for Vibrant Ecosystem) in a tie-up with the Niti Aayog, World Bank, Korea-World Bank partnership facility, and Korean Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) to finance MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) in the electric vehicles (EV) space.
- SAMCO Asset Management Private Limited has announced the launch of India’s first actively-managed momentum fund - SAMCO Active Momentum Fund1. The NFO opens on June 15, 2023 and closes on June 29, 2023
- Federal Bank has launched the “I Am Adyar, Adyar Is Me” campaign in Chennai with the objective of fostering a strong sense of community and celebrating the unique spirit of the Adyar neighborhood.
- China has recently completed the construction of the most powerful wind tunnel in the world, located in the mountainous Huairou district of northern Beijing.
- Magnus Carlsen won the 2023 Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland after another incredible performance during the second day of the blitz portion, ending with a score of 24/36 and taking home the $40,000 1st place prize
- a report of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted significant impacts of the ‘Har Ghar Jal’ program on public health and economic savings
- The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced the second edition of Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman. Under this award, thirty-three Sammans will be given out under three categories: Print, Television and Radio in twenty-two Indian languages and English
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has notified four key measures to strengthen 1,514 urban co-operative banks (UCBs) in India. These measures include giving them two years more to meet the priority sector lending targets
- World:
- Google celebrated Portugal National Day with a special doodle on June 10th. The day is known officially as Dia de Camões, de Portugal e das Comunidades Portuguesas (Day of Camões, Portugal, and the Portuguese Communities)
- Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned as a lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament. He quit after receiving the results of an investigation by lawmakers over misleading statements he made to Parliament about “partygate,” a series of rule-breaking government parties during the pandemic
- The Sudanese government has declared that the UN envoy to Sudan, Volker Perthes, is no longer welcome in the country. The UN denounced this move and said that a member of UN personnel cannot be declared persona non grata and that this goes against the UN charter
- Vice President Kamala Harris announced more than $100 million in support for the Caribbean during her trip to Nassau, The Bahamas.
- European Union ministers have agreed on a deal to overhaul the bloc’s asylum procedures after 12 hours of negotiations to obtain the go-ahead from front-line members Italy and Greece
- Saudi Arabia and the United States announced a 24-hour ceasefire starting Saturday between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday
- Sports:
- Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud in the French Open final to win his 23rd Grand Slam singles title. Djokovic is now the only male player to have won each of the four Slams - Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open - at least three times
- Fan Zhendong, World No.1 Table Tennis player from China, won the Men’s Singles title at the 2023 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Table Tennis (WTT) Championships defeating China’s Wang Chuqin (world no.2) in the finals held in Durban, South Africa on 28th May 2023
- Important Days:
- World Accreditation Day is annually observed across the globe on 9th June to promote the value of accreditation. The theme of World Accreditation Day 2023 is “Accreditation: Supporting the Future of Global Trade”
Questions:
Q.1 How many Grand Slam singles titles has Novak Djokovic won?a. 20
b. 21
c. 22
d. 23
Q.2 When is World Accreditation Day observed?
a. June 8
b. June 9
c. June 10
d. June 11
