Current Affairs One-Liner : 7th June 2023

• National:
• Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal visited India for four days from May 31-June 3, 2023. During his visit, he held bilateral delegation-level talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi

• NHAI’s first ‘Sustainability Report for FY 2021-22’ covers NHAI’s governance structure, stakeholders, environment and social responsibility initiatives. The report was recently released by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways
• IFC (International Finance Corporation), a part of the World Bank group, and NaBFID (National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on identifying and developing public-private partnership (PPP) projects to bolster India’s infrastructure sector
• HSBC India has unveiled its latest advertising campaign featuring their brand influencer cricketer Virat Kohli. The campaign highlights HSBC’s purpose of “opening up a world of opportunity” as it works to support the goals of India going global
• Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India’s economy is expected to grow in the range of 6.5-6.7% in the current financial year supported by strong domestic drivers and robust capex momentum of the government
• data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), the central government marginally undershot the fiscal deficit target in FY23 at 6.36% of gross domestic product (GDP) against 6.4% in the revised estimates (RE)
• The Indian Navy and DRDO successfully engaged an underwater target with an indigenously developed heavy weight Torpedo. This is a significant milestone in their quest for accurate delivery of ordnance on target in the underwater domain
• Iran has unveiled its first-ever hypersonic missile named Fattah. The missile can move at a speed of up to Mach 15 and has a range of 1,400km. It is said to be capable of penetrating all defense shields due to its high maneuverability and speed
• Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has launched Asia’s largest cluster development scheme in Thane. This scheme was conceptualized for the collective redevelopment of unauthorized and official dangerous buildings after the collapse of the Sairaj Building in Thane which had claimed 18 lives
• National Disaster Mitigation Centre and Yatri Niwas in Sidhra, Jammu was laid on June 6, 2023 by Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Manoj Sinha in Jammu
• The Indian Navy will participate in a commemorative event to mark 130 years of the start of struggle against apartheid at the Pietermaritzburg Railway Station near Durban INS Trishul, a frontline warship of the Indian Navy is visiting Durban from 06 to 09 Jun 23 to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the 7th Jun 1893 incident at Pietermaritzburg Railway Station
• The Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet in Madhya Pradesh has approved an ambitious ‘Mukhyamantri Sikho-Kamao Yojana’ (CM Earn-Learn Scheme) that aims to provide employment-oriented skill training to about a lakh youth initially.
• Economy:
• Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee’s three-day meeting began in Mumbai to discuss the bi-monthly policy. The announcements on the outcome will be made on Thursday
• The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure Development (NaBFID) is planning to raise funds worth up to 10,000 crore through 10-year non-convertible debentures (NCDs) on June 8
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted international banking units (IBUs) in GIFT City in Gujarat to settle non-deliverable foreign exchange derivative contracts (NDDCs) in Indian rupee
• Bajaj Finserv has announced the start of its new mutual fund business on June 06, 2023. The business will include seven funds in various categories such as large-cap, mid-cap, flexicap, liquid, and arbitrage
• World:
• Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been made a dame for her service to the country during the Covid-19 pandemic and Christchurch terror attacks. She was awarded the title Dame Grand Companion, the second-highest honour in New Zealand, as part of King Charles III’s Birthday Honours
• World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report released on June 6 2023, global growth is projected to decelerate from 3.1% in 2022 to 2.1% in 2023.
• Sports:
• India’s Siddharth Choudhary clinched gold in men’s shot put with a personal best throw of 19.52 metres at the Under 20 Asian Athletics Championships in Yecheon, South Korea
• Banking:
• The State Bank of India has launched Project Kuber in Bengaluru. It consists of four transaction banking hubs and one corporate salary package hub
• YES SECURITIES (YSL), a financial services company in India, has partnered with WatchYourHealth (WYH), a tech-driven healthcare platform, to provide investment solutions to healthcare professionals through the ‘Wellth- Where Investments and Health Unite’ programme
• Important Days:
• Every year on June 6th, the United Nations celebrates UN Russian Language Day. This day was established by UNESCO in 2010 and aligns with the birthday of Alexander Pushkin, a renowned Russian poet known as the founder of modern Russian language
• World Pest Day is observed annually on June 6th across the globe to raise public awareness of the importance of pest management for the protection of public health
• Books:
• BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda released a book titled ‘Amrutkaal ki Ore’ in New Delhi based on nine Years’ Achievements of the Narendra Modi Government. The book was compiled by Shivanand Dwivedi and K K Upadhyay

Question:

Q.1 Who released the book ‘Amrutkaal ki Ore’?
a. Narendra Modi
b. JP Nadda
c. Shivanand Dwivedi
d. K K Upadhyay