CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 2nd JUNE, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 2^nd JUNE, 2023

1. Telangana Day or Telangana Formation Day is celebrated on 2 June every year to commemorate the formation of the state of Telangana. It is a state public holiday in Telangana.
2. Amarendu Prakash has taken charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) from 31 May, 2023.
3. On 1 June 2023, India defeated Pakistan 2-1 in the finals to lift Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023.
4. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Nagpur has become the first of all AIIMS to receive the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) accreditation.
5. Punjab Police launched a state-wide operation ‘OPS Clean’ aimed at keeping a tab on the activities of persons involved in the smuggling of commercial quantities of drugs.
6. Shri P Upadhay, INAS has taken over as Director General of Naval Armament (DGONA) from Shri KSC Iyer, who superannuated on 31 May, 2023.
7. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 1 June 2023, extended greetings to residents of Bhopal on the occasion of Bhopal Gaurav Diwas and announced government holiday on 1 June from next year.
8. Canada has become the first country in the world to stipulate that individual cigarettes carry mandatory health warnings.
9. With a valuation of $6.07 billion, the Spanish club, Real Madrid eclipsed Manchester United ($6 billion) in Forbes’ annual ranking and retained the top spot for the second year in a row.
10. The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and Vijnana Bharati has jointly organised a GI-YSRI Conference (Global Indian Young Scientists Research and Innovation) at National Agricultural Science Complex, New Delhi.
11. India conducted Asia’s first demonstration of performance-based navigation for helicopters for a flight from Juhu in Mumbai to Pune using GAGAN satellite technology.
12. Renowned author and Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor released the book ‘Ringside’ written by Lokmat Media Group Editorial Board Chairman and former MP Dr. Vijay Darda.
13. Argentine meteorologist Celeste Saulo becomes the first female head of the United Nations weather agency.
14. The Ministry of External Affairs, the European Union Delegation to India and the Asian Confluence jointly organized the India-EU Connectivity Conference in Meghalaya on from 1 to 2 June 2023, to explore investments in northeastern states.
15. Sanjay Varma took over as the Managing Director (additional charge) of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL).
16. On 1 June 2023, India carried out a successful training launch of a nuclear-capable Medium Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-1 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.