CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 4th JUNE, 2023
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United Nations’ International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed annually on 4 June across the world to recognize and acknowledge the sufferings and pain of children throughout the world, who are the victims of physical, mental and emotional abuse.
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Shri Janardan Prasad took over charge of the Director General of Geological Survey of India on 1 June, 2023.
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Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched PM SVANidhi mobile app to ease loan process and provide information for street vendors.
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Penguin Random House India has announced the acquisition of poet-diplomat Abhay K’s book ‘Nalanda’, which delves into the history of the ancient seat of learning in Bihar.
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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi flagged off Goa’s first Vande Bharat Express from Madgaon Railway Station on 3 June, 2023 via video conferencing.
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The world’s first 3D-printed Hindu temple is being built in Telangana. The 3D-printed temple will be situated within Charvitha Meadows, a gated villa community at Burugupally in Siddipet.
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On 4 June 2023, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen emerged victorious at the Spanish Grand Prix, clinching the pole position and extending his lead in the Formula One championship by 53 points.
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English batter Ben Duckett surpassed Sir Son Bradman’s record of scoring the fastest 150 runs at Lords against Ireland on 2 June, 2023.
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Hrithik Roshan has been appointed as brand ambassador for Zebronics TV.
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India has made an agreement with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to establish a regional office in New Delhi, which will provide development cooperation and technical assistance to the region.
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The Maharashtra state cabinet approved the implementation of the gender-inclusive tourism policy called ‘Aai’ in an effort to empower women in the tourism industry.
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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, has emerged as the top Indian university on the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2023.
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United Arab Emirates has won the bid to host the World Conservation Congress of the International Union of Nature (IUCN) in 2025 in Abu Dhabi.
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Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya recently inaugurated the state-of-the-art National Training Centre for Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
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Indian-American eighth-grader Dev Shah crowned 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion.
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On 3 June 2023, former American track and field athlete and National Football League player, Jim Hines, the first man to run 100 metres in under 10 seconds, passed away at the age of 76.