CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 10th JUNE, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 10^th JUNE, 2023

1. INS Trishul, a frontline warship of the Indian Navy has visited Durban from 6-9 June, 2023 to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the 7 June, 1893 incident at Pietermaritzburg Railway Station near Durban as also 30 years of re-establishment of diplomatic relations between India and South Africa. 
2. West Bengal Government has launched buses with air purifiers in the state capital, Kolkata, to bring down pollution levels in the city.
3. Veteran banker V Anantharaman has been appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman of credit bureau TransUnion CIBIL.
4. Microsoft and AirJaldi Networks, a leading provider of internet connectivity solutions for rural areas, have joined forces through a three-year Memorandum of Understanding titled ‘Contentful Connectivity’.
5. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) successfully launched the National Campaign ‘Addiction Free Amrit Kaal’ on World Tobacco Day aimed at making India a tobacco and drug-free nation among children.
6. Telangana ranks first for Overall Environmental Performance according to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)’s annual compendium of data ‘State of India’s Environment 2023: In Figures’.
7. Tata Elxsi has partnered with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the upcoming Gaganyaan Mission.
8. To commemorate the 50^th World Environment Day, UNICEF and Elixir Foundation, in partnership with the Department of Climate Change and Press Information Bureau organized Gujarat’s first-ever Climate Action Summit on 4 June, 2023 in Ahmedabad.
9. According to Mercer’s 2023 Cost of Living survey report, Mumbai has been ranked as the most expensive city for expatriates in India, followed by New Delhi and Chennai respectively.
10. The Financial Services Institution Bureau (FSIB) has selected N Ramaswamy, General Manager, General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), as the next Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the company.
11. China has finished constructing the world’s most powerful largest and fastest wind tunnel JF-22, in the mountainous Huairou district of Northern Beijing.
12. On 7 June 2023, Dutch Research Council (NWO) has named Indian-origin Scientist Joyeeta Gupta, Professor of Environment and Development in the global South at the University of Amsterdam, as the recipient of the 2023 NWO Spinoza Prize, the highest scientific awards in the Netherlands, for her scientific work promoting a fair and sustainable world.
13. Sri Lanka is set to achieve regional energy integration with grid connectivity with India by 2030.
14. Top Indian spinner Amlan Borgohain bagged two gold medals, one each in the men’s 100 and 200-meter races at the Flanders Cup 2023 athletics meet, known as the International Antwerp Athletics Gala, in Merksem, Belgium.
15. Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan is set to launch a Learn and Earn program to teach employable skills to the youth. A total of 703 training areas have been identified for the scheme.
16. QuNu Labs Private Limited (QNu Labs), a leading quantum technology startup company, has partnered with the Indian Navy for the procurement and deployment of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) based systems.