CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 11th JUNE, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 11^th JUNE, 2023

1. Former Chief Secretary of West Bengal Rajiv Sinha on 7 June, 2023 was appointed as the State Election Commissioner. 
2. Australia men’s cricket team defeated the Indian men’s cricket team by 209 runs in the finals and clinched the title of World Test Championship at The Oval, London, United Kingdom.
3. On 11 June 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first-ever National Training Conclave aimed at strengthening the training infrastructure for Civil Servants across India at an event held at the International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
4. The 71^st edition of Miss World will be hosted in India in November 2023, after 27 years since the last time it was held in 1996.
5. Pullela Gopichand, a Padma Bhushan, Dronacharya and Arjuna awardee, joined the Indian Padel Federation (IPF) as an advisor.
6. Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal launched ‘SAGAR SAMRIDDHI’, the online dredging monitoring system in order to accelerate the ‘Waste to Wealth’ initiative of the Ministry.
7. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has granted a life insurance business license to Go Digit Life Insurance Limited.
8. On 9 June 2023, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a USD 148 million loan to support West Bengal in improving irrigation practices in rural areas.
9. Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has introduced the ‘DigiYatra’ facility for passengers.
10. Indian-American investment banking expert Ritu Kalra has been appointed as Harvard University’s Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer.
11. Three Indian boxers, Deepak Kumar Bhoria, Mohammed Hussamuddin and Nishant Dev, won bronze medal at the 22^nd edition of the International Boxing Association (IBA) Men’s World Boxing Championships 2023, held at Tashkent in Uzbekistan.
12. M Rajeswari Singh, General Manager and Director (GMD), United India Insurance, has been chosen as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of National Insurance Company (NIC).
13. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha dedicated Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Jammu to the people on 8 June, 2023.
14. On 8 June 2023, Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak and President of the United States, Joe Biden signed the ‘Atlantic Declaration’, a first-of-its-kind economic partnership between US and UK to enable future cooperation on issues such as artificial intelligence, and other economic and commercial relations.
15. Union Minister Anurag Thakur sends off Indian contingent of 198 athletes to the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023.
16. Veteran theatre actor-director Farrokh Mehta passed away on 8 June, 2023 in Mumbai at the age of 91.