CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 12th JUNE, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 12^th JUNE, 2023

1. World Day Against Child Labour is annually observed on 12 June across the world to raise awareness about the need to focus attention of child labour and the action and efforts needed to end child labour and the goal behind observing the day is to encourage the growing movement against child labour. The theme of World Day Against Child Labour 2023 is “Social Justice for All. End Child Labour!”.
2. The Karnataka Government has advised the women to apply for Shakti smart cards to avail the free travel in state run buses, starting from 11 June, 2023.
3. Senior IAS officers Amit Agrawal and Subodh Kumar Singh have been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Unique Identification Authority of India and Director General of the National Testing Agency, respectively.
4. Uttar Pradesh social welfare department has come up with an ‘Elder Line’ 14567 service to rescue aged destitute and help them find shelter in old age homes.
5. Epson India has signed Rashmika Mandanna as its brand ambassador for its EcoTank printers.
6. Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Russia will start deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus after special storage facilities are made ready on 7-8 July, 2023.
7. Novak Djokovic won his 23^rd Grand Slam title on 11 June, 2023 with a victory over Casper Ruud in French Open Final.
8. Britain will host the world’s first summit on artificial intelligence later in 2023.
9. NHDC Ltd. has announced the construction of a 525 MW pumped storage power project near the Indira Sagar Dam in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh.
10. India has emerged as the frontrunner in digital payments, surpassing four other countries, with a staggering 89.5 million digital transactions recorded in 2022.
11. A BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Expo and Conclave is being held in Kolkata from 13-15 June 2023, aiming at bringing together government officials, policymakers and business leaders from the member countries.
12. An exhibition titled ‘Hamari Bhasha, Hamari Virasat’ was inaugurated by Minister of State for Culture, Meenakshi Lekhi, at the National Archives of India.
13. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) and Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) to synergise the professional capabilities of IICA and RRU.
14. India’s Jyothi Yarraji won a silver medal in the women’s 100m hurdles event at the Jyvaskyla Motonet GP 2023 athletics meet at the Harju Stadium in Finland after clocking a brilliant 12.95s.
15. Meta and Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), launched the Amrit Generation campaign ‘Naye Bharat Ke Sapne’, an initiative to empower and engage the youth of India by encouraging them to express their aspirations and dreams for the future.
16. Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire who served as Italian Prime Minister multiple times between 1994 and 2011, has passed away on 12 June 2023, at the age of 86 in Milan, Italy.