CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 15th JUNE, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 15^th JUNE, 2023

1. United Nations’ World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is an annually observed on 15 June to raise awareness about the mistreatment, discrimination, and neglect endured by elderly individuals. The theme for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023 as “Closing the Circle: Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Older Age Policy, Law, and Evidence-based Responses”.  
2. Global Wind Day, also known as World Wind Day, is annually observed on 15 June across the world to raise awareness regarding the importance of wind as a renewable source of energy, its power and the possibilities it holds to reshape our energy systems, decarbonise our economies and boost jobs and growth.
3. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) annually celebrates the ASEAN Dengue Day on 15 June in the tropical and subtropical areas, such as Southeast Asia, Pacific islands, Latin America and Africa to create awareness on the prevention and control of Dengue at the regional and National level.
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made history by becoming the first Indian Prime Minister to address the Joint Meeting of the US Congress twice.
5. Former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachaliah launched the multi-lingual India Legal App, a legal helpline accessible to citizens to obtain legal assistance from their homes.
6. The inaugural edition of the Indian Taekwondo Premier League (TPL) will take place from 22 June to 26 June, 2023 at the Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi.
7. The Guwahati Railway Station of Northeast Frontier Railway has been awarded ‘Eat Right Station’ certification by FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) in recognition of providing high-quality, nutritious food to passengers.
8. India’s first 7-km-long twin-track undersea tunnel is to be built at Thane Creek.
9. The Central Government has planned to complete 3D digitization of all museums under its administrative control by the year-end for better conservation of artefacts by JATAN virtual museum builder software.
10. Indian Drugs Controller approved indigenous animal tissue scaffold for scar-free skin wound healing in June 2023.
11. Odisha beat Maharashtra in the finals of the 10th Senior National Rugby 7s Championship by a huge margin of 31-7 at the Balewadi Stadium.
12. India’s Azista BST Aerospace launched its first satellite, ABA First Runner (AFR), onboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 13 June 2023, as part of the Transporter-8 Mission.
13. Chennai-based lawyer and activist Lalitha Natarajan has won US Department of Labor’s 2023 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labour by Consul General Judith Ravin at a ceremony in the US Consulate General in Chennai on 30 May, 2023.
14. Indian Overseas Bank introduces ‘My Account My Name’ for savings bank account customers, a first of its kind initiative in the banking sector.
15. India’s Murali Shankar registered an impressive 8.09m attempt to finish third in the men’s long jump event at the Paris Diamond League 2023 in France.
16. Renowned actor Mangal Dhillon, known for his notable roles in popular TV shows Junoon and Buniyaad, passed away on 11 June, 2023 at the age of 48 due to cancer.