CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 22nd JUNE, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 22^nd JUNE, 2023

1. Nusrat Chowdhury, a civil rights lawyer, has been confirmed by the Senate as the first Muslim female federal judge in US history.
2. Indian Navy’s state-of-the-art submarine, INS Vagir had an operational visit to Colombo from 19 June to 22 June, 2023in commemoration of the 9^th edition of International Yoga Day.
3. Aalok Kumar, the Corporate Officer and Senior Vice President, Head of Global Smart City Business at NEC Corporation, and President and CEO of NEC Corporation India, has been appointed as a member of the Asian Development Bank’s High-level Advisory Group on Digital Technology for Development.
4. Paddler Mudit Dani has scripted history by becoming first Indian to win the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) Male Athlete of the Year award for his exceptional performances in 2022-23.
5. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 20 June, 2023 approved the appointment of State Bank of India's Managing Director Swaminathan Janakiraman to the post of Deputy Governor (DG) of the Reserve Bank of India for a period of three years.
6. Petteri Orpo, the leader of the Conservative Party in Finland, has been elected as the country’s Prime Minister by the Parliament.
7. In a significant move to boost the dairy industry, the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh recently announced the establishment of a state-of-the-art milk processing plant in collaboration with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
8. India’s top shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor has set a new Asian shot put record with a massive throw of 21.77 metres at the Inter-state championships in Bhubaneswar.
9. India will gift Vietnam an in-service warship, INS Kirpan, a warship from the Khukri class commissioned in 1991, as a gesture of friendship and expanding military ties between the nations.
10. Representatives from all 193 UN member nations joyfully approved the first-ever treaty to safeguard marine life in the high seas. UN Secretary-General António Guterres lauded the historical agreement for giving the ocean a chance to fight against the numerous threats that menace it.
11. The Vice President of India Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar was the Chief Guest at the at the 9^th International Day of Yoga 2023 celebrations in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh on 21 June, 2023.
12. According to the latest Randstad Employer Brand Research (REBR) 2023, Tata Power Company has emerged as India’s most attractive employer brand, followed by Amazon and Tata Steel.
13. Red Bull with their 100^th Grand Prix victory in Canada, became the fifth team in F1 history to reach this milestone.
14. Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, hosted the 18^th India-Iraq Joint Commission Meeting in New Delhi.
15. In a remarkable achievement, Bhavani Devi, an Olympian from Chennai, made history by securing India’s first-ever medal at the Asian fencing championships held in Wuxi, China.
16. On 20 June 2023, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) launched a ‘Knowledge Sharing Platform’ hosted on the NHAI website to promote inclusive development of national highways.