DAILY DOSE 13TH JUNE CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Top Headlines: 13 June 2023
- Andy Murray beats Jurij Rodionov to win Surbiton Trophy
- India, ADB sign $130 million loan MoU to boost horticulture in HP
- Indo-Maldives joint military exercise commences
- International Albinism Awareness Day: 13 June
- Punjab National Bank (PNB) launches IVR-based UPI 123PAY
2) Today’s History: 13 June 2023
- In1659, Aurangzeb was declared the 6th Emperor of Delhi.
- In 1908, The Calcutta Stock Exchange Ltd. was incorporated.
- In 1947, All-India Congress accepted the Mountbatten plan for the partition of India in New Delhi.
- In 1953, Internal Air Route Corporation of India was established.
- In 1982, The Supreme Court ruled that all children are entitled to public education regardless of citizenship
3) Punjab National Bank (PNB) launches IVR-based UPI 123PAY
- Punjab National Bank has launched an IVR-based UPI solution – UPI 123PAY, making it the 1st public sector bank to do So.
- The UPI 123PAY solution will allow users to perform UPI transactions from any phone.
- The solution is available in multiple languages and can be accessed by dialing 9188-123-123.
- IDFC First Bank, City Union Bank, and NSDL Payments Bank have also gone live on IVR payments.
4) Nasdaq to acquire financial software maker Adenza for $10.5 billion
- Nasdaq has announced to acquire Adenza for $10.5 billion in its biggest acquisition yet.
- Adenza’s software is primarily used by banks and brokerages.
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are financial advisors to Nasdaq.
- S&P Global Ratings lowered Nasdaq’s long-term issuer credit ratings to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB+’ on the news.
5) India, ADB sign $130 million loan MoU to boost horticulture in HP
- India and the Asian Development Bank have signed a loan agreement worth USD 130 million to boost agricultural productivity in Himachal Pradesh.
- The project aims to increase the income and resilience of at least 15,000 farm households across seven districts of the state.
- The project will improve on-farm irrigation and water management in about 6,000 hectares of farmland.
6) PM Modi lauds new initiative Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the new initiative of celebrating Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana as a ‘Godh Bharai’ ceremony in Dausa, Rajasthan.
- Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana scheme as a ‘Godh Bharai’ ceremony where all the pregnant women come together and they give them Poshan Kit for the health of their babies.
7) MP govt to transfer Rs 6 thousand 423 cr in bank accounts of farmers
- CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan will deposit amount of 6 thousand 423 crore rupees in the farmers’ accounts along with the Defence Minister at the Kisan-Kalyan Mahakumbh being held at Mohanpura Dam
- Bhoomi-puja and the inauguration of development work worth over 11 thousand 378 crore rupees will also take place in Mahakumbh
- Land rights letters will be distributed to 1 thousand 689 beneficiaries
8) Manohar Lal announces monthly pension of Rs. 10,000 for Padma Awards
- Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal announced a monthly pension of 10,000 rupees for the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan awardees of the State besides, free travel facility in Volvo Buses of the State Government
- The Chief Minister made this announcement during his visit to Karnal while interacting with the media persons.
9) Reliance climbs 8 spots to 45th rank on Forbes’ Global 2000 list
- Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd climbed eight spots to the 45th rank, the highest for an Indian company on Forbes’ latest Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide.
- The Global 2000 ranks the largest companies in the world using four metrics: sales, profits, assets, and market value, Forbes said while releasing the 2023 ranking of the world’s top 2,000 companies.
10) Justice Venkatachaliah launches app to provide legal aid
- 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.
- The app will help in disposing of around 70 percent of new cases.
- Attorney General R. Venkataramani hailed the India Legal app.
11) Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 to win maiden FIFA U-20 World Cup title
- Luciano Rodríguez scored the winning goal in the 86th minute in a header from close range giving Uruguay a much-deserved victory after an entire match of dominance against Italy.
- Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 to win its first Under-20 World Cup title.
- FIFA decided to hand the organization over to Argentina one month before kickoff.
- Uruguay lost the final of the tournament in 1997 and 2013.
12) Delhi University to introduce Centre for Hindu Studies from 2023-24
- The center will focus on various facets of the Hindu civilization, its multiple dynamics, history, and philosophy.
- This course aims to involve all the stakeholders, including the enrolled students of the program, to think critically and evolve a Bharat-centric perspective beyond theoretical explanation
- The official said the new course will ensure of knowledge system in line with the NEP 2020
13) MRF becomes the 1st Indian stock to touch 1 lakh per share mark
- MRF became the first Indian stock to touch the rupee one lakh per share mark.
- The stock opened at ₹99,500 on BSE against the previous close of ₹98,939.70 and touched an all-time high of €1,00,300 in morning trade.
- The stock has witnessed strong gains in the last year. It is up 45 percent in the last year against a 19 percent gain in the benchmark Sensex.
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