DAILY DOSE 13TH MAY CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) MHA to organize “G20 Conference on Crime and Security” in July 2023
- The Ministry of Home Affairs will organize the “G20 Conference on Crime and Security in the Age of NFTS (Non-Fungible Tokens), Al and Metaverse” on 13th and 14th July 2023 in Gurugram, Haryana.
- The event will be held in partnership with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
2) MHA to organize “G20 Conference on Crime and Security” in July 2023
- The Ministry of Home Affairs will organize the “G20 Conference on Crime and Security in the Age of NFTS (Non-Fungible Tokens), Al and Metaverse” on 13th and 14th July 2023 in Gurugram, Haryana.
- The event will be held in partnership with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
3) Deepika Padukone appears on cover of TIME magazine
- Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has been featured on the cover of TIME magazine in May 2023.
- The American magazine described Padukone as a ‘global star’ bringing ‘the world to Bollywood’.
- It had previously named Padukone among its list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2018.
- TIME magazine is a renowned weekly news publication based in the United States.
4) Puma appoints K Balagopalan as India Managing Director
- PUMA India on 11 May 2023, announced that Karthik Balagopalan, the global director of retail and e-commerce, will succeed Abhishek Ganguly as the new managing director.
- He has been with PUMA since 2006, and previously held management positions in retail operations and business development at PUMA India.
- The new appointment will take effect on August 1, 2023.
5) Union Minister Smriti Irani launches “Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi” program
- Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani, on 12 May 2023, launched the “Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi” program under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0.
- It was launched to ensure the holistic development of all children under the age of 6 years.
- The program also aims to build children’s skills in communication and early language, literacy, and numeracy.
6) Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar gets Govind Swarup Award 2023
- Professor Jayant Narlikar, a prominent astrophysicist, has been awarded the Astronomical Society of India (ASI) Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement award on 12 May 2023 in Pune Maharashtra.
- The award recognizes Narlikar’s significant contributions to the field of astrophysics.
- The award aims to promote the study of astronomy and related sciences in India.
7) MOS Rajeev Chandrasekhar launches 3rd Semicon India Roadshow in Delhi
- The 3rd Semicon India Future Design roadshow was launched by Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on 12 May 2023 in Delhi.
- The event was held at IIT Delhi with the aim to encourage innovation in the semiconductor design and manufacturing space.
- The event also aimed to facilitate investment in the semiconductor industry.
8) Narendra Singh Tomar chairs 8th SCO Agriculture Ministers meet
- The 8th meeting of Agriculture Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries was held on 12 May 2023.
- It was held under the chairmanship of Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
- The meeting resulted in the adoption of a joint declaration on agricultural cooperation among SCO member states.
9) Min. of Power & Min. of Envt to develop Carbon Credit Trading Scheme
- The Ministry of Power and Ministry of Environment will develop Carbon Credit Trading Scheme for Decarbonisation.
- Government plans to develop the Indian Carbon Market with the objective to decarbonize the Indian economy by pricing the Green House Gas emission through trading of Carbon Credit Certificates.
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