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DAILY DOSE 22ND JUNE CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 22ND JUNE CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Top Headlines: 22 June 2023

  • President appoints retd Allahabad HC judge Umesh Kumar as DERC chief
  • Google Cloud launches anti-money-laundering tool for banks
  • PM Modi-led Yoga session at UN creates Guinness World Record
  • Hurun List 2022: Reliance tops list of most valuable private companies
  • Arundhati Roy wins 45th European Essay Prize for ‘Azadi’

 

2) Today’s History: 22 June 2023

  • In 1932, The famous Bollywood villain, Amrish Puri was born.
  • In 1939, Subhash Chandra Bose left Congress and established the Forward Bloc.
  • In 1941, During World War II, Germany invaded Russia.
  • In 1948, The title of Emperor of India has been removed.
  • In 2009, The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century appeared in India.
  • In 2016, ISRO created history in space and launched 20 satellites.

 

3) President appoints retd Allahabad HC judge Umesh Kumar as DERC chief

  • Justice (Retd) Umesh Kumar of Allahabad High Court has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) by President Droupadi Murmu.
  • The Supreme Court had ordered directing Lt Governor of Delhi to appoint a DERC chairperson within two weeks.
  • The President of India has appointed him under the sub-section 2 of Section 84 of the Electricity Act, 2003

 

4) Google Cloud launches anti-money-laundering tool for banks

  • Google Cloud has launched Anti Money Laundering Al (AML AI) to help financial institutions detect money laundering more effectively and efficiently.
  • AML AI provides a consolidated machine learning-generated customer risk score as an alternative to rules-based transaction alerting.
  • The risk score is based on the bank’s data including network behavior, and Know Your Customer (KYC) data.

 

5) Bengaluru startup ecosystem ranked 20th on global list

  • Bengaluru has clinched the 20th spot, moving up two places, in Startup Genome’s The Clobal Startup Ecosystems Qeport (CSEQ) 2023.
  • While Silicon Valley remained on top, New York City and London were tied at No 2 With this, the top three ecosystems have all held on to their positions from 2020.
  • Among the emerging ecosystems, Pune has moved into the 31-40 range in 2023, from 51-60 in 2022.

 

6) PM Modi-led Yoga session at UN creates Guinness World Record

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a Yoga session at the UN headquarters to mark the 9th edition of the International Day of Yoga.
  • The Yoga celebration created a Guinness World Record for the participation of people of most nationalities.
  • The theme for International Yoga Day 2023 was “Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam,” which also represents “One Earth, One Family”.

 

7) Arundhati Roy wins 45th European Essay Prize for ‘Azadi’

  • Arundhati Roy has won the 45th European Essay Prize for lifetime achievement.
  • The prize recognizes outstanding essays that criticize current societies, their practices, and ideologies.
  • The French translation of ‘Azadi’ titled ‘Liberte, fascisme, fiction’ appeared in Gallimard.
  • The Prize has been awarded since 1975 and is the 1st literary award dedicated solely to the genre of the essay.

 

8) UNDP partners with DAY-NULM towards empowering women entrepreneurs

  • The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) have signed an MoU to empower women entrepreneurs.
  • Currently, women account for only 15 percent of the total entrepreneurs in India.
  • The project will cover eight cities in the initial phase, with the possibility of extension beyond 2025.

 

9) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

  • It is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.
  • The UNDP emphasizes developing local capacity towards long-term self-sufficiency and prosperity.
  • It is the largest UN development aid agency, with offices in 177 countries.
  • Headquarters: New York
  • Founded: 22 November 1965
  • Head: Achim Steiner

 

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