DAILY DOSE 27TH JUNE CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Top Headlines: 27 June 2023
- Rajya Sabha MP Hardwar Dubey passes away
- Govt signs MoU with Pixxel Space to deploy pathfinder satellites
- Govt launches Nandi portal for granting NOC for veterinary drugs
- Lionel Messi wins ‘Best Foreign Player’ award of Ligue 1
- MOHFW wins Kreta Vikreta Gaurav Sammaan Samaaroh 2023
2) Today’s History: 27 June 2023
- In 1693, The first women’s magazine “Ladies’ Mercury” was published in London.
- In 1838, Nationalist author Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was born.
- In 1964, Teen Murti Bhawan was made Nehru Museum.
- In 2008, India and Pakistan agreed in the commissioning of the Iranian gas pipeline project.
- In 2008, Former Army Chief Sam Manekshaw, who played a key role in the 1971 war, passed away.
3) LG VK Saxena approves draft of Delhi Grievance Redressal Rules
- Delhi LG VK Saxena approves the draft of Delhi Grievance Redressal Rules, 2017 for addressing grievances related to Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) and Fair Price Shops (FPS).
- Delhi LG Saxena invites suggestions from stakeholders and the general public on the draft.
- The proposal entails the constitution of a Screening Committee for appointments to the State Food Commission.
4) Arab Youth Survey reveals India’s growing influence as strong ally
- Arab youth consider India a stronger ally than the United States, according to the 15th ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey 2023.
- The survey was conducted by ASDA’A BCW, the leading communications consultancy in the Middle East.
- 73% of Arab youth see India as a ‘strong ally’ to their respective countries, surpassing the US by one percentage point (72%).
- 98% of UAE nationals consider India an ally.
5) DBS Bank India appoints Rajat Verma as Managing Director
- Rajat Verma has been appointed as the MD and head of institutional banking at DBS Bank India.
- He will be succeeding Niraj Mittal in his new role.
- Mittal will be taking up a new role as country head of DBS Bank in Australia.
- DBS ranks among the largest foreign banks in India.
- DBS Bank Limited is a Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation
6) Uttarakhand CM honours ‘Loktantra Senani’, increases pension funds
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami honored the people of Uttarakhand who fought against the Emergency in 1975.
- The CM announced that the dependents of Loktantra Senani will be given a pension fund and the honorarium of Loktantra Senani has been increased from Rs 16,000 to Rs 20,000.
- The Emergency was declared in 1975 by former PM Indira Gandhi and was in effect for 21 months.
7) Know About: Uttarakhand
- It is a state in northern India.
- The state is divided into two divisions, Garhwal and Kumaon, with a total of 13 districts.
- The winter capital of Uttarakhand is Dehradun while Gairsain is the summer capital of Uttarakhand.
- Capital: Dehradun (Winter)
- Governor: Gurmit Singh
- Chief minister: Pushkar Singh Dhami
- Official animal: Alpine musk deer
- Formation: 9 November 2000
8) Lionel Messi wins ‘Best Foreign Player’ award of Ligue 1
- Lionel Messi has been awarded the ‘Best Foreign Player’ in Ligue 1 for the 2022-23 season.
- Messi completed two season trebles with Barcelona, winning three major titles in a single season.
- He made his debut for Barcelona’s senior team in 2003, scoring five goals in 10 appearances.
- Messi is the third-highest goal-scorer at the international level with 103 goals for Argentina.
9) Nagaland gets its 1st HIV-1 Viral Load Laboratory
- Nagaland has got its first HIV-1 Viral Load Laboratory at Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK).
- The laboratory was officially launched by the Commissioner & Secretary of Health & Family Welfare and Chairman of Nagaland State AIDS Control Society Y Kikheto Sema.
- The launching of the first HIV-1 Viral Load Lab at NHAK ensuring better treatment and care for the People Living with HIV (PLHIV).
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