22 June 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 22nd June
Important Current Affairs 22nd June 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 22nd June including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 22nd June 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 22nd June – National News
1. The Rajasthani government has approved Rs 13.48 billion to promote religious travel.
◉ The government of Rajasthan has approved spending of Rs 13.48 crore to boost religious travel in the state’s Nagaur, Jaisalmer, and Alwar regions.
◉ The state government has been actively promoting religious travel and creating a variety of facilities for pilgrims at these locations.
◉ As part of the project, funds have been authorized for Butati in the Nagaur district in the amount of Rs. 3.10 crore, Ghatveshwar Mahadev Temple in the amount of Rs. 1.65 crores, Harmal Das Ji ◉ Maharaj Temple in the amount of Rs. 1.61 crores, and Dargah Hazrat Samman Badi Khat in the amount of Rs.1.36 crores.
2. Four new National Highway projects are opened in Haryana by Nitin Gadkari.
◉ Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, officially opened and laid the cornerstone for four National Highway projects in the Haryana towns of Sonepat, Karnal, and Ambala.
◉ Better access to the economic hubs of Haryana, Punjab, and Jammu & Kashmir will be made possible by the construction of 11 flyovers along the 24-kilometre, eight-lane National Highway 44 from Delhi to Panipat in Sonepat at a cost of Rs. 890 crore.
◉ The 35 km, 6-lane Karnal Greenfield Ring Road, which was built at a cost of Rs. 1690 crore, is not only a road; it will be essential for the future growth and prosperity of the area.
3. September will see the first MotoGP race in the country.
◉ The Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida will hold the first MotoGP race in India on September 22 and 23, according to the Uttar Pradesh government.
◉ The expensive racing vehicles in the challenging championship will boost the standing of “Brand UP.”
◉ After Formula 1 left the country in 2013, the development heralds the arrival of a high-profile motorsport event in the nation.
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International News
4. According to a report, Himalayan Glaciers could lose up to 75% of their ice by 2100.
◉ A recent study suggests that by the end of the century, glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalaya could have lost up to 75% of their volume.
◉ The 240 million people who live in the mountainous area are experiencing dangerous flooding and water shortages as a result of global warming.
◉ In the area, which is home to the renowned peaks of Everest and K2, ice loss has been discovered by a group of international experts to be accelerating.
◉ According to the assessment by the Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), the glaciers lost up to 65 per cent of their ice during the 2010s, which was quicker than they had in the decade before.
5. Climate reports show that Europe is warming the quickest in the world.
◉ According to a comprehensive analysis, Europe should prepare for more lethal heatwaves brought on by climate change. The report noted that last year was 2.3 degrees Celsius hotter on the planet’s fastest-warming continent.
◉ In a report by the WMO and the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, the impacts of climate change, including crop-killing drought, record sea surface temperatures, and unprecedented glacier retreat, are listed.
◉ Since the 1980s, Europe has warmed twice as much as the rest of the world, and last year had its warmest summer on record, along with the warmest years on record for France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Appointment
6. Amit Agrawal, a senior IAS officer, takes over as CEO of UIDAI.
◉ The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has appointed senior IAS official Amit Agrawal as its Chief Executive official (CEO).
◉ He is a Chhattisgarh cadre officer from the 1993 IAS class.
◉ He was a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur and held a number of significant positions at the Centre as well as in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
◉ He served as an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) before taking the helm at UIDAI.
7. The appointment of Hasmukh Adhia as Chairman of GIFT City
◉ Hasmukh Adhia, a senior retired bureaucrat and former Union Finance Secretary and Revenue Secretary, has been chosen to lead GIFT City Ltd.
◉ Sudhir Mankad, a former chief secretary of Gujarat, is replaced by Adhia.
the organization in charge of creating Gandhinagar’s Gujarat International Finance-Tec City, India’s first smart city.
◉ In addition to GIFT City, Adhia has been appointed Director and Chairman of the Boards of Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd (GACL) and Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (GMDC), State Public Sector Enterprises, with immediate effect.
Defence
8. Delivery of a Mahindra Armado armoured vehicle to the Indian Army
◉ ‘Armado,’ an Armoured Light Specialist Vehicle (ALSV) made especially for the Indian military services, has begun to be delivered by Mahindra Defence Systems.
◉ The Mahindra ‘Armado’ Armoured Light Specialist Vehicle (ALSV) is a light armoured specialist vehicle created for use by the armed services.
◉ The vehicle’s modular design enables effective maintenance, and it may be modified or altered on-site for a wide range of operational functions. The ALSV provides STANAG Level ll, B7 ballistic protection.
Sports
9. India won the Women’s Emerging Asia Cup 2023 by defeating Bangladesh.
◉ After defeating Bangladesh in the 2023 Women’s Emerging Asia Cup T20 final played at the Mission Round Ground in Hong Kong, India’s U-23 women’s team took home the championship.
◉ India’s Kanika Ahuja, who finished the match unbeaten on 30 off 23 with four fours, was named Player of the Match.
◉ Shreyanka Patil of India, who had the most wickets taken, was named Player of the Series.
India has 127 runs in 20 overs while losing 7 wickets.
Important day
10. World Rainforest Day is on June 22.
◉ The day of the world’s rainforests, June 22, is honoured annually.
◉ Objective: To increase public understanding of the value of rainforests, the diversity they support, and the critical need to protect them.
◉ Conserve Restore Regenerate is the theme for 2023.
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