Daily Current Affairs: June 23, 2021

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Important Days

International Olympic Day – 23 June

• International Olympic Day is observed globally on 23 June every year to encourage more people to participate in the Olympic Games and raise awareness about the number of sports held during Olympic Games events.
• 2021 Theme: “Stay healthy, stay strong, stay active with the #OlympicDay workout on 23 June”

United Nations Public Service Day – 23 June

• United Nations Public Service Day is observed on 23 June to celebrate the value and virtue of public service to the community. This day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly’s resolution A/RES/57/277 of 2003.
• 2021 Theme: “Innovating the Future Public Service: New Government Models for a New Era to Reach the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)”

International Widows Day – 23 June

• International Widows Day is observed annually on 23 June to draw attention to the voices of widows and highlight their problems. The first International Widows Day took place in 2005 and was launched by the Loomba Foundation.
• The day was formally adopted by the United Nations on 21 December 2010.

National News

Assam Government signs an MoU with the Survey of India for a rural property survey

• The Assam Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Survey of India (SoI) for implementing the Svamitva scheme in Assam. The scheme aims to provide an integrated property validation solution for rural areas.

Assam     

• Capital: Dispur
• Chief Minister: Himanta Biswa Sarma  
• Governor: Jagdish Mukhi
• National Parks: Orang National Park, Manas National Park, Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, Kaziranga National Park, Nameri National Park, Raimona National Park and Dihing-Patkai National Park

Union Ministry of Defense signs contract with Goa Shipyard Limited for the construction of two Pollution Control Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard

• Union Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for the construction of two Pollution Control Vessels (PCVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at the cost of about 583 crores.
• These special role ships will be indigenously designed, developed and built by the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL). The acquisition is under ‘Buy Indian – Indigenously Designed Developed & Manufactured (Buy Indian-IDDM)’.
• These two vessels are scheduled for delivery by November 2024 and May 2025,

International News

India signs an MoU with Fiji for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors

• India virtually signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fiji for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors.
• The MoU was signed by the Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar and Fiji’s Minister of Agriculture, Waterways & Environment Mahendra Reddy.

Fiji

• Capital: Suva
• Currency: Fijian Dollar
• President: Jioji Konrote

Banking and Economy

Union Finance Ministry allows HFCs above Rs. 100 crore asset size to use to SARFAESI law

• The Union Finance Ministry has now allowed all Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) with asset sizes of over 100 crores to use SARFAESI (Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002) law to recover dues.
• Previously, HFCs with assets over 500 crores and notified by the Union Finance Ministry were allowed to use SARFAESI law to recover dues.

Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, (SARFAESI) 2002:

• SARFAESI law was enacted in 2002 and it allows banks and other financial institutions to auction residential or commercial properties to recover loans.

SBI General Insurance enters into bancassurance tie-up with IDFC FIRST Bank

• SBI General Insurance has signed a corporate agency agreement with IDFC FIRST Bank for the distribution of non-life insurance solutions.
• Under this strategic agreement, SBI General Insurance will offer insurance products such as health, personal accident, home, motor and travel along with the commercial line of insurance products such as property, marine and engineering insurance, to the IDFC bank customers.

SBI General Insurance:

• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• MD and CEO: Prakash Chandra Kandpal
• Tagline: “Suraksha Aur Bharosa Dono”

IDFC First Bank

• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer: V Vaidyanathan

Science and Technology

NHSRCL and IGBC launches the world’s first green rating system for High-Speed Rail

• National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has collaborated with the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) for the formulation of the world’s first exclusive green rating system for high-speed rail.
• The objective of IGBC Green HSR Rating is to ensure environmental sustainability while enhancing the commuter experience.

Appointments

L Prashant Pise was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Iraq

• L Prashant Pise was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Iraq. He is a 1995 batch Indian Foreign Service officer (IFS). He is presently working as the Deputy Director-General of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).

Iraq

• Capital: Baghdad
• Currency: Iraqi Dinar
• Prime Minister: Adil Abdul-Mahdi
• President: Barham Salih

Nobel laureate Esther Duflo and former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan were named in Tamil Nadu Economic Advisory Panel

• Tamil Nadu Government has named Nobel laureate Esther Duflo and former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan as part of a five-member Economic Advisory Council for Tamil Nadu.
• The other members in the council are former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, development economist Jean Drèze and former Union Finance Secretary S Narayan.

Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court

• Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court (as per Article 223 of the Constitution of India). He succeeded Chief Justice Sanjay Yadav, who retired recently.
• He has served as the Judge of the Rajasthan High Court in 2007 and then served as the Judge of the Allahabad High Court in 2019.

British lawyer Karim Ahmad Khan was sworn in as ICC’S Chief Prosecutor

• British lawyer Karim Ahmad Khan was sworn in as the new Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court. He was elected for a term of 9 years. He succeeded Fatou Bensouda.

R Chandramouli was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Djibouti

• R Chandramouli was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Djibouti. He is presently working as a Counsellor in the High Commission of India to the United Republic of Tanzania.

OnePlus ropes in Jasprit Bumrah as the brand ambassador for its wearables

• Premium smartphone brand OnePlus has roped Indian cricketer Jasprit Bumrah as the brand ambassador for its wearable category.
• The OnePlus Wearable category includes the OnePlus Watch, the first global smart wearable from OnePlus that offers a premium design, seamless connection, smart fitness tracking and incredible battery life.

Awards and Recognitions

Mawya Sudan becomes the first female fighter pilot in IAF from Jammu and Kashmir

• The 24-year-old Mawya Sudan has become the 12^th woman officer and first from Jammu and Kashmir to be inducted as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF).
• She hails from Lamberi village near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. She was inducted as a fighter pilot during the combined graduation parade ceremony in Hyderabad.

Upasana Kamineni was named the ‘Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes’ at WWF India

• WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) India has named Upasana Kamineni (Director of the Apollo Hospitals) as the “Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes” to appreciate the efforts of frontline workers in hospitals and the wildlife protection space.
• The focus of this will be on several states across India, covering most eco-regions.

World Wide Fund for Nature-India

• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Founded: 1969

NTPC wins recognition as India’s best employers among top 50 Great Place to Work in India

• For the first time, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), under the Union Ministry of Power, was recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the 15^th year in a row by the Great Place to Work Institute.
• It ranked at the 38^th position and also won its first-ever recognition as India’s Best Employers among Nation-Builders 2021.

National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC)

• Headquarters: New Delhi, India
• Chairman and Managing Director: Gurdeep Singh
• Founded: 1975

Books and Authors

Hollywood actor Will Smith’s first memoir titled “WILL” to be released in November 2021

• Hollywood actor Will Smith has announced that his first memoir, titled “Will”, is set to release on 9 November 2021. The book is authored by Smith and his co-author Mark Manson. The book will be published by Penguin Random House.

Sports News

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard becomes the first transgender athlete to compete at Olympics

• New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics. Hubbard was among five weightlifters confirmed in New Zealand’s team for Tokyo Olympics Games 2020.
• She will also be the oldest weightlifter at the Olympic Games and will be ranked fourth in the competition on 2 August for women 87 kilograms (192 pounds) and over.

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