Headlines of the day 23-06-2023


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President of India confers National Florence Nightingale Awards 2022 and 2023

PIB

Awards

GS-2/Health

  • What is National Florence Nightingale Awards? 
  • Why it is given? Its significance

PM Modi-led yoga session makes history

Indian Express

Awards

  • PM Modi-led yoga session makes history
  • What is a Guinness World Record?

India-United States Defence Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS X) launched

PIB

GS-2/IR; GS-3/Security

  • What is India-United States Defence Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS X)?

BIS Introduces Standard IS 18267: 2023 for Agri By-Product Utensils

PIB

GS-3/Envmt

  • The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published IS 18267: 2023 “Food Serving Utensils Made from Agri By-Products – Specification,” aimed at reducing plastic pollution and promoting sustainability.
  • What are other steps taken by BIS to promote sustainable development?

Sardar KM Panikkar ‘NIB’ (Navy Intellectual Beacon) essay competition

PIB

GS-1/History

  • Who was Sardar KM Panikkar?
  • What is Sardar KM Panikkar ‘NIB’ (Navy Intellectual Beacon) essay competition?

Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launches PM Kisan Mobile App with Face Authentication Feature

PIB

GS-3/Eco

  • What are the key feature of PM Kisan Mobile App?
  • How it will benefit Farmers?

‘Most Liveable Cities in the World 2023’

Indian Express

GS-1 &2/Society

  • The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has recently unveiled its highly anticipated list of the ‘Most Liveable Cities in the World 2023’.
  • What are its key Findings?

Ukraine’s allies pledge several billion dollars for nation’s reconstruction

AIR

GS-2/IR

  • After almost a year of war, how do Russia and Ukraine’s military capacities compare?
  • Coping with risks and seizing opportunities: how can Ukraine succeed?

Telangana: Largest private rail coach factory in country inaugurated at Kondakal village

AIR

GS-3/Eco

  • In Telangana, the largest private rail coach factory in the country has been inaugurated at Kondakal village in Rangareddy district near Hyderabad
  • Built by Medha Servo Drives Pvt Ltd, a Telangana company

IIT Kanpur successfully conducts test flight for cloud seeding

AIR

GS-3/Science

  • What is cloud seeding?
  • What are Pros and Cons of Cloud Seeding?

US Chip giant Micron to set up semiconductor assembly and test plant in Gujarat 

AIR

GS-3/Eco

  • US Chip giant Micron to set up semiconductor assembly and test plant in Gujarat with total investment of 2.75 billion Dollar
  • What will be its positive impact?

IFFCO starts exporting world’s first Nano urea invented and manufactured indigenously in India to US

AIR

GS-3/Eco

  • What is the role and working of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO)?
  • IFFCO to export nano urea to the US. What are its significance?

PM Modi’s U.S. visit yields many vital agreements

The Hindu

Page 1

GS-2/IR

  • PM Modi and President Biden announce deals on jet engine tech transfers, drones, health and space cooperation.
  •  What are its significance?

Union Environment Ministry grants final approval for Kalaignar pen monument in Bay of Bengal

The Hindu Page 4

GS-1/History

  • Kalaignar pen monument and its Significance

COP28 UAE Presidency

The Hindu Page 12

GS-3/Envmt

  • Who is Sultan al-Jaber?
  • Why are Western lawmakers opposing Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber’s appointment? 

Titan tragedy offers lessons for proposed Indian submersible dive

The Hindu Page 16

GS-3/Science

  • How Titan tragedy offers lessons for proposed Indian submersible dive?

G20 ministers for equitable, inclusive use of AI in education

The Hindu Page 16

GS-2/Education

GS-3/Science

  • How Artificial Intelligence is transforming the future of higher education?
  • The ethics of using AI in education