Current Affairs - June 1, 2023 Current Affairs

Telangana State has achieved a significant milestone in financial inclusion by achieving 100% coverage of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY).

The Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai has set a target to achieve zero-emissions public transportation by 2050.

Odisha has launched the Mo Ghara Scheme. The scheme will cover all such families who were left out of the existing housing schemes due to stringent eligibility criteria or insufficient allocation and also those who had received housing assistance of smaller amounts in the past and now want to upgrade or expand.

Maharashtra farmers will receive Rs 12,000 annually under the 'Kisan Samman Nidhi' scheme, as announced by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

India has decided to host the Shanghai Cooperation Summit (SCO) summit in a virtual format on 4 July 2023.

Atal Bhujal Mission, which is a central sector water conservation scheme, has been extended for 2 years till 2025.

Uttar Pradesh Hockey won the 13th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2023. Uttar Pradesh Hockey won the championship after defeating the Hockey Association of Odisha in the Final at the iconic Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Odisha.

Uganda is the latest country that has made a law against same-sex marriages. Under the law, any person who indulges in LGBTQ+ relationships will be sentenced to death. Same-Sex Marriages are illegal in more than 30 countries in Africa.

Every year on May 29, International Everest Day commemorates the 1953 summit of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Nepal.

National record-holder Jyothi Yarraji won the women's 100m hurdles gold medal in 13.08s in the Netherlands.

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, Girish Chandra Murmu, has been re-elected as the External Auditor of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for a four-year term (2024-2027).

China launched a spacecraft carrying three astronauts, including its first civilian, to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday (May 30). This is the country's fifth manned mission to a fully functional space station since 2021.

Goan writer Damodar Mauzo from Goa has received the prestigious Jnanpith Award, the country's highest literary honour, from state Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced that the Bandra-Versova sea route in Mumbai will be named as 'Veer Savarkar Bandra-Versova Sagari Setu'.

On May 31, 2023, WHO and public health champions around the world will come together to celebrate World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). This year's theme is "Grow food, not tobacco."

Investments in P-notes reached a four-month high of Rs 95,911 crore in April.

Georgi Gospodinov is a Bulgarian poet, writer, and playwright. According to The Guardian, when Time Shelter was published in Bulgaria, it topped the book charts and won the Strega European prize.

MS Dhoni has led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to their fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title after beating Gujarat Titans (GT) in the IPL 2023 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday, May 29.

The new tagline of Yes Bank is 'Life Ko Banao Rich'.

World Milk Day is an international day established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food. It has been observed on June 01 each year since 2001.