Current Affairs - June 28, 2023 Current Affairs

The QS World University Rankings 2024 have been released, showcasing the top universities globally. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) retains its position at the pinnacle of the rankings for the 12th consecutive year.

Internet giant Google is investing USD 10 billion in India's digitization fund, as confirmed by its CEO Sundar Pichai during a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This step recognizes India's leadership in fintech and aims to support small and large businesses in India, the US, and around the world.

The MCC World Cricket Committee (WCC) has expanded its ranks by welcoming three new members: English players Heather Knight and Eoin Morgan, as well as legendary Indian cricketer Jhulan Goswami. At the same time, former England captain Alastair Cook has stepped down from the Committee to focus on his playing career.

The Ministry of Finance has approved capital investment proposals amounting to Rs. 56,415 crore for 16 States.

Aarti Holla-Maini, an accomplished expert in the satellite industry of Indian origin, has been selected by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in Vienna.

Victor 6000 is a French robot that was involved in the rescue operation of the Titan submersible. It is capable of diving up to 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) underwater.

Swachcha Survekshan 2023 - Mera Sheher, Meri Pehchan is the 8th annual edition ranking released based on the cleanliness of the cities by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Assessment.

The CCEA (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) approved the PM-PRANAM (PM Programme for Restoration, Awareness, Generation, Nourishment, and Amelioration of Mother Earth) scheme.

Sri Lanka began a five-day bank holiday from Thursday to allow the crisis-hit nation to restructure $42bn (£33.2bn) in domestic debt. The country is facing its worst economic crisis since it won independence from the British in 1948.

Rohit Jawa has assumed the position of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL).

Priya A S, a talented writer, has been honored with the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023 in the Malayalam language for her novel "Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal" (The Children Who Never Withered).

Renowned American scientist John Bannister Goodenough, the co-inventor of Lithium-ion batteries and a co-winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has sadly passed away. Goodenough was just a month shy of his 101st birthday.

Bangalore International Airport Limited has created a personalized digital travel buddy named BLR Pulse to cater to the needs of flyers.

According to Shri Gadkari, in the last nine years, the total length of National Highways in India has increased by about 59 percent. India's network of 1.45 lakh km of national highways is now the second largest in the world after the United States.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off five Vande Bharat Express trains from Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Bhopal on June 27.

The United States Department of Agriculture has approved two California-based companies, Good Meat and Upside Foods, to produce and sell lab-grown meat, specifically cell-cultured chicken.

The Cricket World Cup will begin on Oct. 5 with England facing New Zealand in Ahmedabad, and the same venue will host the final.

The honorable Congress President has approved the proposal for the appointment of Shri T.S. Singh Deo as the Deputy Chief Minister in the Chhattisgarh Government.

IIT Madras has proposed a sports quota in IITs with the aim to boost diversity in the country's premier engineering institutions and to provide an opportunity to students performing well in the field of sport at state, national, and international levels.

The two-day annual 'Hemis Tsechu Festival' at Hemis Gompa (monastery) in Leh city of Ladakh is being celebrated with great enthusiasm on June 28-29, 2023. This grand cultural festival is celebrated on the birthday of Guru Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche.