Current Affairs

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June - 08

• Union Minister of Steel and Civil Aviation, Sh. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia has stated that India has moved from 4th largest producer of crude steel to the second largest producer of crude steel from 2014-15 to 2022-23.

• Janardan Prasad has been appointed as the new Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI). 

• The Government has officially announced that Atul Verma‘s tenure as the Director General of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has been extended for a period of three months.

• India and the United States have taken a significant step towards deepening cooperation in high-tech trade and technology partnership.

• India’s Sunil Kumar scored 7003 points and clinched gold in men’s decathlon at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Yecheon, South Korea.

• The Tata Group has once again secured its position as India’s most valuable brand, achieving a brand value of $26.4 billion.

• Udhayanidhi Stalin, the Tamil Nadu Minister for Sports Development and Youth Welfare, honored a remarkable climber, N Muthamizh Selvi, who achieved a significant feat by becoming the first woman from Tamil Nadu to climb Mount Everest. 

• Gitanjali Aiyar, one of India’s first English female news presenters on national broadcaster Doordarshan, passed away.