Current Affairs

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June - 14

• Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced a monthly pension of Rs 10,000 for the Padma awardees from the state.

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has taken a significant step towards strengthening its presence in North East India by opening a sub-office in Kohima, the capital of Nagaland.

• The fourth ship of the Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Project, named ‘Sanshodhak’ meaning ‘Researcher’, was launched at Kattupalli, Chennai by L and T/ GRSE for the Indian Navy.

• The implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Schemes in the country has led to significant positive outcomes such as increased production, employment generation, economic growth, and exports.

• World Blood Donor Day is observed annually on June 14. The slogan or theme of the World Blood Donor Day 2023 is “Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often.”

• Forbes’ latest Global 2000 list has ranked Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited as the highest-ranking Indian company, climbing from the 53rd to the 45th spot this year. Other Indian companies featured on the list, including Axis Bank at 423, NTPC at 433, Larsen & Toubro at 449, Bharti Airtel at 478.

• Printer company Epson India has signed actor Rashmika Mandanna as its brand ambassador.

• Actor-author Paterson Joseph has won the RSL Christopher Bland Prize 2023 for his debut novel ‘The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho’.

• Chennai-based lawyer and activist Lalitha Natarajan has won US Department of Labor’s 2023 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labour.