PIB (April – June 2023)

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PIB (April – June 2023)

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 The 10th edition of IN-SLN bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-23 happened at Colombo.
 Stand Up India Scheme (launched in 2016) completes 7 Years.
 Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes (MISHTI) Scheme launched
by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change envisage to comprehensively
explore the possible area for development of Mangroves.
 Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) conducted a large-scale Joint Military Exercise ‘Ex
KAVACH’ involving the assets of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard.
 PM Modi launched the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) in Mysuru, Karnataka for
conservation of seven big cats namely Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Cheetah, Jaguar
and Puma.
 Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan and Telangana, front-runners in State Energy
Efficiency Index 2021-22 (developed by BEE).
 PM expresses happiness as JNPA registers highest throughput by crossing an impressive 6
million TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent unit) for the first time in history
 PM compliments Arunachal Pradesh for crossing 75% coverage under Jal Jeevan Mission
 E-Shram integrated with UMANG mobile application to provide on-the-go registration and
updation facilities to unorganised workers
 Ministry of I&B inks partnership with Amazon India in the field of Media, Entertainment and
Public Awareness
 UIDAI - IIT Bombay join hands to develop touchless biometric capture system
 Exercise Cope India 23 was commenced at Air Force Station Kalaikunda between Indian and
American Air Force.
 Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has been accorded the status of Miniratna
Category-I Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE).
 Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami launched ‘A-HELP’ (Accredited Agent for Health and
Extension of Livestock Production) programme in the State of Uttarakhand.
 World Heritage Day or International Day for Monuments and Sites (IDMS) was celebrated on
18 APR 2023 with the theme Heritage Changes’.
 Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) launched
“Sangathan Se Samridhhi– Leaving no Rural Woman Behind” to connect SHGs.
 Agri Ministry launched the SATHI (Seed Traceability, Authentication and Holistic Inventory)
Portal and Mobile App.
 NHAI is working towards development of around 10,000 km of Optic Fibre Cables (OFC)
infrastructure across the country by FY2024-25.
 MSDE and MoE to organize one of its kind exhibitions under G20 Education Working Group
(EdWG) in Bhubaneswar.
 PM Modi appreciated the use of 3D printing technology in construction of post office in Ulsoor
Bazaar Post office, Bengaluru.
 National Museum of Natural History and State Museum, Lucknow sign MoU to work for
environment education and conservation
 Atal Innovation Mission and Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare collaborate to Support
Agri-related Innovations in India by linking ATLs with KVKs and ATMA

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 PM lauds 100th G20 meeting during India's G20 Presidency- Meeting of Agricultural Chief
Scientists in Varanasi
 EU-India Aviation Summit begins in New Delhi
 PM Modi inaugurates First Global Buddhist Summit hosted by Ministry of Culture in
collaboration with International Buddhist Confederation
 Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and the United Nations Capital Development
Fund (UNCDF) today jointly launched a whitepaper aimed at making India a global leader in
Agri-Tech innovation and expanding these innovations to the least developed countries in
Asia and Africa.
 PM Modi addressed Civil Servants on the occasion of 16th Civil Services Day, 2023 at
Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on 21st April 2023.
 Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched the 5th round of the Regional Connectivity Scheme
(RCS) – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN).
 India improves in the logistics ranking of the World Bank by jumping 6 places to Rank 38 out
of 139 countries in the 7th edition of Logistics Performance Index (LPI 2023).
 Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC) is a two-year tenure scheme offers an attractive
interest rate of 7.5 per cent compounded quarterly with flexible investment and partial
withdrawal options with a maximum ceiling of Rs. 2 lakh with a validity till 31st March 2025.
 Enrolments under Atal Pension Yojana (APY) cross 5. 20 crore mark
 The ‘City Beauty Competition’ portal has been made live by the Ministry of Housing & Urban
Affairs.
 The two-day Global Buddhist Summit 2023 concluded successfully in New Delhi today with
the New Delhi Declaration.
 SAIL-Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) has entered into an MoU with Telecommunications
Consultants India Limited (TCIL) to explore potential of application of 5G/ IT/ Telecom
 India crosses a significant milestone for The National Tele Mental Health Programme of
India: Over 100,000 calls received on the Tele-MANAS Helpline since its launch in October
2022
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and addressed One Earth One Health -
Advantage Healthcare India - 2023 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi via video conferencing
 Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has lauded the nation’s first Water Metro in Kochi.
 NITI Aayog Releases Report - Promoting Millets in Diets: Best Practices across States/UTs
of India
 The 7th edition of joint military exercise “AJEYA WARRIOR-23” between India and the United
Kingdom was conducted at Salisbury Plains, United Kingdom.
 Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and NAFED launched the first of its kind ‘Millets
Experience Centre (MEC)’ at Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi.
 National Manufacturing Innovation Survey (NMIS) 2021-22 (by Ministry of Science &
Technology) findings released, can help enhance competitiveness of Indian manufacturing
 'Operation Kaveri' is a rescue operation launched by Government of India to evacuate Indian
citizens who are stranded in Sudan.
 The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, has launched the scheme, “Vivad se
Vishwas I – Relief to MSMEs” for providing relief to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(MSMEs) for COVID-19 period
 REC Limited has undertaken an exclusive listing of its recently issued Green bonds of USD
750 million

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 Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
(PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) complete 8 years
 MoPSW ranked 2nd amongst the Ministries / Departments in the Survey Report on Data
Governance Quality Index
 Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launches Meri LiFE App
 Jal Jeevan Mission Achieves Milestone Of 12 Crore Tap Water Connections
 Cabinet approves Production Linked Incentive Scheme – 2.0 for IT Hardware
 Ministry of Civil Aviation launches UDAN 5.1, specifically designed for helicopter routes
 Third Advance Estimates of Production of major crops released, food grains- 3305.34 LT
 ADB, India sign $141.12 million loan for industrial corridor development in Andhra Pradesh
 MoRD launches SAMARTH campaign to promote digital transactions at Gram Panchayat
Level
 Cabinet approves City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain 2.0 (CITIIS 2.0) from
2023 to 2027
 NTPC and NPCIL sign Agreement for joint development of Nuclear Power Plants
 BIZAMP – Amplifying Business of NORTH EAST REGION through SRI FUND, FIRST
OUTREACH PROGRAMME held at DIMAPUR, NAGALAND
 World Environment Day 2023 (June 5) to be celebrated with a thrust on Mission LiFE
 Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM) to be organised in 200+ districts
 PM applauds more than 5 lakh train operations in FY 2022-23
 The 35th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the
Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy was conducted from 03 – 10 May 2023.
 Ministry of Ayush and ICMR sign an MoU to promote and collaborate on integrative health
research
 World Migratory Bird Day observed on June 5 with the theme “Water and its importance for
Migratory Bird”
 The National Technology Week took place from May 11th to May 14th, 2023 at Pragati
Maidan, New Delhi with theme- ‘School to Startup - igniting young minds to innovate’.
 Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs launched MoHUA’s mega campaign ‘Meri LiFE, Mera
Swachh Shehar’.
 Ministry of Communications launched the Sanchar Saathi portal to prevent frauds like identity
theft, forged KYC, banking frauds.
 Prime Minister has praised the development initiatives under MODI (Mission Oriented
Developing India) in Basti, Uttar Pradesh.
 Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Modi today approved the signing of
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Competition Commission of India (CCI) and
Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA).
 Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW), Government of India celebrated
World Bee Day at Raja Bhoj Agriculture College, Warasivni, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh on
20th May.
 CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, organized and celebrated the World Metrology Day
(WMD) 2023 on 19th May, 2023 in association with Metrology Society of India (MSI) with the
theme- “Measurements supporting the global food system”.
 EPFO adds 1.39 crore net members during the FY 2022-23
 Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated Janganana Bhavan
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 The AI Supercomputer ‘AIRAWAT’, installed at C-DAC, Pune has been ranked 75th in the
world. It was declared so in the 61st edition of Top 500 Global Supercomputing List at the
International Supercomputing Conference (ISC 2023) in Germany.
 The sea phase of second edition of bilateral exercise 'Al Mohed Al Hindi 23', between Indian
Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF) was held from 23 - 25 May 23 off Al Jubail, Saudi
Arabia.
 The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved to establish a
Regional Office of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in New Delhi
 Ajay Yadav has assumed the charge of Managing Director, Solar Energy Corporation of India
Limited (SECI).
 Indian Institute of Technology Madras retains its 1st position in Overall Category for fifth
consecutive year in NIRF Ranking in Engineering Category, IISc tops in University Category.
 Nyaya Vikas Portal created for monitoring the implementation of Centrally Sponsored
Schemes of Dept. of Justice.
 The Government of India has decided to allow 2000 PACS to open Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya
Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country
 The DARPG and Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh with Knowledge Partner CGG, Hyderabad
jointly released the first District Good Governance Index of Arunachal Pradesh.
 Geological Survey of India Training Institute (GSITI), Hyderabad gets Accredited as “Athi
Uttam” by NABET.
 India achieved an all-time high exports of seafood both in terms of volume and value (both
US$ and Rupee) by shipping 17,35,286 MT of seafood worth Rs. 63,969.14 crore (US$ 8.09
billion) during FY 2022-23
 The Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) fellowships programme to be implemented by
the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
 Ministry of Heavy Industries Launches "Dugdh Sankalan Sathi Mobile App" to Transform
Indian Dairy Industries
 Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 to be conferred on Gita Press, Gorakhpur
 World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is observed on June 19th
 Ministry of Agriculture launches PM Kisan Mobile App with Face Authentication Feature
 NTPC Ltd., the country's largest power generator, has been honoured with the prestigious
title of "Most Preferred Workplace of 2023-24" by Team Marksmen.
 Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying launched Nandi - NOC Approval for New
Drug and Inoculation System portal.
 Ministry of Fisheries launched the ‘Report Fish Disease’ App
 Cabinet approved the introduction of the National Research Foundation (NRF) at a cost of
Rs. 50,000 crore.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the team of AIIMS Nagpur to become the
1st of all AIIMS to receive the NABH accreditation.
 Ministry of Education organised Janbhagidari events across the country in run up to G20 4th
Education Working Group meeting at Pune
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded Asia’s first demonstration for Performance-Based
Navigation for helicopters for a flight from Juhu to Pune using GAGAN satellite technology.
 Ministry of Science & Technology hosted the 2 -day Lavender festival at Bhaderwah in
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 The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India organized the
World Environment Day on 5th June 2023 with a thrust on the Mission LiFE.
 The first edition of India, France and UAE Maritime Partnership Exercise commenced on 07
Jun 23 in the Gulf of Oman.
 Mr. Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI had called on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
 Modi has congratulated the Hockey team for winning 2023 Women's Hockey Junior Asia
Cup.
 The 12th edition of joint military exercise “Ex Ekuverin” between the Indian Army & the
Maldives National Defence Force has commenced at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand
 The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $130 million loan
to increase agricultural productivity, improve access to irrigation and promote horticulture
agribusinesses to raise farmers’ income in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
 The Indian team comprising of 280 members including 198 athletes left for Berlin, Germany
to compete at the Special Olympics World Games.
 Indian Navy is conducting “Julley Ladakh” (Hello Ladakh), an outreach programme to Ladakh
to increase awareness about the service
 Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) participated in the three-day
"Intersolar Europe 2023" exhibition held in Munich.
 Multinational Peacekeeping Joint Exercise “Ex Khaan Quest 2023” commenced in Mongolia
 Amit Agrawal assumed charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification
Authority of India (UIDAI).
 The 9th edition of International Day of Yoga 2023 was a successfully celebrated on 21st
June 2023.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the G20 Education Ministers’ Meet held in Pune via
video message.
 Digi Yatra app user base crosses the one million mark.
 The World Hydrography Day (WHD) was celebrated by the Indian Naval Hydrographic
Department on 21 Jun 2023.
 Indian Railways signed MoU with United States Agency for International Development/India
(USAID/India)
 Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare signed a MOU with Pixxel Space India Pvt. Limited
to develop various geospatial solutions
 The Government of Odisha & the Quality Council of India, in collaboration with industry
associations – ASSOCHAM, FICCI, EEPC, OASME, PHDCCI, CIPET, FHRAI - launched the
Odisha Gunvatta Sankalp (Odisha Quality Mission).
 Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises launched ‘CHAMPIONS 2.0 Portal’
 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Ministry of Culture and Canara
Bank for disbursal of financial assistance to veteran artists
 “Statistics Day” observed on 29th June
 First of its kind exhibition ‘Banking on World Heritage’ was Inaugurated at Indira Gandhi
National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi by the Ministry of Culture.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to the martyrs of Adivasi society on occasion
of Hul Diwas on 30th June.

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