Daily Current Affairs- 11 June

Today's Current Affairs 11th June 2023

NATIONAL

Shri Sarbananda Sonowal lays Foundation Stone of Cochin Fisheries Harbour worth 169.17 crores

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Parshottam Rupala laid the foundation stone of Modernisation and Upgradation Works of Cochin Fishing Harbour at Thoppumpady, Kerala. 

This project is being developed at an estimated cost of 169.17 crores. The overall project is funded through Grants from Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) Scheme under the Department of Fisheries (Rs.50 Crores) and the Sagarmala Project scheme of MoPSW (Rs.50 Crores) and investment of PPP Operator is Rs.55.84 Crores. 

The first stage of the project includes construction of three air-conditioned Auction Halls, one non-air-conditioned hall, one fish dressing unit and other ancillary units. Under this project, internal roads will be constructed, loading and unloading platforms will be built, waste management area will be developed and there will be canteen facilities, drivers’ waiting area, dredging work, areas machinery and equipment etc. The construction of four temperature-controlled auction halls of 60mx18m with mechanical retrieval and conveyance will increase the capacity of the fishing harbour by 415 tonnes of fish per day. 

SPORTS 

Paris Diamond League 2023: Murali Sreeshankar secures third spot in long jump

In yet another major sporting achievement for the country, India’s Murali Sreeshankar finished third in the men’s long jump event at the Paris Diamond League 2023 in France on Saturday.

With his best finish of 8.09m, the 24-year-old Indian athlete bagged a coveted third position in the annual league behind only Olympic medallist Miltiadis Tentoglou (8.13m) and World Athletics Championships bronze medallist Simon Ehammer (8.11m). 

French Open: Novak Djokovic reaches record 23 grand slam titles after French Open final win

Novak Djokovic scripted history on Sunday as he became the first man to win 23 Grand Slam titles in Open Era, following his triumph over Norwegian Casper Ruud in the French Open men's singles final. He outclassed the fourth-seed Ruud 7-6 (7-1), 6-3, 7-5 in just over three hours at Court Philippe-Chatrier. Djokovic's triumph took him past Nadal's tally of 22 to set a new record in men's singles tennis. Overall, he is at par with Serena Williams for most majors won in Open Era. 

French Open: Iga Swiatek of Poland wins Women's Singles title

In French Open tennis, World No 1 and top seed Iga Swiatek of Poland has won the Women's Singles crown. She defended her title against unseeded Czech Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. This is her third French title in just 5 years. She also became the first woman since 2007 to win back-to-back French Open titles.

The 22-year-old Swiatek is just the third woman in the Open era to win each of her first four Grand Slam finals.Monica Seles and Naomi Osaka are the only other players to achieve this feat. 

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS 

Supriya Sule and Praful Patel Appointed NCP Working Presidents

Supriya Sule and Praful Patel will now operate as the working presidents of the party. This is the first time that the NCP will have the post of ‘working president, 

As the working presidents, Sule was given the responsibility of Maharashtra, Haryana and Punjab whereas Patel got Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Both leaders represent the NCP in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and also have contacts across parties. 

Considering his age, Pawar is of the opinion that he should delegate some responsibilities to other leaders. This decision to appoint two working presidents is a big step for Pawar but it indicates that he has started working on a plan of succession. 

The first step of this plan was to delegate responsibilities that are with him to other leaders. So, by appointing two working presidents, Pawar has given them responsibilities of different states. The next step was to mentor a leader, so that after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, they run the show when Pawar steps down. 

SUMMIT'S & MOU's 

PM Modi Inaugurates First-Ever National Training Conclave For Civil Services In Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday – 11 June. inaugurated the first-ever National Training Conclave at the International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. Over 1,500 representatives from training institutes, including Central Training Institutes, State Administrative Training Institutes, Regional and  Zonal Training Institutes, and Research institutes are participating in the conclave. 

Civil servants from central government departments, state governments, local governments, along with experts from the private sector will also participate in the discussions. 

The conclave will have eight panel discussions with each focusing on key concerns pertinent to Civil services training institutes such as faculty development, training impact assessment and content digitisation, among others. 

The conclave will focus on the exchange of ideas, identifying the challenges being faced and opportunities available, and generating actionable solutions and comprehensive strategies for capacity building. 

India to host G-20 development ministers' meeting in Varanasi from June 11-13

The holy city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh is all set to host the G20 group countries development ministers meeting starting from 11 June, which will continue till 13th June. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will chair the Meeting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deliver a special video address at the beginning of the meeting, under the G20 Indian Presidency. 

The Varanasi Development Ministers’ Meeting is taking place amidst mounting developmental challenges. The G20 Development Ministerial meeting will be an opportunity to collectively agree on actions for accelerating achievement of the SDGs and foster synergies between the development, environment and climate agendas while avoiding costly trade-offs that hold back progress for the developing countries. 

53^rd Director General Level Border Co-ordination Conference between BSF & BGB begins in Delhi

The 53rd Director General Level Border Co-ordination Conference between India's Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) being held  in Delhi frpm 11 -14 June. During the four-day conference, BSF delegation of India led by Director General, BSF, Dr. Sujoy Lal Thaosen, will meet BGB delegation headed by Maj Gen A K M Nazmul Hasan. 

The conference is being organized to discuss the border-related issues and better coordination between both border guarding forces. During the course of conference, discussions will also be held on how to jointly curb the various trans-border crimes and timely sharing of information between both the border guarding forces. There will also be deliberation on developmental and infrastructural works, joint efforts for effective implementation of Co-ordinated Border Management Plan and Confidence Building Measures. The last BSF-BGB Co-ordination Conference was held at Dhaka in 2022.