Current Affairs-June 8, 2023
INDIA
- Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ in Arabian Sea rapidly intensifies into very severe cyclonic storm.
- Government approves over Rs 89 thousand crore revival package for BSNL.
- Karnataka: Enrolment to avail free power under Gruha Jyoti to start from 15th June.
- Centre has set the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy sown in the kharif or monsoon season at ₹2,183 per quintal.
- Wrestlers suspend protest till June 15, as the Sports Minister assured that the Delhi police would complete the probe by June 15.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- RBI issues updated list of entities not authorized to deal in forex transactions.
- Google Pay introduces UPI verification through Aadhaar
- CCEA approved the continuation of a central-sector scheme for “Exploration of Coal and Lignite” with an outlay of ₹2,980 crore from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
- Report: Over one-third of ₹2,000 currency notes returned so far.
WORLD
- Germany is preparing to host the biggest air deployment exercise in NATO’s history, Air Defender 23 exercise.
- Kuwait votes in Opposition-led Parliament, elects one woman in its seventh general election.
- Thousands flee their homes after destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam.
- Canada wildfire smoke triggers air quality concerns in New York.
SPORTS
- Singapore Open 2023: Satwik-Chirag and Jolly-Gopichand crashed out in the first-round.
