World Milk Day is celebrated annually on June 1. This day was established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and has been celebrated since 2001.
According to worldmilkday.org, the theme of World Milk Day 2023 is "Showcasing how dairy is reducing its environmental footprint, while also providing nutritious foods and livelihoods.".
Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) opened a Retail Loan Processing Cell (RLPC) at Dharwad.
The RLPC will cater to the needs of the city branches of Dharwad region in processing and sanctioning retail loan products such as housing loans, mortgage loans, vehicle loans and education loans.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Ashwani Kumar, Executive Director, Indian Bank as Managing Director and CEO of UCO Bank.
Ashwani Kumar will lead the public sector bank for period of three years from June 1.
The Indian G20 Presidency is organizing the third Employment Working Group (EWG) meeting from 31st – 2nd June 2023 at ILO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
It is a G20 tradition since the inception of the EWG, to organize an Employment Working Group at the side-lines of the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s annual International Labour Conference at Geneva.
The Union Cabinet has approved the City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain 2.0 (CITIIS 2.0).
CITIIS 2.0 is a program conceived by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD), Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), the European Union (EU), and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA).
The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and Vijnana Bharati is jointly organising a groundbreaking event, GI-YSRI Conference (Global Indian Young Scientists Research & Innovation) and it will continue till June 2nd at National Agricultural Science Complex, N. Delhi.
The Union Cabinet has approved to establish a Regional Office of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in New Delhi, India to undertake UPU’s development cooperation and technical assistance activities in the region by entering into an agreement with UPU.
The Union Cabinet has approved the constitution and empowerment of an Inter Ministerial Committee (IMC) for facilitation of the “World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector” by convergence of various schemes of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
The 27th Meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) was held in person in New Delhi.
The two sides reviewed the situation along the LAC in Western Sector of India-China border areas and discussed proposals for disengagement in remaining areas in a frank and open manner.
The 3rd India-Vietnam Maritime Security Dialogue was held in New Delhi.
The two sides discussed ways to sustain a secure maritime environment conducive for inclusive growth.
They also reviewed maritime cooperation initiatives and avenues of reinforcing international and regional mechanisms for comprehensive maritime security.
India's non-fossil fuel-based power generation capacity is likely to increase to 68.4% of the total installed capacity in 2031-32 from 42.5% at present as per the National Electricity Plan (NEP) unveiled by the power ministry.
This assumes significance in view of India's target of net zero by 2070 and having 500GW of renewable energy by 2030.
Ajay Yadav, a seasoned IAS officer from the 2005 batch of the Bihar cadre, has assumed the charge of Managing Director at Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), effective immediately.
Indian Institute of Technologywill open its first-ever overseas campus in Tanzania's Zanzibar in October 2023 with a batch of 50 undergraduate students and 20 master's students.
The new IIT campus will be set up in Zanzibar under the name IIT Madras at Zanzibar. Zanzibar will be one of three campuses outside of India, with the others located in Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur.
Senior IPS officer Vijay Kumar will be the new acting DGP of Uttar Pradesh.
Vishwakarma had assumed charge as officiating DGP of the state on April 1 after the then-officiating DGP DS Chauhan had retired.
Kumar, a 1988 batch officer, will continue to work as DG Vigilance and CB-CID.