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IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers appointed as Chair-elect of IATA's Board of Governors

IATA also announced that Pieter Elbers, CEO of IndiGo, will serve as Chair of the IATA BoG from June 2024, succeeding Yvonne Manzi Makolo, CEO of Rwandair.

Tata Sons-owned Air India was elected to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Board of Governors at the IATA.

Air India also got elected to the Executive Committee of Star Alliance for the first time.

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At present, IATA’s board of Governors’ comprises 31 airlines.
IATA HQ- Montreal, Canada.

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Australia Crowned ICC World Test Champions With A 209-Run Win Over India

Australia are World Test Champions after completing a 209-run win over India in the WTC Final at The Oval. With this Australia became the first team to bag all world titles–the ODI World Cup, T20 World Cup & the World Test Championship.

Australia, The champions of the ICC World Test Championship 2023 Final will receive an impressive prize of $1.6 million.

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Nathan Lyon ended this Test Championship campaign as the world’s highest wicket-taker.

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Nitin Agarwal appointed as the new director general of BSF

Nitin Agarwal has been appointed as the new director general of the Border Security Force (BSF), more than five months after the post fell vacant.

The post of BSF chief has been vacant for more than five months after Pankaj Kumar Singh retired on December 31, 2022.

CRPF DG Sujoy Lal Thaosen has been handling the charge of BSF in an additional capacity since then.

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Novak Djokovic Wins Roland Garros For Historic 23rd Major Title

Novak Djokovic forged a new frontier in men’s tennis at Roland Garros, where the Serbian great defeated Casper Ruud 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5 to claim a record 23rd major title.

He eclipsed Rafael Nadal as the oldest Roland Garros champion at the age of 36 years and 20 days and became the first man to win all four Grand Slam events at least three times.

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Rodri named UEFA Champions League player of the season 2022-23

The technical observer panel of UEFA has named Manchester City's midfielder Rodrigo Hernández Cascante, famous as Rodri, as the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Player of the season.

The 26-year-old Spanish professional footballer scored the winning goal as City lifted the trophy for the first time when they beat Inter Milan 1-0 in Saturday's UEFA Champions League Final 2023.

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World Day Against Child Labour II 12 JUNE

The World Day against Child Labour has been observed annually on 12 June since 2002.

This significant day was established by the International Labour Organization (ILO), and all United Nations member countries have since been commemorating it.

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PM Modi to address US Congress for the second time, making history as the first Indian

Indian Americans are eagerly preparing to extend a warm welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will visit the United States from June 21 to June 24.

With this visit, PM Modi will become the first Indian PM to address the joint meeting of the US Congress for the second time.

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Amit Agrawal appointed UIDAI CEO, Subodh Kumar Singh named DG NTA

Senior IAS officers Amit Agrawal and Subodh Kumar Singh have been appointed as CEO Unique Identification Authority of India and director general of the National Testing Agency, respectively, as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre.

Both Agrawal (1993 batch) and Singh (1997 batch) are Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers of the Chhattisgarh cadre.

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UAE emerges as fourth largest investor in India in FY23

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), with which India implemented a comprehensive free trade agreement in May last year, has emerged as the fourth largest investor in India during 2022-23, according to government data.

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Singapore was the largest investor in India with USD 17.2 billion investment in FY23.

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UBS completes completes Credit Suisse takeover, gains clout as global wealth player

Swiss bank UBS said it completed its emergency takeover of embattled local rival Credit Suisse, the biggest banking deal since the 2008 global financial crisis, creating a giant bank with a balance sheet of $1.6 trillion.

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LIC to hold roadshows in Hong Kong, UK in June

A year after the listing of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India, the insurance behemoth will hold international roadshows, beginning in Hong Kong later this month.

The non-deal roadshows of LIC are scheduled between June 25 and June 29.

These roadshows are aimed at creating awareness among global investors post-listing of LIC shares.

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It has been a little over one year since LIC was listed on the stock exchanges.

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Squash World Cup Championship to begin in Chennai from 13th to 17th June

The Squash world cup championship will begin in Chennai from the 13th to the 17th of this month.

India will participate along with Hongkong, Japan, Malaysia, Egypt, South Africa, Australia, and Colombia in the tournament.

The last edition of the World Cup was played in Chennai in 2011.

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Saurav Ghosal, Abhay Singh, Joshna Chinappa and Tanvi Khanna will represent India.

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Second summit of Supreme Audit Institutions of G20 countries to begin in Goa

The second summit of the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of the G20 countries will begin in Panaji, the Capital of Goa.

The three-day summit will see the participation of the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Bangladesh, Egypt, Mauritius, Nigeria, Oman, Spain, the UAE, Morocco, and Poland.

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Govt e-Marketplace to organize Buyer-Seller Workshops in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh

Government e-Marketplace (GeM) will organize Buyer-Seller Workshops in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh .

GeM is an online platform for the procurement of goods and services by government departments, public sector units, and other agencies.

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The workshop will continue till 31st August this year

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EPFO set to be ISSA affiliate member, get global recognition

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation will soon gain access to professional guidelines, expert knowledge, services and support from the International Social Security Association (ISSA) for its pension subscribers while gaining international recognition as a full administrative social security institution.

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