July 9, 2021 GKmojo

June Current affairs 2023

World Environment Day: 05 June 2023

  • Host Country: Côte d’Ivoire
  • Theme: #BEATPLASTICPOLLUTION

World Day Against Child Labour: 12 June 2023

  • Theme: Social Justice for All. End Child Labour!

2021-23 ICC World Test Championship final

  • Venue: The Oval, London
  • Result: Australia defeated India 209 runs
  • Player of the Match: Travis Head (Aus)
  • Captains: Pat Cummins (Aus) and Rohit Sharma (Ind)

French Open 2023

TitleWinnerRunner-up
Men’s SinglesNovak Djokovic (Serbia)Casper Rudd (Norway)
Women’s SinglesIga Swiatek (Poland)Karolina Muchova (Czechia)

World Competitiveness Rankings 2023

  • Top Country: Denmark
  • India’s rank: 40th
  • Released : International Institute for Management Development

National Water Awards 2022

  • Best State: Madhya Pradesh
  • Best District: Ganjam District, Odisha

WEF’s Energy Transition Index 2023

  • Sweden ranked at No. 1 position.
  • India ranked at 67th position. 

Global Liveability Index 2023

Released : Economic Intelligence Unit

#CityCountry
1.ViennaAustria
2.CopenhagenDenmark
3.ZurichSwitzerland
4.CalgaryCanada
5.VancouverCanada

Ms Arundhati Roy

The Indian author and winner of Booker Prize, who has been chosen for the 45th European Essay Prize for lifetime achievement for the French translation of her compilation of essays titled “Azadi”

Titan

The deep-sea submersible operated OceanGate Expeditions, which imploded on its trip to the wreckage of Titanic, killing all 5 persons aboard

Gita Press, Gorakhpur

The publication house in Uttar Pradesh which has been conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India