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Daily Current Affairs - June 8, 2023

 Cyclone 'Biparjoy'

  • According to Indian Meteorological Department of India, Cyclone, named 'Biparjoy' has intensified as very severe cyclone in the Arabian sea around 850 km to the west of Goa.
  • The cyclone is expected to move northwards and turn to Oman.
  • This will help in onset of monsoon in Kerala in next 48 hours. 
  • Who named the cyclone Biparjoy?
    • Bangladesh. 
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Gruha Lakshmi Scheme

  • Gruha Lakshmi is the scheme of Karnatak government.
  • Features :
    • beneficiaries are paid Rs. 2000 per month.
  • Eligibility:- 
    • women who were already enrolled as Yajamani (head of the family) in Antyodaya Anna Yojana, BPL and APL ration cards are eligible for this scheme.
 
 
 Himachal Pradesh to establish IPFB
  • IPFB stands for Investment Promotion and Facilitation Bureau.
  • Himachal Pradesh govt. has taken this initiative to attract crucial investments in the state. 
  • This will increase employment opportunities for youth, besides increasing revenue. 
         About Himachal Pradesh- 
  • Capital - Shimla, Dharamshala (winter)
  • CM- Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
  • Governor - Shiv Pratap Shukla
  • Legislative Assembly seats - 69
  • Rajya Sabha Seats - 3
  • Lok Sabha Seats - 4 
 
Where is Kakhovka dam located ?
  • Kakhovka dam was a run-of-river power plant from 1955 until 2023 on the Dnieper Rive in Ukraine. 
  • This is the last and 6th dam on the Dnieper river.
  • Why did it appear in news ?
    •  Kakhovka dam was destroyed on June 6, 2023 in Ukraine-Raussia war.
 
RBI accounts for the reasons of inflation hikes 
  • According to The Reserve Bank of India, the factors that increasing inflation in India are as follows:-
    1. Russia-Ukraine war- This triggered significant price rise in food and energy, and caused disruptions in the supply chain in 2022.
    2. Global commodity price change - this resulted in consumer price inflation in both advanced and emerging economies.
    3. Heatwaves - it increases the costs of farming inputs, which in turn, increases food and beverage inflation.
    4. High domestic LPG and kerosene prices - due to this, inflation remained double digit in petroleum products.

When is World Ocean Day observed ?
Answer: - June 8.
  
What is IUSSTD ?
Answer:- IUSSTD stands for India-U.S. Strategic Trade Dialogue. It focusses on ways in which both India and U.S. governments can facilitate the development and trade of technologies in critical domains such as semiconductors, space, telecom, quantum, AI, defence, bio-tech and others. Both the countries will review the relevant bilateral export control regulations with the objective of building and diversifying resilient supply chains for these strategic technologies. 
 
 
Which country is hosting the biggest air deployment exercise of NATO ?
Answer:- Germany. 
  • The exercise named 'The Air Defender 23' will witness 10,000 participants and 250 aircraft. 
 
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