Important Days
World Food Safety Day – June 7
- World Food Safety Day was observed by WHO (World Health Organization) to draw attention to food standards.
- Foodborne diseases affect 1 in 10 people worldwide each year.
- Theme 2023 – ‘Food standards save lives’
About WHO
- CEO – Tedros Adhanom
- Founded – 7 April 1948
- Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland.
Defence
Indigenous heavyweight torpedo successfully tested
- The Navy test-fired an Indigenously designed and developed heavyweight torpedo, Varunastra, with a live warhead against an undersea target.
- Varunastra is a ship-launched anti-submarine torpedo and was designed and developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory in Visakhapatnam under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
About DRDO
- Chairman – Sameer V Kamet
- Formation – 1958
- Headquarter – DRDO Bhavan, New Delhi
Awards and Honours
Suriname conferred its highest civilian honour to President Droupadi Murmu
- “The Grand Order of the Chain of Yellow Star”, the first Indian to receive this award.
- Murmu received the award from the President of the Republic of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi.
About Droupadi Murmu
- Droupadi Murmu – 15th President of India.
- First person belonging to the tribal community and also the second woman after Pratibha Patil to hold the office.
About Suriname (Dutch Guiana)
- Country in the northeastern coast of South America
- President – Chandrikapersad Santokhi
- Capital – Paramaribo
- Official language – Dutch
