Important Days
World Blood Donor Day – June 14
- World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) is annually observed on 14th June across the world.
- To raise awareness about the significance of donating blood and to thank voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.
- The annual observance of WBDD is led by the World Health Organization (WHO).
- Theme for 2023 – “Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often.”
Background:
- In 2004, the WHO initiated and established the observance of World Blood Donor Day on 14th June to mark the birth Anniversary of Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943), Austrian-American immunologist.
About WHO:
- Director General – Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
- Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
- Founded – 1948.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – June 15
- The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is
observed on June 15th every year.
- It was officially recognized by the United Nations
General Assembly in its resolution December 2011,
following a request by the International Network for the
Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA).
- Theme 2023 – “Closing the Circle: Addressing Gender-Based
Violence (GBV) in Older Age Policy, Law and Evidence-based Responses”.
About UNGA:
- President – H.E. Csaba Korosi
- Headquarters – Newyork, United States
- Founded – 1945
Defence
Two Warships Launched
- Anjadip, Anti-Submarine Shallow Water Craft (ASWSWC) & Sanshodhak, Survey Vessel Large (SVL)
- They were launched by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) at shipbuilding facility of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in Kattupalli, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- Kolkata based GRSE is building eight ASWSWCs and four SVLs for the Indian Navy.
- Two warships of INS (Indian Naval Ship) ‘Anjadip’, the 3rd of eight indigenously built Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), and INS ‘Sanshodhak’, the 4th and last in the series of Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) Project were launched.
Awards & Honours
Central Banking Awards 2023
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das received the ‘Governor of the Year’ award at the Central Banking Awards 2023 in London.
- The Award was given for his work of cemented critical reforms, overseen world leading payments innovation and steered India through difficult times with a steady hand and well-crafted turn of phrase.
