Current affairs 15 June 2023

Ramachandra Guha's book wins Elizabeth Longford Prize 2023.

The book 'Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India’s Freedom', authored by Ramachandra Guha has won the £5,000 Elizabeth Longford Prize 2023 for Historical Biography.
This book tells the story of seven foreigners (4 British, 2 American, and 1 Iris) who joined India’s freedom struggle.
The list includes Annie Besant, B.G. Horniman, Philip Spratt, Richard Ralph Keithahn, Samuel Stokes, Madeline Slade, and Catherine Mary Heilemann.
Prize money: £5,000

The Geological Survey of India Training Institute has been awarded accreditation as Athi Uttam by the National Accreditation Board of Education and Training (NABET).
The assessment was made on the basis of the inspection of all standard operating procedures and methodologies.
The team of the Capacity Building Commission (CBC), NABET, and Quality Control of India conducted the on-site assessment.
GSITI was established in 1976 and its headquarters located in Hyderabad.

The Global Slavery Index 2023 provides national estimates of modern slavery for 160 countries.
Produced by: ILO, Walk Free, and International Organisation for Migration
Walk Free has reported that 49.6 million people are living in modern slavery, out of which, India is home to 11 million.
Countries with the highest prevalence: North Korea, Eritrea, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
Countries with the lowest prevalence: Switzerland, Norway, and Germany.

RING digital credit platform has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India to add its newly launched UPI plug-in functionality to RING's pre-existing suite of digital services.
Aim: To help RING offer scan & pay options to its existing customers and acquire new customers who use UPI as a preferred mode of payment.
It will become a one-stop integrated payment and credit solution where a customer can avail credit and pay merchants across the country.

A documentary titled When Climate Change Turns Violent has won a special prize in the Health for All category at the 4th Annual Health for All Film Festival held at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva.
The documentary has been directed by Vandita Saharia of Rajasthan. She was the only Indian among the winners.
The 4.32-minute documentary When Climate Change Turns Violent focuses on the relationship between domestic violence, climate change and human trafficking.