Current affairs 24 June 2023

Global Liveability Index 2023 released.

• According to the Global Liveability Index 2023 published by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), Vienna in Austria has topped the ranking of the most liveable cities.
• While Copenhagen in Denmark placed second on the list, followed by Melbourne and Sydney.
• Damascus in Syria and Tripoli in Libya remained at the bottom of the liveability index.
• From India, New Delhi and Mumbai are at 141st position and Chennai at 144th.

Cristiano Ronaldo receives Guinness World Record award.

• Portuguese football player, Cristiano Ronaldo has received the Guinness World Record Award certificate to become the first men’s player to make 200 international appearances.
• He celebrated the milestone by scoring the winning goal in the 89th minute as Portugal beat Iceland in European Championship qualifying.
• He received a Guinness World Records certificate before the game.
• The closest to Ronaldo's tally is Bader Al-Mutawa, who was capped by Kuwait on 196 occasions.

CM Yogi unveils the first ticket for the first race of "MotoGP India" 2023.

• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath has unveiled the first ticket for the first race of MotoGP 2023, to be hosted by Uttar Pradesh.
• For the first time, the motorbike race is being held in India.
• The event is scheduled to be held at the Buddha International Circuit in Greater Noida from September 22 to 24, 2023.
• The event would firmly establish ‘Brand Uttar Pradesh’ at the global level.
• This is the first time the event is being held outside Europe.

PM-KISAN mobile app introduces face authentification feature.

• Agriculture Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar has unveiled a new feature on the PM-Kisan mobile app.
• Farmers can be registered by scanning their faces without a one-time password or fingerprint, by using the face authentification feature on the mobile application.
• Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), eligible farmers are provided with a financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal installments of Rs 2,000 each every four months.

Milk processing plant in collaboration with NDDB in Kangra.

• Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu informed that the Himachal Pradesh government will collaborate with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to set up a state-of-the-art milk processing plant at Dagwar in Kangra district.
• The dairy development board’s assistance would be taken for its operation and marketing.
• The Dagwar plant’s capacity would range from 1 lakh to 3 lakh liters, in which high-quality milk products would also be prepared.