World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023

• Every year on June 15^th, people around the world come together to recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
• This occasion aims to increase knowledge and understanding about the unfair treatment, prejudice, and neglect that older individuals often face.
• The United Nations has chosen the theme for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2023 to be "Closing the Circle: Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Older Age Policy, Law, and Evidence-based Responses."

Shaktikanta Das Honoured as 'Governor of the Year'

• The prestigious Governor of the Year Award for 2023 was given to Shaktikanta Das, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
• He has been acknowledged for his contributions during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the subsequent efforts to combat inflation, which led to his recognition for the Governor of the Year Award.

Global Wind Day 2023

• Global Wind Day is an international occasion observed every year on June 15^th.
• In 2007, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) took the initiative to organize the inaugural Wind Day.
• In 2009, the European Wind Energy Association (Wind Europe) and the Global Wind Energy Council joined forces to elevate Wind Day into a worldwide event.
• This significant day acknowledges the tremendous power of wind and aims to enhance understanding of its immense potential as a sustainable resource.

Global DPI Summit

• The Global DPI Summit, which took place as a side event of the third meeting of the G20 Digital Economy Working Group, concluded successfully in Pune, Maharashtra.
• Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and IT and MSDE, inaugurated the summit.
• The theme of the summit was Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for ease of living, ease of doing business and ease of governance.
• During the summit, India signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four countries namely Armenia, Sierra Leone, Suriname and Antigua and Barbuda on sharing INDIA STACK i.e., successful digital solutions implemented at population scale.

INDIA STACK

• INDIA STACK refers to a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) that enable both the government and private companies to implement technology products that are cashless and paperless.

Air Defender 23

• Commencing on June 12, 2023, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) initiated the "Air Defender 23" exercise in Europe, with Germany serving as the host.
• This exercise, scheduled to take place from June 12 to June 23, 2023, involves the participation of 250 military aircraft from 25 NATO and partner countries, including Japan and Sweden.
• The primary objective of the exercise is to maintain a strong United States (US) presence in Europe and facilitate extensive training.
• The exercise aims to enhance interoperability and readiness to defend NATO territory against potential drone and cruise missile attacks.
• Training missions will be conducted over the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, and Southern Germany.
• The concept of "Air Defender" was conceived in 2018 in response to the Russian annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.