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- India has proposed to host 2023 International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai, which is expected to choose host city for 2030 Winter Olympics. Earlier, India has hosted the 86th IOC Session in 1983 in New Delhi. The formal bid for the purpose of hosting 2023 IOC session was submitted by Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra and IOC member Nita Ambani to IOC Chief Thomas Back during 134th IOC session.
K Natarajan - K Natarajan, a 1984-batch officer will succeed Rajendra Singh as new Director General (DG) of Indian Coast Guard (ICG). He is currently serving as Additional Director General (ADG) of ICG’s Western Sea Board, which looks after security of sensitive maritime boundary from Gujarat to Kerala. Established on 18 August 1978 by Coast Guard Act, 1978, ICG is responsible for safeguarding country’s’ maritime interests and enforces maritime law.
- The International Day of the Seafarer is observed annually across the globe on 25 June and is coordinated by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) with the campaign- I Am On Board with gender equality. The day celebrates and recognizes unique contribution made by seafarers globally to international seaborne trade, civil society and world economy. The day was first celebrated in 2011. Headquartered in London, IMO was established on 17 March 1948.
- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become 1st country in Gulf to launch new anti-money laundering platform called ‘goAML’ (Anti-Money Laundering). It is a one-stop solution, launched by UAE to crack down on organised financial crimes. goAML will facilitate the receipt, analysis and dissemination of suspicious transactions and activity reports. It was launched by UAE’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and is developed by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to curb organised crimes.
- Samant Goel, planner of Balakot air strike has been appointed as the next chief of the external intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) and Arvind Kumar as the Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB). Both, Goel and Kumar are Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of the 1984 batch. Goel will succeed Anil Dhasmana and Arvind Kumar will replace Rajiv Jain.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the Japanese city of Osaka on June 27 to attend the G20 Summit which will on 28 and 29 of June. Mr Modi will hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump to discuss important issues of bilateral and global importance. The summit will be an important stepping stone for India towards hosting the G-20 Summit in 2022.
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