31st August, 2023 Current Affairs

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NATIONAL
Rajasthan’s Priyan Sain Crowned Miss Earth India 2023

Priyan Sain clinched the title of Miss Earth India 2023 during the Miss Divine Beauty 2023 national final held on August 26 in New Delhi.
The 20-year-old student, dancer, and taekwondo player from Jaipur, Rajasthan succeeds last year’s winner Vanshika Parmar, and will now prepare to represent India at the Miss Earth 2023 pageant in Vietnam this December. She received her crown from reigning Miss Earth from Korea Mina Sue Choi who was invited as a special guest along with Miss Earth Air from Australia Sheridan Mortlock.

INTERNATIONAL
Gabon military officers declare coup, President Ali Bongo placed under house arrest

Military officers in Gabon declared they were seizing power from President Ali Bongo Ondimba in a coup on Wednesday (30 August 2023). Men in army uniform appeared on national television and announced that the Gabon President had been placed under house arrest during the military takeover. The announcement was made just minutes after President Ondimba was declared winner in a contested election.
The officers who said they represented the armed forces declared on television that the election results were cancelled, borders were closed and state institutions were dissolved.
The military action has prompted celebrations and reports of gunfire on the streets of the capital. However, the international community has condemned the action.

Geetika Srivastava becomes India’s First Woman Charge d’Affaires In Pakistan

Geetika Srivastava, currently serving as joint secretary at the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), will be India’s new chargé d’affaires at its high commission in Islamabad, Pakistan. She will succeed Suresh Kumar, who is likely to return to New Delhi. After 77 years of Independence, India has appointed a female head of mission in Pakistan.
This is a significant move as Srivastava will be the first woman to lead the Indian High Commission in Pakistan, reflecting a commitment to gender equality and empowering women in leadership roles.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

North Korea fires two short-range tactical ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters

North Korea says it has fired two short-range tactical ballistic missiles to simulate nuclear strikes on military targets in South Korea. State media said the tests had been conducted as a warning against the US deployment of strategic bombers to the region.
South Korea reported two missiles landing in the sea. The launches coincide with annual joint military drills held by South Korea and the US. Pyongyang has long denounced the drills as a war rehearsal. The North's army said the missiles had been fired late on Wednesday in a tactical nuclear strike drill simulating scorched earth strikes at major command centres and operational airfields in South Korea.
The launches come a day before South Korea and the US end 11 days of combined military drills. The drills involved at least one US B-1B strategic bomber flying above the Korean Peninsula, according to South Korean media. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un observed a drill on Tuesday preparing his top commanders for all-out war with the South, according to state media.
The drill simulated repelling a sudden invasion, then launching a counter-attack to occupy the whole territory of the southern half.

APPOINTMENTS
Former CJI NV Ramana appointed as member of International Mediation Panel

Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana has been appointed as member of the International Mediator Panel of Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC). Chairman of SIMC George Lim presented Justice Ramana the letter of appointment on Tuesday in Singapore.
The former CJI is in Singapore to take part in the “Singapore Convention Week”, the annual convention organised by Singapore’s Ministry of Law, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and over 20 partner organisations.

Published date : 31 Aug 2023 05:22PM