Daily Current Affairs - 27 June 2023

National Current Affairs

• India's first mRNA booster vaccine specifically targeting
  Omicron has entered clinical trials. GEMCOVAC-OM, the first Omicron-specific
  mRNA booster vaccine developed in India, is now undergoing clinical trials. The
  vaccine is a result of collaboration between the Indian Institute of Science
  (IISc) Bengaluru and the CSIR-National Institute of Immunology (NII).
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new campus
  of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad on June 28. The inauguration
  ceremony will mark the establishment of the new campus situated in Palakkad
  district of Kerala.
• Two individuals lost their lives due to lightning strikes in
  Maharashtra on June 26. The incidents occurred in the districts of Nashik and
  Jalgaon.
• Heavy rainfall on June 26 caused waterlogging in various
  parts of West Bengal. The districts most severely affected by the heavy rain
  and subsequent waterlogging were Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, and Nadia.
• The death toll from rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu has
  reached 11. These incidents occurred in the districts of Tirunelveli,
  Kanyakumari, and Ramanathapuram.

International Current Affairs

• Amid an ongoing economic crisis that has resulted in
  widespread protests, the Sri Lankan government has declared a state of
  emergency. As part of this measure, a curfew has been imposed in the capital,
  Colombo, and other major cities.
• In an effort to further isolate Russia and its economy, the
  European Union has agreed to ban the majority of Russian oil imports. This ban
  is set to be implemented in six months for crude oil and in eight months for
  refined products.
• During the second quarter of 2022, China's economy
  experienced its slowest growth rate in two years. The slowdown can be
  attributed to various factors, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the
  war in Ukraine.
• The US Supreme Court has made the decision to overturn the
  landmark 1973 ruling of Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion across the
  nation. As a result, many states are expected to enforce abortion bans.
• The number of monkeypox cases in Europe and North America
  continues to rise, raising concerns within the World Health Organization. The
  organization has described the outbreak as "unusual" and
  "concerning."