Daily Current Affairs Quiz : October 10, 2023

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The World Bank’s compilation of Statistical Performance Indicators (SPI) has ranked India 67 among 174 countries in 2019.
The SPI framework focuses on five key pillars of a country’s statistical performance: (i) data use, (ii) data services, (iii) data products, (iv) data sources, and (v) data infrastructure. It replaced the Statistical Capacity Indicator (SCI) that the World Bank was publishing since 2004.

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Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been honored with the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their groundbreaking work in nucleoside base modifications.
Their research paved the way for the creation of highly successful mRNA vaccines against Covid-19. In the future, the technology may also be used to deliver therapeutic proteins and treat some cancer types.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. It was jointly developed by University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India (SII).
The R21 vaccine is the second malaria vaccine recommended by WHO, following the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine, which received a WHO recommendation in 2021. Both vaccines are shown to be safe and effective in preventing malaria in children.

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The Statue of Equality will be inaugurated by the Ambedkar International Center in Maryland, a state in the United States.
It will be the tallest statue of Ambedkar outside India. This statue is a replica of the world’s largest Ambedkar statue, located in Hyderabad and which stands 125 feet tall. It was crafted by Ram Sutar, who also created Sardar Patel’s ‘Statue of Unity’ in Gujarat.

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India and Bangladesh have commenced the 11th edition of their annual joint military exercise, SAMPRITI, in Umroi, Meghalaya.
This exercise, which alternates between the two nations, highlights the strong bilateral defense cooperation between them. SAMPRITI, initiated in 2009, aims to boost interoperability, share tactical expertise, and promote best practices between the Indian and Bangladeshi armies.