Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2023

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The CL-Flam is a low-cost camera for multispectral imaging of flame developed by IIT Indore in collaboration with the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and NASA-Caltech, USA.
It is capable of simultaneously capturing multiple spectral 3D images of 4 chemical species in a flame.

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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved the conduct of constable (general duty) examination for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in 13 regional languages.
This is in addition to Hindi and English. This aims to promote the participation of local youths in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and encourage regional languages.

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean. It is also known as the Pacific trash vortex, spans waters from the West Coast of North America to Japan.
Marine debris is litter that ends up in the ocean, seas, and other large bodies of water. A recent study by Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) shows that this giant collection of plastic trash has also become home to thousands of marine life, creating a new kind of ecosystem.

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A “civil union” refers to the legal status that allows same-sex couples specific rights and responsibilities normally conferred upon married couples. These civil unions would be accompanied by rights such as inheritance rights, employment benefits to spouses, which are generally conferred upon married couples.
Recently, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, began hearing a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition of same sex marriage.

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Harmanpreet Kaur became the first Indian woman to be named as one of Wisden’s five Cricketers of the Year. She led Mumbai Indians to win the inaugural Women’s Premier League in March.
Suryakumar Yadav was named Wisden’s Leading T20 Cricketer of the Year. At present, Suryakumar Yadav remains at number one position in the ICC T20 men’s rankings.

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The Special Marriage Act (SMA) of 1954 provides legal framework for civil marriage between people belonging to different religions or castes.
The Act requires marriage officers to display a public notice inviting objections to an intended marriage 30 days prior to the ceremony. The Constitution Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud termed the 30-day notice period under this Act ‘patriarchal’.

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World Earth Day is observed every year on 22 April to mark the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.
The theme for this year is the continuation of the 2022 theme “Invest in Our Planet”. The day aims to raise awareness about environmental issues and promote conservation efforts to protect our planet.

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The GRX-810 is a 3D printed superalloy developed by NASA scientists. It is an oxide-dispersion-strengthened NiCoCr-based alloy.
It showed over 1,000-fold better creep performance, twofold improvement in strength and twofold improvement in oxidation resistance when compared with the traditional polycrystalline wrought Ni-based alloys.

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Fort Dansborg, also known as the Danish Fort, was built in 1620 at the eastern coastal village of Tharangambadi.
The Tamil Nadu state tourism department has sanctioned Rs.3 crore to conduct various infrastructure development works at this fort.

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National Initiative for Promotion of Upskilling of Nirman Workers (NIPUN) is an initiative of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM).
It aims to train over 1 lakh construction workers, through fresh skilling and upskilling programmes and provides them with work opportunities in the country and abroad. The project was launched recently in Hyderabad.