Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2023

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The International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) – ‘Bharat Mandapam’ was inaugurated recently by Prime Minister Modi.  The IECC project is a national initiative aimed at modernizing and upgrading the obsolete facilities at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
Anubhava Mantapa was an academy of saints and philosophers of the ‘Lingayath’s’ faith in the 12th century. It was founded by Basava, also called Basaveshwara. This is the inspiration behind the name ‘Bharat Mandapam’

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The Kerala state government is set to roll out a unique scheme to provide financial support to first-time overseas emigrants from Kerala.
Titled ‘Shubhayatra’, the project envisages creating a positive and productive migration ecosystem by providing a financial assistance of up to ₹2 lakh with a tax holiday for six months and interest subvention to meet the incidental expense of eligible candidates.

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The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have stated excavations in Benisagar – which is a village in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district. The excavation has yielded hundreds of artifacts indicating continuous human habitation from the fifth century A.D. until the 16-17 century A.D.
Benisagar has been recognized by the ASI and listed among the top 100 significant archaeological monuments in the country.

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Finland’s Food Authority reported H5N1 on two more fur farms, both housing foxes, raising the number of outbreaks to 14.
Norway reported the virus in a red fox pup while Germany reported the virus on a seal. Similar detections in seals and sea lions have occurred in multiple parts of the world.

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The country’s per capita income is likely to grow by close to 70 per cent to USD 4,000 by fiscal 2030 from USD 2,450 in fiscal 2023.
This will help the country to become a middle-income economy with USD 6-trillion GDP. Per capita income/GDP has risen from USD 460 in fiscal 2001 to USD 1,413 in fiscal 2011 and to USD 2,150 in fiscal 2021. The biggest growth driver will be external trade, followed by household consumption.

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The G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Ministerial Meeting concluded recently in Chennai.
The event concluded without reaching consensus on significant climate-related matters. Crucial topics like transitioning away from fossil fuels remained unresolved during the meeting.

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Union Health Ministry announced the launch of e-CARe (e-clearance for after life remains) portal to bring bodies from abroad.
Nodal officers from the Airport Health Organisation (APHO) will monitor the portal throughout the day.

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The Supreme Court said that the President of India retains power to scrap Article 370, after Constituent Assembly dissolved in 1957.
Clause (3) of Article 370 gave the President power to notify the Article inoperative or modify it. But a provision had made it necessary that such a move would have to be recommended by the Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly.

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The Ministry of Steel has invited applications from Indian nationals belonging to the Industry and Research and Academia for the National Metallurgist Awards (NMA) 2023. Interested individuals may submit their applications through the online web portal.
The awards will be presented in four categories — Lifetime Achievement Award, National Metallurgist Award, Young Metallurgist Award and Environment and Metal Science Award for Research and Development in the Iron and Steel Sector.

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Article 117 of the Constitution pertains to the specific provisions concerning financial Bills. A Bill that addresses any of the matters mentioned in clauses of Article 110 (1) can only be introduced or proposed in the Lok Sabha based on the President’s recommendation and cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha.
It was recently stated that the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill is categorized as a regular Bill and not a money bill, contrary to earlier reports.