Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023

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Odisha Government recently inaugurated the ‘Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium’ in Rourkela. The state government claims that it is the world’s largest facility in terms of seating capacity and certified by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
The Rourkela facility will host the Men’s World Cup Hockey, organised by the FIH, along with Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from January 13 to 29, 2023.

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Avian flu has been confirmed in many Kerala districts and the Kerala Health Department has directed all districts to be on the alert.
Avian flu was also confirmed in a grama panchayat in the capital city Thiruvananthapuram. The district administration issued orders that all poultry and other pet birds in the affected wards be killed and that all egg, meat, bird fodder, and litter be destroyed.

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Indian squash prodigy Anahat Singh recently clinched the girls’ Under-15 squash title at the British Junior Open tournament in Birmingham.
The 14-year-old defeated Sohaila Hazem of Egypt, 3-1 in the final. The British Junior Open is held in January every year in the UK where players from all over the world compete to win the title

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Deepor Beel, the only Ramsar site of Assam, recorded over 26,000 birds of 97 different species during a recent bird count.
The site recorded 10,289 birds of 66 species recorded in 2021. It is troubled by developmental projects and urban waste. A spot bird photography contest was also held during the event and  repeat of the bird count exercise is scheduled during the Asian Waterfowl Count.

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Uttarakhand authorities declared ‘Joshimath’ as a landslide and subsidence-hit zone, after cracks appeared in many roads and hundreds of houses.
The exact reason behind Joshimath land subsidence is still unknown but unplanned construction, over-population, obstruction of the natural flow of water, and hydel power activities are cited as possible causes.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the 7th edition of ‘Invest Madhya Pradesh-Global Investors Summit’, in Indore
The theme of the flagship event of the state government is ‘Madhya Pradesh-The Future Ready State’. Guyana President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi also addressed the meet.

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Uttarakhand Governor Gurmit Singh consented to a Bill providing 30 per cent horizontal reservation to domiciled women of the state in government jobs.
Uttarakhand Public Services (Horizontal Reservation for Women) Bill, 2022 was passed by the state assembly.

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Bangladesh has registered a sharp decline of over 75 percent in the under-5 child mortality rate since 1990, as per the recent report released by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on behalf of the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).
In 1990, the under-5 child mortality rate was 146 per thousand live births which declined to 86 in 2000 and 27 in 2021.

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Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry observes Road Safety Week from 11th to 17th of January.
During the Week, various activities is being organised throughout the Country to create awareness among general public. Ministry will conduct several activities including Nukkad Nataks (Street Shows) and Sensitization Campaigns at various locations.

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The Union Cabinet has approved setting up and promoting three National Level multistate cooperative export societies under the Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002.
The cooperative society on export, national level cooperative society for organic products, national level multi-state seed cooperative society will serve as umbrella organisations for taking forward the respective sectoral interests of cooperatives from across the country.