Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023

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The Delhi government has suggested that the Centre can grant “migrated minority” status to Hindus who moved to the national capital from places like Jammu &Kashmir or Ladakh where they are a religious minority.
This is a part of a compilation of views collected by the Centre from 24 States on whether religious and linguistic minority communities should be identified and notified by the Union or the respective States. The Centre submitted the affidavit in the Supreme Court.

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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Unilever have collaborated to develop computational models to speed up screening of antimicrobials?
The models of bacterial cell walls can speed up the screening of antimicrobials. Antimicrobials are molecules which can kill disease-causing bacteria. According to IISc, each bacterial cell is enveloped by a cell membrane, which is in turn surrounded by a cell wall.

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India’s Men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty recently stormed into the semifinals of the Malaysia Open Men’s doubles Badminton event.
However, they lost in the semifinals to Chinese pair of LIANG Wei Keng and Wang Chang. Indian ace shuttler H.S Prannoy bowed out of the men’s singles after losing in the quarterfinal while PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal crashed out of the Malaysia Open in the first round.

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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh kick-started the ‘Soul of Steel’ alpine challenge, an initiative to promote tourism in border areas.
He launched a website for volunteers to sign up for various adventure activities under the joint initiative of Indian Army and CLAW Global, a veterans’ organisation. The Minister also flagged-off ‘Road to the End’, a 460-km long car rally, as part of a joint expedition by the Army and CLAW Global.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India will establish a Global South Centre of Excellence.
The Centre aims to undertake research on development solutions of any of developing countries which can be scaled up and implemented in other members of the Global South. He announced this at the concluding session of the Voice of Global South virtual summit.

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The Centre is set to launch a five-year National Urban Technology Mission which will introduce technological innovations in municipal services and infrastructure of 4,500 urban local bodies in the country.
The mission is to be carried by the Ministry of housing and urban affairs. The mission will identify six basic common citizen services which every urban local body will have to offer online.

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The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released the disaster management plan (DMP) for the power sector.
It aims to evolve an integrated approach to strengthen disaster mitigation, preparedness, emergency response, and recovery efforts. It includes investing in risk mapping globally, creating a network of universities working on disaster-related issues, leveraging social media and mobile technologies for disaster risk reduction among others.

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Akane Yamaguchi, the reigning world champion won the Malaysia Open Super 1000 women’s singles titles in Kuala Lumpur.
Viktor Axelsen won the Malaysia Open Super 1000 men’s singles title. This was Axelsen’s ninth Super Series Premier title and third Malaysia Open. In mixed doubles, the world no. 1 Chinese pair of Zheng Siwei-Huang Yaqiong, claimed the season’s first Super Series Premier title.

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India has sent financing assurances to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It thereby becomes the first of Sri Lanka’s creditors to officially back the crisis-hit island nation’s debt restructure programme.
India’s move takes Sri Lanka one step closer to a crucial USD 2.9-billion package from the IMF.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits in different government departments and organisations.
The event was part of the ‘Rozgar Mela’ drive which was announced by him last year to give jobs to 10 lakh people. The new recruits will join various positions under the central government like junior engineers, loco pilots, technicians among others.