Current Affairs Quiz - June, 2023

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Iraq presented an ambitious plan to turn itself into a regional transportation hub by developing its road and rail infrastructure, linking Europe with the Middle East.
Once completed, the $17 billion project known as the ‘Route of Development’ would span the length of the country, stretching 1,200 km  from the northern border with Turkiye to the Gulf in the south.

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Global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2022 was released by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence.
It acts as the benchmark for assessing container port performance and efficiency worldwide. Pipavav Port on the Gujarat coast has emerged as the most efficient port in India in Global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2022. Globally, Pipavav Port has secured the 30th position.

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The armed forces are planning to set up additional joint logistics nodes across the country to boost integration in their logistical needs and streamline their supply chains.
While the last joint logistics node was operationalised in Mumbai in April 2021, the nodes in Guwahati and Tri-Services, Port Blair were operationalised in January 2021. The Joint Operations Division under the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff has been responsible for establishing the nodes.

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced that Ahmednagar will be renamed Ahilyanagar in an ode to 18th-century Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar.
Ahilyabai Holkar reigned Malwa from 1765 to 1795. She had established Maheshwar (in Madhya Pradesh) as the seat of the Holkar dynasty. In February, the government had renamed Osmanabad as Dharashiv and Aurangabad as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

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CL-20 is the most lethal non-nuclear explosive in existence. A research team in China have recently claimed that they have significantly enhanced the safety of this explosive by designing a five-fold boost to its shock resistance capacity.
Recently, Chinese defence researchers, with the help of 24 hypersonic projectiles, sank an entire US aircraft carrier cavalcade in the South China Sea.

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India is planning to join the Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention and Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S). It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
It is an global regime that promotes cooperation between countries and regulatory authorities in good manufacturing practices (GMP) in order to improve the quality of their medical products.

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The Mizoram government has established a High-Level Committee to address the needs of over 9,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Manipur who are affected by ethnic conflicts.
The committee’s primary responsibility is to provide relief and humanitarian aid to these IDPs while taking necessary actions to implement decisions concerning their situation.

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The Grand Order of the Chain of Yellow Star is the highest civilian honour conferred by Suriname. President Droupadi Murmu recently became the first Indian to receive this award.
Murmu received the award from the President of the Republic of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi.

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On World Environment Day, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) unveiled a publication called the “Sustainable Green Airports Mission”.
This booklet highlights the sustainability measures undertaken by the AAI and becoming carbon neutral, in line with the Panchamrit goals declared by the Prime Minister of India at COP26.

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Colonel Shuchita Shekhar has made history as the first female officer in the Army Service Corps to take charge of a Communication Zone Mechanical Transport Battalion.
The Communication Zone Mechanical Transport Battalion plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth functioning of the supply chain for the Northern Command, maintaining its operational capabilities.