Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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The report titled “Promoting Millets in Diets: Best Practices across States/UTs of India” was released recently by NITI Aayog.
It provides a set of good and innovative practices that have been adopted by state governments and organizations across the various aspects of the millet value-chain.

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The National Medical Devices Policy, 2023 was approved recently by the Union Cabinet. The medical devices sector in India is a sunrise sector which is growing at a fast pace.
The policy is expected to help the medical devices industry grow from the present 11 billion USD to 50 billion USD by 2030. It also aims to rise India’s share to 10-12% in the global market over the next 25 years.

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Princess of Asturias award is one of the 8 prizes conferred by the foundation named for Spanish Crown Princess Leonor to recognize achievements the arts, science and other areas.
The award was bestowed recently to American actress, Meryl Streep for her performances in a career spanning over 50 years.

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World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed on April 28. The theme for this year is “A safe and healthy working environment as a fundamental principle and right at work”.
In June 2022, the International Labour Conference (ILC) decided to include ‘a safe and healthy working environment’ in the ILO’s framework of fundamental principles and rights at work.

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The Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) or bio-jet fuel is used to power aircraft with minimum carbon footprint.
Recently, the Indian Institute of Petroleum has tied up with Indigo, Spicejet and the three Tata Airlines to support the production of the SAF.

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Ekta Evam Shradhanjali Abhiyan is a multi-modal expedition organized by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
The expedition is organized as part of the 64th BRO Day Celebrations. In 2022-23, the BRO completed 103 infrastructure projects, the most by the organisation in a single year.

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The StarBerrySense payload is a low-star sensor developed from off-the-shelf components by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. It was successfully tested recently on board the PSLV C-55.
In its first space test, the sensor, which is mounted on the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM), is performing well, as per the Department of Space.

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France India Foundation is a private not for profit organisation in India launched as part of the France Asia Foundation with the support of the Ministry of External Affairs and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Its objective is to promote meaningful dialogue between youth leaders.

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Legal Entity Identifier is a unique 20-character global identifier for legal entities taking part in financial transactions.
The SEBI has introduced LEI for issuers that are planning to list or has already listed non-convertible securities, securitized debt instruments and security receipts.

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Penumbral lunar eclipse occurred on May 5, 2023. It happens when the Moon moves through the outer part of the Earth’s shadow, resulting in the Moon appearing slightly darker than usual.
Among several penumbral lunar eclipses in 2023, the first penumbral lunar eclipse of 2023 is the one which occurred recently.