Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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Spheroidal carbonaceous particle (SCP) is a component of fly ash and is a by-product of industrial high-temperature combustion of coal and fuel-oil.
Recently, researchers from British Antarctic Survey and the University College London, for the first time identified SCP in an Antarctic ice core. The sample dated back to 1936, indicating physical markers of fossil fuel combustion have been trapped in ice layers for decades.

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Pashudhan Jagruti Abhiyaan is an awareness programme launched by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
It is organized as part of the Aazadi Ka Amrit Mahostav to increase farmers’ understanding of the latest practices and techniques in animal husbandry and dairy farming.

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‘International Girls in ICT Day’ is observed every year on April 27 to encourage and empower girls and young women to explore and pursue careers in information and communication technology.
The theme for this year is ‘Digital Skills for Life’. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) leads the observation every year.

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The twenty-second session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) will take place at United Nations Headquarters, New York.
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is the largest annual gathering of indigenous people. The priority theme of the session is: “Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach”.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET) Initiative.
This initiative will ensure better preparedness against future outbreaks like the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative was announced at the Global Meeting for Future Respiratory Pathogen Pandemics held in Geneva.

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The Indian Army is set to operationalize the Command Cyber Operations and Support Wings (CCOSW) as part of its steps to modernize its online network.
The decision to set up the CCOSW was made during the Army Commanders Conference, the biannual event that took place in hybrid format.

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The Bureau of Civil Aviation recently commemorated its 37th raising day. It is the regulatory authority for civil aviation security in India.
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security was initially set up as a Cell in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in January 1978 on the recommendation of the Pande Committee constituted after the hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight in 1976.

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National Mission in Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) is aimed at tackling various aspects of technology development, application development, enhancing human resources and skills, as well as promoting entrepreneurship and start-up development in Cyber Physical System (CPS) and related technologies.
As part of this initiative, C3iHub, a cybersecurity Technology Innovation Hub in IIT Kanpur, supported by the DST, launched the Cybersecurity Skilling Programme.

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Hydrophone is a low-cost microphone designed to be used for recording or listening to underwater sound.
Researchers have used this instrument to record the sounds of marine organisms in coral reefs off the coast of south Goa to understand their behaviour.

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During the meeting of the 12-member Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, proposal to construct Muthamizh Arignar Dr. Kalaignar pen monument in the Bay of Bengal was cleared.
The monument is expected to be 30 meter high and spread over nearly 8,551 square metres. The offshore memorial is planned to be built on the memory of the late DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi.