Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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The World Bank Group’s Country Partnership Framework seeks to end extreme poverty and increase prosperity with sustainability in mind.
Recently, the World Bank approved 1.25 billion USD for undertaking three projects in Bangladesh to help the country achieve a resilient, inclusive and sustainable development.

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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 BAFTA Fellowship is the most prestigious accolade given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to an individual in acknowledgment of their exceptional and extraordinary contribution to film and/or television.
It was received recently by UK-based Indian-origin actor-writer Meera Syal.

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After nine-year ban, coal mining in Meghalaya is set to resume legally by July this year. It was banned since 2014.
Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said the Centre had approved mining leases for four persons in the State, which will lead to scientific mining in the State.

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The IMF recently released a report titled “Geoeconomic Fragmentation: Sub-Saharan Africa Caught between the Fault Lines”. This report warned that if the world were to divide into isolated trading blocs centered around China or the United States and the European Union (EU), sub-Saharan African economies could suffer a permanent decline of up to 4% of their gross domestic product (GDP) within 10 years.

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Tamil Nadu state health ministry has launched website for food safety and a mobile app for consumers.
The Minister said the website would provide information about the Food Safety Department’s activities, banned items, Acts governing food safety and licences. The website would be available in English and Tamil.

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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.

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New York has become the first state in the US to prohibit the use of natural gas and other fossil fuels in newest buildings, in a victory.
The new law mandates the use of eco-friendly technologies, such as heat pumps and induction stoves, in new housing developments across the state.

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Centre for Innovation Incubation Research and Entrepreneurship (C-i2 RE) has been recently inaugurated in Telangana.
The main objective of the Innovation Centre is to face the latest Engineering, technological and entrepreneurship challenges in the 21st Century and to adopt advanced technologies.

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Bangkok-based U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) recently released a report titled “Race to Net Zero”.
According to this report, most of the countries in Asia-Pacific are “insufficiently prepared” to face extreme weather events and natural disasters.