Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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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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Santiago Peña, a 44-year-old former finance minister and economist at the IMF, has been elected as the next President of Paraguay.
He took nearly 43% of votes in Paraguay’s presidential election. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Paraguay.

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The Windhoek Declaration, which was adopted in 1991, provides 19 principles related to “independent, pluralistic, and free press”.
Its adoption is commemorated as the World Press Freedom Day on May 3 each year. 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day.

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‘UPAJ: A festival of Innovation in Arts’ was launched on World Intellectual Property Day, which is observed on April 26 in NITI Aayog, New Delhi.
It provided the platform for the artistic expression and promoting innovation in the art field.  The UPAJ festival is planned for the first week of July when the G20 Startup20 summit meeting is planned.

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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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‘Global Warming’s Four Indias, 2022’ is a report that was released recently by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and CVoter International, an Indian international polling agency headquartered in Delhi.
According to this report, majority of Indians around 82 %, think that the governments should ramp up efforts on climate action.

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UNICEF recently released a report titled ‘Is an End to Child Marriage Within Reach?’. According to this report, while the rate of child marriage is declining, it is not enough.
The present rate would mean that the practice will continue to exist for 300 more years. About 640 million girls, teens and women were victims of the practice of child marriage.

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Recently, the tenth land-port between India and Bangladesh was inaugurated at Meghalaya’s Dawki. It is expected to boost trade and ease travel between the two neighbouring countries.
The Dawki landport is situated about 84 kilometres away from the Meghalaya capital Shillong. The landport will boost trade and facilitate easier travel between the two countries.

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The Amazon Fund was created to raise donations for investments in efforts to prevent deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. The Fund is managed by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), which performs raising and investing funds.
The UK government recently announced the contribution of more than 101 million USD to this initiative.

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder of progressive muscular weakness that generally affects boys.
The Odisha government recently announced one-time financial aid of Rs.10 lakh to each discharged patient suffering from the DMD.