Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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India and Israel have inked a mobility pact that will allow 42,000 Indian workers to work in Israel in the field of nursing and construction.
The agreement was signed during Israeli foreign minister’s visit to India. Both countries also signed a letter of intent to establish two Centers of Water Technology in India.

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The Yamuna Authority has approved India’s first pod tax project’s revamped Detailed Project Report (DPR) and Bid document.
Pod taxi is a fast and environmentally-friendly automated car capable of carrying travellers from one place to another. Uttar Pradesh is the first state to get pod taxi.

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IIT Roorkee has unveiled new labs to drive India’s clean energy transition.
Two new labs namely Renewable Grid Integration Laboratory and Green Hydrogen Laboratory were inaugurated at the IIT Roorkee’s Department of Hydro and Renewable Energy (HRED).

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The Tamil Nadu Champions Foundation (TNCF) was officially launched, and the Chief Minister’s Trophy 2023 logo, mascot, and theme song were unveiled.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was the guest of honour. The logo comes with the slogan ‘Kalam Namathae! (The field is ours!)‘. The mascot is the humanoid Nilgiri Tahr ‘Veeran.’

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Max Verstappen won the Miami Grand Prix from ninth on the starting grid, with the fastest lap.
Mexica’s Perez came second while Fernando Alonso came third. Verstappen was also the winner of last year’s inaugural Miami Grand Prix.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched two skill development programmes for quantum computing in India.
The company is collaborating with academic institutions and learning platforms to integrate Amazon Braket — a fully managed quantum computing service.

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Using the process called mitochondrial donation treatment (MDT), the first baby was created using DNA of three people in the UK.
This process involves taking nucleus from one of the eggs of the mother and being implanted into the donor egg. While the donor egg’s nuclei are removed, its healthy mitochondrial DNA is retained.

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The 6th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) is being organized to bring together states and principal maritime partners of the region to discuss the prospects of regional cooperation for Security And Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR).
It is being held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) was started in 2016.

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A new study revealed that Canada’s e-waste has tripled over the last two decades. The e-waste generation per person has surged from 8.3 kilograms in 2000 to 25.3 kilograms in 2020.
Canadians produced nearly one million tonnes of e-waste in 2020. That is expected to reach 1.2 million tonnes annually by 2030.

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The Union Ayush Ministry and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have inked an MoU to promote and collaborate on integrative health research.
As per the MoU, focus will be given to identified areas of national importance in healthcare.