Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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The state government of Nagaland has set up a Directorate of Minority Affairs under the Planning and Transformation Department.
It will be responsible for managing various schemes and programmes under the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs.

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The state government has set up the Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation recently.
Its purpose is to hasten construction of good quality roads across the state and ensure their maintenance and repairs.

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The “Clinical Trial Opportunities in India” report was released by PwC India and the US-India Chamber of Commerce (USAIC).
The report mentions that India’s regulatory reforms since the year 2013 and the New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules of 2019 have made the country a favourable destination for conducting clinical trials.

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The Government of India has set up a 11-member high-level committee to restructure the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The committee will be under the chairmanship of the Additional Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education and Secretary of ICAR.
The committee has been constituted to make recommendations for rationalising and right-sizing the 94-year-old ICAR.

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The Buland Bharat exercise is an integrated surveillance and firepower training exercise conducted by the Indian Armed Forces. The exercise was held in Mandala High Altitude Firing Ranges in Arunachal Pradesh.
The exercise witnessed synergised surveillance and firepower capabilities of the Artillery and the Infantry in close coordination with Special Forces, Aviation and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF).

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The Ministry of Railways has established the Rail War Room at the third floor of the Railways Ministry, New Delhi.
The war room is equipped with latest communications facilities. The room will function round-the-clock to improve the services of the Indian railways and facilitate fast redressal of public complaints.

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The capital markets regulator Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced a comprehensive testing framework for IT systems of stock exchanges and other market infrastructure institutions.
It will cover stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories throughout their lifecycle.

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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.

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The Assam state government launched the Ayushman Asom-Mukhya Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana recently.
It is a family-floater health assurance scheme that provides cashless medical treatment for up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year, aimed at promoting accessible and affordable healthcare.

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The RAMP programme aims at improving access to market and credit of MSMEs, improving Centre-State linkages and addressing issues of delayed payments of MSMEs.
The first meeting of the National MSME Council was organized by the MSME ministry. It was set up to function as an administrative body that oversee coordination between central ministries/departments, and monitor progress on reforms including the RAMP programme.