Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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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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Russia accused Ukraine of attempting to conduct drone attacks targeting Kremlin to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. Currently, there are around 20 kremlins across Russia. The most important popular one is in Moscow.
The name kremlin means ‘fortress inside a city’, and is often also used to refer to the Russian government.

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The trailer for the feature film ‘Love in 90s’ was released recently by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju. It is the first movie based on the Tagin community of Arunachal Pradesh.
As per the Union Minister, ‘Love in 90s” shall be tax-free and that he will ask State Government to promote it through other means.

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A book titled “Cyber Encounters” was released recently by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. It was written by DGP Uttarakhand Ashok Kumar and former DRDO scientist OP Manocha.
This book has been written after analyzing cyber-crimes and based on true incidents, it will help readers a lot to avoid cyber-crimes.

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As part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, the US will provide 1.2 billion USD more in long-term military aid to Ukraine.
It will help Kyiv strengthen its air defences against Russia’s attacks.

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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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Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum is a new museum that will be set up at North/South Block as part of the Central Vista project.
It will display India’s rich civilisational culture spanning over 5,000 years. The initiative has been undertaken to commemorate the 47th International Museum Day on May 18.

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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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Union Health Ministry launched a learning management information system SAKSHAM-Stimulating Advanced Knowledge for Sustainable Health Management.
Healthcare workers and administrators can utilise SAKSHAM to acquire globally relevant knowledge.

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The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) released the Global Report on Internal Displacement 2023 (GRID-2023).
As per the report, disasters have increased the number of displaced people by 40 percent in 2022. As many as 32.6 million people were displaced because of disasters.