Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently concluded the first integrated test on an intermediate configuration of the 2000 kN (Kilonewton) semi-cryogenic engine.
This test was conducted at the newly-commissioned Semi-cryogenic Integrated Engine & Stage Test facility at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC).

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The recently released Global Oil Infrastructure Tracker revealed that India is among the top five developers of oil pipelines that are under construction or proposed.
Other top developers are the US, Iraq, Iran and Tanzania. The country is constructing 1,630 km long oil transmission pipelines, ranking second globally in the pipelines under construction category.

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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.

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Meteosat-12, the newly launched European weather satellite. The first images captured by this satellite was released recently.
The spacecraft, which is placed 36,000km above the equator, was launched in December. Meteosat-12 sits in a stationary position, keeping a permanent eye on Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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E-retrofitment is the process of converting a conventional vehicle into an EV by replacing internal combustion engine with the electric powertrain.
It is expected play a major role in India’s transition to electric mobility. The Indian government has set an ambitious target of 30 per cent sales penetration of electric passenger cars by 2030.

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Kerala Economic Revival Program (KERA) aims to ensure the revival of the Kerala’s agricultural sector through socio-economic interventions.
The World Bank has proposed a funding of 165 million USD for this project.

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India EXIM Finserv IFSC Private Ltd will be set up in the GIFT city by the EXIM Bank of the third quarter of the current financial year.
This proposed subsidiary of the EXIM bank will focus on the on international export factoring in the presence of an import factor to promote trade finance and factoring.

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Rajeev Varshney is an Indian agricultural scientist known for his contribution towards decoding legumes’ genomes and developing new varieties of chickpeas.
He is the only new Indian scientist to become the Fellow of the Royal Society this year. Rajeev Varshney is fourth Indian agricultural scientist to become FRS.

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REMC – a subsidiary of the RITES Ltd – has established the National Energy Management Centre (NEMC) at its office. REMC stands for Railway Energy Management Company.
The purpose of this centre is to oversee and handle the energy procurement for the Railways at a pan-India level.

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was confirmed for the first time by Brazil. Two cases were detected in wild birds.
Brazil is the world’s top chicken exporter and the government confirmed the detection of H5N1 subtype of the influenza virus on two birds. While humans can contract H5N1, cases remain very rare.