Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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Star Labelling Program was introduced by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to provide customers with an informed choice about energy efficiency and cost saving.
This initiative has led to the improved energy efficiency of air conditioners and inverter technology. It led to an efficiency improvement of split ACs by 43% for 1-Star & 61% for 5-Star level.

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The Sea Harrier Museum was inaugurated recently by Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy. This facility displays the Sea Harrier (SH 606) fighter jet designed and manufactured by British Aerospace.
Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) initiated the Sea Harrier Museum project in 2020.

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‘Soaring Eagle’ exercise is a regular large-scale exercise conducted by the South Korea Air Force. It commenced recently at an air base in Cheongju, 112 kilometre south of Seoul.
The exercise mobilises more than 160 personnel and nearly 60 warplanes, including F-35A stealth fighters, and other tanker transport aircraft.

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Rebuild Kerala Initiative is a state government initiative which is aimed at rebuilding roads better after floods.
The World Bank team recently reviewed the activities under this initiative. It also has agreed to explore possible areas of cooperation in six priority projects.

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Hyderabad airport recognised as world’s most punctual as per the recently released report by aviation analytical firm, Cirium.
As per the report, the airport recorded 90.43 percent on-time performance. It is the only airport in the world to cross the 90 per cent On-Time Performance mark.

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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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Samudra Shakti-23 is a bilateral exercise between India and Indonesia. It is being held from May 14 to 19 this year.
INS Kavaratti, indigenously designed and built ASW Corvette is participating in the 4th edition of Bilateral exercise. Exercise Samudra Shakti is aimed at enhancing interoperability, jointness and mutual cooperation between both navies.

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The ‘Non-aqueous all-organic redox flow battery’ (NORFB) was developed recently by scientists at IIT Madras. It is a flow battery that promises to provide better performance.
The Researchers have developed a new type of electrolyte using ‘pyrylium salts’, which are a class of organic chemicals. The battery has been demonstrated with an average coulombic efficiency of 97 per cent.

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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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The Union MNRE Ministry has revised the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) regulations to increase participation of private entities in the renewable energy manufacturing supply chain.
It will minimize compliance cost for solar PV manufacturers and ease the processing of application filing.