Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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The ‘South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2023’ recently concluded in Itanagar.It was a three-day international event in which more than 100 athletes from six countries Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal participated.
In the Under-19 Boys singles, Ankur Bhattacharjee defeated Payas Jain to claim the gold, while in Under-19 girls’ singles, Suhana Saini defeated Yashaswini Ghorpade claimed the gold.

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The ’75/25′ initiative was unveiled by the Union Health Ministry on the occasion of World Hypertension Day.
Indian Government’s target of reaching 75 million people with Hypertension under standard care in primary healthcare by 2025 is the largest cover of NCDs in the world for primary healthcare.

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According to a report by the WMO, global temperatures are predicted to reach record highs within the next five years, with at least one year becoming the warmest on record.
The report also highlights a 66% likelihood of the annual average near-surface global temperature exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels for at least one year between 2023 and 2027.

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iDEATION is a flagship startup program of the Assam-based Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL).
The NRL and the T-Hub (Technology Hub), an innovation hub and ecosystem enabler based out of Hyderabad, have recently inked an MoU to collaborate on business innovation and growth hack.

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The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is an interoperable network based on the BeckN protocol that enables platforms of different configurations to seamlessly connect and operate on it. It is expected to play a pivotal role in India’s digital commerce ecosystem.

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Rajaji Tiger Reserve is situated in Uttarakhand. A tigress that was relocated from the woodland region of Corbett Tiger Reserve was released within the Motichur forest area of Rajaji Tiger Reserve.
A female and another male were translocated to Rajaji from Corbett in December 2020 and January 2021, respectively.

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The Himachal Pradesh government is currently formulating a Green Hydrogen Policy. This policy seeks to promote the use of green hydrogen and establish the state as a leading hub for its production.
The primary objective of the policy is to attract investments in large-scale renewable energy projects, ensuring a consistent and sustainable supply of green electricity for electrolysis.

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As part of the Act East Policy, the Indian government announced a 12-point development plan for the Pacific Island nations at the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) summit held at Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea.
The 12- point development agenda is part of the Act East Policy of India. This plan focuses on areas like renewable energy, healthcare and cybersecurity.

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Forum shopping is the practice of litigants or lawyers deliberately moving their cases to a particular judge or a court where they deem the judgement would be more favourable.
This practice of Forum shopping was condemned recently by the CJI DY Chandrachud.

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The Central Government recently released the biggest-ever bifurcation dues for the Andhra Pradesh government, amounting to Rs.10,460 crore.
This is the largest compensation since the bifurcation in June 2014. The amount released to Andhra Pradesh till last year was only Rs 4,117.89 crore.