Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary is located near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Barkudia limbless skink has been spotted recently at the Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary.
It is a small reptile known for its unique limbless body and adaptation capability.

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The draft “G20 High-Level Principles on Hydrogen” has been proposed by India recently. The discussion on global standards for ‘green, clean, and low carbon’ hydrogen was proposed at the G20 Energy Transition Working Group meeting.
It aims to set global standards for green, clean and low carbon hydrogen. It moots for an emission limit of up to 2 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per kg of hydrogen produced.

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Seven US states have reached a consensus on conserving the Colorado River. This is a major breakthrough in the region that constantly experiences drought.
Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda combined with voluntary commitments will conserve 3-million-acre feet of water through 2026.

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Global Alliance for National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), which is affiliated to the UNHRC, is responsible for reviewing and accrediting National Human Rights Institutions every 5 years based on the compliance with the Paris Principles.
For the second time, it deferred re-accreditation of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India for a year.

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Hemidactylus pakka malaiensis is a newly discovered species of large-bodied gecko. It was found at the Pakkamalai hills, at Gingee in the southern Eastern Ghats.
The new species is closely related to H. graniticolus and the recently described H. easai, from which it can be distinguished by its lower femoral pores count.

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Mihir is a 2.8 petaflop supercomputer in the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF).
Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju visited NCMRWF recently. The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, is home to ‘Pratyush’, a 4.0 petaflop supercomputer.

 

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‘Kaveri 2.0’ web-based property registration application is set to be rolled out by the Revenue Department in all 43 sub-registrar offices in Bengaluru.
Out of 256 offices, the Karnataka state government so far has launched the app in 165 offices in 24 districts.

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South Korea recently launched its home-grown space rocket, Nuri. It successfully delivered a commercial-grade satellite into orbit.
The three-stage, 155-foot-tall rocket successfully deployed all of its payloads into their designated orbits, as per the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), South Korea’s space agency.

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Popocatepetl, commonly known as El Popo volcano, has recently started spewing plumes. It is situated in Mexico.
Popocatepetl means “smoking mountain” in the Nahuatl language. After lying dormant for more than 70 years, it has been spewing toxic fumes, ash, and lumps of incandescent rock.

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India’s Murali Sreeshankar successfully defended his title in the men’s long jump event at the International Jumping Meeting 2023 in Kallithea, Greece.
The 24-year-old M Sreeshankar registered his season-best jump of 8.18m to beat compatriot and national record holder Jeswin Aldrin, who claimed silver with an effort of 7.85m.