Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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Trachoma, which is a public health concern in over 40 countries, is caused by bacterium chlamydia trachomatis.
Benin and Mali of Africa have eliminated this eye infection as public health concern. Trachoma causes about 1.4 per cent of all blindness worldwide.

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The Central Government recently approved the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Nitrogen (N), Phosphorous (P), Potash (K) and Sulphur (S) for the 2023 kharif season.
Rice, maize, and cotton are some of the major Kharif crops in India and require good rainfall. It had also approved NBS rates for Rabi season this year (January to March).

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The Andhra Pradesh government recently released Rs.123.52 crore to around 1.2 lakh fishermen’s families under the YSR Matsyakara Bharosa scheme.
The scheme involves providing Rs.10,000 to fishermen’s family during the annual ban period on marine fishing from April 15 to June 14.

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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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Deputy Chief Minister post, which is not mentioned by the Constitution, is equivalent to the rank of a cabinet minister.
DK Shivakumar recently became the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to Shivakumar at the swearing-in ceremony. Siddaramaiah was sworn in as the chief minister for the second time.

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City Of Dead is a 7 km-long UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in Egypt. It is a series of vast Islamic-era necropolises and cemeteries in Cairo.
As part of a government initiative, authorities are digging their way through this site for a highway project. Several historians and volunteers have come together to stop the historic site’s demolition.

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Shavuot is a key Jewish festival with historical and theological significance. It is also known as Feast of Weeks.
It is one of the three pilgrimage festivals, that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan. As per the Bible, Shavuot marked the wheat harvest in the Land of Israel.

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Ireland has enacted a new law that mandates all alcoholic products must prominently mention that their consumption is directly linked to liver disease and cancer.
It also provides warning against these products’ consumption during pregnancy.

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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.