Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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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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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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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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Green Tug Transition Programme was launched by the Indian Government to make the country a ‘Global Hub for Green Ship’ building by 2030.
India’s first National Centre of Excellence in Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) in Gurugram, Haryana. As part of this initiative, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, VO Chidambaranar Port, Paradip Port, and Deendayal Port, Kandla, will procure two tugs each.

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Recently, the National Campaign for Updation and Verification of People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) was launched in Goa. Its aim is to document and preserve India’s biological diversity.
The event was organized by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in association with the Goa State Biodiversity Board, the National Biodiversity Authority, and the Government of Goa.

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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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Typhoon Mawar recently crossed the United States territory of Guam. It has caused heavy rain and high-speed winds.
It was the strongest typhoon to hit the US Pacific territory in over two decades. Philippines warns of possible flooding, landslides  due to the storm, locally named Betty.

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USS Gerald R. Ford is the largest aircraft carrier in the world. It recently made its first foreign call.
The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford. The ship sailed into Oslo, a first for such a U.S. ship, in a show of NATO force at a time of heightened tension between NATO and Russia over the war in Ukraine.

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Kheibar is a long-range ballistic missile with a potential range of 2,000 kilometres. It was recently test fired by Iran.
It is capable of reaching a range of 2,000 kilometers and carrying a warhead weighing up to 1.5 metric tons. The United States claimed that Iran’s missile program posed a ‘serious threat’.

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The 2023-2033 Implementation Plan for Advancing Climate, Environment and Health Science and Services was endorsed recently by the WMO. It is a 10-year plan that aims to integrate and scale up health services.
Speakers at the 19th World Meteorological Congress also raised concerns over extreme heat and the need to strengthen early warning systems.