Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2023

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The arrival of Africa plume heatwave in the UK is expected to cause extreme heatwave conditions in the country.
African plume heatwave is the meteorological phenomena that is marked the mass of hot air coming from the Sahara Desert towards Europe.

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The 76th World Health Assembly is being held from May 21-30 in Geneva. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya held various bilateral meetings with member countries at the Assembly.
Jamaica lauded India’s achievement in digital health, pharmaceuticals, and health system strengthening and agreed to sign MoU to institutionalize collaboration in the healthcare sector.

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The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, situated in Japan, is dedicated to documenting the atomic bombing of the Hiroshima during in the Second World War.
Prime Minister Modi and other leaders at the G7 Summit have visited this museum recently.

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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) focuses on three dimensions of disaster risk i.e., exposure to hazards, vulnerability and capacity, and characteristics of hazard to minimize risks and increase resilience.
A high-level meeting of the midterm review of the SFDRR was held recently at the UN Headquarters.

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Data Centre Q1 2023 report was released recently by the international property consultant Knight Frank.
According to this report, Mumbai, India’s commercial capital, boasts a capacity of 2,337 MW, placing it among the top three data centre markets in the region. Shanghai leads with a capacity of 2,692 MW, followed closely by Tokyo with 2,575 MW.

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Maharana Pratap Lok will be built by the Madhya Pradesh government. The ‘Veer Shiromani Maharana Pratap Lok’ will be constructed in Bhopal.
It will be set up in memory of the Rajput King of Mewar Maharana Pratap. The Chief Minister also declared Maharana Pratap’s birth anniversary as holiday in the state.

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Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals is organizing the ‘International Conference on Chemicals and Petrochemicals’ for the global business community, in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
The B20 conference was held in New Delhi to improve the safety and sustainable ecosystem for chemicals and petrochemicals industry across the four pillars of De-carbonization, Circular Economy, Biodiversity and Water Conservation.

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INDUS-X is a joint initiative of the United States and India. Under this initiative, the two countries will collaborate to co-produce jet engines, infantry vehicles and long-range artillery.
It also aims to promote partnerships between the two countries’ defence innovation ecosystems. Some high-technology initiatives are expected to be announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S. in June 2024.

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The Union Ministry of Oil is currently taking steps to merge the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) into Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL).
The MRPL and HPCL are two listed subsidiaries of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). It is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

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Axis Bank launched ‘Sarathi,’ a first-of-its-kind digital onboarding journey for merchants to adopt Electronic Data Capture (EDC) or Point of Sale (PoS).
Sarathi offers merchants a streamlined and hassle-free experience. Sarathi’s features include immediate status updates, eliminating the need for follow-up visits, and the ability to transact on the same day their application is processed.