Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2023

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Multiple Grand Slam winner Leander Paes emerged as the first Asian man to be nominated for the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the player category.
The 50-year-old Paes was one of the six nominees announced for the Class of 2024. He will be competing with Cara Black, Ana Ivanovic, Carlos Moya, Daniel Nestor and Flavia Pennetta in the Player Category. Li Na, the Chinese player became the first Asian player to get nominated to the ITHF in 2019.

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The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has selected DSP Pension Fund Managers as the 11th fund manager permitted to manage retirement savings under the National Pension System (NPS).
PFRDA is looking to tap regional rural banks (RRBs) to enhance its reach to citizens across the country.

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Nepal became the first team to score more than 300 runs in a T20I when it posted a total of 314 against Mongolia at the Asian Games, China.
Nepal’s Kushal Malla scored 137 not out off 50 balls, including 12 sixes and eight fours, while Dipendra Singh blasted eight sixes in 10 balls in his unbeaten 52 on the way to recording the fastest fifty in the format, breaking Yuvraj Singh’s record.

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Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated an expansion of the state’s Inland Water Transport fleet.
As many as 10 Steel Catamaran Vessels, 3 Tug Boats, and a Search and Search and Rescue (SAR) boat were flagged off at the event. The aim is to utilize Assam’s extensive river systems to their fullest potential.

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World Heart Day is an annual event, observed every year on 29th September. The day is celebrated by organizing various events globally to raise awareness about the heart disease and its preventive measures to manage the cardiovascular diseases.
This year, the theme of the ‘World Heart Day’ is ‘Use Heart, Know Heart’.

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Saudi Arabia- based top refineries company Aramco announced its first global investment in liquefied natural gas, part of a broader bid by the energy giant to expand beyond oil.
The company would acquire a minority stake worth USD 500 million in MidOcean Energy, which is managed by the U.S. investment firm EIG.

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The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2023 was inaugurated in New Delhi by the Ministry of Tourism.
The PATA is a not-for-profit organization, which aims to promote responsible travel and tourism development in the Asia Pacific region.

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The 16th edition of the International Cyber Security and Policing Conference, cOcOn was organised by Kerala Police, in association with the Information Security Research Association (ISRA).
The conference was held in Kochi, Kerala. Kidglove-kootu programme will create awareness about dealing with online predators targeting children. c0c0n, previously known as Cyber Safe, is the longest running conferences in the area of Information Security and Hacking.

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced the formation of three new districts in the state: Malpura, Sujangarh, and Kuchaman City.
The total number of districts in Rajasthan has now increased to 53.  In March 2023, the government had announced the creation of 19 new districts.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. It was jointly developed by University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India (SII).
The R21 vaccine is the second malaria vaccine recommended by WHO, following the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine, which received a WHO recommendation in 2021. Both vaccines are shown to be safe and effective in preventing malaria in children.