2023-05-16 12:58:24
Important Current affairs
For All Upcoming Exams 1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express train between Bhopal and New Delhi at Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh :-
Gandhi Sagar Dam
Bargi Dam
Bansagar Dam
Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary
Omkareshwar Dam
Madikheda Dam
Indira Sagar Dam
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve
2) The National Dairy Research Institute has produced the first-ever clone of a calf belonging to the indigenous Gir cow breed. The calf has been named Ganga.
➨ The National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal is India's premier institute for dairy research. The institute was accorded the status of Deemed University in the year 1989.
3) NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has announced that Finland will become a full member of NATO on April 4.
➨ On March 30, the Turkish Parliament approved Finland's NATO membership application.
4) India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) launched its WhatsApp Banking Services in New Delhi, allowing customers to conveniently access banking services on their mobile phones.
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) :-
Parent organization - India Post
Founded - 1 September 2018
Headquarters - New Delhi, India
CEO - J. Venkatramu
5) The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Azerbaijan and Tajikistan for achieving elimination of malaria in their territories.
➨ The certification follows a sustained, century-long effort to stamp out the disease by the 2 countries.
6) The 10th annual edition of the Regional Maritime Exercise 'SLINEX-2023' started in Colombo, Sri-Lanka.
➨SLINEX-2023 aims to enhance interoperability, improve mutual understanding and exchange best practices/ procedures in multi-faceted Maritime operations between both Navies.
7) MyGov in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture launched a "YUVA PRATIBHA" Singing Talent Hunt.
➨ Singing Talent Hunt is a unique opportunity for citizens across India to display their singing talent and skills and to gain national recognition.
8) Eravikulam National Park (ENP), the natural habitat of Nilgiri tahr in Munnar, has a new attraction — a Fernarium set up inside the park.
➨ This is the first time such a fern collection has been established in the hill station.
Kerala :-
➠Cherai Beach
➠Idukki Dam on Periyar River
➠Pamba River
➠Kumarakom National Park
➠Anamudi Shola National Park
➠Eravikulam National Park
➠Silent Valley National Park
9) Union Minister Giriraj Singh launched an innovative Captive Employer initiative under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) in New Delhi.
10) NASA has announced the four astronauts that will go to the lunar orbit and come back with the Artemis 2 mission.
➨ The Artemis II crew consists of four astronauts, which include three US nationals and one Canadian national.
➨ The three US nationals are Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and the Canadian astronaut is Jeremy Hanse.
11) The Georgia Assembly has passed a resolution condemning Hinduphobia, making it the first American State to take such a legislative measure.
12) China has come up with a third set of names for 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh, which it referred to as "Zangnan, the southern part of Tibet".
➨China's Ministry of Civil Affairs released the standardised names in Chinese, Tibetan, and Pinyin characters following regulations on geographical names issued by the State Council.
13) Chided as a concrete jungle, India's commercial capital Mumbai has been included in the World Tree City 2022 list, for the second consecutive year.
Maharashtra :-
➨ Sanjay Gandhi (Borivali) National Park
➨ Tadoba National Park
➨Nawegaon National Park
➨Gugamal National Park
➨Chandoli National Park
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