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Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 18 October 2023
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1) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India launched the 'A-HELP' (Accredited Agent for Expansion of Health and Livestock Production) programme in Jharkhand.
Jharkhand :-
Baidyanath Temple
Parasnath wildlife sanctuary
Dalma wildlife sanctuary
Palamau wildlife sanctuary
Koderma wildlife sanctuary
Udhwa Lake Bird sanctuary
Palkot wildlife sanctuary
Mahuadanr wildlife sanctuary
2) India’s largest integrated energy conglomerate, NTPC Limited, has been recognized as one of the “World’s Best Employers 2023” in the Forbes World’s Best Employers list 2023.
➨ It ranked 261st out of top 700 companies in the World ranking and is the only Indian PSU to figure in the list.
3) Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani launched Protocol for Management of Malnutrition in Children to combat acute malnutrition at a function in New Delhi.
4) Bengaluru became the second highest-ranked Indian city on Global Residential Cities Index Q2 2023, climbing to 22nd position from 77th in Q2 2022.
➨New Delhi ranked 3rd amongst the Indian cities and 25th globally with residential price appreciation of 4.5 per cent YoY in Q2 2023. The city climbed 65 spots from the 90th rank in Q2 2022.
5) Bihar government announced 10 per cent reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the judicial services and state-run law colleges and universities.
Bihar CM - Nitish Kumar
➨ Governor - Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
➨Mangala Gowri Temple
➨Mithila Shakti Peeth Temple
➨Valmiki National Park
6) Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara has been appointed as the new chairman of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) World Cricket Committee.
7) The 8th BRICS International Competition Conference 2023 (BRICS ICC 2023), hosted by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), concluded in New Delhi.
➨ BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
8) Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy climbed two places to become the first Indian doubles pair to reach the top spot while PV Sindhu has risen to 13th position.
9) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the voluntary amalgamation of The Suvikas People’s Co-operative Bank with The Kalupur Commercial Co-operative Bank.
Reserve Bank of India:-
➨Headquarters:- Mumbai, Maharashtra,
➨Established:- 1 April 1935, 1934 Act.
➨Hilton Young Commission
➨ First Governor - Sir Osborne Smith
➨ First Indian Governor - Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh
➨Present Governor:- Shaktikanta Das
10) Three indigenous products from Arunachal Pradesh – Yak Churpi, Khamti rice and Tangsa textile – have been granted the prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the GI Registry.
Arunachal Pradesh :-
➨CM :- Pema Khandu
➨Governor :- Lt Gen Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik
➨Namdapha Tiger Reserve
➨ Kamlang Tiger Reserve
➨Mouling National Park
11) Kerala based Federal Bank Limited has extended the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) integration for Non-Residential External (NRE) clients through its mobile banking platform, FedMobile.
Kerala :-
➠Cherai Beach
➠Idukki Dam on Periyar River
➠Pamba River
➠Kumarakom National Park
➠Anamudi Shola National Park
➠Eravikulam National Park
➠Silent Valley National Park
12) Sri Lanka took over as Chair of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) for the period 2023 to 2025 during the 23rd Council of Ministers' (COM) meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
13) Maharashtra state cabinet approved the ‘Lek Ladki Yojana’ (Dear Daughter Scheme) for families with annual income up to Rs one lakh.
Maharashtra :-
➨ Sanjay Gandhi (Borivali) National Park
➨ Tadoba National Park
➨Nawegaon National Park
➨Gugamal National Park
➨Chandoli National Park
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