📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 13 May 2024
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1) Manipur governor Anusuiya Uikey inaugurated a ‘School on Wheels’ for children displaced by the year-long ethnic strife in the state.
▪️Manipur
➨CM :- Nongthombam Biren Singh
➨Lai Haraoba, Sangai Festival
➨Yaoshang , Porag Festival
➨Thangshi Waterfall
➨Khoupum Waterfall
➨Barak waterfall
➨Khonghampat Orchidarium
➨Loktak Lake
➨Keibul-Lamjao National Park
2) India surpassed Japan to claim the title of the world's third-largest solar power generator in 2023 as it has climbed from ninth ranking in 2015, according to a report from global energy think tank Ember.
3) Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Dr Arunish Chawla, has launched the Meditech Stackathon 2024 in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
4) Krishikalpa, a non-profit organization, has launched India's first accelerator program for farmer producer organizations in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
➨ National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, NABARD has provided financial support for this initiative.
5) The 5th Joint Group of Customs (JGC) meeting between India and Bhutan was held in Leh, Ladakh.
➨India and Bhutan agreed on discovering new strands of complementarities that can be maximised for mutual benefit.
6) Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that the Indian milk producer Amul has been appointed as the 'Official Sponsor' of the Sri Lanka Men's Team for the duration of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024.
7) Anandana, The Coca-Cola India Foundation, announces its first ever partnership with Hockey India, for the National Women’s Hockey League 2024.
8) The Commonwealth Secretariat has recognized Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System(CPGRAMS) of India as a best practice in Commonwealth Secretaries of Public Service/ Secretaries to Cabinet meeting that took place in Marlborough House, London.
9) The Ministry of Tourism has launched the ‘Cool Summers of India’ campaign to promote the country as a destination for tourism during the year.
➨ The campaign has been launched by India’s government to attract tourism in the Middle East.
10) Setu, a leading Indian fintech company and part of the Pine Labs Group, unveiled Sesame, India’s first Large Language Model (LLM) specifically designed for the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector.
11) Renowned Urdu litterateur and academician, Shaikh Abdussalam Abdurrazzaq, famous by his pseudonym Salam Bin Razzaq, passed away at the age of 83.
12) India received over $111 billion in remittances in 2022, the largest in the world, becoming the first country to reach and even surpass the $100 billion mark.
13) Infosys has announced that it has been certified with ISO 42001:2023, world's first international standard on AI management systems, by TUV India, an independent provider of technical quality and safety services.
14) India and France will conduct the 7th edition of the Joint Military Exercise 'Shakti' from May 13-26 in the Umroi region of Meghalaya to enhance the joint military capacity of both sides to undertake Multi-Domain Operations in a Sub Conventional scenario.
▪️Meghalaya :-
➨Governor - Shri Phagu Chauhan
➨Umiam Lake
➨Nartiang Durga Temple
➨Khasi, Garo and Jaintia hills
➨Nokrek National Park
➨Balpakram National Park
➨Baghmara Reserve Forest
➨Siju Bird Sanctuary
15) World No.1 female tennis players Iga Swiatek and Andrey Rublev won the women's and men's singles titles at the 2024 Madrid Open respectively
➨ It was the first Madrid Open title for Poland's Iga Swiatek, while it was the second Madrid Open title for Andrey Rublev.
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