May 2023 4 Flashcards
Israel ties up with __ to set up water technology centre
IIT-M
The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs host a two-day National Workshop on the __ in New Delhi. By utilizing technology, the aim is to bring transparency, accountability, and responsiveness to their legislative proceedings.
National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA)
- Third Edition of Khelo India University Games Kicks Off in __.
- Chandigarh’s __, with 26 gold medals and a total tally of __, won the Khelo India University Games 2023
- Amritsar’s __, with 24 golds from a cumulative haul of __ medals, were not far behind.
- Last year’s winner, Karnataka’s __, led by national swimming record holder Siva Sridhar, came third with 16 golds and __ medals.
- __ made its debut at KIUG this year.
- KIUG Headquarters
- First event started in
- Uttar Pradesh
- Panjab University, 69
- Guru Nanak Dev University, 68
- Jain University, 32
- Rowing
- New Delhi
- 2020, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Khelo India Youth Games
1. First Event started in
2. 5th edition winners
3. Host
4. The scale of the Khelo India Youth Games went up from last year with __ being added to the 25-sport list from the last edition.
- 2018, Delhi
- Maharashtra(56 G, 161 T), Haryana(41, 128), Madhya Pradesh(39, 96)
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- fencing and water sports (canoeing, kayaking and slalom)
G7 Summit
1. PM Modi visited Japan to attend __ edition of G7 summit held in Hiroshima, Japan.
2. The G7 pledges to accelerate the phase-out of “__” in accordance with 1.5 degree Celsius trajectories, but does not specify a timetable for doing so.
3. By __, the G7 will have reached net-zero emissions, and it encourages other major economies to do the same.
4. India has set the date __ as its goal, while China wants to be net-zero by __.
5. In addition, the Indian Prime Minister unveiled a __ bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima, Japan, at the same summit.
6. The bust site, adjacent to the __ River, is close to the iconic A-Bomb Dome that is visited by thousands of people - locals and tourists alike - every day.
7. The bust has been sculpted by the padma bhushan awardee __.
- 49th
- unabated fossil fuels
- 2050
- 2070, 2060
- 42-inch tall bronze
- Motoyasu
- Shri Ram Vanji
Sutar
G7
1. It is Established in __, it is an intergovernmental organization.
2. The group meets every __ to discuss topics like energy policy, international security, and global economic governance, all of which are of mutual interest.
3. The __ make up the G7.
- 1975
- year
- United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States
Quad Leader’s Summit 2023
1. The Quad is an informal strategic dialogue between four democracies in the __ who share common values and interests.
2. Quad countries
3. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the third in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima, Japan on 20 May 2023, along with __.
- Indo Pacific
- India, Japan, Australia and US
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and President Joseph Biden of the United States of America
PM’S VISIT TO PAPA NEW GUINEA
1. This is the __ visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Papa New Guinea.
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Prime Minister __ will jointly host the __ summit of the FIPIC.
3. Expand FIPIC
4. Indian Prime Minister along with his Papua New Guinea counterpart also released the Tamil classic ‘Thirukkural’ in __ (official language of Papua New Guinea) to bring the Indian thought and culture closer to the people of this southwestern Pacific nation.
5. The Indian Prime Minister was honored with the __ - the highest civilian award of Papua New Guinea.
6. Under the rubric of Act __, India has launched the FIPIC and the first meeting of this forum was hosted by Prime Minister Modi in Fiji in __ and all the 14 countries participated.
7. FIPIC is a multinational grouping developed in 2014 for cooperation between India and 14 Pacific Islands nations which include __.
- first
- James Marape, third
- Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation
- Tok Pisin
- Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu (GCL)
- East Policy, 2014
- Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Palau, Papa New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu
Prime Minister’s visit to Australia
1. PM Modi announced that a new Indian consulate would soon open in __.
2. PM talks about 3 C’s, 3 D’s, 3 E’s
Addressing the Indian diaspora, PM Modi said, “Earlier, it was said that the relations between India and Australia is defined by 3 Cs - __.
Then it was said that our relationship is defined by 3 D’s - __.
Some people also said that our relationship is based on 3 E’s - __.
3. India and Australia Sign Agreements on __.
- Brisbane
- commonwealth, cricket, and curry, democracy, diaspora, and dosti and energy, economy, and education
- Migration and Green Hydrogen Task
Force
__ Becomes India’s First Fully E-Governed State, Achieving Total E-
Governance
Kerala
Sourav Ganguly named as brand ambassador of __
Tripura Tourism
- As per 61st edition of Top 500 Global Supercomputing List at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC 2023) in Germany, the Indian Al Supercomputer ‘ __, installed at C-DAC, Pune has been ranked __ in the world.
- It was manufactured by __.
- India’s Super Computers list in top 500
- AIRAWAT, 75th
- Netweb Technologies
- Rank 75 - AIRAWAT: C-DAC
Rank 131 - PARAM SIDDHI AI: C-DAC
Rank 169 - PRATYUSH: IITM, Pune
Bulgarian writer __ wins International Booker Prize for ‘Time Shelter’
Georgi Gospodinov
- GRSE Ltd, a leading defense shipyard in India, has launched a program called GAINS 2023 in __.
- Expand GRSE
- Expand GAINS
- The aim of this initiative is to identify and promote __ in shipbuilding by startups.
- Kolkata
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
- GRSE Accelerated Innovation Nurturing Scheme
- innovative solutions for technological advancements
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