📖 Important Current Affairs For All Upcoming Exams
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1) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has become a part of the prestigious 18-member steering committee of the International Competition Network (ICN).
➨This accomplishment is the result of consistent efforts and dedication on the part of the Indian regulator.
2) India’s young badminton player Unnati Hooda has won the Abu Dhabi Masters 2023 women’s singles badminton title. She defeated Samia Imad Farooqui in the final.
➨ This is 16-year-old Unnati Hooda’s second BWF Super 100 World Tour title.
3) Ankur Dhama became the first Indian para athlete to clinch two gold medals in the same Asian Para Games (blind category).
➨ Ankur achieved the feat in the 5,000m and 1,500m (T11) events at the ongoing Games in Hangzhou, China.
4) The Baiga Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) became the second to get habitat rights in Chhattisgarh, after the Kamar PVTG.
▪️Chhattisgarh :-
CM – Bhupesh Baghel
Bhorumdeo Temple
Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve
Achanakmar Tiger Reserve
Indravati Tiger Reserve
5) Assam bagged the first gold medal of the 37th National Games when their women’s badminton team blanked Maharashtra 3-0 in the finals at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium.
➨ Karnataka bagged the men’s team gold with a 3-1 victory over Maharashtra.
6) Max Verstappen clinched his 50th grand prix victory at the United States Grand Prix after starting in sixth place due to a qualifying violation.
➨ Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton secured second place, chasing Verstappen closely but falling just short of victory.
7) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted in-principle authorisation to Zaakpay, payment gateway by MobiKwik, to act as an online payment aggregator.
➨ This will enable Zaakpay to onboard new merchants onto its platform which will facilitate quick and easy processing of online payments.
◾️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
8) The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the newly built Ayodhya Airport in Uttar Pradesh.
➨ The airport has been named Maharishi Valmiki International Airport.
▪️Uttar Pradesh :-
Governor – Smt. Anandiben Patel
➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Dudhwa National Park
➨National Chambal Sanctuary
➨Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar Lake
➨Kashi Vishwanath Temple
➨Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary
9) PepsiCo India has roped in MS Dhoni as the brand ambassador for its potato chips brand Lay’s, riding on the cricketing fervour whipped up during the ongoing World Cup, which also coincides with the festival season.
10) The United Nations has formed a 39-member advisory body, including tech leaders, academics, and government officials. Sharad Sharma from India’s iSPIRT Foundation is among the members.
11) Professor Sarang Deo, Professor of Operations Management; deputy dean of faculty and research of Max Institute of Healthcare Management at the Indian School of Business (ISB) has been appointed as a member of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) for Tuberculosis by World Health Organisation (WHO).
12) Nishad Kumar bagged a gold medal for India with a new Asian Games record in the Men’s High Jump T47 at the 4th Asian Para Games 2022.
13) NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has launched a new set of services under the business-to-business (B2B) payments category.
14) Personal computers maker HP has appointed former Apple executive Ipsita Dasgupta as managing director and senior vice president for India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lankan markets.
15) Shailesh Kumar, an athlete from Jamui district of Bihar, won the gold medal in the high jump competition T63 at the Para Asian Games.
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