ALL EXAM 25.10.2023

Explanation:

• Unnati Hooda won the women's singles title at Abu Dhabi Masters 2023.
• Unnati Hooda defeated Samiya Imad Farooqui to win the women's singles title at the Abu Dhabi Masters 2023.
• Unnati Hooda is 16-year-old and Samiya Imad Farooqui is 20—year old.
• This is her second BWF Super 100 World Tour title.
• She became the youngest Indian to win a BWF title last year at 14 years of age.
• Abu Dhabi Masters 2023 was a badminton tournament. It took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 17 to 22 October 2023.

Explanation:

• South Korea conducted a joint aerial exercise together with Japan and the United States.
• The joint aerial exercise marked the first such collaboration between the three countries.
• It was aimed at expanding South Korea’s response capabilities against the threat posed by North Korea.
• A US B-52 bomber participated in the drill. It flies at sub-sonic speed.
• But it can travel over 8800 miles without refueling. It can reach an altitude of 50,000 feet.

Explanation:

• The Udhampur military station received the 'Best Green Military Station' award.
• The 'Best Green Military Station' award was presented by Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande at the Army Commanders' Conference.
• Dehradun Military Station secured the "Second Best" award.
• Bikaner Military Station got the “Best Transformative Station" award.
• The 'COAS Flight Safety Trophy' has been awarded to ‘671 Army Aviation Squadron (R&O)' for maintaining the highest standards of flight safety & proficiency.
• The Army Commanders' Conference was organized from 16th to 20th October 2023 in New Delhi.

Explanation:

• CM Yogi inaugurated the first Mission Shakti Cafe in Gonda on Oct 22
• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Uttar Pradesh’s first ‘Mission Shakti Cafe’ in the Gonda district.
• It will be operated by self-help group members. The main aim is to empower women and to provide nutritious, wholesome meals to students.
• This Mission Shakti Café has been started from the government-aided Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri College.
• Mission Shakti Cafe will be set up in schools and colleges.

Explanation:

• Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 418-feet national flag at Attari-Wagah border.
• This is the tallest flag in country. The BSF personnel will benefit from the surveillance system that has been installed atop the flag.
• Earlier, there was a 360-foot flag. This flag was installed in March 2017.
• Pakistan then hoisted a taller flag (400 feet) in August 2017.
• Shri Gadkari inspected the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Greenfield Expressway and Amritsar bypass.
• In Punjab, five Greenfield and economic corridors are being built at a cost of ₹29,000 crore.
• The 669-km Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Greenfield Expressway is being built at a cost of ₹40,000 crore.

Explanation:

• The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW) has announced the 'Anubhav Awards' for the year 2023.
• 'Anubhav Award' was presented by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh.
• DoPPW launched Anubhav Portal in the year 2015. Dr Jitendra Singh launches integrated pensioners portal with Punjab National Bank and Bank of Baroda.
• He also launched the nationwide Digital Life Certificate 2.0 portal.

Explanation:

• Ashok Vaswani has been selected as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Kotak Mahindra Bank.
• He will replace the bank's founder Uday Kotak.
• Ashok Vaswani is currently the Chairman of US-Israel fintech firm Pagaya Technologies.
• Kotak Mahindra Bank is a private service sector bank operating in India.
• With effect from 1 April 2015, ING Vysya Bank merged with Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Explanation:

• Shailesh Kumar has won the gold medal in the men's high jump T63 event at the 4th Asian Para Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China.
• Mariyappan Thangavelu won the silver medal in the same event.
• Nishad Kumar won the gold medal with a record in the men's high jump T47 event.

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• A Chinese research group has begun construction of a giant neutrino telescope called the Tropical Deep-Sea Neutrino Telescope in the South China Sea, named Hailing (Ocean Bell) in Chinese.
• The telescope is poised to become the world's most comprehensive “ghost particle” detector and will be located at a depth of 3,500 meters beneath the ocean surface.

Explanation:

• Halley's Comet is also called 'Orionid meteor shower'.
• This meteorite is made up of debris from Halley's Comet. Halley's Comet comes around the Earth approximately every 75 years. It leaves a trail of cosmic debris.
• The Earth sheds its debris field every year. The Orionid meteor shower occurs in October. It is visible in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
• According to NASA, it will be most visible in cities and areas away from street light pollution.