ALL EXAM QUIZ 14.10.2023

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• The first woman President of Tanzania, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, has visited India on a three-day state.
• This visit of President Hassan took place on the invitation of Indian President Draupadi Murmu.
• A five-year roadmap was prepared for defense cooperation between India and Tanzania.
• Both the countries have decided to give the status of strategic partnership to the mutual cooperation relationship. Both the countries have prepared a roadmap for the next five years to deepen mutual cooperation in the defense sector.
• In the press conference after talks with President Suluhu, PM Modi termed the President's visit to India as historic and said that we consider Tanzania a very important partner.

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• India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have jumped two places to achieve their career-best World No. 1 rank in the BWF World Rankings.
• The Indian pair topped the rankings after winning the men's doubles gold at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
• They are the first Indian pair and fourth national athlete after the legendary Prakash Padukone, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth to achieve this feat.
• Satwik-Chirag defeated South Korea's Choi Solgyu and Kim Wonho in straight games 21-18, 21-16 to win India's first badminton gold at the Asian Games.

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• 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.
• Speaking at the event, Jharkhand Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperation Minister Badal Patralekh said about the 'A-HELP' programme that aims to empower women by inducting them as recognised agents. These agents contribute significantly to disease control, animal tagging and livestock insurance.
• He said that the new scheme will increase the access of veterinary services to the doorsteps of the farmers and will empower the animal Sakhi’s. This is an important step towards promoting socio-economic progress, remarkable integration of women power.

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• Vivek Agnihotri, director of The Kashmir Files, has launched his latest book, “The Book of Life: My Dance with Buddha for Success” in Lucknow.
• He also directed a medical drama film ‘The Vaccine War’ in 2023. Balram Bhargava is the writer of the book on which the movie is based. Bhargava’s book, ‘Going Viral – Making of Covaxin: The Inside Story’, documents his experiences.
• This book is an initiative which will herald a new era in the realm of books, wherein the creativity that is innate in every one of us finds expression.
• For this, and to establish a connection between him and readers, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has linked this book to the Internet.

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• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath officially named the Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica) as the state aquatic animal.
• This decision underlines the importance of the species in the state context.
• Gangetic dolphins mainly inhabit the rivers of Uttar Pradesh, including the Ganga, Yamuna, Chambal, Ghaghra, Rapti and Gerua.
• According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, Gangetic dolphins are classified as Endangered, highlighting the urgency of their conservation.

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• Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has recently renewed and restructured its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
• This new partnership aims to enhance academic collaboration between these two prestigious institutions, thereby ushering in a new era of educational opportunities for students in the field of Chartered Accountancy.
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is the national accounting body of India. It was established to regulate the accountancy profession. It is the body that regulates licensing of financial audit and accountancy profession in India.
• It recommends accounting standards of companies in India through the National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards (NACAS).

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• Every year on 13 October, International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2023 is celebrated.
• The day is celebrated for raising awareness about how people around the world can reduce their exposure to disasters.
• This year, the theme of the Day is "Fighting inequality for a resilient future".
• The theme of the day is in line with the Sendai Framework, an international agreement to prevent and reduce loss of life, livelihoods, economy, and infrastructure.
• It was started in 1989 by the United Nations General Assembly to promote a global culture of risk awareness and disaster reduction.

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• Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe becomes the fastest man-made object.
• Parker Solar Probe of NASA attained a speed of 635,266 kilometres per hour during a recent solar flyby.
• It broke its 2021 record of 586,000 kilometres (364,621 miles) per hour during its 10th lap to the sun.
• It also achieved record proximity to the Sun of 7.26 million kilometres above the radiant ocean of plasma.

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• Shiv Bajrang Singh became the new Executive Director of the Indian Bank.
• He has assumed charge as Executive Director, effective from October 9.
• He was previously chief general manager at the Bank of India.
• Canara Bank has appointed Bhavendra Kumar as Executive Director.
• During his banking career, he has worked in different capacities in different states.

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• The much-awaited passenger ferry service between India and Sri Lanka will be launched on October 10. “The passenger ferry service will run from Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu to Kankesanthurai port in Jaffna, Lanka.
• This service will provide an excellent opportunity to the people of India and Sri Lanka to undertake low-cost travel to Jaffna and Tamil Nadu,” he said. Shipping Corporation of India (SCI).