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1. Who has recently been selected for Vyas Samman, 2023? – Pushpa Bharti
- Noted Hindi writer Pushpa Bharti’s 2016 memoir, ‘Yaadein, Yaadein aur Yaadein‘, has been selected for the 33rd Vyas Samman, 2023.
- This information has been given by KK Birla Foundation in an official statement.
- Vyas Samman is a literary award which was first given in 1991.
2. Which actor has recently been honored with Italy’s prestigious civilian honour? – Kabir Bedi
- Actor Kabir Bedi has been honored with the prestigious civilian honor ‘Order of Merit of the Italian Republic‘ given by Italy.
- This award is known as ‘Merito Della Repubblica Italiana‘.
- This is one of the highest honors of Italy.
- It was established on 3 March 1951.
3. Which country’s NGO has been honored with the ‘International Gender Equality Award’ 2023? –Afghanistan
- Finland has honored an Afghan NGO with the ‘International Gender Equality Award’ 2023.
- This NGO works to promote and protect women’s rights in Afghanistan.
- Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo also presented 300,000 euros along with the award.
4. Who has been awarded the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for November 2023? – Nahida Akhtar
- Bangladesh’s left-arm spinner Nahida Akhtar has been awarded the ICC Women’s Player of the Month Award for the month of November.
- She has become the first Bangladeshi female player to win the award.
- Australia’s World Cup-winning star Travis Head has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for November 2023.
5. Who has become the fastest batsman to score 2,000 runs in T20I in terms of ball? – Suryakumar Yadav
- Indian T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav created a new record on the South African tour, becoming the fastest batsman to score 2000 runs in T20 International with the ball.
- Also, Surya jointly achieved this milestone with star batsman Virat Kohli in 56 innings.
6. Who has become the first woman medical officer to be posted at the ‘operational post’ of Siachen Glacier? – Fatima Wasim
- Captain Fatima Wasim has become the first woman medical officer to be posted at the operational post of Siachen Glacier.
- Fatima has been trained in Siachen Battle School.
- Fatima Wasim has been posted at a post at an altitude of 15200 feet.
- Recently, Captain Geetika Kaul of Snow Leopard Brigade had become the first woman medical officer to be deployed in Siachen.
7. Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI (YUVAi) initiative is a collaboration between Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and which company? – Meta
- YUVAi-Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI’ is a collaborative initiative of National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) and Intel India.
- The initiative is set to be prominently featured at the upcoming Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit.
- This programme is designed to equip the youth with essential AI skills.
- YUVAi is aimed to foster a deeper understanding of AI, to enable school students from class 8 to 12 with AI skills and empower them to become users of AI.
- The GPAI Summit is scheduled in New Delhi.
8. Banni grasslands, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT? – Gujarat
- The Union government has approved setting up a breeding centre for cheetahs at the Banni grasslands in Gujarat’s Kutch district.
- The Gujarat government sent a proposal to the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management Authority under National CAMPA.
- Wildlife experts said that there were records of cheetah hunting in Saurashtra and Dahod until 1921, adding that several reference journals have mentioned cheetah presence in Gujarat until the early 1940s.
- The Gujarat government will have to set up breeding centres and introduce a prey base in this area before cheetahs are brought.
