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1. Who has been recently named Health ambassador for Salaam Bombay Foundation? – Amrita Raichand
- Celebrity chef Amrita Raichand is the Health Ambassador for the Salaam Bombay Foundation’s Preventive Health Education Programme.
- Raichand works with the program to educate adolescents about the importance of proper nutrition and fitness.
- The Salaam Bombay Foundation is a foundation that works with adolescents aged 12–17 who are growing up in Mumbai’s slums.
- The foundation’s model is based on two approaches to tobacco control.
2. Which strait, that was recently in news, is also known as Gate of Tears in Arabic? – Bab al-Mandeb
- The Bab el-Mandeb, a narrow strait, has become a strategic chokepoint due to Houthi attacks on tankers passing through the Red Sea, escalating the conflict and impacting global shipping.
- Bab-el-Mandeb Strait is also known as Gate of Tears in Arabic.
- It connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.
- It separates Africa from the Arabian Peninsula.
3. What term has been used for the iridescent clouds, that were spotted recently over parts of Scotland, northern England, and the West Midlands? – Nacreous clouds
- Recently, unusual shiny clouds called nacreous clouds were seen in the skies over parts of Scotland, northern England, and the West Midlands.
- These rare clouds look like mother of pearl and shine with pale, rainbow-like colors during sunset and sunrise.
- This effect happens as sunlight bends around tiny ice crystals in the clouds, creating colors like a thin layer of oil on water does.
- The process that causes these colorful iridescent clouds is optical diffraction – when light waves interact with small particles and bend or spread out into spectral colors.
4. Who has recently been awarded the ‘Impact Fielder of the ODI Series’? – Sai Sudarshan
- India’s debutant Sai Sudharsan was awarded the ‘Impact Fielder of the Series’ medal by India’s fielding coach Ajay Ratra after the KL Rahul-led side clinched the 3-match ODI series against South Africa 2-1.
5. Which city is being developed as India’s first ‘AI City’? – Lucknow
- Lucknow city, known as the ‘City of Nawabs‘, will be developed as India’s first ‘AI City’.
- Noida has already emerged as an IT hub, on the same lines now Tier 2 cities like Lucknow are also being developed as IT hubs.
- According to a report by Grand View Research, the size of the global AI market was estimated at $ 137 billion in the year 2022.
- UP Electronics Corporation Limited has issued Expression of Interest (EOI) for the development of AI City.
6. Who has become the Indian batsman who has scored the most runs in the World Test Championship? –Virat Kohli
- Veteran Indian batsman and former captain of the Indian team, Virat Kohli has become the Indian batsman who has scored the most runs in the World Test Championship (WTC).
- This new record was achieved in the first match of the ongoing Test series against the South African cricket team.
- He left Indian captain Rohit Sharma behind. Rohit has so far scored 2,097 runs in 42 innings of 26 Tests in the WTC.
- Virat has so far scored 2101 runs in 57 innings of 35 test matches.
7. In which state has the Union Cabinet approved the construction of a 4.56 km long new bridge on river Ganga? – Bihar
- The Union Cabinet approved the construction of a 4.56 km long, 6-lane new bridge on river Ganga to connect Digha and Sonpur in Bihar.
- The total cost of this project is estimated at Rs 3,064.45 crore, which also includes Rs 2,233.81 crore for civil construction.
- With its construction, traffic in the state will become faster and easier.
