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1. In which city will the Expo 2030 World Fair be organized? – Riyadh
- Riyadh, the capital of the Gulf country Saudi Arabia, has won the right to host the Expo 2030 world fair.
- This will be a big event to be held in the Gulf countries after the Football World Cup in Qatar last year.
- This expo will be organized in Riyadh between October 2030 and March 2031.
2. Which Hollywood actor has been honored with the ‘Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement’ Award? – Michael Douglas
- Hollywood actor Michael Douglas has been honored with the ‘Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement’ Award at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
- The 54th IFFI is being organized in Goa.
- The Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award is an international award instituted by the International Film Festival of India, first presented in 1999.
3. Who has been re-appointed as the CEO of OpenAI? – Sam Altman
- Artificial intelligence based company OpenAI has officially again appointed Sam Altman as the CEO of the company.
- Recently he had resigned from his post. Company co-founder Greg Brockman has again been named as the President of OpenAI.
4. The Union Cabinet has extended the ‘Garib Kalyan Food Programme’ for how many years? – 5 years
- The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of ‘Garib Kalyan Food Programme‘ for additional five years.
- Under this, the government will continue to provide free grains to eligible citizens through the scheme.
- This central scheme was officially launched as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
5. India’s first ‘Telecom Center of Excellence‘ will be launched in which state? – Uttar Pradesh
- The Uttar Pradesh government has announced the launch of India’s first ‘Telecom Center of Excellence’.
- Under this, Rs 30 crore will be spent on 5G-AI research and 6G launch.
- The UP government has announced the creation of India’s first Center of Excellence in Telecom at IIT Roorkee.
- Under this centre, contribution will also be made in the development of 5G and 6G technology.
6. Where is the 40th Coast Guard Commanders’ Conference being held? – New Delhi
- Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 40th Coast Guard Commanders’ Conference in New Delhi.
- The objective of this three-day conference is to solve the current maritime challenges and strengthen the coastal surveillance system of the country.
- The Indian Coast Guard was established in 1978 and is working under the Ministry of Defence.
7. Which team from the African region has qualified for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024? – Uganda
- Uganda has qualified from the African region for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
- The Ugandan team has ensured its place in the top two in the African zone qualifiers.
- This is the first time that Uganda has qualified for the T20 World Cup.
8. Which institution released the ‘FASTER 2.0’ portal? – Supreme Court of India
- Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud launched the portal ‘FASTER 2.0’, which will promptly inform jail authorities about court orders to release prisoners.
- In the portal, judicial orders of release of a person are transferred to jails, trial courts and high courts for immediate compliance.
- The portal, ‘FASTER 2.0’, is live and allows immediate intimation to the concerned authorities.
- The CJI launched another initiative, a Hindi version of the e-SCR portal, on which the Supreme Court’s judgements can be accessed.
9. Which city is the host of the World Climate Action Summit 2023? – Dubai
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to pay a two-day visit to Dubai this week to attend World Climate Action Summit, which is part of the 28th meeting of the United Nations ‘Conference of the Parties’ on climate, known as COP28.
- The global summit on climate change would focus on reducing emissions and supporting developing countries in dealing with extreme weather events.
10. Which organisation manufactures the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) for Indian Air Force? – HAL
- Indian public sector aerospace and defence manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics, which currently has the capacity to build eight Light Combat Aircraft per year, intends to take up to 24 in the course of the next three years.
- The first version of the Tejas LCA aircraft was inducted into the IAF in 2016.
- Currently, two squadrons of IAF, 45 Squadron and 18 Squadron, are fully operational with LCA Tejas.
- An order worth Rs 36,468 crore for delivery of 83 LCA Mk 1A aircraft has been placed with HAL and delivery is scheduled to begin by February 2024.
11. ‘Cairns Group’, which is seen in the news, is associated with countries of which category? – Agricultural Exporting
- The Cairns Group is an interest group of 19 agricultural exporting countries, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil and Canada.
- The mini-ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) follows India’s criticism of the Cairns Group for proposing to halve the overall agriculture domestic support entitlements by the end of 2034 and ambushing public stockholding talks.
- The meeting aims to provide clear political guidance to overcome the stumbling blocks in the agriculture negotiations.
12. As per SEBI Mandate, how many basis points of assets of AMCs should be spent on investor awareness activities? – 2 basis points
- Last financial year, 34 asset management companies (AMCs) have conducted 10,364 programmes covering more than half a million participants.
- 281 investor awareness programmes (IAPs) were conducted by AMFI covering 84,818 participants.
- In the previous year, 33 AMCs had conducted 8,426 programmes covering about half a million investors.
- The mutual fund industry has added 4.7 million new investors over the last one year.
- SEBI has mandated AMCs to invest two basis points of their assets under management on investor awareness activities.
