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1. The first survey ship (large) ‘Sandhyak’ was handed over to the Indian Navy, who built it? – Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
- Sandhyak (Yard 3025), the first of four Survey Vessels (Large) being built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, was delivered to the Indian Navy.
- The contract for these four survey vessels was signed on 30 October 2018.
- Its construction started on 12 March 2019.
- More than 80 percent indigenous ingredients have been used in preparing ‘Sandhyak’.
2. In which country will the Men’s Volleyball Club World Championship 2023 be organized? – India
- Men’s Volleyball Club World Championship 2023 will be held at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru (India).
- This is the first time that this prestigious tournament will be organized in India.
- Top six teams are participating in this tournament.
- The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) is the international governing body for all forms of volleyball.
- Its headquarters is located in Lausanne, Switzerland.
3. Bharat Ratna Dr. Which Mahaparinirvan day of BR Ambedkar was celebrated? – 86th
- National Bharat Ratna Dr. Paying tribute to BR Ambedkar on his 86th Mahaparinirvan Day.
- President Draupadi Murmu paid floral tributes to Babasaheb Ambedkar in the Parliament complex in New Delhi.
- He was born on April 14, 1891 in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh.
- He was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly and is also known as the father of the Indian Constitution.
- In the year 1947, Dr. Ambedkar became the Law Minister in the first cabinet of independent India.
4. Who is the title sponsor of ‘Patna Pirates‘ team of Pro Kabaddi League? – Bihar Government
- Bihar government will sponsor ‘Patna Pirates’ team of Pro Kabaddi League.
- Bihar Government will be the title sponsor of “Patna Pirates” team of Pro Kabaddi League.
- Patna Pirates players will play wearing jerseys with ‘Anandmay Bihar’ written on them.
- Bihar is becoming a sponsor of any sport for the first time.
- Sandeep Kumar of Patna has been selected for the first time in the team of Patna Pirates from Bihar in Pro Kabaddi League.
5. Who has taken charge as the Executive Director of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India? – Jitesh John
- 2001 batch Indian Economic Service officer Jitesh John has taken charge as the Executive Director of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).
- In October this year, Sandeep Garg was made a full-time member of IBBI.
- IBBI is a major body enforcing the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
6. Which Indian-origin novelist was honored with Singapore’s highest art honour? – Meera Chand
- Singapore-based Indian-origin writer Meera Chand, 81, was honored with the Cultural Medallion, the country’s most prestigious art honour, for her artistic excellence and her contribution to enriching the country’s art and culture landscape.
- President Tharman Shanmugaratnam presented the award to Chand along with fellow novelist Suchen Christine Lim and Malay dance legend Osman Abdul Hamid.
7. Which Union Minister launched a nationwide public awareness campaign on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)? – Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
- Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launched a nationwide public awareness campaign on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) awareness program run by NBEMS.
- This is the first CPR awareness program in the country, which has been conducted at the national level.
8. Falkland camp, that was recently making news, is located in which state of North East India? – Mizoram
- Hundreds of people displaced from Manipur due to ethnic clashes have taken refuge in Mizoram’s capital Aizawl since May 2022.
- They were given shelter, education for children, and healthcare by the previous MNF government.
- However, with Mizoram elections bringing a possible change in power, the Manipuri refugees housed in Aizawl’s Falkland camp grow uncertain about their future.
- The 62 families appeal to the new government for continued support and being allowed to stay until stability returns back home.
- They do not want a change in government to alter the empathetic policy towards them.
- Their appeals come amid calls for a separate Kuki administrative division in Manipur following prolonged tensions between tribes and armed groups.
9. SWIS and STEPS instruments are related to which mission of ISRO? – Aditya L1
- India’s Aditya L1 satellite has begun unravelling solar wind enigmas as two cutting-edge particle spectrometers commenced data gathering in recent months.
- The SWIS and STEPS instruments on the Aditya Solar Wind Particle Experiment payload have detected protons, Helium ions and energy histograms exhibiting solar wind behavior fluctuations near Sun-Earth Lagrange Point L1.
- SWIS’ 360-degree coverage and directional monitoring capacities will significantly further comprehension of solar wind properties, variability and links to space weather influencing Earth.
- Researchers eagerly anticipate more revelations to address enduring questions about the complex solar wind and corona heating as Aditya L1 nears L1 orbital point for uninterrupted solar observation.
10. Lula da Silva, who is seeking OPEC+ membership for his country, is the President of __: – Brazil
- Brazil’s President Lula da Silva has clarified that Brazil is seeking OPEC+ membership to convince member nations to move away from fossil fuels, not to cap its own oil output.
- Lula said Brazil aims to persuade major oil producers to invest profits into renewable energy development assistance for poorer regions like Africa and Latin America instead.
- Brazil seeks a leadership role in rallying OPEC+ oil economies to finance global south’s green transition through proceeds earned from essentially the last fossil fuel boom before inevitable decline.
- Joining the 23-member group controlling 40% of world’s oil reserves aligns with Lula’s climate justice advocacy, with rainforests protection another priority.
- Hence Brazil is eyeing OPEC+ as platform for climate action cooperation.
