The first regional center of its kind was established in Hyderabad by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, which will be known as ‘Dakshin Bharat Sanskritik Kendra’.
Along with this, the foundation stone of ‘Bharat Kala Mandapam Auditorium‘ was also laid.
Science & Technology
4. FAST Telescope, recently seen in the news, is developed by which country? – China
Astronomers at Nanjing University, China, using the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, FAST, detected a radio pulsar in CTB 87 supernova remnant.
FAST, located in Guizhou, has a receiving area equivalent to 30 football fields and aims to maintain its world-class status for 20-30 years.
5. What is the name of the satellite recently launched by NASA to survey oceans and atmosphere? – PACE
Recent Maoist-securities clash occurred in Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Odisha’s Nuapada district.
Established in 1983, the sanctuary spans 600 sq kms, adjacent to Chhattisgarh’s Sitanadi and Udanti sanctuaries.
7. Recently, which institute developed a first-for-India Earth System Model to improve climate forecasts and predict climate impacts? – Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology is pioneering India’s Earth System Model, an open-source software merging atmosphere, ocean, land, ice, and biosphere interactions.
It utilizes numerical weather prediction and data assimilation for precise climate change forecasts.
Sports
8. Who recently won the singles title of Chennai Open Tennis Tournament? – Sumit Nagal
Defending champion Australia won the title by defeating India in the final of ICC Under-19 World Cup 2024.
This is the fourth time that Australia has won this title.
This is the third consecutive time that Australia defeated India in the final.
The most runs in the tournament were scored by India’s Uday Saharan (397 runs) and the most wickets were taken by South Africa’s Kwena Mafaka (21 wickets).
10. Who is the first Sri Lankan cricketer to score a double century in ODI?
Pathum Nissanka has created history by becoming the first Sri Lankan cricketer to score a double century in One Day International.
Nissanka played a brilliant inning of 210* runs in 139 balls.
Nissanka broke Sanath Jayasuriya’s previous record of 189 runs.
11. “Road to Paris 2024:Championing Clean Sports and Uniting for Anti-Doping” conference is recently hosted by which organization? – National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)
With the Paris Olympics approaching, the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) held the Conference to educate Indian athletes on the dangers of prohibited substances.
