Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2023

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The establishment of the Directorate of Odisha Paribar was approved recently by the state cabinet. It will be the one-stop point of contact and support system for Odias dwelling in other parts of India and across the world.
The Directorate of Odisha Parivar will be under the Department of Odia Language, Literature and Culture to have better connect with Pravasi Odias within the country and across the world.

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The state cabinet of Madhya Pradesh has decided to implement the Madhya Pradesh State Millet Mission scheme. The duration of the scheme will be of two years (2023-24 and 2024-25) with an expenditure of over Rs 23 crore.
The scheme will be implemented in all the districts through the Director, Farmers’ Welfare and Agriculture Development.

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Veteran Liberation War fighter and public health activist Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury passed away in Dhaka at the age of 81.
Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury set up the Gonoshasthaya Kendra in 1972 to provide affordable and quality treatment to underprivileged people. He won the Ramon Magsaysay Award in the Community Leadership category in 1985 and the Right Livelihood Prize in 1992. In 1977, he was awarded the Independence Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh.

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Nisha Dahia has won a Silver medal in 68kg category in Asian Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan.
Nisha had defeated China’s Feng Zhou 7-6 in the semi-finals. Another Indian wrestler, Priya Malik clinched a bronze in 76 kg category. She defeated Japan’s Mizuki Nagashima in the repechage round.

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Cyclone Ilsa is a category 5 storm that recently made landfall into a remote stretch of coast in Western Australia.
Its high wind speeds broke previous records that were set around a decade ago in the same place. Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa struck the places close to Port Hedland, the world’s largest iron ore export hub.

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The Digidog is a robot dog that was reintroduced by the NYPD recently after being discontinued nearly two years ago.
It was criticised due to its resemblance to the fictitious dystopian killer robot dog that was shown in a Black Mirror episode. The new devices also include a GPS tracker for stolen cars and a cone-shaped security robot.

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Juice jacking is the term that was coined in 2011 to describe the security vulnerability created due to the tampering of the USB charging station to compromise linked devices.
The FBI recently warned people not to use public phone charging station or USB ports due to the presence of this threat.

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Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) 2023 was organized by the National Innovation Foundation – an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
It included five round tables covering different aspects of innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in India.

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Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, situated in Tamil Nadu, is one of the oldest in India. It is one of the four sanctuaries in the state that will undergo development at the cost of Rs.20 crore.
Other sanctuaries that are to be developed are the Karaivetti sanctuary, the Koonthankulam bird sanctuary and Pulicat.

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Nandini Gupta, a 19-year-old girl from Rajasthan, was recently crowned Miss India 2023 at the Grand Finale event held in Imphal, Manipur.
This year’s event is the 59th edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant. Contestants from 29 states, including Delhi and all UTs competed for the title. This is the first time that the event is held in North-eastern region in Imphal.