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Daily Current Affairs 16th May 2023
World Migratory Bird Day – 13 May
- It Was Observed On 13 May This Year With An Aim To Focus On The Conservation Of Migratory Birds.
- Migratory Birds Are Those Birds That Migrate To Other Parts Of The World Other Than Their Native Places To Escape The Winter Season.
- Theme: ‘Water And Its Importance For Migratory Birds’.
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Praveen Sood Appointed As The New CBI Director
- A 1986 Batch Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer Of The Karnataka Cadre, Has Been Appointed As The Next Director Of The Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) For 2 Years.
- He Will Replace Current CBI Director Subodh Jaiswal When His Term Ends On May 25.
- About Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)
- It Was Established In 1941 As Special Police Establishment And Later Renamed As Central Bureau Of Investigation In 1963.
- Its Objective Is To Maintain The Integrity And Credibility Of the Administration, Ensure Justice And Uphold The Rule Of Law.
- Headquarters – New Delhi
Turkey Elections 2023
- Turkey Headed For A Runoff Presidential Vote After President Tayyip Erdogan Outperformed Projections In Sunday’s Election As He Sought To Extend His 2-decade Rule, Holding A Sizable Lead Over His Rival But Falling Short Of An Outright Majority.
- Neither Erdogan Nor Rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu Cleared The 50% Threshold Needed To Avoid A Second Round, To Be Held On May 28, In An Election Seen As A Verdict On Erdogan’s Increasingly Authoritarian Path.
- The Presidential Vote Will Decide Not Only Who Leads Turkey, A NATO-member Country Of 85 Million, But Also Whether It Reverts To A More Secular, Democratic Path; How It Will Handle Its Severe Cost Of Living Crisis And Manage Key Relations With Russia, The Middle East And The West.
- With Almost 97% Of Ballot Boxes Counted, Erdogan Led With 49.39% Of Votes And Kilicdaroglu Had 44.92%, According To State-owned News Agency Anadolu.
- Turkey’s High Election Board Gave Erdogan 49.49% With 91.93% Of Ballot Boxes Counted.
- With Roughly 600 Million Voters Have Voted To Elect Both Their President As Well As Members Of Parliament.
- The President Is Elected In Direct Voting And Candidates To Cross 50 % Mark Will Win.
- If No Candidates Reach That Figure, There Will Be A Runoff Election On The Second Sunday After The 1st Vote.
- Mr Erdogan’s First Decade Of Economic Revival & Warming Relations With Europe Was Followed By A Second One Filled With Social & Political Turmoil.
- Under The Erdogan’s Rule, Turkey Is Facing Inflation & Democracy Is Still A Big Question.
- Inflation Is Around 50% & Lira Has Shed 80% Of Its Value In 5 Years.
Around 2,500 Kg Of Methamphetamine Seized By NCB And the Navy
- A Total Of 2,500 Kg Of Methamphetamine Worth About Rs 12,000 Crore Was Seized From A Vessel By The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) And The Indian Navy In A Joint Operation In Indian Waters Off The Coast Of Kerala.
- It Is Believed To Be The Biggest Ever Of Its Kind In India.
- Maritime Drug Smuggling Originating From Afghanistan Was Targeted.
- Recent Shipments Of Methamphetamine From Afghanistan Were To India, Sri Lanka And The Maldives.
- His Drugs Were Transported On A “Mother Ship” That Distributes Narcotics To Various Boats Along The Makran Coast.
- About Operation Samudragupt
- A Total Of 3,200 Kg Of Methamphetamine, 500 Kg Of Heroin And 529 Kg Of Hashish Have Been Seized So Far As Part Of Operation Samudragupt.
- Previous Seizure Include The Seizure Of 529 Kg Of Hashish, 221 Kg Of Methamphetamine And 13 Kg Of Heroin Off The Coast Of Gujarat In February 2022.
Fake Bhutanese Refugee Scam
- A Dozen People Including The Influential Nepali Congress Leader Balkrishna Khand (Home Minister In The July 2021-December 2022 In The Government Of Former PM Sher Bahadur Deuba (A Former Member Of Parliament, & A Serving Secretary To Nepal’s Govt, Have Been Arrested In The “Refugee Scam”.
- For Over Three Decades, Nepal Has Been Home To More Than 120,000 Bhutanese Refugees, Who Left Their Country After Bhutan’s Government Put Certain Restrictions On The Religious And Cultural Practices — And Even Dress — Of People Of Nepali Origin, In The 1980s.
- India, Where The Refugees First Reached, Was Not Welcoming, And Quickly Pushed Them To Nepal. This Was In 1989 When India-Nepal Relations Hit A Trough After The Rajiv Gandhi Government Imposed An 18-month Economic Blockade On Nepal, Ostensibly To Punish It For Buying Weapons From China.
- Over A Decade From 1992 Onward, Nepal And Bhutan Held 15 Rounds Of Talks On The Repatriation Of The Refugees, Which Yielded No Results.
- India Refused To Mediate And Asked Its Neighbours To Sort Out The Issue Between Themselves.
- 7 Western Countries: The US, Canada, New Zealand, The Netherlands, The United Kingdom, Norway, And Australia Agreed To Take In A Total of 113,307 Bhutanese.
- After This Process Ended In 2019, A Committee was Set Up By The Government Of Then PM K P Oli.
- The Committee Recommended There Were Still 429 Individuals Who Were Eligible For Third-country Settlement, And That They Should Be Issued Refugee Identity Cards.
- The Alleged Syndicate Corrupted The List, Targeting Vulnerable Individuals On It.
- Claiming Many Refugees Had Been Left Out Of The Resettlement Process. Huge Sums Of Money Allegedly Exchanged Hands On The Promise Of A Smooth Flight Abroad.
- When The Plans Of Some Of Those Who Had Paid Did Not Work, They Complained To The Commission For Investigation.
- Nepal’s Constitutional Anti-corruption Body, And The Police.
- The Alleged Victims Said They Paid Rs 1-5 Million As “Part Or Advance” Payment For Resettlement Overseas.
International Day Of Families – 15 May
- International Day Of Families Is Observed On 15 May To Raise Awareness About The Importance Of Families And Their Role In Society.
- The Theme For International Day Of Families 2023 Is ‘Demographic Trends And Families’.
- The First International Day Of The Family Was Observed In 1994.
G7 Health Ministerial Meeting In Nagasaki
- Union Minister Of Health And Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya Addressed The G7 Health Ministerial Meeting On Global Health Architecture In Nagasaki, Japan.
- It Was Organized To Discuss The Global Health Challenges & Ways To Ensure Preparedness, Prevention And Response To Future
- The Health Ministers Of The G7 Countries And The “Outreach 4” Countries Of India, Indonesia, Vietnam And Thailand Were Invited To The Meeting.
- The Meeting Provides An Opportunity For G7 Countries To Share Best Practices, Success Stories, And Lessons Learned In Healthcare Innovation And Delivery.
- About G7
- The G7 Is A Group Of Seven Major Industrialized Countries, Including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The United Kingdom, And The United States.
- The G7 Holds Annual Meetings To Discuss Various Global Issues, But These Meetings Are Usually Held In Different Locations Each Year.
Review Questions
- India Stands ____Globally In Renewable Energy.
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- India Stands ______ In Wind Power Capacity
- 5th
- 4th
- 7th
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: B
- India Stands ______ In Solar Power Capacity.
- 9th
- 4th
- 8th
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: B
- India’s First 24×7 Solar-powered Village Is _______.
- Palampur
- Paatan
- Modhera
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- PM KUSUM SCHEME Is Related To ______.
- Installation Of Biogas Plant
- Installation Of Mines Surveillance System
- Installation Of Solar Pumps And Grid Connected Solar
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- PM KUSUM SCHEME Stands For _______.
- PM Kisan Urja Suraksha Evem Udhyan Mahabhiyan
- PM Kisan Urja Sarvekshan Evem Utthan Mahabhiyan
- PM Kisan Urja Suraksha Evem Utthan Mahabhiyan
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- Atal Jyoti Yojana Is Related To ______.
- Installation Of Solar Street Lights In Remote Areas
- Installation Of CFL Street Lights In Remote
- Installation Of Solar LED Lights In Remote
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: A
- Ministry Of Renewable Energy Targets 500 GW Capacity By _________.
- 2030
- 2025
- 2050
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: A
- International Solar Alliance Was Founded In _______.
- 2018
- 2020
- 2015
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- Director General Of International Solar Alliance Is _________.
- Ajay Mathur
- Rajiv Shukla
- K. Vishwanath
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: A
- Earlier Name Of the PM VIKAS Scheme Was ________.
- PM Kaushal Ko Kaam Karyakram
- PM Kisan Karya Karyakaram
- PM Kalyan Kartawya Kaushal
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: A
- PM VIKAS Scheme Is Related To __________.
- To Improve Livelihoods Of The Minorities
- To Deliver Pension To The Minorities
- Installation Of Bio Gas Plant
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: A
- PM Jan Vikas Karyakram Was Launched In _____ .
- 2015
- 2018
- 2019
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: B
- USTTAD Scheme Was Launched In ______.
- 2015
- 2021
- 2020
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: A
- Telephone Connections Have Shown A Growth Of ______.
- 22.42%
- 26.42%
- 25.42%
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
- Gati Shakti Sanchar Portal Was Launched In _______.
- 2022
- 2021
- 2019
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: A
- PM-WANI Stands For ______.
- Pradhan Mantri Wi-fi Automatic Network Interface
- Pradhan Mantri Wi-fi Access Network Interface
- Pradhan Mantri Wi-fi Access Network Interfere
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: B
- In Network Readiness Index 2022, India Secured _________.
- 67th
- 78th
- 61st
- None Of The Above
ANSWER: C
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