CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 16th MAY, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 16^th MAY, 2023

1. United Nations’ International Day of Living Together in Peace is celebrated annually on 16 May to encourage peace, tolerance, inclusivity, understanding, and solidarity among individuals and communities globally.
2. National Dengue Day is annually observed across India on 16 May to create awareness about dengue among general public and to promote preventive measures against dengue.
3. International Day of Light is annually observed on 16 May to celebrate the contribution of light in science, culture and art, education, and sustainable development, and in fields as diverse as medicine, communications, and energy. 
4. Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit took over as the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS) on 15 May, 2023.
5. Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on 16 May, 2023 attended 1^st Ministerial Meeting of Indo-EU Trade and Technology Council (Indo-EU TTC) in Brussels.
6. Nepali sherpa, Pasang Dawa Sherpa, also known as Pa Dawa, created a record for climbing Mount Everest for the 26^th time, and has become the world’s second person to achieve the feat.
7. The US Senate has approved Geeta Rao Gupta, an Indian American, as the Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues in the State Department.
8. On 2 May, 2023, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced that the Badminton legends Lin Dan from China and Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia have been elected to the BWF Hall of Fame for 2023.
9. Duroflex Private Limited has appointed signed cricketer Virat Kohli as its new brand ambassador.
10. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has been ranked second among 66 ministries with a score of 4.7 (out of 5) in the highly influential Data Governance Quality Index (DGQI) assessment for 2022-2023 Q3 (Third Quarter of FY23).
11. The traditional game of Gatka is set to receive a major boost on a national level as it has been officially included in the 37^th National Games 2023, which are scheduled to take place in Goa in October of 2023.
12. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi has collaborated with World Health Organization-South East Asian Regional Office (WHO-SEARO) and Duke-NUS to ensure patient safety and quality control.
13. Doctors will now have to get a Unique Identification Number (UID) to be able to practice medicine in the country, as per the new regulations by the National Medical Commission (NMC).
14. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the Integrated Biological Control Laboratory at the National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM) Hyderabad on 15 May, 2023.
15. Bank of Baroda, a public sector bank, has announced its partnership with National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL), a government-backed information utility appointed by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, to launch the Electronic Bank Guarantee (BG) system.
16. DNA profiling of elephants as a part of a census has begun in Jharkhand’s Palamau Tiger Reserve.