CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 23rd MAY, 2023
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World Turtle Day is annually observed across the globe on 23 May to help people celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises and their disappearing habitats around the world. The theme of World Turtle Day 2023 is “I Love Turtles”.
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United Nations’ International Day to End Obstetric Fistula is annually observed across the globe on 23 May to raise awareness about Obstetric Fistula and to promote actions towards its prevention, treatment, and eventual elimination. The theme of the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula 2023 is “20 years on – progress but not enough! Act now to end fistula by 2030!”.
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The Union Health Ministry has launched an initiative to provide standard care to 75 million individuals suffering from hypertension and diabetes by 2025.
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In a significant step towards combating land degradation and promoting sustainable land management practices, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management (CoE-SLM) at the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) in Dehradun.
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To protect Udaipur’s biodiversity ‘Tree Ambulance’ service has turned into a mission as more than five thousand trees have been planted and getting care of with the help of the vehicle.
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Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has topped the charts of men’s javelin rankings with 1455 points, 22 ahead of Grenada’s reigning world champion Anderson Peters (1433).
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Chinese scientists have developed a swimming microrobot complete with claws and a coat that mimics the red blood cell membrane, significantly improving the efficiency of targeted drug delivery in blood vessels.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on 22 May 2023, that the state aims to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) completely by the end of 2023.
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R.N. Jayaprakash has been re-elected unanimously as the President of the Swimming Federation of India during the annual general body meeting on 21 May, 2023.
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India has achieved a significant milestone in its defence sector as the value of defence production in the country crossed Rs. 1 lakh crore for the first time.
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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari said that country’s first elevated 8-lane access control Dwarka Expressway from Dwarka in Delhi to Kherki Daula Toll Plaza in Gurgaon will be almost completed in April 2024.
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During the joint meeting of the federal parliament, President Ram Chandra Paudel announced that the decade of the 2080s in the Bikram Samvat calendar would be recognized as ‘the Visit Nepal decade’ and the year 2025 will be designated as a ‘Special Tourism Year’ to support the recovery of the country’s tourism industry.
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From 21 May, 2023 Akashvani News has started a news bulletin in Gondi, a major dialect of a tribal community in Chhattisgarh.
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On 19 May 2023, Mohammed Mahmood Ali, Minister of Home, Prisons, and Fire Services of Telangana, inaugurated the ‘SAHAS’ initiative, aimed at enhancing support systems for women facing workplace sexual harassment.
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The Ministry of Education and the World Bank held a unique workshop on School-to-Work Transition under the STARS Program.
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On 22 May 2023, a noted Telugu writer, novelist and Sahitya Akademi awardee Kethu Viswanath Reddy passed awy in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh at the age of 84.