DAILY GK 9,10 MAY
1. FIRST STATE TO MAKE DIGITAL HEALTH CARDS FOR CHILDREN
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The Urban Development Department and Lucknow Smart City launched the ‘School Health Program’ making Uttar Pradesh (UP) the first Indian state
to make digital health cards for children.
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As a pilot project, the program has been started by Lucknow Smart City
in three schools in Lucknow viz. Aminabad Inter College, Kashmiri Mohalla Girls
Inter College and Kashmiri Mohalla Montessori School.
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Under this, a digital health report card will be prepared on 130
parameters for the overall physical and mental well-being of municipal school.
A health insurance worth Rs 25,000 will also be given to these children
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30 to 35-member mobile health team of doctors, paramedics, health
volunteers as well as team coordinators will do desk-to-desk examinations of
the child.
2. NITI AAYOG’S BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL SECTOR: A COMPENDIUM, 2023
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The NITI Aayog (National Institute for Transforming India) in
collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released the
‘Best Practices in Social Sector: A Compendium, 2023’ which is a compilation of
75 initiatives of the Centre and the
states/ Union Territores(UTs) in the social sector.
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Out of the 75 initiatives, 14 have been launched by Union Government,
two are joint initiatives by the Centre and the state governments, while the
rest are from 26 states and UTs.
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Centre’s Umang, Delhi’s EV policy in NITI Aayog list of ‘best practices’
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The compendium covers 14 key social sectors such as education, health, agriculture,
women empowerment, etc.
3. INDIA’S 1ST IAF HERITAGE CENTRE IN CHANDIGARH
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The Union Minister Rajnath Singh, Ministry of Defence, who is on a one-day visit to Union
Territory (UT) of Chandigarh has inaugurated India’s first-of-its-kind Indian Air Force (IAF) Heritage Centre in
Chandigarh’s Sector 18 to highlight the IAF’s various aircraft and its
contributions in various wars.
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The IAF heritage spread across 17,000 square feet at the Government
Press Building in Chandigarh.
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It includes five vintage aircraft and would provide visitors with
cockpit exposure and an experience with flight simulators.
4. ‘BHARAT RATNA DR AMBEDKAR AWARD’
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Ram Nath Kovind, a former President of India, honoured Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister (CM) of
Uttar Pradesh (UP), with the 13th
edition of the Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award, for creating a fear-free UP,
during the ceremony held at Shanmukhananda Auditorium in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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On this occasion, the 13th Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award was also given
to popular film actors Prem Chopra, Udit Narayan, and Rajpal Yadav as well as
other talents from other regions of India.
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Yogi Adityanath has been elected as an MP from Gorakhpur to the Lok
Sabha for 5 consecutive terms (in 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 elections).
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The Dr Ambedkar National Award or the Dr Ambedkar National Award for
Social Understanding and Upliftment of Weaker Sections is a national award
presented by the Government of India (GoI) in honour of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
(B. R. Ambedkar), Former Minister of Law and Justice of India.
5. KING CHARLES III & QUEEN CAMILLA CROWNED
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King Charles III was crowned the King of the United Kingdom(UK) at the coronation
ceremony held at Westminster Abbey (formally titled the Collegiate Church of
Saint Peter at Westminster) in London, the UK.
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The Queen Consort (the wife of a reigning king) Camilla, was crowned the Queen beside King
Charles III during the coronation. She became the 29th Queen Consort to be crowned at Westminster Abbey.
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For the first time since 1937, the Queen Consort was crowned beside the
coronation of the King. Queen Elizabeth, wife of King George VI, was the last
Queen Consort to be crowned.
6. INDIAN NAVY DECOMMISSIONS INS MAGAR
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The Indian Navy (IN) decommissioned Indian Naval Ship (INS) Magar, the oldest Landing Ship Tank (Large) after
36 years of service at the Naval base in Kochi, Kerala.
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INS Magar was launched on November 16, 1984 by Meera Tahiliani and
commissioned on July 18, 1987 at Garden Reach Shipyard and Engineers (GRSE)
Limited, Kolkata (West Bengal) by late Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani.
7. IAF RECEIVED 1ST BATCH OF INDIGENOUS LOITERING MUNITIONS – TATA ALS 50
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Indian Air Force(IAF) has received its first indigenously designed and developed loitering munitions named
the TATA ALS 50 which are capable of
operating from all kinds of terrain and high altitude areas and can take down
targets at a range of over 50 km, without exposing any personnel to risk.
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The munitions which are also known as a
suicide drone has
been developed by Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL)
8. IAF’S FIRST C295 FOR INDIA COMPLETES ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT IN SPAIN
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The Indian Air Force (IAF)’s 1st
C295 medium transport aircraft has completed its maiden flight in Spain,
marking a significant milestone towards its delivery by the second half of
2023.
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India acquired 56 C295 aircraft in September 2021 to replace the (IAF)
legacy AVRO fleet.
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The first 16 aircraft will be assembled in Seville, Spain, and delivered
to the customer in ‘fly-away’ condition.
9.
MIAMI GP 2023
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Dutch-Belgian racing driver Max Verstappen of Red Bull maintains the world championship
by clinching the Miami Grand Prix 2023 which was held at the Miami
International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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He is followed by Mexico’s Sergio Perez (Red Bull), and Spain’s Fernando
Alonso (Aston Martin).
10. WORLD RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT DAY 2023 – MAY 8
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World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is annually observed across the globe
on 8th May to celebrate the principles of the International Red Cross and Red
Crescent Movement.
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The theme of World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2023
is “Everything we do comes
#fromtheheart”
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The idea of World Red Cross Day originated during the 14th International
Conference held in London, the United Kingdom, in 1938.
11. 64TH RAISING DAY OF BORDER ROADS ORGANISATION – 7TH MAY 2023
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The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), annually celebrated its Raising Day
on May 7th to mark the establishment of the BRO on 7th May 1960.
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The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) was formed on 7 May 1960 to secure
India’s borders and develop infrastructure in remote areas of the north and
north-east states in India.
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BRO Motto– We Will Either Find a Way or Make
One
12. PMJJBY, PMSBY & APY Completes 8 Years
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9th May 2023 marks the 8th anniversary of the three major social security (Jan Suraksha) schemes,
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
(PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha
Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Atal Pension
Yojana (APY).
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Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman stated that till 26th April
2023, 16.2 crore, 34.2 crore and 5.2 crore enrolments have been done under
PMJJBY, PMSBY & APY respectively.
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The total enrollment under all three schemes are 55.6 crore.
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PMJJBY is an insurance scheme of the Ministry of Finance, offering life
insurance cover for death due to any reason.
It is a one-year cover, renewable from year to year. All individual
account holders of participating banks/ Post offices in the age group of 18 to
50 years are entitled to join. It offers
a renewable one-year term life cover of Rs 2 Lakh
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PMSBY is an Accident Insurance Scheme offering accidental death and disability
cover for death or disability on account of an accident. Individuals in the age
group of 18-70 years having a savings bank or a post office account are
entitled to enrol under the scheme.
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APY is an old-age income security scheme to addresses the longevity risks among
workers in the unorganized sector and encourages the workers to voluntarily save
for their retirement.
13. 2023 LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS
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Lionel Messi, Argentine professional footballer was
honoured with the Laureus World
Sportsman Of The Year 2023 at the 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards.
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaican track and field sprinter, won the Laureus World Sportswoman Of The Year
2023
14. 2023 PULITZER PRIZES IN JOURNALISM; BOOKS, DRAMA AND MUSIC
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Associated Press won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Journalism under the Public Service category.
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Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper) and Trust, by
Hernan Diaz (Riverhead Books) won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Books, Drama and
Music under the Fiction category
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The Pulitzer Prize recognises the
work in 22 categories, i.e. 15 journalism categories; seven arts categories
and one special citation.
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The annual Pulitzer awards, first presented in 1917, are the most
prestigious honors in U.S. journalism. They are named for newspaper publisher
Joseph Pulitzer, who died in 1911
