17th April 2023 – Daily Current Affairs Questions for UPSC Prelims Exams
Who has implemented FASTag based payment system at forest entry points?
Ans: NHAI
Note :
- The Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL) has tied up with the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve.
- Now all forest entry points of Tiger Reserve will have FASTag based payment system.
- EMC fee to be collected through FASTag at forest entry points.
- The objective of this agreement is to facilitate a seamless entry process at forest entry points.
- There will be a seamless entry process for vehicles as well.
Shah Rukh Khan among 100 most influential people in the world?
Answer: Rajmouli
Note:
- Film director SS Rajamouli and actor Shah Rukh Khan feature in Time magazine’s list.
- Author Salman Rushdie and TV host and judge Padma Lakshmi are also on the list.
- US President Joe Biden, Britain’s King Charles, Syrian-origin swimmers and activists Sarah Mardini and Yusra Mardini, billionaire Elon Musk are also on the list.
- Other names include Jennifer Coolidge, author Salman Rushdie, Pedro Pascal and Quan.
- 50 women also on the list, including Jennifer Coolidge, Beyoncé, Laurene Powell Jobs, Karen Lynch, Doja Cat, Lea Michele, Kate Orff, Colleen Hoover, Brittany Griner, Oleksandra Matveichuk, Cindy McCain, Sarah Kate Ellis, Angela Bassett, Bella Hadid include.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched railway projects, methanol plant in which state?
Answer: Assam
Note:
- PM Modi announced new railway line and methanol plant in Assam.
- Also announced the opening of a methanol plant in the state.
- Layed the foundation stone of a bridge over the Brahmaputra river.
- Five rail projects were inaugurated.
- They include doubling between Digaru-Lumding section, Gauripur – Abhayapuri section, New Bongaigaon and Dhoop Dhara section.
- Raninagar Jalpaiguri-Guwahati section was electrified.
- Electrification of Senchoa-Silghat Town and Senchoa-Marabari section was also taken up.
- The total cost of these projects is Rs 7,300 crore.
The Chief Minister of which state has unveiled a 125 feet tall Ambedkar statue in Hyderabad?
Answer: Telangana
Note:
- Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao unveiled a 125-feet tall statue of BR Ambedkar.
- The unveiling ceremony accommodated over 35,000 persons from 119 constituencies.
- 750 state-owned Road Transport Corporation buses were deployed to facilitate public transport.
- This statue in Hyderabad is now the tallest statue of Ambedkar in India.
- Chief Minister of Telangana addressed the event with emotional speeches.
Which of the following country has become the first country to approve the Oxford malaria vaccine for children?
Answer: Ghana
Note:
- Ghana has approved the world’s first high-efficiency malaria vaccine.
- The name of the vaccine is R21/Matrix-M.
- The vaccine also exceeds the World Health Organisation’s target of 75% efficacy.
- This marks an important milestone in the fight against malaria.
- In the year 2021, about 619,000 people would die from malaria.
- Malaria occurs persistently in Ghana, with approximately 5.3 million cases and 12,500 deaths.
- The R21/Matrix-M vaccine has shown promising results in clinical trials.
- This vaccine could be a game changer in reducing the burden of malaria in Ghana and other sub-Saharan African countries.
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