Current Affairs (29th April – 5th May 2023)

Current Affairs (29^th April – 5^th May 2023)

1. 100^th episode of Mann Ki Baat

• Monthly Radio Program
• “100 days of action”- Union Ministry of Tourism
• Commemorative coin of Rs 100
• The face of the coin will feature the lion capital of Ashoka Pillar in the centre below which is written ‘Satyameva Jayate’

2. The National Manufacturing Innovation Survey (NMIS)

• Karnataka ranked the most ‘innovative’ State
• Telangana, Tamil Nadu
• Also found that innovation in manufacturing is the lowest in the Northeastern states (excluding Assam)

3. International Workers’ day

• A day to celebrate the contribution of workers worldwide.
• In India, the first Labour Day (initiated by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan) was celebrated on May 1, 1923, in Madras.
• ILO Director General- Gilbert F Houngbo

4. World Asthma day – May 2

• First Tuesday of May
• Theme – “Asthma care for All”
• Theme for 2022 was ‘Closing Gaps in Asthma Care‘
• Organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma, (GINA)- 1993

5. World Press Freedom Day

• UN’s World Press Freedom day –May 3
• Theme – ‘Shaping a future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a Driver for all other Human Rights’
• Recommended by UNESCO
• Director General- Addrey Azoulay
• Head Quarters- Paris,France

6. UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2023

• Awarded each year to a person, organization or institution that has made a notable contribution to the defense and/or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, particularly if risks were involved.

1. Niloofar Hamedi
2. Elaheh Mohammadi
3. Narges Mohammadi
4. World Press Freedom Index 2023

• Global Media Watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
• India’s rank 161 among 180 countries
• 2022 India ranks 150
• 1^st – Norway
• 2^nd – Ireland
• 3^rd – Denmark

8. World Fire Fighter Day – May 4

• To pay tribute to the courage and sacrifices made by firefighters worldwide.

9. Report on Currency on Finance 2022-23

• Released by RBI
• Theme of the Report – ‘Towards a Greener Cleaner India’
• Recommends India to introduce a broad based Carbon Pricing System
• RBI Governor – Sakthikanta Das

10. Millet Experience Center – New Delhi

• Ministry of Agriculture and farmers welfare collaborated with National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd

11. Best Practices in Social sector : A compendium 2023

• Prepared by NITI Aayog and UNDP
• The objective of this exercise is to expand, enhance, and improve the quality of life at the grassroots level.
• Education, Health and Nutrition, e-governance and Digitization, Agriculture, Women’s empowerment, Sports, and Financial inclusion.

12. Leipzig Book Prize 2023

• Maria Stepanova (Russia)
• Works

1. In Memory of Memory
2. Girls Without Clothes

13. 2023 Badminton Asia Championship

• Venue- Dubai

Mens Doubles

• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won Gold

14. U-18 Athletics Championship

• Venue – Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• April 27-30
• 24 Medals- 6 gold, 11 silver, 7 bronze

15. Snooker World Championship Title

• Winner – Luca Brecel (Belgium)
• Runner up – Mark Selby (England)

16. Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grandpix 2023

Sergio Perez (Mexico)

17. World Chess Championship 2023

• Venue – Astana, Kazhakstan
• Winner – Ding Liren (China)
• Runner Up – Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia)

18. Future of Jobs Report 2023

• Released by World Economic Forum
• Explores how jobs and skills will evolve over the next five years.
• 83 million jobs will vanish by 2027

19. AIME 2023

• ASEAN –INDIA Maritime Exercise
• Singapore
• The primary goal of AIME-2023 is to provide an opportunity for the Indian Navy and ASEAN navies to work together closely and conduct seamless operations in the maritime domain.
• INS Satpura and INS Delhi

20. Appointments

1. Sidharth Malhotra appointed as LIC Chairman.
2. Atomic Energy Commission chairman – A K Mohanty
3. Ajay Banga selected as the 14^th President of World Bank

• First ever Indian American President
• Padmasree – 2016

For explanation Watch the video link : https://youtu.be/_ZD_W9jG47c