Daily Current Affairs 2023: 26 April 2023 Current Affairs by westbengaljob.in

1) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the "One playground in one panchayat" project aimed at boosting the sports culture in Kerala by building quality stadiums at the local level.

Kerala :- 

➠Cherai Beach

➠Idukki Dam on Periyar River

➠Pamba River

➠Kumarakom National Park

➠Anamudi Shola National Park

➠Eravikulam National Park

➠Silent Valley National Park

2) Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways & Coasts (NTCPWC) at the Discovery Campus of IIT, Madras. 

➨ The centre will enable Make In India tech solutions for the sector and propel overall growth

3) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has declared the last week of April as “Swagat Saptah” in commemoration of the completion of 20 years of the "State Wide Attention on Grievances by Application of Technology" (SWAGAT) initiative, which was launched by Narendra Modi during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Gujarat:-

➨CM - Bhupendra Patel

➨Nageshwar Temple 

➨Somnath Temple

➠ Marine( Gulf of Kachchh) WLS  

➠Nal Sarovar Bird Santuary 

➠ Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant 

➠ Narayan Sarovar wildlife sanctuary

➠ Sardar Sarovar Hydro Electric Power Plant 

➠Porbandar Lake wildlife sanctuary

4) Udai Tambar, an Indian-origin CEO of New York Junior Tennis and Learning, has been appointed as a member of the newly-formed racial justice advisory board in New York City.

5) Uttarakhand’s Mana village, which was earlier known as the last Indian village, will now be known as the ‘first Indian village’. 

➨ The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) placed a signboard at the threshold of the border village proclaiming Mana's revamped status.

Uttarakhand

 CM :- Pushkar Singh Dhami

➠Asan Conservation Reserve

➠Country's first moss garden 

➠Country's first Pollinator Park 

➠Integrated Model Agriculture Village Scheme

➠Rajaji Tiger Reserve 

➠Jim Corbett National Park

6) The legendary wrestler and coach, Mahavir Singh Phogat has been appointed as the Chairman of the MMA-1 Federation. Mahavir is responsible for promoting mixed martial arts (MMA) in India.

7) Union Minister L Murugan became the first Union Minister to visit India's first village on the Indo-Myanmar border in Phek district of Nagaland.

Nagaland :-

CM - Neiphiu Rio

Shilloi Lake, Meluri

Kohima War Cemetery 

Tokhu Emong Festival 

Naknyulem Festival

Hornbill Festival

8) The Reserve Bank has imposed penalties totalling Rs 44 lakh on four cooperative banks, including a Rs 16 lakh penalty on Chennai-based The Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank, for contravention of various norms.

Reserve Bank of India:- 

➨Headquarters:- Mumbai, Maharashtra, 

➨Established:- 1 April 1935, 1934 Act. 

➨Hilton Young Commission

➨ First Governor - Sir Osborne Smith

➨ First Indian Governor - Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh

➨Present Governor:- Shaktikanta Das

9) World Malaria Day is observed every year on April 25 to raise awareness of the global effort to control, prevent and eventually eradicate malaria.

➨The theme for World Malaria Day 2023 is "Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement".

10) The Walt Disney Company-owned Star Sports has signed cricketer Rishabh Pant as its latest brand ambassador.

11) Centre government has appointed Arun Sinha as the appointed Chairman of the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO).

➨ Arun Sinha has been an advisor in NTRO for two years. He is 1984 batch Kerala cadre.

12) Indian men's recurve team comprising Atanu Das, Dheeraj Bommadevra and Tarundeep Rai won the silver medal at the Archery World Cup 2023 Stage 1 held in Antalya, Turkey.

13) Prime Minister Narendra Modi flaged off India's first water metro that connects 10 islands around Kochi through battery-operated electric hybrid boats for seamless connectivity with the city. 

14) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced three online services to digitally empower people.

➨ Persons With Disabilities (PwDs) will now get their pensionary benefits at home.

➨ The newly launched online services are : Pro-active Divyang Pension Service, ‘Tau se Poochho’ WhatsApp chatbot and online booking of government rest houses.

Haryana:- 

➨Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant

➨Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary 

➨Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary

➨Kolleru Bird Sanctuary

➨Badkhal Lake

➨Karoh Peak

➨Phag Dance, Saang Dance

➨Chhathi Dance, Khoria Dance

➨ Dhamal Dance, Daph Dance