Daily Current Affairs 2023 : 17 April 2023 Current Affairs by Westbengaljob.in
1) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao unveiled a 125-feet tall bronze statue of Dr B R Ambedkar at the Hussain Sagar lake on his 132nd birth anniversary. The statue is the tallest of Ambedkar in the country.
Telangana :-
➨CM - Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao
➨KBR National Park
➨Amrabad Tiger Reserve
➨Kawal Tiger Reserve
➨ Pakhal Lake And Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Pocharam Dam And Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park
➨Mana Ooru Mana Badi program
➨Palle Pragati and pattana Pragati scheme
➨Bathukamma Saree scheme
2) Freestyle wrestler Anirudh Kumar won a solitary bronze medal on the final day to take India's medals tally to 14 at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
3) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated northeast's first All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), built at a cost of Rs 1,123 crore in Guwahati, Assam.
➨The prime minister virtually inaugurated three medical colleges at Nalbari, Nagaon and Kokrajhar.
Assam
CM - Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma
➨Dibru Saikhowa National Park
➨ Akashiganga Waterfalls
➨ Kakochang Waterfall
➨ Chapanala Waterfalls
➨Kaziranga National Park
➨Nameri National Park
➨Manas National Park
4) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India is organizing IFGE- CBG Producers Forum Global Conference on Compressed Biogas at Silver Oak, Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
➨The theme of the conference is - Towards Progressive Policy Framework for a Robust CBG Foundation and Growth.
5) Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala launched the Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative (APPI) and World Bank-funded Animal Health System Support for One Health (AHSSOH) to enhance India's preparedness and response to potential animal pandemics.
6) Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy is the richest chief minister in India, with assets worth Rs 510 crore, according to an analysis of poll affidavits done by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
➨West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has the lowest total assets of about Rs 15 lakh.
7) Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik inaugurated a Millets Food Festival of the member countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.
8) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has notified a framework for raising green deposits by banks, small finance banks and deposit taking non banking finance companies (NBFCs).
CM - Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma
➨Dibru Saikhowa National Park
➨ Akashiganga Waterfalls
➨ Kakochang Waterfall
➨ Chapanala Waterfalls
➨Kaziranga National Park
➨Nameri National Park
➨Manas National Park
4) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India is organizing IFGE- CBG Producers Forum Global Conference on Compressed Biogas at Silver Oak, Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
➨The theme of the conference is - Towards Progressive Policy Framework for a Robust CBG Foundation and Growth.
5) Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala launched the Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative (APPI) and World Bank-funded Animal Health System Support for One Health (AHSSOH) to enhance India's preparedness and response to potential animal pandemics.
6) Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy is the richest chief minister in India, with assets worth Rs 510 crore, according to an analysis of poll affidavits done by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
➨West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has the lowest total assets of about Rs 15 lakh.
7) Union Minister of State for Tourism Shripad Naik inaugurated a Millets Food Festival of the member countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.
8) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has notified a framework for raising green deposits by banks, small finance banks and deposit taking non banking finance companies (NBFCs).
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) India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has revealed that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the US has maintained its Category 1 status for the country.
10) Canara Bank and NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd (NBBL) have announced the launch of cross-border inward bill payment services for Indians based in Oman.
11) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched the "Chief Minister Adivasi Parab Samman Nidhi Yojana" at the 'Bharose Ka Sammelan' organized at Lal Bagh, Jagdalpur.
➨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) India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has revealed that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the US has maintained its Category 1 status for the country.
10) Canara Bank and NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd (NBBL) have announced the launch of cross-border inward bill payment services for Indians based in Oman.
11) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched the "Chief Minister Adivasi Parab Samman Nidhi Yojana" at the 'Bharose Ka Sammelan' organized at Lal Bagh, Jagdalpur.
Chhattisgarh :-
CM - Bhupesh Baghel
Governor - Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
Bhorumdeo Temple
Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve
Achanakmar Tiger Reserve
Indravati Tiger Reserve
12) Nandini Gupta from Rajasthan has been crowned Femina Miss India World 2023, making her the winner of the 59th edition of the beauty pageant.
➨ The first runner-up was Shreya Poonja from Delhi, and the second runner-up was Thounaojam Strela Luwang from Manipur.
CM - Bhupesh Baghel
Governor - Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
Bhorumdeo Temple
Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve
Achanakmar Tiger Reserve
Indravati Tiger Reserve
12) Nandini Gupta from Rajasthan has been crowned Femina Miss India World 2023, making her the winner of the 59th edition of the beauty pageant.
➨ The first runner-up was Shreya Poonja from Delhi, and the second runner-up was Thounaojam Strela Luwang from Manipur.
Rajasthan:-
Governor - Kalraj Mishra
➭Amber Palace
➭Hawa Mahal
➭Ranthambore National Park
➭City Palace
➭Keoladeo Ghana National Park
➭Sariska National Park.
➭ Kumbhalgarh Fort
Governor - Kalraj Mishra
➭Amber Palace
➭Hawa Mahal
➭Ranthambore National Park
➭City Palace
➭Keoladeo Ghana National Park
➭Sariska National Park.
➭ Kumbhalgarh Fort
13) Tamil Nadu's famous Cumbum Panneer Thratchai, also known as Cumbum grapes has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
Tamil Nadu :-
➨ CM - M K Stalin
➨ Guindy National Park
➨ Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
➨Sathyamangalam tiger reserve (STR)
➨Mudumalai National Park
➨Mukurthi National Park
➨ Indira Gandhi (Anamalai) National Park
➨Kalakkad Mundanthurai tiger reserve (KMTR)
➨ Meendum Manjappai Scheme
➨ Naan Mudhalvan scheme
➨ Chief minister's breakfast scheme
➨ Ennum Ezhuthum scheme
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