Correct Answer :   Chennai

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The Asian Champions Trophy 2023 hockey tournament will be held in Chennai, India from 3 August to 12 August 2023, Hockey India (HI) confirmed on Monday (17th April 2023).

* The Asian Champions Trophy, in its seventh edition, will be held in Chennai for the first time. It will also be the first international hockey competition to be hosted in Chennai since the Asia Cup was held there in 2007.  

* The tournament will also serve as a preparatory event for the Indian men’s hockey team ahead of the Asian Games in September-October to be held in Hangzhou, China.

* The Asian Champions Trophy was last held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2021. South Korea defeated Japan in the final on penalties to win their maiden title. India defeated Pakistan 4-3 in the bronze medal match...

Source : Olympics

Correct Answer :   1.34%

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According to the government data, India's annual Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation has declined to a 29-month low of 1.34% in March 2023, as input prices continued to moderate.

* This is the 10th straight month of decline in WPI-based inflation.

* The WPI inflation data was 3.85% in February, 4.73% in January 2023, and 14.63% in March 2022.

* While the food index inflation eased to 2.32% in March 2023 from 2.76% in February 2023..

Source : Mint

Correct Answer :   State Bank of India (SBI)

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Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) on Friday (14th April 2023) launched the National Common Mobility Card or Singara Chennai Card as part of the multimodal and ticket integration plan.

* State Bank of India has collaborated with CMRL for the card.

* It can be used on metro trains and on MTC buses and suburban trains later, and can also be used in other metros.

* The option to link the card to an SBI bank account will be available soon.

* It can be preloaded with cash from 100 to 2,000 with a 1.8% commission charged by SBI..

* CMRL director (systems and operation) Rajesh Chaturvedi said it can also be used to book Ola and Uber cabs in future.

Source : Times of India

Correct Answer :   State Bank of India (SBI)

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State Bank of India (SBI) has reintroduced a retail term deposit ‘AMRIT KALASH’, a special scheme of 400 days tenor.

* Earlier, the bank had launched this retail term deposit scheme with a specific duration and it was valid from February 15, 2023, to March 31, 2023.

* The Rate of Interest on this term deposit is 7.10 % w.e.f. April 12th, 2023.

* While Senior Citizens are eligible for a rate of interest of 7.60%.

SBI Amrit Kalash : The reintroduced scheme is valid from April 12, 2023 to June 30, 2023.

Which deposits are eligible for Amrit Kalash : Domestic retail term deposits including NRI Rupee Term Deposits below Rs 2 crore. Applicable for new deposits, renewal deposits, term Deposit and Special term deposit only.

How is interest paid : Interest is paid on term deposits at monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual intervals. The maturity interest on special term deposits, net of TDS, will be added to the customer's account...

Source : India Times

Correct Answer :   Shaili Singh

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Long jumper Shaili Singh logged a 6.76m effort, the second-best by an Indian after the legendary Anju Bobby George, to win the women’s long jump gold medal at the Indian Grand Prix 4 2023 athletics meet in Bangalore, Karnataka on Saturday (15th April 2023).

* Shaili Singh also made the cut for the Asian Games 2023, scheduled in Hangzhou, China, later this year, by breaching the women’s long jump qualifying standard of 6.45m set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).

* The 19-year-old also improved her personal best by 28cm at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, which catapulted her over Aishwaya Babu (6.73), JJ Shobha and V Neena (6.66), Mayookha Johnu (6.64), M Prajusha, Nayana James and Ancy Sojan (6.55) in the list of best long jumps by an Indian woman. Only Anju Bobby George’s national record of 6.83m ranks better.

* Silver medallist Nayana James (6.53m) also beached the Asian Games qualifying standards.

* In the women’s shot put, Rio Olympian Manpreet Kaur produced a best effort of 16.81m to win the gold medal. She also breached the Asian Games qualifying standard of 16.30m.

* Baranica Elangovan, meanwhile, bagged gold in the women’s pole vault with a throw of 4.10m. The Tamil Nadu athlete, too, breached the qualification standards of 4.10m for the upcoming Asian Games...

Source : Olympics

Correct Answer :   Dr. Appasaheb Dharmadhikari

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Union HM Amit Shah has presented the Maharashtra Bhushan Award for 2022 to Dr. Appasaheb Dharmadhikari at Raigarh, Maharashtra.

* He has played a significant role in organizing several tree plantation drives, blood donation drives, free medical clinics, and job fairs.

* Award : A shawl, citation and memento, and a cheque of Rs 25 lakh.

* He was also awarded the Padma Shri in 2017.

* His father Dr. Narayan Vishnu Dharmadhikari was also awarded the Maharashtra Bhushan in 2008. .

Source : D C

Correct Answer :   17 April 2023 to 21 April 2023.

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Army Commanders’ Conference (ACC) is an apex-level biannual event which is an institutional platform for conceptual level deliberations, culminating in making important policy decisions for the Indian Army.

* The first ACC for the year 2023 is scheduled from 17 April 2023 to 21 April 2023. For the first time, the ACC is being conducted in Hybrid format exploiting available technology for secure communication, wherein Army Commanders and other senior functionaries will meet virtually on the first day and then travel to Delhi for balance physical meetings on matters which require detailed deliberations.

* On the first-day of the conference, agenda points sponsored by various Command Headquarters will be discussed, followed by an update from Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command and sessions by Principal Staff Officers of the Army Headquarters.

* The forum will also review the progress on the activities charted out as part of ‘Year of Transformation-2023’ along with progress on Agnipath Scheme, digitisation & automation initiatives, Combat Engineers tasks, work aspects and budget management.

* The apex leadership will also brainstorm current / emerging security scenario and review operational preparedness of Indian Army.

* The Hon’ble RM is scheduled to address the conference on 19 April 2023, where he will also review an equipment display focussing on niche techcology, innovation, solutions for surveillance, Artificial Intelligence, Training, Robotics, Virtual Reality, Operational Logistics etc.

* The senior officers will also be addressed by the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of the Naval Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff.

* A talk on future contours of Indo China relations by Mr Vijay Gokhale, former Ambassador to China is also planned during the conference.

Source : PIB

Correct Answer :   Sekhar Rao

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Karnataka Bank on Saturday (15th April 2023) said that it has appointed Sekhar Rao as interim Managing Director (MD) and CEO following the completion of the term of the incumbent CEO.

* Mahabaleshwara M S, the incumbent managing director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of Karnataka Bank, demitted the office on 14 April 2023, after successful completion of his second term of three years, the bank said in a regulatory filing.

* Rao, Executive Director, assumed charge as an interim MD and CEO with effect from April 15, 2023, in terms of RBI approval dated April 12, 2023.

* He has been appointed for a period of three months or till the appointment of regular MD and CEO whichever is earlie..

Source : Money Control

Correct Answer :   Kumar Mangalam Birla

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Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla has received the AIMA's  Business Leader of the Decade Award 2023.

* Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Jyotiraditya M Scindia has presented the 13th AIMA Managing India Awards.

* AIMA JRD Tata Corporate Leadership : TV Narendran, CEO and MD of Tata Steel

* Transformational Business Leader : Sanjiv Bajaj, MD of Bajaj Finserv

* Outstanding Institution Builder : Venu Srinivasan, Chairman Emeritus, TVS Motor.

Source : Business World

Correct Answer :   ESA

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* The European Space Agency (ESA) has sent a spacecraft to explore Jupiter and three of its largest and most intriguing moons.

* The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission, or Juice, launched Friday (14th April 2023) at 8:14 a.m. ET aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

* The spacecraft separated from the Ariane 5 rocket 28 minutes after launch, and ESA received a signal from Juice about an hour after liftoff, confirming that Earth-based mission control is able to “talk” to the vehicle.

* Over the course of the next 17 days, Juice will deploy its solar arrays, antennas and other instruments, followed by three months of testing and preparing the instruments.

* Juice will take eight years to reach Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. During its lengthy cruise, the spacecraft will utilize some gravitational slingshots as it flies by Earth, our moon and Venus to help with the journey.

* Once Juice arrives at Jupiter in July 2031, the spacecraft will spend about three and a half years orbiting the gas giant and conducting flybys of three of its moons: Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. Toward the end of the mission, Juice will focus solely on orbiting Ganymede, making it the first spacecraft ever to orbit a moon in the outer solar system.

* Ganymede, Callisto and Europa are ice-covered worlds that may contain subsurface oceans that are potentially habitable for life.

* Meanwhile, NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, launching in 2024, is expected to reach Jupiter in April 2030 and conduct nearly 50 flybys of Europa, eventually reaching just 16 miles (25 kilometers) above the moon’s surface.

* Together, the two missions could unlock some of the biggest mysteries about Jupiter and its moons...

Source : CNN