Current Affairs One-Liner : 8th April 2023

• PM Modi has flagged off the Vande Bharat Express from Secundrabad to Tripathi.
• The Gaj Utsav -2023 was inaugurated at the Kaziranga National Park by the President of India Smt. Draupadi Murmu.
• Chinese company Space pioneer has achieved a historic milestone in space exploration into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Inner Mongolia.

• Tamil Nadu government has developed a mechanism called Tamil Nadu Aerial Connectivity through helicopters in order to provide intercity and town connectivity.
• Tripura State has received an award for best performing in north east e procurement.
• Indian Rafale to participate in French Military exercise with NATO allies.
• The ministry of Finance announced that the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana has sanctioned 41 crore loans amounting to 23.2 lakh crore in the past eight years.
• Adani Power Ltd opened a new power plant in Jharkhand that will supply electricity to Bangladesh.
• RBI is set to introduce a new secured web portal called “PRAVAAH” (Platform for Regulatory Application, Validation and Authorisation) which is aimed at simplifying and streamlining the application processes.
• The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and its partners hold the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure every year.
• The government implemented changes to the pricing model of domestic natural gas in accordance with the Kirit Parikh committee’s recommendations on gas pricing. The new pricing system will announce prices monthly and link them to 10% of the international price of the Indian crude basket.
• Kerala State Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC) has launched a solar-powered tourist boat called Suryanshu that can produce 27 KW of energy.
• 200th birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Dayanand Saraswathi was inaugurated by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar in New Delhi.
• PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for the projects worth Rs,11, 300 crores in Telangana.
• Tripura has become the best performing state among the North Eastern states in implanting the e-Procurement.
• Jharkand Education Minister Shri Jagannath Mahato has passed away at the age of 56.
• Andaman and Nicobar Command conducts joint military exercise 'KAVACH': On April 5, 2023, Andaman and Nicobar Command, which is the only tri-service unit of India, conducted a collaborative military exercise named Exercise 'KAVACH'. Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) has its headquarters at Port Blair.
• President Draupadi Murmu started the first “Gaj Utsav” in Kaziranga, Assam: President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated 'Gaj Utsav' for the first time on 7 April 2023 at Kaziranga in Assam. This two-day festival is being celebrated to mark the completion of thirty years of 'Project Elephant' for elephant conservation in India. Assam holds the second largest population of wild elephants in India and also has a significant number of elephants under human care
• Appointments:
• Aleksander Ceferin Elected President of UEFA.:At the 47th Ordinary Congress of the Union of European Football Associations, held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 5th April 2023, Aleksandar Ceferin has been elected unopposed as UEFA President for a second term of four years till 2027
• Sports:
• Indian football team ranked 101st in latest FIFA rankings: According to the latest FIFA rankings released on 6th April 2023, the Indian men's football team has moved up five places and is now at the 101st position with 8.57 rating points
• Important Days:
• World Health Day celebrated on 7th April: World Health Day is celebrated every year on 7th April. The theme for this year is “Health for All”.

Question:

Q.1 Which state has become the best performing state among the North Eastern states in implanting the e-Procurement.
a. Tripura
b. Assam.
c. Manipur
d. Meghalaya

Q.2 Who has been elected as the president of UEFA.
a. Aleksander Ceferin
b. Petr Fausek
c. Peter
d. Alexander Duka
Q.3 Which rank did India secured in the latest FIFA 2023.
a. 100
b. 101
c. 102 

d. 103

Q.4 India along with which country conducts joint military exercise 'KAVACH'.
a. Andaman and Nicobar
b. Australia
c. Malaysia
d. Indonesia
Q.5 President Draupadi Murmu started the first “Gaj Utsav” in which state.
a.  Assam
b. Chhattisgarh
c. Manipur
d. Tripura
Q.6 When was world health day observed on?
a. April 6th
b. April 7th
c. April 8th
d. April 9th