Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2 August 2023

d) Rio Grande River

The Rio Grande River, spanning 3,051 kilometers, flows from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico and serves as the predominant border between the United States and Mexico throughout most of Texas.
Recently, the US Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas and its Republican Governor Greg Abbott for placing floating barriers in the Rio Grande River to impede migrants from crossing over from Mexico.

b) USA

As NASA is gearing up to conduct tests on its latest experimental supersonic aircraft, the X-59, affectionately known as the ‘Son of Concorde,’ there is a serious anticipation for a potential supersonic revival.
This advanced aircraft has the potential to traverse any two locations on the globe in just 2 hours, raising hopes for a return of supersonic travel.

a) Nagaland

Phangnon Konyak recently created history as the first female representative from Nagaland to assume the position of Rajya Sabha Chairperson.
House Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar had nominated her and three other women members to the panel of vice-chairpersons, for the first time. In 2022, Ms Konyak became the first woman to be elected to the Rajya Sabha from Nagaland and the second woman from the state to be elected to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha or the state Assembly.

c) Alphabet ‘X’

Twitter has officially rebranded to “X” after owner Elon Musk changed its iconic bird logo. This is the latest sweeping change since Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion last year.
The social media company also recently announced it was limiting the number of daily direct messages unverified users can send.

b) Singapore

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched seven satellites of Singapore with PSLV-C56 (PSLV-C56) rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota. ISRO told that 23 minutes after the launch, the rocket was separated from the satellites. ISRO said, this was the 58th launch of PSLV and 17th launch of PSLV in core alone configuration.