Daily Current Affairs Quiz 26 July 2023

a) Vietnam

India has recently handed over the Indian Navy’s Corvette INS Kirpan to the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN). INS Kirpan served in the Indian Navy for 32 years, which has now been decommissioned. India is also helping Vietnam in building defense technical capabilities for which a grant of $5 million has also been given. Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country, its capital is Hanoi.

b) Russia

It is located in Russia’s Far East that forms the world’s biggest permafrost crater.
· Scientists believe that the crater is the result of a melting permafrost land, which was frozen during the Quaternary Ice Age 2.58 million years ago,

· It began to form after the surrounding forest was cleared in the 1960s and the permafrost underground began to melt, causing the land to sink.

· It is also called as “gateway to the underworld,” by some locals in Russia’s Sakha Republic It has a scientific name: a mega-slump.

· This is produced by higher air temperatures, warming climate and anthropogenic impact.

· It holds clues to prehistoric life on Earth. Researchers believe the exposed ice and soil along the crater’s edges could hold up to 200,000 years of geological and biological history.

Recently, stunning drone footage has revealed details of the Batagaika crater which is getting affected due to climate change.

c) Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate ‘Semicon India 2023’ in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 28th of this month. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will inaugurate a special exhibition for the public tomorrow. In this exhibition, information will be given about the manufacturing process of semiconductors and the progress made in this field. This exhibition will remain open till 30th of this month.

b) Naveen Patnaik

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has become the second longest serving Chief Minister in the country. He has left behind former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu in this matter. Naveen Patnaik has been on the post of Chief Minister of Odisha for 23 years and 138 days. The record of being the Chief Minister for the longest time in India is recorded in the name of Pawan Kumar Chamling, former Chief Minister of Sikkim.

d) NITI Aayog

The second edition of the National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) was released recently by NITI Aayog.
According to a report by Niti Aayog, a remarkable 13.5 crore individuals managed to escape multidimensional poverty, as measured by advancements in healthcare, education, and living standards, over a span of five years until March 2021. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh witnessed the most rapid reduction in poverty during this period.