Daily Current Affairs- 16 October 2023

Today's Current Affairs 16th October 2023

NATIONAL

Kerala Gets Its First 3D-Printed Building In Just 28 Days

• Amaze-28, the state’s first building constructed using 3D printing technology.
• Director of Kerala State Nirmithi Kendram: Debi Varghese

About Kerala:

Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan

Governor: Arif Mohammed Khan

PMJDY continues to grow, adding ₹30,000 crore to total balance in H1

• Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has achieved remarkable success, with over 50 crore beneficiaries.
• In the first half of the current financial year, the total balance in PMJDY accounts increased by ₹30,000 crore, reaching ₹2.05 lakh crore as of October 4, 2023.
• The number of beneficiaries rose by over 3.5 crore in the last year, from 47 crore to 50.63 crore, growth in new enrollments.
• Public sector banks operate 40 crore accounts with a balance of ₹1.60-lakh crore.

About PMJDY:

Launch year: 2014

Launched by (prime minister): Narendra Modi

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Jaishankar unveils Rabindranath Tagore’s bust in Vietnam

• India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, inaugurated a bust of Nobel Laureate writer and poet Rabindranath Tagore in Bac Ninh city.
• Links between India and Vietnam is the Bodhi tree, a gift from President Rajendra Prasad to President Ho Chi Minh in 1959.
• Rabindranath Tagore’s famous work, “Gitanjali,” was translated into Vietnamese and published in 2001.
• Rabindranath Tagore’s “Gitanjali” earned him the Nobel Prize for Literature, making him the first non-European to receive this prestigious award in 1913.

About Vietnam:

Capital: Hanoi;

Currency: Vietnamese dong;

President: Vo Van Thuong;

Prime minister: Pham Minh Chinh;

National sport: Football.

 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

ISRO tie-up With Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) For ‘Space On Wheels’ Exhibition

• The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) have joined hands to create an exciting and educational initiative called the “Space on Wheels” program.
• This program is designed to take the wonders of space exploration to the East Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh.

About ISRO:

Headquarters: Bengaluru;

Founded: 15 August 1969;

Founder: Vikram Sarabhai;

Chairperson: S. Somanath.

 IMPORTANT DAYS

World Food Day 2023: 16 October

• The roots of World Food Day trace back to the establishment of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945. However, it wasn’t until 1979, during the FAO Conference.
• The theme for World Food Day 2023 is “Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind.”

About FAO:

Director-General, QU Dongyu;

Headquarters: Rome, Italy;

Founded: 16 October 1945.

 World Anaesthesia Day 2023: 16 October

• Also known in some countries as National Anaesthesia Day or Ether Day
• On 16 October to commemorate the first successful demonstration of diethyl ether anaesthesia by William T. G. Morton on 16 October 1846.
• The theme for World Anaesthesia Day in 2023 is ‘Anaesthesia and Cancer Care.’

August 23 to be celebrated as National Space Day, Govt issues notification

• Indian government has designated August 23rd as National Space Day, a day to celebrate the remarkable success of the Chandrayaan 3 mission.
• “With the success of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission on 23rd August 2023, which involved the landing of the Vikram lander and deployment of the Pragyaan Rover on the lunar surface, India joins an elite group of spacefaring nations.

 SUMMITS AND MOU’S

World bank and japan collaborate for developing countries

• A ground-breaking new partnership launched today between the World Bank and Japan—joined by Italy, the Republic of Korea, Canada, and the United Kingdom—addresses both.
• Japan, Canada, Italy, the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom have pledged an initial total contribution of more than $40 million to RISE, and more donors are expected to contribute.
• Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki Shunichi and World Bank President Ajay Banga announced the partnership during a launch event they co-hosted at the 2023 World Bank-International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings in Marrakech.
• Italy will contribute to RISE and will support its implementation in 2024, under the Italian G7 Presidency.”

About World Bank:

President: Ajay Banga

Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States

Founded: July 1944, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States

About Japan:

Prime minister: Fumio Kishida Trending

Capital: Tokyo

 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Nawanpind Sardaran Village In Punjab Receives Best Tourism Village Award

• Nawanpind Sardaran village, located in Gurdaspur, Punjab, was recently awarded the title of “Best Tourism Village of India 2023” by the Union Ministry of Tourism.
• This recognition was a testament to the remarkable efforts of the Sangha sisters.
• The history of Nawanpind Sardaran dates back to the late 19th century when it was founded by Narain Singh.