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27062023 Flashcards

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India’s first metro train to run under river – ‘Kolkata Metro’

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Runs under: Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited (KMRCL)

The metro rakes passed through an underwater tunnel beneath the Hooghly river

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World’s first conservation, breeding centre for Asian king vultures – “Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre” located at

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Maharajganj district, Uttar Pradesh

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First edition of Dogri version of Constitution of India launched at

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University of Jammu

Dogri language is commonly spoken in the Jammu region of J&K

Dogri is included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India as one of the 22 official languages of India.

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1st public sector bank in India to offer inbound cross-border bill payments through Bharat Bill Payment System

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Canara Bank and NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd

for Indians based in Oman.

NRIs in Oman can make bill payments on behalf of their families through the Musandam Exchange.

Musandam Exchange, managed by Canara Bank, is also the first exchange house in Oman to go live on cross-border inbound bill payments

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India’s first voice biometric authentication for logging into mobile banking app launched by

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City Union Bank (CUB)

Developed by: Kaizen Secure Voiz Pvt Ltd, under the guidance of Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT).

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India’s first semi-high-speed regional rail services- ‘RAPIDX’

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RAPIDX trains will run on the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors that connect key urban nodes across the National Capital Region (NCR).

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First state in India to adopt a water budget with the aim to tackle water shortage in summer

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‘Kerala’

The budget was prepared in consultation with the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM)

1st phase of the Water Budget to cover: 94 gram panchayats in 15 block panchayats

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World’s 1st smart gun - “Biofire Smart Gun” developed by

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US-based Biofire Technologies

It is a 9mm handgun secured by fingerprint and facial recognition biometrics to prevent unauthorized access and usage

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India’s 1st state to have DNA database of Unidentified Bodies

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‘Himachal Pradesh’

Database created by: Directorate of Forensics Services, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

Database creation started in: April 2022

Database creation through: DNA profile databasing and matching technology – ‘Smallpond TM software’

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First Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to be set up abroad

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‘IIT Madras’

To be set up at Zanzibar, Tanzania (Africa)

The classes are planned to start by: October 2023

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First woman Indian Air Force (IAF) officer to get Gallantry Award

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Wing Commander Deepika Misra

IAF has conferred her the Vayu Sena medal

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India’s first heavy lift logistics drone/ eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing)

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BonV drone

Developed by: ‘BonV Aero’-

Odisha-based start-up BonV drone can transport 50kg over 10kms.

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First Retail Store of Apple in India - Apple BKC

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Location: Jio World Drive, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Apple has opened 2 stores in India – Mumbai and Delhi (2nd store)

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India’s first commercial Li-ion cell manufacturing facility set up by

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Log9 Materials

Location: Jakkur, Bengaluru

Initial capacity of the Plant: 50 MWh

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1st blockchain-enabled Letter of Credit (LoC) transaction

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Citibank India (Citi India)

Citi Bank completed its transaction on Contour Pte. Ltd (Contour) for its client Cummins India Limited, an industrial manufacturing company

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First-ever census conducted of the exotic and colourful birds in India

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Conducted at: 2 coastal districts of Odisha

Conducted by: Odisha Forest Officials

The census recently found 179 mangrove pitta birds

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First and only medical college in the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

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‘NAMO Medical Education & Research Institute’

Inaugurated at: Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Developed under: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)

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World’s First Robotic Check-In Assistant – ‘Sara’

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Unveiled by: Dubai-based airline Emirates

Sara will match customers’ face with scanned passports, check passengers in, & guide them to the luggage drop area

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World’s first liquid nano Di-Ammonia Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer developed by

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Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO).

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India’s first water metro that will connect 10 islands, in and around Kochi

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Kochi Water Metro

Initiative of: Cochin Shipyard Limited

Funded by: Government of Kerala and German firm KfW

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The Prime Minister of India laid the
foundation stone of this initiative of
Government of Kerala -
India’s first Digital Science Park to be set up at:

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Technocity campus,
Thiruvananthapuram

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Asia’s first mobile biosafety
level-3 (BSL-3) laboratory - Rapid
Action Mobile BSL3+ Advanced
Augmented Network
(RAMBAAN) developed by

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Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR)

Displayed at: G-20 Health Working Group
meeting at Panaji, Goa

It is also India’s first state-of-the-art
health infrastructure for pandemic
preparedness.

It is a mobile clinic, designed to
investigate emerging viral infections

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First Indian public sector
undertaking to initiate a
dedicated 5G network

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Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL-Bokaro

Steel Plant) in collaboration with Telecommunications Consultants India Limited

Objective: to explore the potential of 5G, IT, and telecom technologies within its facilities, including mines and
collieries.

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India’s first cable stayed rail bridge commissioned by Northern Railway which connects Katra and Raesi of J&K

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Anji Khad bridge (over Anji River, a tributary of Chenab

Constructed by: Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) and Hindustan Construction Company.

The bridge forms part of Udhampur Srinagar-Baramulla Line (USBRL).

It also comprises the world’s highest railway bridge over the Chenab River.

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World’s first social currency payment card launched in Mumbai

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WYLD Powered by: Visa

The platform will allow everyday social media users (with as little as 1000
followers) to leverage their Instagram following to earn cashbacks on everyday spends

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First Indian man to summit Mt. Annapurna 1 who also became the first
Indian mountaineer to scale 7x8000m peaks.

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Arjun Vajpai

Mt. Annapurna 1 is the 10th highest mountain in the world at 8,091 metres
above sea level in Nepal

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1st foreign university to set up an International Branch Campus in GIFT City

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‘Deakin University,
Australia’

To be set up at: GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat (Gujarat International Finance
Tech City - International Financial Services
Centre)

Set up approved by: International Financial Services Centre Authority
(IFSCA)

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First World Table Tennis to be conducted in India – ‘World Table Tennis Star Contender Goa 2023’

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Held at: Panaji, Goa
Wang Yidi (China) defeated Cheng IChing (Taiwan) to win Women’s Singles

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First Justice of a district court in the US state of Massachusetts

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‘Tejal Mehta’

Place: Massachusetts, United States

She is an Indian-American judge

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First Woman to command a frontline combat unit of Indian Air Force –

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‘Captain Shaliza Dhami’

She has been chosen to lead a missile squadron in the western sector of
Indian Air Force

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World’s First ‘Hand
Ambassador’ to inspire billions to wash hands Mission started in 2016 by ITC limited

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Sachin Tendulkar

Announced by: Savlon Swasth India Mission

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First women Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from Nagaland

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Hekani Jakhalu
and Salhoutuonuo Kruse

Salhoutuonuo Kruse & Hekani Jakhalu
won from Western Angami AC & Dimapur-III constituencies respectively.

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World’s first 3D printed Rocket – ‘Terran 1’ To be launched from Florida, US built by

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California aerospace startup
Relativity Space

The rocket was built in 60 days and is the largest ever 3D printed object

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First metro to accept central bank digital currency for parking

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Kochi metro, Kerala
(IDFC in collaboration with Anatham online)

Help the Kochi metro users to pay using respective banks CBDC wallet

This is launched as RBI’s pilot program on retail transaction of CBDC

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Asia’s 1st woman loco pilot

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Surekha Yadav

She became the country’s 1st female train driver in 1988

Now she is operating the Vande Bharat Express

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First-ever six-nation Cycling Expedition

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NIMAS team (National Institute of Mountaineering and adventure sports),
Dirang (Arunachal Pradesh)

To create national record in cycling by covering 5,374 kms in just 37 days in six
south east Asian nations

Members: 4 service personnel

It is a part of event organized to mark
India’s G20 Presidency

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1st country to import CO2 and bury it under North Sea

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Denmark

Under the “Greensand” project by Wintershall Dea (German Oil Company)

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1st Indian-American Judge of Manhattan Federal District Court

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Arun Subramanian at New York, USA

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Electric Trains in Meghalaya for the first time

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Electrification done by: Central
Organization for Railway Electrification
(CORE)

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1st ever International Day of Zero Waste

Established by: The United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN
Human Settlements Programme (UNHabitat)

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Theme: ‘Achieving sustainable and
environmentally sound practices of
minimizing and managing waste’

41
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1st time felicitation of Abilympic
Medal Winners

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Felicitated by: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

The 7 medals, included one Gold, two Silver, three Bronze and one Excellence
award won by the 13-member Indian contingent in various skill-based
competitions.

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First person to swim from the Gateway of India to the Elephanta Caves –

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Krishna Prakas, an IPS Officer, nicknamed as
‘Ironman’, and covered 16.20 km within 5 hours, 26 minutes

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First pocket-sized swipe
machine of India ‘MicroPay’

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Launched by: Axis Bank

Based on ‘Pin on Mobile’ technology

The bank launched ‘MicroPay’ along with Ezetap by Razorpay and MyPinpad as the technical solution partners

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Artificial Intelligence platform ‘ChatGPT’ used to respond on a bail plea of a murder accused
for the first time used by:

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Punjab and Haryana High
Court

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India’s first quantum computing based telecom network link developed by

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Centre for Development of
Telematics (C-DOT)

Link between: Sanchar Bhawan and
National Informatics Centre (NIC), New
Delhi

Rs. 10 lakh prize money has been announced for ethical hackers who can
break the encryption of the system

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First State to pass Right to
Health Bill which provides for mandatory free-of cost emergency treatment for every resident of the State at both government hospitals and the
privately-run institutions.

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Rajasthan

47
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First Muslim leader of a
government in Western Europe

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Humza Yousaf recently sworn in as the First Minister of Scotland

He has replaced Nicola Sturgeon

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International Finance Corp (IFC), the international arm of the World Bank Group, to make its first investment in an electric vehicle maker in India

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IFC would be investing Rs 6 billion rupees (USD 72.58 million) in Mahindra
and Mahindra Ltd.’s last mile electric mobility unit.

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