Current affairs 17 April 2023

Dr. Appasaheb Dharmadhikari conferred with Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2022.

• Union HM Amit Shah has presented the Maharashtra Bhushan Award for 2022 to Dr. Appasaheb Dharmadhikari at Raigarh, Maharashtra.
• He has played a significant role in organizing several tree plantation drives, blood donation drives, free medical clinics, and job fairs.
• Award: A shawl, citation and memento, and a cheque of Rs 25 lakh
• He was also awarded the Padma Shri in 2017.
• His father Dr. Narayan Vishnu Dharmadhikari was also awarded the Maharashtra Bhushan in 2008.

Shaili Singh produces 2nd longest jump at Indian Grand Prix 4 Athletics.

• Long jumper, Shaili Singh won a gold medal in the women’s long jump at the Indian Grand Prix 4 2023 athletics meet in Bangalore, Karnataka.
• She has logged a 6.76m effort, the second-best by an Indian after the legendary Anju Bobby George.
• With this win, she has also qualified for the Asian Games 2023, scheduled in Hangzhou, China, by breaching the women’s long jump qualifying standard of 6.45m set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).

PM Modi inaugurated the northeast’s 1st AIIMS.

• PM Modi has inaugurated the All Indian Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in Guwahati, Assam.
• The foundation stone was laid in May 2017 and was built at a cost of over Rs 1,120 crore.
• It has a total capacity of 750 beds, including 30 AYUSH beds, and also has an intake capacity of 100 MBBS students per year.
• He also laid the foundation of the Rs 546 crore Assam Advanced Healthcare Innovation Institute, a joint initiative of the state government and IIT Guwahati.

Arunachal Pradesh CM inaugurates Shar Nyima Tsho Sum Namyig Lhakhang.

• Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu has inaugurated the Shar Nyima Tsho Sum Namyig Lhakhang (Gonpa) at Gyangkhar village, located in the Tawang district of the state.
• The Gonpa has great historical importance for the well-being and betterment of humans, particularly for the people of Shar Nyima Tsho Sum and all Buddhists in general.
• The 11- 12th-century Gonpa was on the verge of collapse but it has been restored with a new structure.

Indian Oil, LanzaJet to set up India's 1st green aviation fuel firm.

• According to the provisional data, released by the commerce ministry, the bilateral trade between India and the US increased by 7.65% to USD 128.55 in 2022-23 as against USD 119.5 billion in 2021-22.
• The US has emerged as India's biggest trading partner in 2022-23.
• During 2022-23, India's two-way commerce with China declined by about 1.5% to USD 113.83 billion.
• In 2022-23, the UAE (USD 76.16 billion) was the third largest trading partner, followed by Saudi Arabia.