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** Which state will host the 39th session of the ‘National Games 2027’?
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Meghalaya
- The 39th edition of the National Games will be held in the February-March window of 2027.
- Meghalaya will host the National Games for the first time in its history.
- The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) officially announced Meghalaya as the host for the 2027 National Games.
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** Before being appointed as the Chairman of SEBI, which position
did Tuhin Kanta Pandey hold?
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Finance Secretary
- Tuhin Kanta Pandey has been appointed as the new Chairman of SEBI, succeeding Madhabi Puri Buch.
- Previously serving as Finance Secretary, Pandey brings extensive experience in financial management and governance, having played key roles in the sale of Air India and the public listing of LIC.
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What is the name of the Indian Navy ship that is being converted into India’s first underwater museum?
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INS Guldar
- The Indian Navy’s decommissioned landing ship INS Guldar will be converted into India’s first underwater museum by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC).
- Guldar, a Polnocny class landing ship, was built at the Gdynia Shipyard in Poland and was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 30 December 1985.
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Which historical fort
has recently been renamed as ‘Vijay Durg’?
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Fort William
- Fort William, the headquarters of the Indian Army’s Eastern Command in Kolkata, has been renamed as Vijay Durg.
- It is named after Maharashtra’s oldest Sindhudurg fort, a former Maratha naval base under Chhatrapati Shivaji.
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** Who is set to become the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA’s Axiom 4 (Ax-4) mission?
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Shubhanshu Shukla
- He was selected as one of the astronauts for India’s Gaganyaan program (India’s first human spaceflight program).
- This mission, scheduled for May 2025, will be a collaborative effort between NASA, Axiom Space, and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
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** In which state India’s first AI University will be established ?
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Maharashtra
- Maharashtra is set to establish India’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) university, marking a significant step in advancing AI education, research, and innovation.
- The aim is to make Maharashtra a hub for AI education, skill development, and technological innovation.
- The university will also work on policy formulation related to AI.
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WHO has started the trial of the Ebola vaccine for the first time in which country?
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Uganda
- There is no approved vaccine for the Sudanese strain of Ebola.
- Uganda has begun testing a vaccine against the Sudanese variant of the Ebola virus.
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