Current Affairs - April 16, 2023 Current Affairs

The European Space Agency has successfully launched its mission to Jupiter's moons after weather conditions halted yesterday's lift-off. The Ariane 5 rocket was launched from the ESA's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana as scheduled. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) project aims to send a satellite on an eight-year journey to reach the icy moons of the gas giant.

World Voice Day 2023 is being celebrated on April 16.

Nandini Gupta won the Femina Miss India 2023 pageant.

The Zojila Tunnel, which will be Asia's longest tunnel once completed, is being constructed in Jammu & Kashmir to establish all-weather connectivity for Ladakh.

The 2nd Health Working Group meeting will commence in Goa.

Rs 3,200 crore will be spent on sports facilities in India over the next five years under the Khelo India campaign.

The Bharat Gaurav Tourist train tour on Ambedkar Circuit was flagged off from New Delhi.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who was visiting Beijing, to boost ties.

The High Commission of India opened its 16th Visa application centre in Kushtia town of Southwestern Bangladesh.

India's foreign exchange (Forex) reserves rose by $6.3 billion to $584.75 billion in the week ended April 7, the highest during the past nine months, the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) statistical supplement showed.

CREDAI has partnered with IGBC to develop 4000 certified green buildings by 2030.

Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that 'Vande Metro' will be rolled out in December 2023.

Textile and apparel exports contracted by 14% in 2022-2023 compared to the previous year.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in the multilateral exercise "Orion" in France from April 17.

World Hemophilia Day is observed annually on April 17.

President Droupadi Murmu will confer National Panchayat Awards in New Delhi.

The NASA space agency has released the image of the Crab Nebula. The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus.

The Hooch Tragedy occurred in Bihar, and the death toll increased to 32 in Motihari.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed financial support of USD 1 billion to Pakistan.