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- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Sworn in as 39th President of Brazil.
- Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha assumes command of the IAF western command.
- N Chandrasekaran appointed as head of Maharashtra government advisory council.
- East – West Metro Corridor Project is expected to be completed by December 2023.
- India’s First Underwater Metro Service.
- The East – West corridor of Kolkata Metro is 15 km long and spans from salt lake stadium to Howrah.
- India got its first In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) mobile unit for animal in Gujarat Amreli.
- The ministry of Rural Development under the Deendayal Antyodaya yojana – National Rural Livelihoods mission has launched the Prajjwala Challenge.
Aim:- To invite ideas, solutions and action that can transform rural economy.
- The Election Commission of India has started ‘Mission 929’ in Tripura.
- It will focum on 929 polling booths across Tripura with a target to increase the voter turnout to 92% in next assemble elections.
- DEXA : BCCI introduces new selection criteria of Team India.
- The new rule brought back the YO-YO test and made it mandatory for players to be selected for the national team.
YO-YO test- This test is an aerobic endurance fitness test that involves running between markers placed 20 mtr apart at increasing speed.
What is DEXA:- It is also called ‘Bone Density Test’ is an X-ray technique used to measure bone strength.
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