CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Dileep Vishwakarma. Notes: The recently built monument of Gujarat, ‘Statue of Unity’ was recently included in the ‘8 Wonders of SCO’ list released by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Varanasi is also known as one of the oldest living cities in the world. The city goes by several names like Benaras or Kashi. The oldest living city in the world has been declared the first Cultural and Tourism Capital of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for 2022-233.

Detailed explanation-3: -India and Pakistan signed the memorandum of obligations in June 2016 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, thereby starting the formal process of joining the SCO as full members. On 9 June 2017, at the historic summit in Astana, India and Pakistan officially joined SCO as full-members.

Detailed explanation-4: -The monument is under construction and located between the Vindhyachal and Satpuda ranges, rising on Sadhu-Bet Island in the Narmada River, approximately 3.5 kms downstream from the famous Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat.