Daily Current Affairs Quiz: September 12, 2025

Answer: (b)

Current Context : The Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched the Beta Version of Adi Sanskriti Platform at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, during the National Conference on Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan.

About Adi Sanskriti

• Purpose: To preserve tribal heritage, enable livelihoods, and connect tribal communities with the world.
• Vision: World’s first Digital University to preserve and promote tribal culture and traditional knowledge.
• Marketplace Role: Offers access to tribal-made products globally, empowering artisans.

Three Integrated Components

• Adi Vishwavidyalaya (Digital Tribal Art Academy) : Offers 45 immersive courses on tribal dance, painting, crafts, music, and folklore.
• Adi Sampada (Socio-Cultural Repository) : A collection of 5,000+ curated documents across 5 themes: paintings, dance, textiles, artefacts, livelihoods.
• Adi Haat (Online Marketplace) : Linked with TRIFED, will become a dedicated tribal marketplace ensuring direct consumer access and sustainable livelihoods.

Answer: (a)

Current Context : Recently, Langkhun festival was celebrated by the Tiwa tribe in Umsowai village, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.

About Langkhun

• Type: Socio-religious agricultural festival
• Purpose: To pray for a good Rabi crop harvest and seek divine blessings.
• Celebrations: Offerings to deities, traditional music, dance, and cultural performances.

About Tiwa Tribe

• Also called Lalung; found in Assam and Meghalaya.
• Hill Tiwas: Karbi Anglong (Assam), Meghalaya; speak a Tibeto-Burman
• Plains Tiwas: Southern Brahmaputra valley; speak Assamese.
• Society: Matrilineal system — groom goes to bride’s home (called Kobea Liwa).
• Main Festivals: Tiwa Bihu, Jon Beel Mela, Sagramisawa, Langkhun Puja.

Answer: (c)

Current Context : Scientists in Siberia discovered a 44,000-year-old preserved wolf in permafrost.

About Permafrost

• Definition: Ground that remains frozen (≤0°C) for at least 2 years
• Locations: Polar regions (Arctic, Antarctic), high mountains, and ocean floors.
• Extent: Covers ~25% of Northern Hemisphere land area.
• Age: Some permafrost has been frozen for 650,000 years.

Structure

• Composition: Soil, rocks, sand, and ice.
• Layers:
  • Active Layer: Top layer thaws in summer and refreezes in winter.
  • Lower Layers: Permanently frozen.

Environmental Impact

• Thawing releases methane and carbon dioxide, intensifying climate change.
• Causes ground instability, damaging roads, pipelines, buildings.
• Exposes long-preserved organic matter and ancient species.

Answer: (b)

Current Context : Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Education Minister, inaugurated India’s first overseas Atal Innovation Centre (AIC) at IIT Delhi–Abu Dhabi on 10 September 2025.

Significance

• Expands the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
• Aims to boost research, entrepreneurship, and knowledge exchange between India and UAE.

Academic Initiatives Launched

• D. in Energy and Sustainability
• Tech in Chemical Engineering

About AIM (Atal Innovation Mission)

• A Government of India initiative to promote innovation, research, and entrepreneurship.
• Supports Atal Tinkering Labs, Atal Incubation Centres, and sectoral innovation hubs.
• Now extends India’s innovation ecosystem internationally via the new Abu Dhabi centre.

Answer: (d)

Current Context : On 10 September 2025, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison became the world’s richest person, overtaking Elon Musk, after Oracle’s stock price surged 41% in New York trading—the steepest jump since 1992.

ABOUT LARRY ELLISON’S RISE

• Position: Co-founder and Chairman of Oracle
• Net Worth:7 billion US dollars
• Reason: Surge in Oracle’s shares added 101 billion US dollars in a single day
• Previous Richest: Elon Musk (Tesla CEO)

Answer: (b)

Current Context: The International Cricket Council (ICC) launched its flagship ‘Will to Win’ campaign to promote the upcoming Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 in India.

ABOUT ICC ‘WILL TO WIN’ CAMPAIGN

• Purpose: Celebrates perseverance, resilience, and sacrifices of women cricket icons
• Launch: Alongside the opening of the general ticket window
• Theme: Inspiring new generation of women cricketers worldwide

ABOUT WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2025

• Edition: 13th
• Host Country: India
• Opening Match: India vs Sri Lanka
• Venue: Guwahati
• Opening Date: 30 September 2025
• Final Match: 2 November 2025

Answer: (d) 

Current Context: : Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) signed an agreement to resume cooperation including relaunching inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities.

BACKGROUND

• Iran had earlier suspended cooperation with the IAEA due to conflicts with the United States and Israel.
• The new agreement aims to restore transparency and monitoring.

ABOUT IAEA

• Full Form: International Atomic Energy Agency
• Established: 1957
• Headquarters: Vienna, Austria
• Main Roles:
  • Administers international safeguards to verify nuclear non-proliferation commitments under the NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)
  • Promotes peaceful use of nuclear energy
• JCPOA (Iran Nuclear Deal):
  • Iran agreed to reduce its nuclear activities
  • Allowed greater access to IAEA inspectors in return for sanctions relief