Daily Current Affairs Quiz: February 12, 2024

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ANSWER: D

ANSWER: C

ANSWER: C

• A two-day national exhibition and programme of environment friendly activities on the LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) themes was organized on 9th and 10th February at India Gate, Delhi.
• Over 2,500 school and college students from over 60 institutions participated at the event, and brought their energy and creativity to the LiFE actions; more than 3,000 people overall visited the exhibitions over the two days.

ABOUT LIFE MISSION:

• Mission LiFE, or Lifestyle for Environment, is an India-led global mass movement to nudge individual and community action to protect and preserve the environment.
• It was launched by the Indian Prime Minister at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow in November 2021.
• The program hopes to “mobilize one billion Indians as well as people in other countries to become individuals who practice sustainable lifestyles.
• The global movement will showcase sustainable goals and climate actions taken by countries and individuals around the world.
• It makes the fight against climate change democratic, in which everyone can contribute with their respective capacities.
• It emboldens the spirit of the P3 model, i.e. Pro Planet People.
• It functions on the basic principles of ‘Lifestyle of the planet, for the planet and by the planet’.
• It aims at following a three-pronged strategy for changing people’s collective approach towards sustainability.
• This includes nudging individuals to practice simple yet effective environment-friendly actions in their daily lives (demand), enabling industries and markets to respond swiftly to the changing demand (supply), and to influence government and industrial policy to support both sustainable consumption and production (policy).

ANSWER: B

• The 1st BIMSTEC Aquatics Championships was held at Delhi’s Syama Prasad Mookerjee Swimming Pool Complex from 6th February to 9th February 2024 with competitions being held for Under 20 age category in Swimming, Water Polo and Diving events.
• The organization for the very first time in history is hosting a sports competition which is being hosted in India.
• The announcement for the same was made by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during the 4th BIMSTEC Summit in 2018, where he announced the organising of the BIMSTEC Youth Water Sports competition in India.
• The event was initially proposed for the year 2021, however, it was later postponed to 2024 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic across the world.
• India finished atop the BIMSTEC Aquatics Championships 2024 medal tally with 54 medals at the end of the tournament.
• India added 18 medals to their tally on the final day and finished their campaign with 19 gold, 27 silver, and eight bronze medals.
• The hosts won 11 gold, 16 silver, and a bronze medal from the men’s events, while clinching eight gold, 11 silver, and seven bronze medals from the women’s
• Thailand finished second in the medal tally with 40 medals, including 16 gold, nine silver, and 15 bronze medals.
• Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Myanmar are the three other nations who competed in the BIMSTEC Aquatics Championships 2024. However, they failed to register a single medal in the tournament and will return home empty-handed.

BIMSTEC AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024: BEST PERFORMERS

• Best Team – India
• Best Swimmer (Men) – Harsh Saroha (India)
• Best Swimmer (Women) – Mario Andelelko (Thailand)
• Best Swimming Team (Men) – India
• Best Swimming Team (Women) – India
• Best Diving Team (Men) – India
• Best Diving Team (Women) – India
• Best Water Polo Team (Men) – Thailand
• Best Water Polo Team (Women) – Thailand

ANSWER: A

• Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India launched “Science for Women-A Technology & Innovation (SWATI)” Portal, aimed at creating a single online portal representing Indian Women and Girls in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Medicine)
• The database of SWATI Portal will serve in policy making to address the challenges of Gender-gap.
• The Portal is a complete interactive database; and the first-of-its-kind in India which is developed, hosted and maintained by the National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi.
• The other objectives of the SWATI Portal include to scale up the effort exponentially to include each and every Indian woman in science, across all career stages and subjects, spanning both Academia and the Industry enabling reliable and statistically significant long term research on the issues of equality, diversity and inclusivity in India; Enabling reliable and statistically significant long term research on the issues of equality, diversity and inclusivity in India, developing active search engine and searchable database (Name, Affiliation, Area of Interest).

ANSWER: B

• The World Defence Show 2024 was organised in Riyadh, attracting significant participation from over 773 exhibitors across 75 countries.
• Government entities and leading local and international defence and security companies actively joined the event, highlighting the growing importance of the sector in the region.
• This five-day World Defence Show was organized in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 4 to 8 February 2024.

INDIA’S PRESENCE:

• Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt is on a visit to Riyadh as the head of the Indian delegation for the World Defence Show (WDS) 2024.
• The World Defence Show (WDS) 2024, witnessed Tri-Service women representation, a testament to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi-led Government’s vision of leveraging Nari Shakti across domains. Squadron Leader Bhawana Kanth, Colonel Ponung Doming and Lieutenant Commander Annu Prakash represented the Armed Forces in the various seminars of the WDS 2024 especially in the International Women in Defence themed events.
• India’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and Saudi Arabia’s ‘Vision 2030’ are national programmes that can be mutually beneficial for both sides.
• Both these initiatives give priority to technological progress, indigenous capabilities and knowledge sharing.

ANSWER: D

• Tata Trusts is set to launch India’s first state-of-the-art Small Animal Hospital in Mahalaxmi, Mumbai.
• The hospital is a first-of-its-kind and spans over 98,000-square-foot, across 5 floors with a capacity of over 200 beds.
• Inspired by philanthropist and former Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata’s vision for a super speciality hospital for pets, the facility will provide round the clock services through pet-sensitised veterinarians, nurses and technicians trained to deliver quality care with a mission to save lives.
• The hospital will be launched in March 2024.
• The hospital will have facilities like: Emergency & Critical Care – 24×7 triage and treatment services; Inpatient and ICU units (including isolation units); Surgical Services (Soft Tissue Surgery, Orthopedics etc.); Pharmacy Services; Support Functions such as Diagnostics – Radiology & Imaging (MRI, X-Ray, CT Scan & USG), Laboratory – Hematology, Microbiology, Cytology, Clinical Pathology, Biochemistry, Histo-pathology and Anesthesia.

ANSWER: A

• External Affairs Minister will address the inaugural session of the 7th Indian Ocean Conference in Perth, Australia
• The Conference is a flagship consultative forum for countries in the Indian Ocean Region, organized annually by the Ministry of External Affairs since 2016, in association with India Foundation.
• The Indian Ocean Conference commences theme for 2024 – “Towards a Stable and Sustainable Indian Ocean”.

ANSWER: A

• The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated on 11th February every year to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls.
• This day serves as a crucial reminder of the immense contributions women and girls have made, and continue to make, in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
• The UN General Assembly designated the Day in
• It is implemented by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and UN-Women, in collaboration with institutions and civil society partners.
• Theme – “Closing the Gender Gap in Science: Accelerating Action”

ANSWER: C

• The National Productivity Day 2024 is observed every year in India on February 12, 2024. The formation of National Productivity Council is being celebrated every year all over the country by commemorating 12th February as Productivity Day.
• The theme of 2024 is Artificial Intelligence (AI)- Productivity Engine for Economic Growth.
• This theme highlights the significant role that artificial intelligence (AI) plays in enhancing productivity across various sectors of the economy.

NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL (NPC)

• The National Productivity Council was established in the year
• NPC is national level organization to promote productivity culture in India.
• National Productivity Council is an autonomous registered society under Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
• The headquarter of National Productivity Council is New Delhi.
• The current director general of NPC is Arun Kumar Jha, IES.