Daily Current Affairs Quiz: Julu 13, 2024

ANSWER: D

Celebrated on 15 July.

• Objective : to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship.
• Theme : Youth Skills for Peace and Development.
• In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared 15 July as World Youth Skills Day.

ANSWER: C

Current Context : The ministry of home affiars released a notification to declare June 25 as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ (Constitution Murder Day).

• Aim : to pay homage to the power of the constitution and democracy of India and commemorate the struggles caused by the imposition of the Emergency in 1975 on that day.

ABOUT EMERGENCY :

• The Emergency in India was a 21-month period from 25 June 1975 to 21 March 1977.
• On the advice of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed proclaimed a state of national emergency on 25 June 1975.
• Emergency provisions are borrowed from the Of India Act 1935.
• Indian Constitution deals emergency under Part XVIII- Articles 352 to 360.
• Three types of emergencies;
• National Emergency (Articles 352-354, 358-359)
• President’s rule (Articles 355-357)
• Financial Emergency (Article 360)
• During emergency, central government becomes all powerful and states are in the complete control of the union.

ANSWER: B

Current Context : Recently, the Karnataka High Court took suo motu cognisance of the rise and the spread of dengue across the State.

 ABOUT DENGUE

• It is a mosquito-borne viral infection.
• Also knowns as break-bone fever.
• It is more common in tropical and subtropical climates, mostly in urban and semi-urban areas.
• Transmission: transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitos carrying one of four types of dengue virus (DENV).
• A person can be infected with dengue multiple times in their life.
• Symptoms: high fever, headache, body aches, nausea, and rash.
• Most will get better in 1–2 weeks.

ANSWER : A

Current Context : National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has announced an agri fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises (Agri-SURE).

• The fund focuses on innovative, technology-driven, high-risk, and high-impact activities in agriculture and allied areas.
• Aim : to enhance the farm produce value chain, create new rural ecosystem linkages, generate employment, and support Farmers Producer Organizations (FPOs).

 ABOUT NABARD

• Nabard is the country’s apex agriculture bank which function both as a regulator and refinancier for agri lending institution.
• It is a statutory body
• Established in 1982 under Parliamentary act – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981.
• Headquarter : Mumbai

ANSWER: C

Current Context : RBI expanded the scope of remittances to International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS).

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CENTRES

• IFSC caters to customers outside the jurisdiction of the domestic economy.
• Established as a statutory authority under IFSCA Act, 2019.
• Gujarat International Finance Tec-City Co. Ltd is being developed as the country’s first international financial services centre (IFSC).
• GIFT, operationalized in 2015, aims to become India’s gateway for inbound and outbound requirements of the international financial services.
• IFSCA is a unified authority for the development and regulation of financial products, financial services, and financial institutions in IFSC.

ANSWER: B

Current Context : Recently, National and subnational progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) was released by NITI Aayog.

• SDG India Index 2023-24 measures and tracks national progress of all States and UTs on 113 indicators aligned to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s (MoSPI) National Indicator Framework (NIF).
• The composite score for India improved from 57 in 2018 to 66 in 2020-21 to further to 71 in 2023-24.

SDG ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE:

• Over 4 crore houses under the PM Awas Yojana (PMAY),
• 11 crore Toilets & 2.23 lakh Community Sanitary Complexes in rural areas
• 10 crore LPG connections under PM Ujjwala Yojana.
• Tap water connections in over 14.9 crore households under Jal Jeevan Mission.
• Over 30 crore beneficiaries under Ayushman Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.
• Coverage of over 80 crore people under the National Food Security Act (NFSA)
• Access to 150,000 Ayushman Arogya Mandir which offer primary medical care and provide affordable generic medicines.
• Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of ₹34 lakh crore made through PM-Jan Dhan accounts.
• The Skill India Mission has led to over 1.4 crore youth being trained and upskilled and has reskilled 54 lakh youth.
• PM Mudra Yojana sanctioned 43 crore loans aggregating to ₹5 lakh crore for entrepreneurial aspirations of the youth besides Funds of Funds

ANSWER: D

Current Context : Central government has decided to implement e-Office in all attached, subordinate offices, and autonomous bodies.

• It is a part of the 100-day agenda of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).

 ABOUT E-OFFICE

• It is an integral part of the Digital India Programme.
• Project under National e-Governance Program
• Developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC).
• It is a digital work place solution built on open architecture making it a standard reusable product amenable for replication across the Governments.
• Key Components : eFile (File Management System), KMS (Knowledge Management System), WAW (Work from Anywhere) portal, SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window).

ANSWER : C

Current Context : Locals in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh are protesting against the Upper Siang Hydropower Project.

• Developed by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), on River Siang.

 ABOUT SIANG RIVER

• Origin: Angsi Glacier in Kailash Ranges near Mansarovar Lake (Tibet).
• In Tibet, the river is known as the Tsangpo River. As it enters India, it becomes the Siang River.
• Major tributaries: Lohit and Dibang.
• It descends down into the plains of Assam south of Pasighat town, where it meets Dihang and Lohit and becomes the

ANSWER: A

Current Context : Paonta Sahib to adopt Miyawaki method to create dense forest near Bhatanwali waste treatment plant.

• Covering an area of nearly 2 acres, the project will commence this month within the Bhatanwali National Green Tribunal (NGT ) monitored area.
• Objective : to create a dense and green buffer over the next 5-10 years
• The method’s success at the Yamuna Riverfront Park has paved the way for its expansion
• This will help shield nearby communities from the environmental impact of the waste plant.

About Miyawaki Method

• It is a scientific approach designed to establish dense forests rapidly.
• Developed by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki in the 1970s,
• This method involves planting two to four different types of indigenous trees within every square metre.
• Aim : to densify green cover within a small parcel of land.