Daily Current Affairs Quiz: July 28, 2022

ANSWER: C

• Alibag’s white onion gets GI tagged, to benefit farmers as white onion will get premium price.
• With its picturesque beaches, Alibag, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, is one of the popular tourist spots. 
• This historic place will be now recognized for Geographical Indication (GI) tagged white onion.
• The GI for this onion, characterised by its sweetness, has been accepted.
• The GI tag gives a unique identity to the white onion, which has medicinal qualities and is being cultivated in a traditional way for a long time.
• Farmers will directly get benefits as the white onion will get the premium price because of the GI tag.

 What is a Geographical Indication (GI)?

• It is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin.
• In order to function as a GI, a sign must identify a product as originating in a given place.
• It is a part of the intellectual property rights that comes under the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.
• In India, Geographical Indications registration is administered by the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act of 1999.
• Items Covered: Agricultural products, foodstuffs, wine and spirit drinks, handicrafts, and industrial products.

ANSWER: A

• Recently, a rare flight of Antarctica’s Light-mantled Albatross to Tamil Nadu coast has intrigued the researchers.

About

• This record from the Palk Bay side of Rameswaram island is significant.
• The location where the Albatross was spotted is part of the Palk Bay and near the Gulf of Mannar, an ‘Important Bird Area’ on India’s southeast coast.
• The IBA programme of Birdlife International aims to identify, monitor and protect a global network of IBAs for conservation of the world’s birds and associated biodiversity.
• Listed as a ‘Near Threatened’ species by the ICUN, Light-­mantled Albatross has a worldwide population of 21,600 breeding pairs, according to an estimate in 1998.

ANSWER: B

• ‘Haryana Atmanibhar Textile Policy 2022’ will soon be implemented in the state to promote the textile industry through micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
• This policy, prepared for the time period till the year 2025, is expected to invest about Rs 4,000 crore and provide employment to 20,000 youth.
• The various goals of ‘Haryana Atmanibhar Textile Policy 2022’, are entrepreneurship expansion, investment, employment generation, grants, textile parks.
• Under this policy, technical textiles will be specially encouraged and expanded.
• Promotion of synthetic fiber and regenerated fiber units has also been included in this policy.
• Recently, Haryana has been awarded for its remarkable work done in the field of MSME.

ANSWER: C

• EV sales in India is all set to cross 9 million units by 202 by 2027 says a new report by IVCA-EY-IndusLaw.
• The Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (IVCA) launched a report on “Electrifying Indian Mobility” in Mumbai, in partnership with EY and IndusLaw.
• According to, the Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (IVCA), a total of $1.7 billion has been invested by private equity and venture capitals in the Indian electric vehicle (EV) industry in 2021.
• According to IVCA President Rajat Tandon, a sum of $1.7 billion was invested by private equity funds and venture capitalists in the Indian EV sector in 2021.
• However, during 2022, the investment has touched $66 million so far as per IVCA President.
• It estimated that the Indian EV industry is set to create over 10 million direct and 50 million indirect jobs by 2030.

ANSWER: D

• The Lok Sabha passed the national anti-doping bill, to provide statutory framework in the form of legislation for prohibition of doping in sports in the country.
• Already, the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has been performing the anti-doping measures as per the World Anti-Doping Agency  It was felt that the legislative powers would lend teeth to the whole system of anti-doping.
• The passing of the bill, which was introduced by the Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, in December last year, would help in the establishment of the National Board of Anti-Doping in sports, with competent and independent personnel.
• Among others, the bill attempts to achieve time-bound justice to athletes, apart from enhancing cooperation among agencies in fighting doping.
• It is also an attempt to reinforce India’s commitment to fulfil international obligations for clean sports.
• The bill would help in establishing a robust independent mechanism for anti-doping adjudication.
• The bill also would lend legal sanctity to the functioning of NADA and National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL).
• It is expected to lead to the establishment of more dope testing laboratories in the country.
• The legislation would help in academic research and manufacture of things related to anti-doping.

About

• The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) was set up as registered society on November 24, 2005.
• The primary objectives of NADA are to made anti-doping rules as per WADA code, to promote education and research and create awareness about doping and make Indian sports dope free.

ANSWER: C

• The Bhupendra Patel-led Gujarat government announced a dedicated ‘Gujarat Semiconductor Policy 2022-27’ with a view to generate at least 2,00,000 new employment opportunities during a period of five years.
• With this, Gujarat has become the first state in the country to have dedicated semiconductor policy. In the new policy the state government has decided to give heavy subsidies on power, land and water tariffs for entrepreneurs interested in investing in semiconductors or display fabrication manufacturing in the state.
• According to a state government, the main objective of the policy is to make Gujarat a pioneer in developing the Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM) ecosystem.
• The policy will facilitate effective and timely execution of the eligible projects for setting up a robust semiconductor and display fabrication ecosystem.
• The central government has recently announced the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and it has already come out with four policies providing support to semiconductor and display fab projects.
• The Gujarat policy focuses on guiding a significant portion of investments made under these ISM policies towards Gujarat. The state government is aiming to develop a ‘Semicon City’ which would be part of Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR).
• Under the policy Gujarat will provide additional capital assistance at 40 % of the capex assistance extended by the Centre for the projects approved under ISM.
• As per the policy one project each of semiconductor and display fabrication will get support. In case of multiple applications, the State-appointed high-powered committee will make recommendations on the basis of credentials of projects.
• According to the state government, the projects approved under the Design-linked Incentive scheme of the Government of India will not be eligible for availing the benefits under the new policy, Eligible projects will get 75% subsidy on procurement of first 200 acres of land in the SIR, while additional land for upstream or downstream projects will get 50 % subsidy on land cost.
• Moreover, one-time reimbursement of 100% stamp-duty and registration fees paid to the government, fixed water tariff at Rs 12 per cubic meter for five years and a capital subsidy of 50% for desalination plants are the fiscal benefits under the new policy. Under the policy, the approved project will get an electric subsidy of 2 per unit.

ANSWER: A

• James Webb Telescope, the world’s most powerful telescope, has discovered the oldest galaxy in the universe.
• The telescope spotted galaxy candidates that existed when the universe was just 300 million years old.
• After analysing the data, a team of researchers spotted two candidates to be the oldest galaxies in the universe -GLASS-z11 and GLASS-z13.
• The light from GLASS-z13 galaxy took about 13.4 billion years to hit the mirrors of the spacecraft, which is almost 15,00,000 km away from Earth.

ANSWER: C

• India may consider setting up a fusion reactor for generating clear energy in future, being part of the 35-nation International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project.
• India is one of the partner countries in ITER project. India has contributed significantly in the international collaborative effort.
• To help in speedy implementation of the project, NPCIL has ordered long-delivery items and equipment.
• NPCIL (Nuclear Power Corporation of India) has also worked on standardising the design of indigenous 700 MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor, to help in faster project implementation.
• To augment additional electricity generation through nuclear power plants, work has been initiated at the Kudankulam site for completion of KKNPP 3, 4, 5 and 6 plants, each with a capacity of 1,000 MWe, in collaboration with the Russian Federation.
• The Department of Atomic Energy’s R&D institutes Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research are carrying out considerable research in development for thorium-based fuel cycle technology.

What are fusion and ITER?

• Fusion is the nuclear reaction that powers the sun and the stars, is a potential source of safe, non-carbon-emitting and virtually limitless energy.
• International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is a collaboration of 35 nations launched in
• The ITER members include China, the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the United States.
• It is located in France.
• Harnessing fusion’s power is the goal of ITER, which has been designed as the key experimental step between today’s fusion research machines and tomorrow’s fusion power plants.

ANSWER: C

• According to, Deputy Commissioner DC Rana, The NITI Aayog has given a Rs 3 crore award to Chamba district for its outstanding performance under the Aspirational District Programme.
• According to Rana, the money would be spent on works related to financial inclusion and skill development in the district.
• Even before this, the district had also received Rs 8 crore for achieving a high ranking of prescribed indicators of developments from the NITI Aayog under the Aspirational District Programme of the Central Government.
• According to DC, a plan had been prepared for financial inclusion and skill development of the youth.
• Training programmes would be organised for their skill development in various tourism activities, creating jobs.

ANSWER: D

• According to Laxmidhar Behera, (IIT) Director, IIT- Mandi in collaboration with the Himachal Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Nigam, Shimla, has conducted a school camp on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (PRAYAS 1)
• It was a 22-day event and was organised from July 1 to 22.
• According to the Director, “One hundred students out of more than 1,200 from Himachal were selected for the camp,”.
• According to the Director, IIT-Mandi to have at least 50 per cent students from Himachal. The Institute aims at encouraging school students to develop skills at an early stage. The Institute also plan to call teachers from schools and ITIs to get hands-on experience with the IIT-Mandi faculty.