Daily Current Affairs Quiz: June 15, 2023

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ANSWER: B

• More than 57,000 migrant workers have registered for the special one nation one Anganwadi programme by using the Poshan Tracker App on mobile phones.

POSHAN TRACKER APP:

• The Poshan Tracker App provides a comprehensive view of activities at Anganwadi Centers, service deliveries by Anganwadi Workers, and beneficiary management for pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children under six years old.
• It digitizes and automates the physical registers used by workers, improving the quality of their work and streamlining processes.
• Anganwadi workers are provided smartphones through Government e-Market (GeM) to enhance their efficiency in service delivery.
• Each state has appointed a nodal person to provide technical support and resolve issues related to downloading and using the Poshan Tracker application.
• Migrant workers who have registered in their original state can visit the nearest Anganwadi center in their current place of residence and avail the schemes and services offered.
• The Poshan Tracker App was launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD).

POSHAN ABHIYAAN:

• Poshan Abhiyaan was launched by the Prime Minister of India on 8th March 2018.
• It aims to improve nutritional outcomes comprehensively and bring the issue of nutrition to the forefront.
• The focus of the Abhiyaan is on the nutritional status of adolescent girls, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children aged 0-6 years.
• The program uses technology, convergence, and community involvement to target specific issues such as stunting, undernutrition, anaemia, and low birth weight in children.
• The Abhiyaan strives to reduce the prevalence of these issues through a holistic approach.

ANSWER: A

• The government has reduced the subsidy provided under FAME-II scheme applicable on electric two-wheelers registered on or after June 1, 2023.

FAME INDIA SCHEME

• The Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles (FAME) scheme was launched in
• Aim – It is to support hybrid/electric vehicles market development and manufacturing eco-system.
• Ministry – Ministry of Heavy Industries.
• It is a part of National Electric Mobility Mission Plan.
• The incentive is linked to battery capacity of e-vehicles with a cap 20% of the cost of vehicle.

FAME II

• The scheme was commenced on April 2019 for a period of 3 years.
• Incentive cap increased from 20% to 40% of the capital cost of the e-2W.
• Only advanced battery and registered vehicles will be incentivized under the scheme.
• In 2022, it was further extended for a period of 2 years up to March 31, 2024.

RECENT NOTIFICATION

• The government has reduced the subsidy provided under FAME-II scheme applicable on electric two-wheelers registered on or after June 1, 2023.
• For electric two-wheelers, the demand incentive will be Rs 10,000 per kWh.
• The cap on incentives for electric two-wheelers will be 15% of the ex-factory price of vehicles from 40% at present.

ANSWER: C

• The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) have brought back 1 lakh girls into the mainstream education system under the `Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav’’.

ABOUT KANYA SHIKSHA PRAVESH UTSAV:

• The campaign was launched on the eve of International Women’s Day (8th March 2022) by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
• The campaign aims to increase the enrolment and retention of the number of adolescent girls (girls aged 11 to 14) in school. The campaign builds on existing schemes for girls such as Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP), National Education Policy (NEP), Scheme For Adolescent Girls (SAG),
• The campaign will be implemented as part of the Ministry of Women and Child Development’s Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) project. Government aims to fund 400 districts across all states under the BBBP Scheme to sensitize families to enrol adolescent girls in schools.
• Funds under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan will also be utilized for the campaign. Also, Anganwadi workers (AWWs) will be incentivized for referring out-of-school girls.
• Due to the COVID crisis, many girls were pushed out of formal education. It is crucial to bring back such girls into the formal education system to meet the sustainable development goals (SDG).
• In the new scheme, a new category is created in which adolescent girls between 14 and 18 years are covered.

ANSWER: D

• The Prime Minister of India has lauded the new initiative of celebrating ‘Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana’ as ‘God Bharai’ ceremony in Dausa, Rajasthan.

ABOUT PM MATRU VANDANA YOJANA:

• It is a Centrally Sponsored Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme launched in

OBJECTIVES

• Providing partial compensation for the wage loss in terms of cash incentive, so that the woman can take adequate rest before and after delivery of the first child
• To improve health-seeking behaviour amongst Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM).

FEATURES

• The scheme is to provide maternity benefits to women belonging to socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society.
• The maternity benefit is to be provided to a woman for the first two living children provided the second child is a girl
• Under this scheme monetary benefit of Rs. 5,000 is given to the expecting mothers from the time of the initial stage of pregnancy to till the time the child is born.
• Additionally, 1,000 is provided under the Janani Suraksha Yojana post-institutional delivery.
• The Rs. 5,000 is provided in three instalments.
• The first instalment of Rs. 1,000 is paid at the time of registration of the pregnancy.
• The second instalment of Rs. 2,000 is paid at the time of completing 6 months of pregnancy and receiving at least one antenatal checkup.
• The third instalment of Rs. 2,000 is received after the birth and registration of birth of such child and after such child receives the first cycle of immunization for BCG, OPV, DPT and Hepatitis-B.
• Cases of miscarriage/stillbirths are to be treated as fresh cases for providing maternity benefits under the scheme.

ANSWER: C

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das was awarded the “Governor of the Year” at the Central Banking Awards 2023 in London.
• Central Banking is a London-based international economic research journal.
• Das is the second RBI governor to receive the award after Raghuram Rajan, who was given the title in 2015.
• The RBI governor has cemented critical reforms, overseen world-leading payments innovation and steered India through difficult times with a steady hand and well-crafted turn of phrase.
• Das is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, who is currently serving as the 25th governor of the RBI.
• He has worked for both the central government and the Tamil Nadu government in several capacities, such as the economic affairs secretary, the revenue secretary, and fertilizers secretary.

ANSWER: B

• The book ‘Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India’s Freedom’, authored by Ramachandra Guha has won the £5,000 Elizabeth Longford Prize 2023 for Historical Biography.
• This book tells the story of seven foreigners (4 British, 2 American, and 1 Iris) who joined India’s freedom struggle.
• The list includes Annie Besant, B.G. Horniman, Philip Spratt, Richard Ralph Keithahn, Samuel Stokes, Madeline Slade, and Catherine Mary Heilemann.

ANSWER: A

• City-based lawyer-activist Lalitha Natarajan has been awarded the 2023 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labour
• US Consul General Judith Ravin presented the award to Natarajan.
• The award commemorates the World Day Against Child Labour that is observed on June 12 every year to raise awareness and activism to prevent child labour.
• Founded:2008

ANSWER: D

• Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar secured third place in Paris Diamond League.
• Murali Sreeshankar registered an impressive 8.09m attempt to finish third in the men’s long jump event at the Paris Diamond League 2023 athletics in France on Saturday.
• The Diamond League started in 2010; organized by the World Athletics body is a prestigious annual international athletics series consisting of various track and field events held across different cities around the world.
• It features the world’s top athletes competing in disciplines such as sprints, jumps, throws, and middle-distance races. Neeraj Chopra was the first Indian to win a Diamond League meet.

ANSWER: D

• World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is observed on June 15 every year to raise awareness and combat this problem. This significant day aims to shed light on the abuse, neglect, and exploitation experienced by older individuals. It also emphasizes the importance of promoting their well-being and dignity.
• The theme for 2023 is “Closing the Circle: Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Older Age – Policy, Law and Evidence-based Responses.” The theme underscores the intersection of gender-based violence and elder abuse, specifically focusing on the experiences of older individuals.

ANSWER: B

• About 66 per cent of the elderly women in Himachal Pradesh have been victims of physical violence with son being the perpetrator in 56 per cent of these cases.
• The percentage of older women facing physical abuse in the state is more than the national percentage of 50 per cent revealed the report titled ‘Women & Ageing: Invisible or Empowered?’ released on the eve of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
• The report claimed that the incidents of physical abuse against elders have been increasing at the rate of 16 per cent at national level and 15 per cent in HP.
• There are about 3.66 lakh elderly women in HP, higher in number than elderly male population.
• According to report, about 17 per cent of old women reported facing “disrespect” while another 17 per cent went through “emotional/ psychological abuse.
• In 56 per cent cases the main perpetrator was son, followed by the daughter-in-law at 15 per cent, and relatives at 12 per cent, he said, adding that 48 per cent of elderly women reported being “financially insecure.”
• The report, based on a survey conducted by Ipsos, studied trends in 20 states and five Union Territories with a total sample size of more than 7,900. The sample size in HP was 400.