ANSWER: D

ANSWER: C

ANSWER: B

ANSWER: A

• The Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Defence, has signed its 250^th contract – the first under Mission DefSpace – and 100th SPRINT (Navy) contract
  • The contract is for Micropropulsion system for cubesats with the Indian private entity InspeCity.
• The ‘SPRINT’ initiative, a total of 75 Challenge statements for the Indian industry was unveiled during the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) seminar ‘Swavlamban’ in July 2022.
  • The initiative aims at inducting at least 75 technologies/products into the Indian Navy by August 2023.
• Mission Defspace
  • It is an ambitious effort to develop innovative solutions for the three Services (Indian airforce, Navy and Army) in the space domain through the Indian industry and start-ups.
  • Startups, innovators and the private sector will be invited to find solutions for the problems that will include both offensive and defensive capabilities.

ABOUT IDEX

• It was launched in 2018.
• iDEX aims to promote innovation and technology development in Defence and Aerospace by engaging industries which include MSMEs, start-ups, individual innovators, R&D institutes & academia.
• iDEX is being implemented by Defence Innovation Organisation(DIO), established under the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence.
  • The Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Defence, has signed its 250^th contract – the first under Mission DefSpace – and 100th SPRINT (Navy) contract
    • The contract is for Micropropulsion system for cubesats with the Indian private entity InspeCity.
  • The ‘SPRINT’ initiative, a total of 75 Challenge statements for the Indian industry was unveiled during the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) seminar ‘Swavlamban’ in July 2022.
    • The initiative aims at inducting at least 75 technologies/products into the Indian Navy by August 2023.
  • Mission Defspace
    • It is an ambitious effort to develop innovative solutions for the three Services (Indian airforce, Navy and Army) in the space domain through the Indian industry and start-ups.
    • Startups, innovators and the private sector will be invited to find solutions for the problems that will include both offensive and defensive capabilities.

  ABOUT IDEX

  • It was launched in 2018.
  • iDEX aims to promote innovation and technology development in Defence and Aerospace by engaging industries which include MSMEs, start-ups, individual innovators, R&D institutes & academia.
  • iDEX is being implemented by Defence Innovation Organisation(DIO), established under the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence.
    • The Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Defence, has signed its 250^th contract – the first under Mission DefSpace – and 100th SPRINT (Navy) contract
      • The contract is for Micropropulsion system for cubesats with the Indian private entity InspeCity.
    • The ‘SPRINT’ initiative, a total of 75 Challenge statements for the Indian industry was unveiled during the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) seminar ‘Swavlamban’ in July 2022.
      • The initiative aims at inducting at least 75 technologies/products into the Indian Navy by August 2023.
    • Mission Defspace
      • It is an ambitious effort to develop innovative solutions for the three Services (Indian airforce, Navy and Army) in the space domain through the Indian industry and start-ups.
      • Startups, innovators and the private sector will be invited to find solutions for the problems that will include both offensive and defensive capabilities.

    ABOUT IDEX

    • It was launched in 2018.
    • iDEX aims to promote innovation and technology development in Defence and Aerospace by engaging industries which include MSMEs, start-ups, individual innovators, R&D institutes & academia.
    • iDEX is being implemented by Defence Innovation Organisation(DIO), established under the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence.

ANSWER: B

• Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) recently organised National Workshop on Inclusive Learning.

ABOUT REHABILITATION COUNCIL OF INDIA

• RCI was initially set up as a registered society in 1986.
• In 1992, the Rehabilitation Council of India Act was enacted by Parliament, and it became a Statutory Body in 1993.
• It is under the purview of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
• Functions
  • To develop, standardize and regulate training programmes/ courses at various levels in the field of Rehabilitation and Special Education.
  • Standardise the syllabus of special education.
  • Maintain a Central Rehabilitation Register (CRR) of all qualified professionals and personnel working in the field of rehabilitation and special education.
  • To take punitive action against unqualified persons delivering services to persons with disabilities.

ANSWER: B

• Amy E. Pope of USA has been elected the next Director General of IOM.
  • She will become the first woman to head IOM.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION

• IOM is a part of the United Nations system, as a related organization.
• IOM was established in 1951 as Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration (ICEM) to help resettle people displaced by World War II.
• It was granted Permanent Observer status to UN General Assembly in 1992.
• It is leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration.
• It has 175 member states (including India).
• Publication
  • World Migration Report is published annually by IOM.
• IOM works in four broad areas of migration management:
  • Migration and development,
  • Facilitating migration,
  • Regulating migration and
  • Forced migration

ANSWER: C

• World Telecommunication Day, now called World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, is observed on May 17^th under the auspices of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• The theme for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023 is “Enabling the least developed nations through information and communication technologies.”
• World Telecommunications Day was established on May 17, 1969, to commemorate the founding of the ITU.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION

• It was originally known as the International Telegraph Union.
• The ITU was created with the signing of the inaugural International Telegraph Convention on May 17, 1865, in Paris.
• In 1932, it changed its name to the International Telecommunication Union.
• It became a specialized agency of the United Nations in 1947.
• HQ : Geneva, Switzerland

ANSWER: D

• Vigyan Vaibhav portal is dedicated to seventy-five Indian scientists.
• It identifies the contribution of women and men in equal numbers.
• It is developed by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA).
  • The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) was established in 1987 as an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Culture, as a centre for research, academic pursuit and dissemination in the field of the arts.

ANSWER: B

• The initial batch of 10 start-up companies participating in the 50 start-ups exchange program between India and Bangladeshhave returned to Dhaka after a successful visit to India.
• The exchange program facilitates visits between 50 start-ups from Bangladesh and 50 start-ups from India, aiming to foster partnerships, expand business relations, share experiences and knowledge, and promote collaboration among young entrepreneurs.

ANSWER: D

• The 3 newly GI tagged One District One Product (ODOP) crafts in Uttar Pradesh – Mainpuri tarkashi, Mahoba Gaura stone craft, and Sambhal horn craft have taken the total number of GI-tagged products in the state to 48.
• Uttar Pradesh now holds the second position in the country in terms of having the maximum number of Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged goods.
  • Tamil Nadu with 55 products leads the charts while Karnataka with 46 is on third position.
  • However, UP is first in terms of GI-tagged handicrafts with 36 crafts.

ANSWER: A

• Chief Minister recently said that Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) would set up an ethanol plant at Jeetpur Baheri in Una district at a cost of Rs 500 crore.
• CM was presiding over a meeting to discuss various aspects of the construction of the proposed ethanol plant on 30 acres.