Daily Current Affairs Quiz: November 28, 2024

Answer: c

Observed annually on November 29^th.

• Aim :  to support the Palestinian people’s struggle for self-determination and to raise awareness about their rights under international law.
• Established in 1977 by the UN General Assembly, marking the day in 1947 when the UN proposed the partition plan for Palestine.

Answer: b

Celebrated annually on November 29^th .

• Aim :to raise awareness about the conservation of jaguars, the largest wild cat in the Americas. This day highlights the jaguar’s role as an umbrella species for biodiversity conservation and promotes its protection.
• This day was created in 2018 during the Jaguar 2030 Forum at the UN Headquarters.

About Jaguar

• The jaguar is native to the Americas and is the largest cat in the Western Hemisphere, found from the Southwestern US to Argentina.
• Conservation Status: Classified as near-threatened by the IUCN due to habitat loss, poaching, and human-wildlife conflict. Its population has declined by about 20-25% in the past three decades.

Answer: c

Current Context : The 3rd India-Tanzania Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting was recently held in Goa, aiming to strengthen bilateral defense ties.

Features :

• Bilateral Ties: Focus on expanding cooperation in defense, military training, maritime security, and defense industries.
• Strategic Partnership: A roadmap for five years was agreed upon to enhance defense relations.
• Counter-Terrorism: Both nations emphasized increased collaboration on combating terrorism.
• Other Areas: Six MoUs were signed, covering digital, cultural, maritime, and trade cooperation.​

About Tanzania

• Location: East African country situated just south of Equator
• Bordering nations: Kenya and Uganda to North; Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to the West; Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the South.
• Bordering water bodies: Lake Victoria in North; Indian Ocean in the East; Lake Tanganyika in West; and Lake Nyasa in Southwest.
• Climate: Tropical climate (With a long dry season and two rainy seasons.)
• Major lakes: Lake Tanganyika (World’s second deepest lake).
• Highest Peak: Mountain Kilimanjaro(Dormant volcano and highest mountain in Africa).
• Major Rivers: Ruvuma, Rufiji

Answer: b

Current Context : Union Minister of Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has launched third edition of national campaign ‘Nayi Chetna – Pahal Badlaav Ki’.

About Nayi Chetna – Pahal Badlaav Ki campaign

• Objective: Aims to create awareness and mobilize action against gender-based violence through grassroots initiatives.
• Organizer: Implemented under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) by the Ministry of Rural Development.
• Highlights:
• 227 Gender Resource Centers inaugurated across 13 states.
• Slogan: “Ek Saath, Ek Awaaz, Hinsa Ke Khilaaf” (One Voice, Together Against Violence).

Answer: a

Current Context : India’s first indigenous antibiotic launched by the Ministry of Science & Technology to combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

About Nafithromycin

Created with support from BIRAC under its Biotechnology Industry Partnership Program (BIPP).

Market Name: Commercially introduced as “Miqnaf” by Wolkardt Pharma.

Purpose:

• Targets Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP)caused by drug-resistant bacteria.
• Specifically benefits vulnerable populations (e.g., children and elderly).

Advantages:

• Ten times more effective than existing treatments.
• Provides faster, safer, and more tolerable results for patients.

About Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

• AMR occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites evolve and become resistant to antimicrobial drugs (e.g., antibiotics, antivirals).
• This reduces or nullifies the effectiveness of treatments, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness, and death.

Answer: b

Current Context : ISRO gets government approval for Venus mission “Shukrayaan”

• Mission Shukrayaan or Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) by Department of Space will explore the atmosphere and surface of Venus, and its interaction with sun.

About VOM: 

Launch: ISRO is set to launch it in 2028. 

Goals:

• Study Venus’ atmosphere, including dust and airglow.
• Map the planet’s surface topography.
• Analyze the solar X-ray spectrum near Venus.
• Understand greenhouse effects and planetary evolution.

Technological Demonstration:

• Test aero-braking(using Venus’ atmosphere to slow the spacecraft).
• Evaluate thermal management techniques for harsh conditions.

Payloads:

• 16 Indian payloads.
• Collaborative payloads: VISWAS (Indian-international), RAVI (Indian-international), VIRAL (international).

Past Venus Missions:

• USA: Mariner 2 (1962), Magellan.
• Europe: Venus Express (ESA).
• Japan: Akatsuki.

Future Venus Missions:

• NASA: DAVINCI, VERITAS.
• ESA: EnVision.
• Private/Collaborative: Venus Life Finder (Rocket Lab and MIT).

Answer: d

Current Context : Recently, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Climate Club launched the Global Matchmaking Platform (GMP).

About Global Matchmaking Platform:

• Purpose: Supports decarbonization of high-emission industries in emerging and developing economies.
• Launch: Introduced at COP28 (2023) by UNIDO and the Climate Club; further discussed at COP29 (2024).

Mechanism:

• Matches country-specific decarbonization needs with technical and financial resources.
• Focuses on sectors like steel, cement, and chemicals, targeting low and zero-emission practices.

Structure:

• Hosted by UNIDO with support from OECD and IEA as Climate Club interim secretariat.
• Funded by initiatives like Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.

Goals:

• Address $125 billion annual funding gap for net-zero by 2050.
• Promote inclusion of industrial decarbonization in updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

Current Projects:

• Pilot initiatives in countries like Argentina, Indonesia, Kenya, and Egypt.

Answer: b

Current Context : Recently, the Supreme Court asked the Union government to place on record the report prepared by a committee negotiating a dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the sharing of the Pennaiyar river water.

About Pennaiyar River:

• It is a major river in southern India, flowing through Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
• Also known as South Pennar, Dakshina Pinakini (Kannada), Thenpennai, and Ponnaiyar (Tamil).
• Originates in the Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka.
• Flows ~400 km through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, ending in the Bay of Bengal at Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu.
• Surrounded by Eastern Ghats (Velikonda, Nagari, Javadu, Shevaroy, Chitteri, Kalrayan Hills) and the Bay of Bengal.
• Second-largest east-flowing interstate river basin after the Pennar-Cauvery basins.
• Tributaries: Chinnar, Markanda, Vaniar, and Pamban rivers.