Daily Current Affairs Quiz: October 26, 2023

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ANSWER: B

• The country’s first Nano Di-Ammonia Phosphate (DAP) plant by IFFCO near Kalol in Gandhinagar was inaugurated recently.
• The Nano liquid DAP plant in Kalol has been set up by IFFCO at the cost of 300 crore rupees.
• The plant has been developed in tune with the Aatmnirbhar Bharat.
• The plant will lead to a significant reduction in imports of DAP and also will bring down the logistics and warehousing costs.
• It will produce 5 crore bottles of Nano dap liquid equivalent to 25 tons of DAP.

ABOUT NANO DAP

• It is a concentrated phosphate-based fertilizer.
  • Nano fertilisers exploit the nanoscale porous domains on plant surfaces to deliver nutrients, improve the effectiveness of nitrogen delivery, and reduce losses to the environment.

• While one bag of conventional DAP costs around 1300 rupees, the farmers can get one bottle of nano liquid DAP for just 600 rupees which can be carried by farmers in their pockets
• It provides phosphorous nutrition throughout the crop growth and development cycle.
• A small bottle of 500 millilitres nano urea spray is said to be a substitute for a full bag of 45 kilogrammes urea.
• Nano-DAP is jointly manufactured by IFFCO and Coromandel International Limited (CIL).

ANSWER: D

• ‘International Migration Outlook 2023’ was recently released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

MAJOR FINDINGS

• India saw the highest migration flows to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries in 2021 and 2022.
• Meanwhile in terms of nationalities, 13 million Indian citizens acquired the nationality of an OECD country in 2021.
• Inflows of refugees from Ukraine reached the highest level on record, OECD-wide, due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war; more than 10 million people have become either internally displaced or refugees in the OECD region.
• In terms of workers, migration flows from India (+172 per cent), Uzbekistan (+122 per cent) and Turkey (+240 per cent) rose sharply, making them primary countries of origin after Ukraine.

ABOUT OECD

• It is an international organization of 38 countries committed to democracy and the market economy.
• Most OECD members are high-income economies with a very high Human Development Index (HDI) and are regarded as developed countries.
• Founded in 1961.
• HQ- Château de la Muette in Paris, France.
• It publishes economic reports, statistical databases, analyses, and forecasts on the outlook for economic growth worldwide.
• The organization also seeks to eliminate bribery and other financial crime worldwide.
• Other reports and indices by OECD
  • Government at a Glance 2017 report.
  • OECD Better Life Index.

ANSWER: A

• The World Polio Day is observed on 24^th October each year.
• The day is observed to raise awareness of the importance of polio vaccination to protect every child from this devastating disease and to honor those people whose efforts led to eradication of polio in many parts of the world.
• In 1988, poliovirus was present in 125 countries, paralyzing an estimated 1,000 children per day.
• That year, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was launched with a goal to eradicate polio worldwide.
• Polio remains consistently present in just two countries – Afghanistan and Pakistan.
• The theme for World Polio Day 2023 is “A healthier future for mothers and children.”

ABOUT POLIO

• Polio, a life-threatening disease, is caused by the poliovirus.
• The poliovirus spreads from person to person and can infect a person’s spinal cord, causing paralysis.
• It majorly happens through the faecal-oral route or contaminated water or food and then the virus multiplies in the intestine.
  • From there, it can reach the nervous system and lead to paralysis.
• It mostly affects kids under the age of five.

ANSWER: D

• The government approved the inclusion of the Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project of Uttarakhand under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (PMKSY-AIBP), which will cost ₹2,584 crore.
• The project envisages the construction of a dam near Jamrani village across river Gola, a tributary of river Ram Ganga, in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand.
• The dam will feed the existing Gola barrage through its 40.5 km length of canal system and 244 km long canal system completed in 1981.
• The central support of ₹1,557.18 crore will be provided to Uttarakhand for completion of the project at an estimated cost of ₹2,584.10 crore, scheduled to be completed by March 2028.
• The project envisages additional irrigation of 57,065 hectares (9,458 hectares in Uttarakhand and 47,607 hectares in Uttar Pradesh) in Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar districts of Uttarakhand, and Rampur and Bareilly districts in Uttar Pradesh.

ANSWER: A

• Pre-World Cup Paragliding tournament will begin in Bir-Billing in Kangra district.
• The tournament would be held from October 26 to November 2.
• About 120 paragliding pilots from around 28 countries would participate in the event.
• Bir-Billing is ranked among the top 10 paragliding sites of the world and attracts thousands of paragliding enthusiasts from across the world every year.
• Paragliding pilots and tourists fly solo or tandem flights, taking off from Billing ridge located at a height of 2,400 m from the sea level, hovering in skies along the ridges of Dhauladhar mountain ranges and landing at Bir.
• Open valley beyond Billing take off enables fliers to cover long distances.
• At present, record of flying 257 km in a single flight from Billing is in the name of India’s Debi Chaudhary.