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Assam Current Affairs & GK – March 2022

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Assam & NE Current Affairs & GK – March 2022

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Manas National Park – Tiger and Rhino Population

The Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam have witnessed a sharp rise in the population of rhinos and tigers. he authorities of the national park expect the tiger population will rise to more than 60 from 48 as per the 2021 census.
The park’s Rhino population has also increased. Under the Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV 2020), the Assam Govt decided to reintroduce rhinos in Manas National Park in 2005, and the first rhino was translocated to the park in 2006, from the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga National Park.

About Manas National Park

Manas National Park is a national park that has been given the status of UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, an elephant reserve, a Project Tiger reserve, and a biosphere reserve.
It is located in the Himalayan foothills of Assam and is contiguous with Bhutan’s Royal Manas National Park.

Assam extended Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act,1958 (AFSPA) for six months

The Assam Govt has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in the state for six more months.

DoNER Ministry celebrates‘Nari Shakti of the North East’

The Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region (MDoNER), as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, is celebrating a week-long campaign called ‘Nari Shakti of the North East,’ to recognize the exceptional achievements of women and girls in North East India ahead of International Women’s Day 2022.
The campaign was launched by Minister of Development of the North Eastern Region, G. Kishan Reddy.
The North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society (NERCRMS), Shillong and Changlang Community Resource Management Society (CCRMS), in collaboration with the District Administration and with support from the North Eastern Council and Ministry of DoNER, successfully conducted an awareness campaign on female hygiene and care products across District Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh.
It was conducted under the convergence of the Chief Minister’s flagship initiative, which promotes girls’ hygiene and health, with awareness in waste management. Under CCRMS and NERCRMSS, low-cost biodegradable and re-usable sanitary napkins are being produced by self-help groups with the focus being on girls and rural women.

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India adds 10 GW Solar Capacity in 2021

As per the ‘Annual 2021 India Solar Market Update’ of Mercom India Research, India installed a record 10 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in the calendar year 2021, a 212 percent increase year on year (y-o-y). Only 3.2 GW of solar capacity installations were made by India in 2020.
India’s cumulative solar installed capacity was at around 49 GW at the end of December 2021.
India added a total of 10 GW of solar power, the highest in a single year. In 2021, solar accounted for 62% of new power capacity additions, the largest power capacity shares ever.
Large-scale solar projects accounted for 83 percent of installations during the year, with a 230 percent y-o-y increase.
In 2021, rooftop installations increased by 138 percent y-o-y.
As of December 2021, Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh were the top three states in terms of cumulative large-scale solar capacity, accounting for 50% of the country’s installations.
Rajasthan led capacity addition in 2021, with 4.5 GW of solar capacity installed.

Indian and Sri Lankan Navy bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX 2022

From March 7 to 10, the ninth edition of the Indian and Sri Lankan Navy bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX (Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise) will be held at Visakhapatnam.
In two phases this exercise will be conducted with the Harbour Phase taking place at Visakhapatnam on March 7 and 8, and the Sea Phase taking place in the Bay of Bengal on March 9 and 10.
In October 2020, the previous edition of SLINEX was conducted in Trincomalee.
The aim of SLINEX is to increase mutual understanding, interoperability, and the exchange of best procedures and practices for multi-faceted maritime operations between the two navies.

India’s set to export record 7 million tonnes of wheat

This financial year, India is set to export around 7 million tonnes of wheat. This would be one of the highest exports of wheat by India.
India is the world’s second biggest producer of wheat, accounting for 13.53% of global production. But it only accounts for 1% of global wheat exports.
Annually India produces around 108 million tonnes of wheat. However, majority of the production goes for domestic consumption.
India exported a record 6.5 million tonnes in the financial year 2012-13. By the end of February 2022, India already exported 6.6 million tonnes of wheat.

Rajasthan announced Camel Protection and Development Policy

The state Govt of Rajasthan in its budget 2022-23 has announced a Camel Protection and Development Policy.
According to the state Govt figures, in Rajasthan there are less than two lakh camels left. Since 2012, the number of camels has reduced by 1.5 lakh in India. Around 2.5 lakh camels were left when in 2019 it was last counted.
The state animal of Rajasthan is the Camel and their number is decreasing continuously. In 2014, the Govt of Rajasthan had declared the camel as the state animal.
Nearly 85 per cent of India’s camels are found in Rajasthan which is followed by Haryana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
According to the 2019 animal census, the number of camels in Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, and Nagaland dropped to zero, although these states had 45, 03, 07, and 92 camels, respectively, in 2012.
As the camel population is continuously declining, the Govt of Rajasthan has announced this policy. For this policy, a budget of Rs 10 crore has also been proposed. The amount will be used for protecting, rearing and developing the animals.

International Women’s Day on 8^th March

On March 8th Women’s Day is celebrated annually across the globe. This day is dedicated to women and talks about their achievements and the journey they have taken to better their lives.
This day is celebrated with the aim to focus on gender equality and spread the message that without the inclusion of half of the planet’s population no vision can be fulfilled.
The Theme for International Women’s Day 2022 ‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’ is the theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) 2022.
‘#BreakTheBias’ is the IWD 2022 campaign theme. Its aim is to encourage a gender-equal world free of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination.
In 1977 the United Nations first officially recognized International Women’s Day. However, one of the earliest calls for women’s rights dates back to 1848, when Americans Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott organized the first women’s rights convention in the United States at an anti-slavery convention.
On February 13, National Women’s Day is held in India to commemorate Sarojini Naidu’s birth anniversary. She was a pioneer in women’s rights advocacy. Sarojini Naidu was called the Nightingale of India and was a poet as well as political leader.

PARAM Ganga supercomputer installed at IIT Roorkee

PARAM Ganga is the ‘Made in India’ Petascale supercomputer installed at IIT Roorkee under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).

About PARAM GANGA

PARAM GANGA has a supercomputing capacity of 1.66 PFLOPS (Peta Floating-Point Operations per Second). It was designed and commissioned by C-DAC under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
The crucial components required to build PARAM GANGA are manufactured and assembled in India along with an indigenous software stack developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).
PARAM Ganga will provide greater computational power to Indian scientists and will give a boost to research and development activities across various disciplines.

About National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)

National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeiTY) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
It is being implemented by the C-DAC and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. It is the responsibility of C-DAC to design, develop and commission the supercomputing system. The goal of the mission is to develop the indigenous supercomputing ecosystem of India.

The four major pillars of the mission are:

A) Infrastructure
B) Applications
C) Research and development (R&D)
D) Human Resource Development (HRD).

About supercomputers

Supercomputers are the fastest and high-performance systems that are primarily used for scientific and industrial purposes requiring high-speed computations.
Supercomputer’s performance is measured in floating-point operations per second. Petascale computing refers to the computing systems that are capable of calculating at least 1015 floating-point operations per second.

Mission Indradhanush: Odisha Tops highest coverage of complete immunization

Odisha topped the list at the national level in full immunization coverage, according to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5, with 90.5 percent coverage.
Odisha’s twenty districts were above 90 percent in full immunization, while the remaining 10 districts were less than 90 percent.
As per the composite index assessment Ganjam, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jharsuguda, Koraput, Keonjhar, Malkangiri, Khurda, Sambalpur, Mayurbhanj, and Sundargarh districts were selected for inclusion under Intensified Mission Indradhanush.
Preventive doses against 12 different kinds of diseases are included in full immunization. The disease includes tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria, jaundice, tetanus, whooping cough, brain fever, HIV, measles, pneumonia, diarrhoea, rubella, Japanese fever, and others.

About Mission Indradhanush

The Govt of India’s Mission Indradhanush is a healthcare initiative. It was first launched on December 25, 2014. This scheme seeks to achieve 90 percent full immunization coverage in India and also sustain it by the year 2022.
Vaccination is being provided against Whooping Cough, Diphtheria, Polio, Tetanus, severe form of Childhood Tuberculosis, Measles, and Hepatitis B and pneumonia &meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenza type B and also against Japanese Encephalitis and Rotavirus Diarrhea in selected states and districts of the nation.

About Intensified Mission Indradhanush

PM Narendra Modi launched the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) in October 2017 to further intensify the immunization programme. The Govt hopes to reach every kid under the age of two, as well as all pregnant women who have been left out of the routine immunization programme. The goal of the special drive was to boost immunization coverage in a few districts and cities, with the goal of reaching 90 percent coverage by December 2018 instead of 2020.

About Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0

Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0 was launched in December 2019 to ensure reaching the unreached with all available vaccines and to speed coverage of children and pregnant women in the specified blocks as well as districts from 2019 December to 2020 March.
It also aims that by 2030, the Sustainable Development Goal of reducing avoidable child deaths will be achieved. Because of the difficult-to-reach and tribal populations, it seeks to immunize 272 districts in 27 states and 652 blocks in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Youth Affairs, and Ministry of Urban Development have joined to guarantee that vaccine benefits reach the last mile.

Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0 scheme was implemented to cover children and pregnant women who missed routine immunization due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0 was launched recently by the Ministry of Health. It will ensure that unvaccinated and partially vaccinated children, as well as pregnant women, receive Routine Immunization (RI) services. Children up to the age of two will be covered under this drive.

India’s First Women-owned Industrial Park opened in Hyderabad

Commemorating the International Women’s Day 2022, India’s first 100 percent women-owned industrial park was opened in Hyderabad, Telangana. Telangana Industries Minister KT Rama Rao inaugurated this park.
With 25 women-owned and operated Green Projects, this industrial park has begun its operations.
The FLO Industrial Park is named after the FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO), which is promoting it in association with the Telangana Govt. The FLO Industrial Park, covers 50 acres and cost Rs 250 crore to build.

Indian Govt to setup National Land Monetization Corporation

The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi has approved the setting up National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC).
NLMC was first proposed in the Union Budget 2021-22 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. NLMC will now be set up as a wholly-owned Govt of India company.
NLMC will be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Public Enterprise, Ministry of Finance. NLMC’s initial authorized share capital will be ₹5000 crores and paid-up share capital is ₹150 crore.
NLMC will support and undertake monetization of excess land and buildings of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and other Govt institutions. NLMC will also provide technical advice to the Govt in the implementation of the asset monetization program. CPSEs may transfer their non-core assets to NLMC to manage and monetize them.

Need for monetization

Many Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) have surplus assets like land and buildings, which are not put into productive use. Monetization of such non-core assets with help in unlocking their value.
Through monetization, these un-used & under-used assets can be productively used to attract investments from the private sector and generate new employment opportunities.
Monetization of these assets will also generate substantial revenues to the Govt, which can be used for creating economic and social infrastructure.
Monetization by National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) will speed up the strategic disinvestment process of CPSEs.

India tops medals tally at ISSF World Cup 2022

The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2022 was held in Cairo, Egypt from 26th February to 8th March 2022.
With a total of seven medals, the Indian team took first place in the medals tally, with four gold, two silver, and one bronze.
Norway, won six medals which include three gold, one silver, and two bronze, and came second on the medals tally. With three golds, France came third.

India’s performance

The first gold medal was won by Saurabh Chaudhary. He defeated Germany’s Michael Schwald with a score of 16-6 in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol gold medal match.
Anish Bhanwala and Rhythm Sangwan won the gold medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol mixed team match against Thailand.
Indian trio of Anish Bhanwala, Gurpreet Singh, and Bhavesh Shekhawat won the silver medal in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol team competition after losing to Germany.
In the women’s 10m air pistol team event Nivetha Paramanantham, Esha Singh, and Ruchira Vinerkar clinched the gold medal.
In the women’s 25m pistol team event Esha Singh, Rahi Sarnobat, and Rhythm Sangwan won the gold for India. They defeated the team from Singapore in the gold match.
In the women’s 10m air pistol individual event Esha Singh clinched the Silver medal.
In the 50m rifle 3 positions mixed team event Akhil Sheoran and Shriyanka Sadangi won the bronze medal.

Katalin Novák elected Hungary’s First Female President

Katalin Novák, a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has been elected as Hungary’s first female president by the Hungarian parliament.
She won 137 votes to 51 in the parliament, which is dominated by Orban’s right-wing Fidesz party, defeating opponent Peter Rona, an economist.
Novák will be succeeding Janos Ader, a co-founder of Orban’s ruling Fidesz party who has served as prime minister since 2012.
Novák has been the face of Govt initiatives which include encouraging young families to have more children, as well as giving significant tax breaks.

Gujarat top position in 2^nd edition of Export Preparedness Index 2021 by NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog, in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness, released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2021.

About the Report

The Export Preparedness Index is a data-driven endeavour to identify the fundamental areas critical for subnational export promotion.
Primary Goals-
To instil competition among all Indian states (‘Coastal’, ‘Landlocked’, ‘Himalayan’, and ‘UTs/City-States’)
To bring about favourable export-promotion policies,
Ease the regulatory framework to prompt subnational export promotion,
Create the necessary infrastructure for exports
Assist in identifying strategic recommendations for improving export competitiveness.

4 Pillars

Policy: A comprehensive trade policy provides a strategic direction for exports and imports.
Business Ecosystem:An efficient business ecosystem can help attract investments and create an enabling infrastructure for businesses to grow.
Export Ecosystem:This pillar aims to assess the business environment, which is specific to exports.
Export Performance:This is the only output-based pillar and examines the reach of export footprints of states and union territories.

Top Performers

Gujarat has retained the top position at the NITI Aayog’s second edition of the Export Preparedness Index 2021 followed by Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as among the states who are the top 10 performers.
Among union territories, Delhi has topped the index followed by Goa, Jammu, Kashmir, Chandigarh, and Puducherry while Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Sikkim, and Manipur were at the top five spots among the Himalayan states.

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India on verge of achieving SDG Target of Maternal Mortality Ratio

In a significant achievement, Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India has declined by 10 points as per the Special Bulletin on MMR released by the Registrar General of India.
The ratio has declined from 113 in 2016-18 to 103 in 2017-19 (8.8 % decline).
The country has been witnessing a progressive reduction in MMR from 130 in 2014-2016, 122 in 2015-17, 113 in 2016-18, and to 103 in 2017-19.
With this persistent decline, India is on the verge of achieving National Health Policy (NHP) target of 100/lakh live births by 2020 and certainly on track to achieve the SDG target of 70/ lakh live births by 2030.

States that achieved SDG Targets

The number of states which have achieved the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target has now risen from 5 to 7 viz. Kerala (30), Maharashtra (38), Telangana (56), Tamil Nadu (58), Andhra Pradesh (58), Jharkhand (61), and Gujarat (70).
There are now nine (9) States that have achieved the target of MMR set by the NHP which include the above 7 and the States of Karnataka (83) and Haryana (96).

States with MMR between 100-150

Five states [Uttarakhand (101), West Bengal (109), Punjab (114), Bihar (130), Odisha (136) and Rajasthan (141)] have MMR in between 100-150.

States with MMR above 150

4 states namely, Chhattisgarh (160), Madhya Pradesh (163), Uttar Pradesh (167) and Assam (205) have MMR above 150.

Debasish Panda appointed as the new Chief of IRDAI

Debasish Panda has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) for a three-year term.

About IRDAI

The IRDAI is a regulatory body that falls under the ambit of the Ministry of Finance. This organization is responsible for licencing and regulating the insurance and reinsurance sectors in India. It was constituted under the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act of 1999.
The agency’s headquarters have been in Hyderabad since 2001 when it relocated from Delhi. The chairman, as well as five full-time and four part-time members selected by the Indian Govt, constitute the IRDAI.

Mukhyamantri Chaa Srami Kalyan Prakalpa scheme

Tripura Govt has announced a special scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Chaa Srami Kalyan Prakalpa’ for tea workers.
It is introduced as a step towards bringing the 7000 tea garden workers of Tripura under the social security net.
This special scheme would ensure housing, rations, and financial support to the tea garden workers.

India’s equity market in Top 5 in terms of market capitalization

For the first time, India’s equity market reached the world’s fifth position in terms of market capitalization.
At present India is ranked 5th, after the U.S., China, Japan, and Hong Kong. At the start of 2022, India was ranked 7th. Later, India climbed two positions despite a 7.4% drop in its market capitalization. Now, India’s total market capitalization is $3.21 trillion.
Market capitalization (market cap) is the total market value of a publicly-traded company’s outstanding shares of stock. Market cap is calculated by multiplying the total company’s outstanding shares by the current market price of one share

Sikkim announced ‘Bahini’ scheme

The Govt of Sikkim is set to announce the Bahini scheme in its annual Budget later this month.

About the Bahini scheme

The Bahini scheme aims to provide secondary and senior secondary school-going girls with 100% access to free and safe sanitary pads. Under the Bahini scheme, Vending machines will be installed in 210 secondary and senior secondary Govt schools of Sikkim to provide free sanitary pads.
The scheme will cover 18,665 adolescent girls studying in Govt schools in Sikkim.
This is the first time in India that a state decided to cover all girls studying in Class 9-12. Under the scheme, incinerators will also be installed at the schools to dispose of pads.
Anganwadi and ASHA workers will also be involved in the Bahini Scheme.

Aims of the Bahini scheme

The main aim of the Bahini scheme is to curb the dropout of adolescent girls from schools. According to an international NGO WaterAid India, 23% of adolescent girls drop out of school due to a lack of proper sanitation facilities and sanitary napkins. The scheme also raises awareness about menstrual hygiene among school-going adolescent girls.

Assam launched Unique Land Parcel Identification Number

Union minister of rural development and Panchayati raj, Giriraj Singh launched Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) in Assam.

About ULIPN

Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULIPN) project was launched in Assam on a pilot basis.
Under this project, every land parcel in Assam will have a 14-digit alphanumeric geospatial unique identification number (UIN). Thus, ULPIN will act as an “adhaar for land”.

About Mission Basundhara

‘Mission Basundhara’ is a mission launched by the Govt of Assam to streamline and make land revenue services accessible to all, thereby promoting ease of doing business environment in the land management ecosystem of Assam. ‘Mission Basundhara’ aims to reduce the pendency in the updation of the land records.
The three components of ‘Mission Basundhara’ are:

Purification of the land records in the state in a mission mode.
Conducting Polygon survey of yet to be surveyed 672 non-cadastral villages.

Conducting a Re-survey of 18789 cadastral villages using the hybrid methodology.

About DILRMP

ULPIN project is part of the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP).
DILRMP was launched in 2008 by the Govt of India. It was earlier known as the National Land Record Modernization Programme (NLRMP). The objective of DILRMP is to digitize and modernize the land records and to develop a centralized land record management system in India.
The three important components of DILRMP are:

Computerization of the land records.
Conducting a survey or resurvey of the land.

Computerization of the land registration.
The ultimate aim of the DILRMP is to move towards the conclusive titling system with title guarantee by replacing the present presumptive title system in India.

Karnataka launched India’s first-ever Digital Water Data Bank

Karnataka’s IT Minister, C N Ashwath Narayan launched India’s first-ever digital water data bank, AQVERIUM.
The Digital water data bank is a list of water data sourced from various institutions.
It provides reliable information and insights regarding the various aspects of water.
It helps in making evidence-based policies and decisions to achieve a water-secure world.
This data will help tackle some common development challenges and water pollution. It also helps in improving service delivery, sustaining water resources, & building resilience.

About AQVERIUM

AQVERIUM is India’s first-ever digital water data bank. It is an initiative of AquaKraft Ventures, a company that has expertise in sustainable initiatives to provide drinking water and sanitation to all.
AQVERIUM intends to train around one million youth in water, sanitation, hydro-geological sciences, and data sciences. It is a unique innovation combining sustainable technologies along with IT, skill development, and entrepreneurship.
A unique social franchising model is also offered by the company. The objective is to create ‘water entrepreneurs’ and make India ‘Water Positive’ by 2030.
Achieving water security is crucial for India to become a USD 5 trillion economy. At present, the Indian water market is highly unorganized and there is a need for a comprehensive 360-degrees approach towards water management.

Nagaland India’s first state Assembly to implement National e-Vidhan Application

Nagaland became India’s first State Assembly to implement the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) programme to become paperless.

About National e-Vidhan Application

NeVA is a type of work-flow system that was deployed on NIC Cloud, MeghRaj which helps to conduct the proceedings of the House smoothly by the Chair of the House and also to conduct Legislative Business of the House in a manner which is paperless.
NeVA is a member-centric and device neutral application that was created to equip the members to smartly handle various House Business by putting entire information regarding the contact details of members, list of business, rules of procedure, bulletins, notices, starred or unstarred questions, and answers, bills, committee reports, papers laid, etc. in their handheld devices such as tablets and equip all Departments and Legislatures to handle it efficiently.
Through the use of NeVA the process of sending out a request or notice for the data collection is completely eliminated.
Each Member of the House has a secure page where they can submit questions and other notices.
mNeVA is a user-friendly mobile version of NeVA that is accessible on both Android and iOS. mNeVA has made information about how legislatures conduct business available to the public which can be accessed any time and from any location.

Aim of NeVA

NeVA aims to bring the country’s legislatures together, in one platform thus creating a massive depository of data without having the complexity faced due to having multiple applications.

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Surajkund Crafts Mela being held in Surajkund, Haryana

From the 19th March 2022, the annual Surajkund International Crafts Mela is being held in Surajkund, Haryana for celebrating Indian cultural heritage and folk traditions.
This Mela attracts more than a million visitors including thousands of overseas visitors. The aim of this festival is to promote the vast culture and talent of the nation’s indigenous artisans.
This Mela is the largest crafts fair in the world, showcasing the rich diversity of India’s handlooms, handicrafts, and cultural fabric.
This Mela is an international artisan fair that is one-of-a-kind and provides a platform for artists from across the globe to demonstrate their creativity and culture.
Haryana’s Tourism Department hosts this Mela at Surajkund annually, and it attracts travellers of all ages.
The partner nation of this year’s Mela is Uzbekistan.
The theme state of the Surajkund Mela 2022 is Jammu &Kashmir, presenting its rich legacy and distinct culture via handicrafts and art forms and is the theme state of the Surajkund Mela 2022. Hundreds of artists from Jammu and Kashmiri will perform various indigenous performances to enchant the audience, ranging from exquisite crafts to traditional dances.

World Water Day observed on 22^nd March

On 22nd March, World Water Day is observed annually. This day is observed to raise awareness regarding the importance of water and its conservation.
This day focuses to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) of the United Nations. SDG 6 looks to ensure sanitation and safe water for all across the globe by 2030.
This day acts as a reminder for us to take precautionary steps to tackle water crisis across the globe.

The theme of World Water Day 2022

“Groundwater, making the invisible visible” is the theme for this year’s World Water Day. The programs that have been organized for this day will focus on groundwater importance.
Many organizations, as well as individuals, are being called upon to create awareness regarding this resource which is continuously depleting.
In 1992, during the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, the idea to observe this day was first put forward. The UN General Assembly, in 1992, adopted a resolution declaring 22nd March as World Day for Water. The observation of this day began in 1993.

Rooftop Solar Programme Phase- II

The Rooftop Solar Programme Phase-II is being implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The guidelines for this were issued in August 2019. Through Central Financial Assistance (CFA), 4000 MW rooftop solar (RTS) capacity addition has been targeted under this programme in the residential sector.
For RTS projects till 3 kW capacity and till 20% for the RTS system capacities with more than 3 kW till 10 kW for individual households, the CFA up to 40% of the benchmark cost is provided.
For Residential Welfare Associations and Group Housing Societies, the CFA has been limited to 20% for the RTS plants for power supply to the common facilities with a maximum capacity of 500 kW.
Additionally, around 10 per cent of the rooftop solar cost are provided as incentives to the distribution utilities depending upon capacity addition above baseline.
For the residential sector, the ministry has allocated a capacity of 3162 MW so far. A total of 1252 MW capacity out of the allocated capacity has been reported to have been installed as of 28th February 2022. Under this programme, Rs 1,132.74 crore of Central financial assistance has been distributed to various electricity distribution corporations.

Dennis Parnell Sullivan won Abel Prize for 2022

The winner of the Abel Prize 2022 is Dennis Parnell Sullivan, an American mathematician. This award also includes prize money which amounts to 7 Million NOK (Norwegian Krone).
He received this award for his contributions to topology, especially its geometric, algebraic, and dynamical aspects.
Topology is a field of mathematics that considers two things of different forms to be equivalent only if they can be deformed into each other. Topology is a new field of mathematics as it was born at the end of the 19th century. Topology is important in maths and various other fields like data science, economics, and physics.

About Abel Prize

The King of Norway presents the Abel Prize and it is given annually to an individual who has done a remarkable job in the mathematics field.
This prize has been named after Niels Henrik Abel who was a famous Norwegian mathematician. This award took inspiration from the famous Nobel Prize.
Nobel Prize doesn’t have a section for mathematics, though some mathematicians have won this prestigious prize in other fields.
The Fields Medal is an annual award that is also considered to be the ‘Mathematics Nobel’ but it is only awarded to those individuals who are below the age of 40.
The Abel Prize was first awarded in 2003 to Jean-Pierre Serre, a French mathematician, for his contribution to algebraic geometry, topology, and number theory.
In 2007, S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan, who is an Indian-American citizen had won the Abel Prize for his contribution in probability theory and for creating a unified large deviation theory.

India’s exports crossed the USD 400 billion for the first time

India’s exports crossed the USD 400 billion mark in a fiscal year. This is the first time India’s export has reached such heights.
This milestone has been achieved due to good performance by various sectors such as engineering, petroleum products, jewellery and gems, and chemicals.
Exports increased by 37 percent to USD 400.8 billion in 2021-22 until March 21, compared to USD 292 billion in 2020-21. Earlier, a record of USD 330.07 billion in 2018-19 was reached by outbound shipments.
During this period imports amounted to USD 589 billion, which leaves a USD 189 billion trade deficit. The country had a target of USD 400 billion for merchandise export set for FY2022 which was was achieved with 10 days remaining in the fiscal. There’s a chance that the total export for this fiscal might cross USD 410 billion.
Increase in the export of other types of goods. Several goods such as motor vehicles, auto components, buffalo meat, cereal preparations, carpets, rice, and processed fruits saw an increase in their overall exports volumes despite commodity price decline.
Engineering goods contributed the most. It grew at a nearly 50 percent rate and is expected to touch USD110 billion by FY2022’s end. By 42.8 percent the export of electronics goods rose. By 57.3 percent the jewellery and gems exports rose.
Due to a steady increase in the prices of crude oil, petroleum products exports rose by 147.6 percent.
Along with this inorganic and organic chemicals, meat, readymade garments, dairy products, and marine products saw an increase in exports.

Reserve Bank Innovation Hub in Bengaluru inaugurated

The Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) has been inaugurated by Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Bengaluru.
RBIH has been set up as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the RBI with Rs 100 crore as an initial capital contribution.
Gopalakrishnan is selected as the Chairman.
This initiative of the RBI puts it among a select few global central banks that are trying to bring about change in the mode of engagement while trying to bring about innovations in this sector.
The aim of the RBIH is to create an ecosystem that will focus on the promotion of access to various financial products and services for the low-income group population across the nation.
The RBIH also has the objective of bringing world-class innovation to the country’s financial sector along with working towards the theme of financial inclusion.
The Hub will also be looking to mentor and identify various start-ups. It will also collaborate with Govt Departments, Ministries to identify and resolve challenges in different domains.

Indian Antarctic Bill 2022 approved

A Draft legislation has been approved by India’s Union Cabinet to provide a regulatory framework for research activities of India in Antarctica and also to protect the continent’s environment. The Ministry of Earth Sciences has piloted the Indian Antarctica Bill.
This bill is expected to help fulfill the nation’s obligations under the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources of 1982, the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, and 1998s Treaty of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic.
India’s Antarctic program began in the year 1981 and since then 40 scientific expeditions have been completed. India has also built three bases on the continent.

India’s base stations in Antarctica

As of now, India has two fully functioning base stations in Antarctica named Maitri which was established in 1988, and Bharati which was established in 2012. Another one named Dakshin Gangotri was established in 1983 but it is not functional currently.

PV Sindhu won Swiss Open 2022

P V Sindhu won the Swiss Open 2022 defeating Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand in the finals of the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament held in Basel, Switzerland.
This is her second title this season as she had earlier in January won the Syed Modi India International.
She is the second Indian woman to win this tournament, following Saina Nehwal who had earlier won in 2011 and 2012.
PV Sindhu is a two times Olympics medal winner having won the silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
This is her second finals appearance in the Swiss Open, having been defeated by Carolina Marin in 2021.

Oscar Awards 2022 – Winners full list

The Oscars 2022 or the 94th Academy Awards ceremony which is presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

All Winners

Best Picture: CODA
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain for the movie The Eyes Of Tammy Faye
Best Director was won by Jane Campion for The Power Of The Dog.
Best Actor: Will Smith for the movie King Richard
Best Supporting Actress went to Ariana DeBose for the movie West Side Story.
Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur for the movie CODA
Best Original Screenplay: Bellfast
Best Adapted Screenplay: CODA
Best International Feature Film: Drive My Car (Country-Japan)
Best Documentary Feature: Summer Of Soul
Best Animated Feature Film: Encanto
Best Animated Short: The Windshield Wiper
Best Original Score: Dune
Best Live Action Short: The Long Goodbye
Best Cinematography: Dune
The Queen of Basketball received the award for Best Documentary (Short)
Best Original Song: No Time To Die (Movie- No Time To Die)
Best Production Design: Dune
Best Costume Design: Cruella
Best Sound: Dune
Best Makeup and Hair went to the movie The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Best Visual Effects: Dune
Best Film Editing: Dune

Stockholm Water Prize 2022 to Professor Wilfried Brutsaert

The Stockholm Water Prize 2022 has been awarded by The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) to Professor Wilfried Brutsaert for his innovative work in evaluating environmental evaporation.
This prize is widely considered to be the Nobel Prize for Water.
Professor Brutsaert was awarded this prize as he has developed methods for quantifying evaporation and the role it plays in the Earth’s energy balance that allows for accurate estimations of how precipitation can evolve.
This method is of utmost importance to the exposed local communities across the world as they will be needing to predict daily water levels as well as water levels available in the future.

About Stockholm International Water Institute

SIWI is a not-for-profit, independent organization that aims to strengthen freshwater governance regionally, globally, locally, and nationally.
This organization was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Torgny Holmgren is the current Executive Director.
This organization performs research, provides advisory services, and builds institutional capacity in five areas of transboundary water management, water governance, the water-energy-food nexus, water and climate change, and water economics.

Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya to be setup in Delhi

The Museum of Prime Ministers or the Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya is being built at Teen Murti Estate in Delhi.
This Museum will be covering the life of all of India’s 14 Prime Ministers who have taken up this role so far. Their contribution will also be showcased. The works and collection of Jawaharlal Nehru will however be staying in the Nehru Memorial Museum, which was also his residence at one point in time.
In this museum, speeches, rare photographs, newspapers, video clips, interviews, and original writings will be displayed. There will also be displays of personal belongings like caps, pens, letters, etc as well as interactive digital displays in this museum. Virtual reality and digital displays will be focused upon. This museum has been designed to accommodate all future PMs as well.

Gilbert F. Houngbo appointed ILO’s New Director-General

Gilbert F. Houngbo has recently been elected as the International Labour Organization’s 11th Director-General. He is the former Prime Minister of Togo and will be taking office in October 2022.
He will be the first African to have been elected to this post.
Since 2017, he is serving as the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Every 10 years, the ILO elects a new Director-General. The votes for this post are cast by the governing body of ILO which comprises representatives of workers, Govts, and employers.

National Education Society for Tribal Students established under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs

National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) is an autonomous organization that was established under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA).
NESTS started its journey four years back with the aim of providing high-quality education to all the tribal students across the country in their own specific environment.
It has also approved the building of 391 new schools. 140 schools are currently under construction and a total of 123 schools have started to function
NESTS and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs have set up targets to complete the construction of a total of 452 new schools and the pending 67 schools under its old scheme by the year 2025.
The constructed schools will be having state of the art facilities which will be in line with the Navodya Vidyalaya.

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3^rdborder haat on Bangladesh-India border to be set-up at Kamalpur-Kumarghat

The foundation stone for the third border haat at Kamalpur-Kumarghat on Tripura- Bangladesh border was laid jointly by the Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb and Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi. High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami was also present on the occasion.
Apart from enhancing trade relations between the two countries, the border haat will also strengthen friendly relationship between the two countries.
Tripura CM said that eight border haats are proposed to be built on the border between Tripura and Bangladesh out of which two are already functional at Kamalasagar in Sepahijala district and Srinagar in South Tripura district. Two others are already approved.
The border haat will start functioning at Kamalpur from this year. The consent for the fourth border haat at Raghna in Dharmanagar has been received on which work is expected to start from this year.
Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said that with the improvement in trade relations between the two countries, both the countries will benefit and come closer.
Border haats have become vibrant centres of trade, people to people connect and cultural exchange between border communities.
The border haat is spread over 75 square metres and can accommodate 100 vendors on each side of the border.

216-feet ‘Statue of Equality’ of 11th-century Bhakti saint Ramanujacharya unveiled at Hyderabad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated to the nation 216-feet tall ‘Statue of Equality in Hyderabad to commemorate the 11th-century Bhakti saint Ramanujacharya. The statue has been conceptualised by Chinna Jeeyar Swami of Sri Ramanujacharya Ashram.
The inauguration of the statue is a part of the 12-day Sri Ramanuja Sahasrabdi Samaroham, the ongoing 1000th birth anniversary celebrations of the Bhakti saint. A 3D presentation on the life and teachings of the saint will also be showcased during the event.
The statue is made of ‘panchaloha’, a combination of five metals- gold, silver, copper, brass, and zinc. It is among one of the tallest metallic statues in sitting positions in the world.
The 216-feet tall ‘Statue of Equality statue is mounted on a 54-feet high base building, called ‘Bhadra Vedi’.
The floors of the building are dedicated to a Vedic digital library and research centre, ancient Indian texts, a theatre, an educational gallery detailing works of Sri Ramanujacharya.

Divya Desams

The monument will be surrounded by 108 `Divya Desams’ of Sri Vaishnavism tradition (model temples) like Tirumala, Srirangam, Kanchi, Ahobhilam, Bhadrinath, Muktinath, Ayodhya, Brindavan, Kumbhakonam and others. The idols of deities and structures were constructed in the shape at the existing temples. The idols were also painted.

BIOGRAPHY: Ramanujacharya

Ramanuja or Ramanujacharya was an Indian philosopher, Hindu theologian, social reformer, and one of the most important exponents of the Sri Vaishnavism tradition within Hinduism.
His philosophical foundations for devotionalism were influential to the Bhakti movement.
Ramanujacharya promoted the idea of equality in all aspects of life including faith, caste and creed.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget for 2022-23 in Parliament

Capital expenditure outlay hiked by 35.4%
Total expenditure in 2022-23 estimated at Rs. 39.45 lakh crore.
Total receipts other than borrowings in 2022-23 estimated at Rs. 22.84 lakh crore.
Fiscal deficit in current year: 6.9% of GDP (against 6.8% in Budget Estimates)
Fiscal deficit in 2022-23 estimated at 6.4% of GDP.
Direct Taxes: Provision to file an Updated Return on payment of additional tax. This will enable the assessee to declare income missed out earlier.
Direct Taxes: No change in income tax slabs.
Scheme for taxation of virtual digital assets: Any income from transfer of any virtual digital asset to be taxed at rate of 30%.
Gems and Jewellery: Customs duty on cut and polished diamonds and gemstones being reduced to 5%.

10.Customs duty of at least Rs 400 per Kg to be paid on imitation jewellery import.

11.Customs duty on umbrellas being raised to 20%. Exemption to parts of umbrellas being withdrawn.

12.Tariff measure to encourage blending of fuel: Unblended fuel to attract an additional differential excise duty of Rs 2/ litre from Oct 1, 2022.

13.National Highways Network to be expanded by 25000 Km in 2022-23.

14.Railways: One Station One Product concept to help local businesses & supply chains.

15.Ken Betwa project: 1400 crore outlay for implementation of the Ken – Betwa link project.

MSME: Emergency Credit Linked Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) to be extended up to March 2023.
Skill Development: Digital Ecosystem for Skilling and Livelihood (DESH-Stack e-portal) will be launched.
Startups will be promoted to facilitate ‘Drone Shakti’ and for Drone-As-AService (DrAAS)

19.Education: ‘One Class-One TV channel’ programme of PM eVIDYA to be expanded to 200 TV channels.

Health: An open platform for National Digital Health Ecosystem to be rolled out.
Har Ghar, Nal Se Jal: Rs. 60,000 crores allocated to cover 3.8 crore households in 2022-23
Housing for All: Rs. 48,000 crores allocated for completion of 80 lakh houses in 2022-23 under PM Awas Yojana.
NE: New scheme PM-DevINE (Development Initiative for North-East Region) launched for the North-East.
Vibrant Villages Programme for development of Border villages on the northern border.

25.Banking: Scheduled Commercial Banks to set up 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) in 75 districts.

Accelerated Corporate Exit: Centre for Processing Accelerated Corporate Exit (C-PACE) to be established for speedy winding-up of companies.

27.AVGC Promotion Task Force: An animation, visual effects, gaming, and comic (AVGC) promotion task force to be set-up to realize the potential of this sector.

Defence: 68% of capital procurement budget earmarked for domestic industry in 2022-23, up from 58% in 2021-22.
Digital Rupee: Introduction of Digital Rupee by the Reserve Bank of India starting 2022-23.

30.States: In 2022-23, States will be allowed a fiscal deficit of 4% of GSDP, of which 0.5% will be tied to power sector reforms

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PR Sreejesh wins World Games Athlete of the Year 2021 Award

Veteran Indian Hockey goalkeeper P R Sreejesh has won the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year for his 2021 performances, becoming only the second Indian to receive the accolade.
In 2020, Indian Women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal became the first Indian to win the honour for her 2019 show.
Sreejesh beat competition from sport climber Alberto Gins Lopez of Spain and Italy’s wushu player Michele Giordano for the award.
Sreejesh, a former captain of Indian Men’s Hockey Team and part of the Tokyo Olympics-bronze medal winning side, received around one lakh twenty seven thousand votes, whereas Lopez got around sixty seven thousand votes and Giordane accumulated over fifty two thousand votes.
The 33-year-old was the only Indian nominated and was recommended by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
In the FIH Stars Awards in October, Sreejesh was named the goalkeeper of the year for 2021.
Sreejesh has represented India in 244 senior international matches. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Sreejesh led the Indian hockey team to the quarterfinals of the tournament. He led the Indian team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy held at London

Gujarat’s Khijadia & UP’s Bakhira wildlife sanctuary declared as Ramsar sites

India gets two more Ramsar sites; Gujarat’s Khijadia & UP’s Bakhira wildlife sanctuary declared as Ramsar sites, taking the total number of protected sites in the country to 49, covering an area of 10,93,636 hectares, the highest in South Asia.
Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in UP provides a safe wintering and staging ground for a large number of species of the Central Asian Flyway while Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary is a coastal wetland with rich avifaunal diversity providing a safe habitat to endangered and vulnerable species.

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February

This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
The Standing Committee of the Convention has approved the themes for World Wetlands Day as follows:
- 2022: Wetlands action for people and nature,
- 2023: Wetland restoration
- 2024: Wetlands and human wellbeing
World Wetlands Day is observed every year on 2nd February all over the world. The idea is to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and our planet. This day also marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2nd February, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar.
On this occasion, “National Wetland Decadal Change Atlas” prepared by the Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad was released highlighting the changes which have happened in Wetlands across the country in the past decade.

IISc Bengaluru Commissions one of India’s most powerful supercomputers ‘Param Pravega’

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bengaluru, has installed and commissioned ‘Param Pravega’, one of the most powerful supercomputers in India.
It is also the largest supercomputer commissioned in an Indian educational institution.
Param Pravega has a total supercomputing capacity of 3.3 petaflops (1 petaflop equals a quadrillion, or 1015 operations per second).
The supercomputer has been designed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
It has been developed under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), a joint initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and implemented by C-DAC and IISc

JNU Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar named as new Chairman of UGC

Govt of India has appointed JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Vice-Chancellor, M Jagadesh Kumar as the new Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC). University Grants Commission was founded in 1956.

Biography: M Jagadesh Kumar:

Hailing from Mamidala village in Telangana’s Nalgonda district, 60-year-old Kumar holds a masters degree and a PhD from IIT-Madras. He also completed his post-doctoral research at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, at Ontario, Canada.
He was a professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT-Delhi before being appointed as the JNU vice-chancellor in January 2016. He continued teaching at IIT-Delhi while serving as the JNU VC.

4^th February observed as 2024 World Cancer Day: closing the care gap

Cancer is one of the world’s leading causes of death, and its burden is growing. In 2021, the world crossed a sobering new threshold – an estimated 20 million people were diagnosed with cancer, and 10 million died. These numbers will continue to rise in the decades ahead. And yet all cancers can be treated, and many can be prevented or cured.
Care for cancer, however, like so many other diseases, reflects the inequalities and inequities of our world. The clearest distinction is between high- and low-income countries, with comprehensive treatment reportedly available in more than 90% of high-income countries but less than 15% of low-income countries.
Similarly, the survival of children diagnosed with cancer is more than 80% in high-income countries, and less than 30% in low- and middle-income countries. And breast cancer survival five years after diagnosis now exceeds 80% in most high-income countries, compared with 66% in India and just 40% in South Africa.
A recent WHO survey found that cancer services are covered by a country’s largest, Govt health financing scheme in an estimated 37% of low- and middle-income countries, compared to at least 78% of high-income countries. This means that a cancer diagnosis has the potential to push families into poverty, particularly in lower-income countries, an effect that has been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

India’s Atal Tunnel is now the World’s Longest Highway Tunnel above 10,000 ft

The 9.02 km Atal Tunnel at Rohtang has created a new record! Located at an altitude of more than 10000 ft, this tunnel connects Manali with Lahaul.
It has been recognised as the world’s longest single tube highway at this height by the World Book of Records, London.

White Cheeked Macaque found in Arunachal Pradesh

The scientists recently found white cheeked macaque in Arunachal Pradesh. The discovery adds a new species to the mammal list of India.
The White Cheeked macaque was first discovered in southeastern Tibet.
With the discovery of White Cheeked macaque, India’s total mammal count has increased to 438.

About White Cheeked Macaque

These macaques are different from the other macaques mainly because of their white cheeks. Also, they have a longer tail, long and thick hairs in the neck area. It has not yet been included in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
The major threat to the species is hunting, habitat degradation, infrastructure development and consumption by the locals.

Other Macaques in India

Apart from the white cheeked macaque, India has Arunachal macaque, Assamese macaque, Rhesus macaque.

Macaques

The macaques are old world monkeys. There are 23 species of macaques in the world. They are mainly found in Asia, North Africa, Gibraltar. They mainly feed on leaves, seeds, flowers and tree bark. The pig tailed macaques in Malaysia eat rats. Also, there are crab eating macaques.

India ranked 46 in Democracy Index 2021: EIU Latest Report

The Economic Intelligence Unit recently released the Democracy Index Report, 2021. The report described the state of democracy in 165 countries.
The report was prepared based on five parameters. They were functioning of the Govt, electoral process and pluralism, political participation, civil liberties and political culture.
Norway topped the index. The country scored 9.75. Following Norway, New Zealand was at the second position. Finland, Sweden and Iceland were at the third, fourth and fifth position respectively. Afghanistan scored the least with 0.32. Earlier North Korea was at the bottom most position.
China was ranked at 148th position. Myanmar: 166, Nepal: 1010, Pakistan: 104, Bhutan: 81, Bangladesh: 75, Sri Lanka: 67
Countries that showed improvement are Singapore, UAE, Uruguay, Guyana, Montenegro, Republic of Congo, India, Moldova, Qatar, Indonesia, Zambia.
One – third of the world population is living under authoritarian rule. 6.4% is having full democracy. The current global democracy score is 5.28 out of 10.
India ranked 46 in the index. The overall score of India was 6.91. The individual scores of the country are as follows:
Political Culture: 5
Electoral process and Pluralism: 8.67
Civil liberties: 6.18
Political participation: 7.22
Functioning of Govt: 7.5

LIC to be India’s largest Initial Public Offering

The Govt of India is planning to sell 5% of its share in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC). With this, the Govt is trying to raise Rs 65,000 crores.
The IPO is to help Govt of India in achieving its target. In the fiscal year 2021-22, the Govt of India had set a divestment target of Rs 2.1 lakh crores. However, the target counldnt be achieved. For the fiscal year, 2022-23, the divestment target is Rs 78,000 crores.
10% of the shares are being reserved for eligible policy holders. These shares will carry discounted prices. The plan is to sell 316.25 million shares. This is 5% of the total equity base. The total equity base of LIC is 6.32 billion shares. The pricing of IPO, Initial Public Offering, has not yet been decided. 35% of the shares are to be reserved for retail investors. Discounts are to be provided to LIC employees.
The most valuable firm right now is Reliance Industries. The market capitalization of Reliance is Rs 16.1 lakh crores.

Initial Public Offering (IPO)

The IPO is providing the shares of private corporation to the public. The fund raised through IPO is used in further development of the business. It helps in publicity, fundraising, exit opportunity, etc. Also, it helps in the expansion of the company. The transparency in the process brings credibility.

Vice Admiral (retd) G Ashok Kumar appointed India’s first National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC)

Following the 26/11 terrorist attack, India has been consistently trying to augment the nation’s maritime security. In regard to this, the Govt has appointed Vice Admiral (retd) G Ashok Kumar as the nation’s first national maritime security coordinator with the view of strengthening the country’s maritime security.
This move has been made with the aim of ensuring cohesion among the various defense stakeholders of the nation with the primary aim of securing the country’s interest.
Since the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, the Govt has authorized a plethora of security measures to ensure that a repeat of such attacks does not occur again.
About Vice Admiral (retd) G Ashok Kumar served as the nation’s 35th Navy Vice Chief. He assumed this position in the year 2019 and served till July 2021.

Working of the National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC)

The NMSC works in tandem with the National Security Council which is headed by Ajit Doval (NSA). The NMSC is tasked with coordinating with the Coast Guard, the Indian Navy, and various other security agencies who are involved in providing maritime and coastal security, in 13 Union Territories and coastal states of the country.

Nepal to be the first country to adopt India’s UPI system

The first country to adopt India’s UPI system will be Nepal which will be critical in modernising the neighbouring country’s digital economy.
To deliver the services in Nepal, NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), NPCI’s international arm, has partnered with Manam Infotech and Gateway Payments Service (GPS). In Nepal, GPS is the authorized payment system operator, and Manam Infotech will implement the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) there.
According to NPCI, the collaboration will benefit Nepal’s greater digital public good by strengthening interoperable real-time person-to-merchant (P2M) and person-to-person (P2P) transactions in the neighbouring country. This collaboration will allow the citizens of Nepal’s last-mile consumers to benefit from an interoperable, open payment system that enables real-time financial transfers between merchant payments and bank accounts.
It will open the way for real-time cross-border P2P transfers between Nepal and India in the future. UPI’s real-time payment system can help accelerate Nepal’s financial inclusion process while also expanding business opportunities.
It will aid in the modernization of Nepal’s digital payment infrastructure and provide citizens with the convenience of digital payments.

About the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

The Reserve Bank of India’s specialized section, the National Payments Corporation of India which was founded in the year 2008 is managed by the Ministry of Finance of the Govt of India. It was established by the Reserve Bank of India to manage India’s retail payment and settlement systems.

About NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL)

NPCI has established a separate business to market its product internationally. Countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East have approached NPCI to strengthen their payment infrastructure. NIPL wants closer cooperation with international partners in areas such as cross-border remittance, UPI implementation, and the use of indigenously produced technologies in digital payments.

Asia’s largest Bio-CNG plant in Indore

Asia’s largest Bio-CNG plant will virtually be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Indore.
Indore is considered as one of the cleanest cities India. With the inauguration of bio-CNG plant, it will set another high standard in cleanliness.
The Bio-CNG plant will be operated using 100 per cent wet waste. It is estimated to produce 18,000 kg gas per day. As per estimates of Indore Municipal Corporation, amount of Bio-CNG will help in running around 400 buses in the city daily.
The bio-CNG plant has a total capacity of 550 MT. It will produce CNG with 96 per cent pure methane gas.
This ‘lighthouse plant’ has been set up under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, by Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) and Indo Enviro Integrated Solutions Limited (IEISL). From this, Indore Municipal Corporation will earn a revenue of Rs 2.5 crore per year.
This plant will improve the calorific value as well as increase the effectiveness of Bio-CNG. It will help in purifying the air quality of densely-populated cities. It will further help in mitigating 1,30,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually.

Indore: Cleanest City of India

Indore has emerged as the cleanest city in India, over the past few years. It ensures 100 per cent segregation of solid waste at source. It leads to less than 1 per cent impurities in wet waste. As per experts, quality of wet waste in Indore is one of the best across the world. This prompted the private partners to participate in PPP bid to set up the plant.

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India’s new Green Hydrogen Policy

India’s new green hydrogen policy was unveiled, promising cheaper renewable energy, a 25-year fee waiver for inter-state power transmission for projects completed before June 2025, land in renewable energy parks, and mega manufacturing zones to help local industries move away from fossil fuels.
The policy aims to boost green hydrogen and ammonia, also making it easier for green power producers to ‘bank’ their surplus renewable energy with an electrical distribution business for up to 30 days. It also proposes the construction of bunkers near ports for the storage of green ammonia for export.

Importance of Green Energy for India

The race for green energy takes is very important as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis has pushed up energy prices around the world, particularly in India, which imports 85 percent of its oil and 53 percent of its natural gas.
A transformation to large-scale hydrogen fuel use could assist India’s geopolitical influence as well as its energy security.
India’s strategy is to use its vast landmass and low solar and wind tariffs to manufacture low-cost green hydrogen and ammonia for export.

Domestic boost caused by the policy

Any new renewable energy facilities built to produce power for green hydrogen generation before July 2025 will receive 25 years of free power transmission under the new policy. This move is projected to make green hydrogen production more cost-effective for users of hydrogen and ammonia, such as the fertilizer, oil refining, and steel industries.
A single portal will be created by the Govt for all green hydrogen production clearances, as well as facilities so that excessive energy production can be stored with discoms for up to 30 days and use it as needed. Energy plants that create green hydrogen/ammonia will be granted priority access to the grid.
Under this policy, power distribution industries may also acquire renewable energy to supply green hydrogen manufacturers, but only at a reduced rate that includes only the wheeling costs, cost of procurement, and a small margin defined by the state commission.

About Green Hydrogen

Green hydrogen is created by electrolysis of water, which is a technique for separating water into hydrogen and oxygen and can be done with renewable energy.

Assam to launch Project Arohan mentorship program

Assam Govt is set to launch a four-year mentorship programme called Project Arohan. This project will be launched to provide guidance to students and boost their skills.
For this project, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Anita Rajan, CEO of Tata STRIVE, to sought their cooperation on this project.

Tata STRIVE

Tata STRIVE is a skill development programme of Tata Trusts.
It was launched with the aim of Tata STRIVE started working under the parent head of Tata Trusts in FY 2017-18. It was started working a result of strategy of ‘Simplification, synergy and scale’ of Tata Group.
This move recognises close synergies between Tata STRIVE and broader community interventions of Tata Trusts. This initiative is skilling youth from underprivileged backgrounds by means of innovations in technology, methodology and pedagogy. Since 2014, 6.5 Lakh Individuals have experienced the advantage of Tata STRIVE.

International Mother Language Day 2022 observed on February 21

The International Mother Language Day 2022 is being observed on February 21. The day is observed every year for promoting awareness on linguistic and cultural diversity.
The day is raises awareness with the aim of promoting multilingualism, that is, the ability to speak multiple languages or using multiple languages.
It is part of a broader initiative of promoting preservation and protection of all languages that are used by peoples across the world, as adopted by the UN General Assembly.
The international mother language day was an initiative of Bangladesh. It was later approved at the 1999 UNESCO General Conference. Since then, it has been celebrated annually. First ever International Mother Language Day was observed in 2000. This day was first announced by UNESCO on November 17, 1999. In 2002, it was formally recognised by the United Nations General Assembly.

Indian Army’s Bent-Toed Gecko discovered in Meghalaya

A team of researchers recently discovered a new species of bent-toed gecko or lizard, from Umroi Military station in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya.
The new species of Gecko or lizard belongs to the family of Cyrtodactylus exercitus (‘exercitus’ means army, in Latin).
It has been named to honour the valour of Indian Army for their services to India.
These new species was discovered as part of efforts of research team, to uncover herpetofaunal diversity of North East India.
North East India has now become home to 16 species of bent-toed gecko.

Genus Cyrtodactylus

The genus Cyrtodactylus is represented by about 320 species across the world. It is the third most speciose vertebrate genus worldwide. Members of the genus range from South Asia to Melanesia. There is high diversity of the species in south Asia.

About bent-toe gecko

Bent-toe geckos are scientifically known as Cyrtodactylus. It is a diverse genus of Asian geckos. This genus has about 300 described species as of 2020. Thus, it is the largest of all gecko genera.

Statehood day of Arunachal Pradesh & Mizoram on February 20

On February 20, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on the occasion of statehood day both the states.
Year 2022 marked the 36th State Foundation Day of Arunachal Pradesh. North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) was given a new name and a new identity as Arunachal Pradesh, 50 years ago.
On February 20, 1987, Arunachal Pradesh became a full-fledged state and Mizoram was the 23rd state of India with 53rd Amendment Act of Indian Constitution, 1986.

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh is called as “Land of Dawn-Lit Mountains”. It is the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region.
It states border with states of Assam and Nagaland to the south.
It has international borders with Bhutan, Myanmar and China.
It is the largest among Seven Sister States of Northeast India by area.

About Mizoram

It is one among the seven sister states of north-eastern India. Name of this state is derived from Mizo and Ram’ which means land in the Mizo language.
It is the southernmost landlocked state among northeast region of India. The state share borders with three states namely Tripura, Manipur and Assam.
It also shares a 722-kilometre border with Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Japan launched first Hydrogen Train

Japan has launched its first hydrogen-powered train. This unveiling is seen as a step towards the country’s objective of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. The hydrogen-fuelled train will be tested in the country in March.
“Hybari” the two-car train costs over USD 35 million or 4 billion yen and can go up to 140 kilometers or 87 miles at a top speed of 100 kilometers per hour on a single hydrogen refuelling.
In hydrogen-fuelled trains, Europe has been a pioneer. Germany launched the world’s first train in 2018 which was built by Alstom SA. Special fuelling stations and new regional trains are being developed by Deutsche Bahn AG and Siemens AG, and they will be tested in 2024.
The Govt of Japan has plans to increase hydrogen usage to 20 million tonnes by 2050. Energy industries such as Kawasaki and Iwatani Heavy Industries are attempting to develop hydrogen supply chains in order to lower the cost of fuel.

National Digital University to be setup

The Union Budget for 2022-23 looks to implement the National Education Policy (NEP). To help this the decision to establish a National Digital University was announced that will look to solve India’s seat scarcity problem in educational institutions. It will provide world-class quality education and promote online learning in several Indian languages.
The digital university will provide access to high-quality higher education in several languages while also complying with the National Education Policy 2020.
The digital university which has been proposed along with the increased education through television programmes will help in guiding the nation through a pioneering, modern, and practical blueprint.

Professor Neena Gupta conferred the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians 2021

Professor Neena Gupta, conferred the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians 2021.

BIOGRAPHY: Neena Gupta

Neena Gupta is a mathematician from Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata.
She conferred the award for her outstanding work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.

About Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians

The Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians is a mathematics prize, that is awarded annually by “International Centre for Theoretical Physics” in Italy. It has been named after Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
The prize was founded in 2004 and first awarded in 2005.
It is awarded to researcher from a developing country who are aged below 45 years and has conducted outstanding research in developing country.
It is supported by Ministry of Science and Technology (India) as well as Norwegian Academy of Science & Letters through the Abel Fund, in cooperation of “International Mathematical Union”.
The prize is funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST) in collaboration with International Centre for Theoretical Physics and International Mathematical Union.

BIOGRAPHY: Srinivasa Ramanujan

Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician lived during the British Rule in India. He had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, but he made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, infinite series, number theory, continued fractions, and solutions to mathematical problems, that were then considered unsolvable.

India ranks 43^rd in USCC International Intellectual Property Index

According to an annual report which has been published by the US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center, India’s total IP score has risen from 38.4 percent to 38.6 percent, and the country is now ranked 43 out of 55 countries on the International Intellectual Property Index.
The overall score of India has increased from 38.40 percent (19.20 out of 50) in the ninth edition of this report to 38.64 percent (19.32 out of 50) in the latest edition.
The report of this year analyzed data of the last 10 years and revealed that the global IP environment has consistently improved over time, even in the last two years of turmoil due to the pandemic. The report also states that emerging economies are strengthening their IP regimes.

The Top 5 Countries in the International Intellectual Property Index

United States of America
United Kingdom
Germany
Sweden
France

About Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC)

The USCC’s principal institution is the GIPC and handles all the issues which are related to creativity and innovation by advocating strong standards of intellectual property.
The GIPC is working to promote creativity and innovation across the globe through intellectual property standards that save lives, create jobs, cultural prosperity, and advance global economy.

First Dugong Conservation Reserve of India to be setup in Palk Bay region

Tamil Nadu Govt has begun work to set up the first Dugong Conservation Reserve of India in the Palk Bay region.
Dugongs are endangered species and are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act’s, 1972 Schedule 1.
Tamil Nadu’s Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Department accepted the concept note of Shekhar Kumar Niraj, the Chief Wildlife Warden, and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, for the Dugong Conservation Reserve’s creation.
The size of the reserve will be spread over around 500 sq km and will be located in Palk Bay’s northern part from Adiramapattinam to Amapattinam.
There are plans to build enhanced seagrass beds and an international conservation centre under the Climate Change Mission.

About Dugong

The dugong is a sirenian species found along the Indian coast. Dugongs are related to manatees and have a similar plump appearance to them, but they have a tail that looks like a dolphin’s fluke. Unlike manatees, which live in freshwater, dugongs are purely marine mammals. Dugongs are also known as Sea Cows. They graze, on seagrass, in shallow coastal waters of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

Population of Dugong in India

The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) states that only 200-250 dugongs are left, of which 150 are found in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. The dugong is on the verge of becoming extinct.
The Dugong population of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is less than 100. In the Gulf of Mannar, there are only a few left. There are only a few sporadic records in the Gulf of Kutch.

About Palk bay

Palk Bay, a semi-enclosed shallow water body is located between the southeast coast of India and Sri Lanka and has a maximum water depth of 13 m. It is said to be one of the Gulf of Mannar’s major sinks for sediments.

National Science Day 2022 observed on 28 February

On 28 February, every year National Science Day is celebrated to recognize the contributions of scientists towards the nation’s development.
On 28 February 1928, an important discovery in the field of spectroscopy was made by renowned Indian Physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. Later, this discovery was named after him i.e. the Raman Effect. In 1930, CV Raman received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work.
On February 28, 1987, the first National Science Day was observed in India.

BIOGRAPHY: CV Raman

CV Raman was an Indian physicist and is known for his work in light scattering under the fields of physics. He and his student K. S. Krishnan, using a spectrograph developed by Raman, discovered that when light passes through a transparent medium, the frequency, and wavelength of the deflected light change. They named this phenomenon “modified scattering” and was later termed the Raman scattering or Raman effect.
In 1930, CV Raman received the Nobel Prize in Physics for this discovery and was Asia’s first person to receive a Nobel Prize in science.

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Assam partners with National Dairy Development Board to set up Rs 2,000-cr dairy joint venture

The Assam Govt and National Dairy Development Board signed an agreement to create a Rs 2,000-crore joint venture for holistic development of the sector in the state.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Guwahati in the presence of Union Animal Husbandry & Dairying Minister Parshottam Rupala, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, state Agriculture Minister Atul Bora and other senior officials.
As per the MoU, a joint venture company will be set up for Rs 2,000 crore with a target of processing 10 lakh litres of milk through six new units in seven years.
Milk from more than 4,100 dairy cooperative societies will be processed, packed and marketed.
This will benefit more than 1,75,000 farmers associated with dairy farms in Assam and increase their earnings, Sarma said.
Two cattle feed and organic manure manufacturing units will also be set up as per the agreement.
The milk producers will be provided subsidies for market price fluctuation of their produce and urged all the cooperatives to engage in healthy competition for the economic growth of Assam.
As part of the dairy development project, more than 15,000 high milk-yielding Gir cows will be brought to Assam to ensure high returns to the farmers of Assam.
This joint venture will be guided and managed by NDDB, and it will introduce technological innovations.
The foundation stone of Guwahati-based Purabi Dairy’s expansion initiative was laid under the World Bank-funded Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transportation Project.As part of the expansion project, Purabi Dairy’s processing capacity will be upgraded from the existing 60,000 litres per day to 1.5 lakh litres.

Urjit Patel appointed as Vice-President of AIIB

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as a vice-president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a Beijing based multilateral development bank.He will be one of the five Vice Presidents of the AIIB with a three-year tenure.
Urjit Patel was the 24th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) succeeding Raghuram Rajan in September 2016 and was with RBI till December 2018.

AIIB & India

India is a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with the 2nd highest voting share after China.
India has emerged as AIIB’s biggest beneficiary by obtaining $6.8 billion funding for 29 projects.
AIIB has funded projects across sectors in India especially in transport and energy sectors.

Members of AIIB

Except the US and Japan, most of the developed and developing countries have joined the bank. In late December, the AIIB approved the application of Iraq to join, becoming the bank’s 51st regional member to bring its membership to 105.
Jin Liqun is the current President of AIIB.

India State of Forest Report 2021 – Highlights

TheUnion Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change has released the biennial ‘India State of Forest Report 2021’ prepared by the Forest Survey of India (FSI).

The ISFR-2021 provides information on forest cover, tree cover, mangrove cover, growing stock, carbon stock in India’s forests, forest fire monitoring, forest cover in tiger reserve areas, above ground estimates of biomass using SAR data & climate change hotspots in Indian forests.

(OF: Open Forest; MDF: Moderately Dense Forest; VDF: Very Dense Forest)

Major Findings

Forest and Tree Cover

The total forest and tree cover of the country is 80.9 million hectare which is 62 per cent of the geographical area of the country.
Increase in Forest & Tree Cover: As compared to the assessment of 2019, there is an increase of 2,261 sq kmin the total forest and tree cover of the country. Increase in forest cover has been observed in open forest followed by very dense forest.
- Forest Cover:1,540 sq km
- Tree Cover:721 sq km.
Top Three States Showing Increase in Forest Cover:Andhra Pradesh (647 sq km) followed by Telangana (632 sq km) and Odisha (537 sq km).
Area-wise Largest Forest Cover: Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra.
Forest Cover as Percentage of Total Geographical Area: In terms of forest cover as percentage of total geographical area, the top five States are Mizoram (84.53%), Arunachal Pradesh (79.33%), Meghalaya (76.00%), Manipur (74.34%) and Nagaland (73.90%).
17 states/UT’s have above 33 Percent of the Geographical Area Under Forest Cover: Out of these states and UT’s, five states/UTs namely Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya have more than 75 per cent forest cover while 12 states/UTs namely Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Goa, Kerala, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Assam, Odisha, have forest cover between 33 per cent to 75 per cent.

Mangrove Cover

Total mangrove cover in the country is 4,992 sq km.
An increase of 17 sq Km in mangrove cover has been observed as compared to the previous assessment of 2019.
Top three states showing mangrove cover increaseare Odisha (8 sq km) followed by Maharashtra (4 sq km) and Karnataka (3 sq km).
Carbon Stock
Total carbon stock in country’s forest is estimated to be 7,204 million tonnes and there an increase of 79.4 million tonnes in the carbon stock of country as compared to the last assessment of 2019.
The annual increase in the carbon stock is 39.7 million tonnes.

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Kerala’s Kumbalangi village is India’s first sanitary-napkin-free panchayat

Kumbalangi village in Cochin is all set to become India’s first sanitary-napkin-free panchayat. The village has previously won acclaim as India’s first model tourism village.
This move is a part of ‘Avalkayi’ initiative, which is being implemented in the Ernakulam parliamentary constituency, in association with “Thingal Scheme” of HLL Management Academy’s and Indian Oil Corporation.

Avalkayi Initiative

Under this initiative, menstrual cups will be distributed to women aged 18 and above in Kumbalangi village. 5000 menstrual cups will be distributed under it.

Model Village

In the same event, Governor will also declare Kumbalangi village as a model village. The model village project is implemented as a part of ‘Pradhan Mantri Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (PM-SAGY)’.

About Kumbalangi village

Kumbalangi is an island village, located in the outskirts of Kochi city of Kerala. It is a major tourist attraction and is famous for the Chinese fishing nets. It is situated amidst backwaters, about 12 km from the city center. The village is also the first eco-tourism village in India.

Kumbalangi Integrated Tourism Village project

This project seeks to transform the tiny island of Kumbalangi into a model fishing village and tourism spot. Project is being implemented by panchayat (village council) while state Govt is providing financial assistance. This project was started in 2003 to help the local people, economy and locality through tourism.

Assam to expansion of Orang National Park

The Assam Govt has recently decided to increase the size of Orang National Park. The park is to be expanded thrice.
Assam is to add 200.32 square kilometre to the Orang National Park. The area to be added consists of Brahmaputra river. It also includes sandbars and islands of the river.
Tigers and Rhinos are using the islands and sandbars that are being included. Orang region in the northern bank of Brahmaputra is essential to Kaziranga Orang Riverine Landscape. This is because animals move between the Orang and Kaziranga stretch through these lands. This stretch is 180 km. It is a corridor connecting two habitats.
The rhinos and Gangetic Dolphins are to be benefitted greatly with the addition of this extra land. It will also benefit 16 species of turtles.
Orang NP is a major rhino habitat. It became a tiger reserve in 2016.
The other seven national parks in Assam are Dehing Patkai, Dibru – Saikhowa, Manas, Kaziranga, Nameri, Raimona.

Future plans for Kaziranga – Orang

Gharials became extinct in the region six decades ago. The Assam Govt is planning to reintroduce gharial here.

National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries

National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries are declared under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. On the other hand, the Biosphere reserves are declared under UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme, 1971.
The Wildlife Protection Act says that the area comprised within the forest as decided by the State Govt is declared as the wildlife sanctuary and National Parks.
The National Parks, Wild Life sanctuaries and other wildlife related subjects were moved to Concurrent List. Earlier it was under the state list. In 1976, the 42nd constitutional amendment moved these subjects to concurrent list.

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Lt Gen Manoj Pande appointed as next Vice Chief of Army Staff

Eastern Army Commander Lieutenant General Manoj Chandrashekhar Pande has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of Army Staff.He will succeed Lt Gen CP Mohanty who is scheduled to superannuate on January 31, 2022.
Lt Gen Manoj Pande has taken active part in Operation Vijay and Operation Parakram.

S Somnath appointed new Chairman of ISRO

Dr S Somnath is to become the new chairman of ISRO. He is to succeed K Sivan.
Currently he is the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).

Biography: S Somnath

Somnath completed his college pre – degree in Maharaja College, Ernakulam.
He studied his engineering in TKM College of Engineering. He joined the VSSC centre in 1985. He completed his master’s in Indian Institute of Science in aerospace engineering.
He was associated with PSLV project in its early phases. Under his leadership, the experimental test flight of LVM3-X/CARE was completed.
In 2010, he became the Associate Director of ISRO. He was the project director of GSLV Mk – III.
In 2014, he acted as the Deputy Director of Propulsion and space Ordinance Entity. In 2015, he was made the director of Liquid propulsion system centre at Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram.

About Chairman of ISRO

The chairman of ISRO is the secretary to the Govt of India. He is an executive of Department of Space. The Department reports to the prime minister directly.
Vikram Sarabhai is the longest serving chairman of ISRO. He served for 12 years. In 1962, he urged Nehru to establish INCOSPAR (Indian National Committee for Space Research) under Department of Atomic Energy. INCOSPAR became ISRO in 1969.

Lakshya Sen won “Yonex-Sunrise India Open” Badminton title

India’s Lakshya Sen secured his maiden Super 500 title by winning “Yonex-Sunrise India Open”, on January 16, 2022.
He secured the title with a stunning straight-game victory over reigning world champion from Singapore, Loh Kean Yew in the men’s singles final.
20-year-old Lakshya had earlier claimed his maiden world championships medal with a bronze in Spain in December 2021.

Doubles’ final

In the doubles’ final, top doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won against three-time world champions Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan from Indonesia. The pair become India’s first men’s team to win the Yonex-Sunrise India Open. The world no. 10 Indian pair had won its first Super 500 tournament in 2019 in Thailand.

India Open Badmintor tournament

India Open is an annual badminton event. It has been held in India since 2008. It is a BWF World Tour Super 500 Grade international badminton tournament.
The first three editions of the India Open were designated as Grand Prix Gold events. It was upgraded to BWF superseries tournament in 2011. India open is categorised as one among seven BWF World Tour Super 500 events by BWF since 2018.

Indonesia’s New Capital at Nusantara

The Indonesians are moving to a new capitalcalled ‘Nusantara’, it is East Kalimantan. Till now, Jakarta was the capital of Indonesia.
Nusantarais located in the Borneo island. The plan to shift the capital here was announced in 2019.It was announced by President Joko Widodo.
Jakarta has been the capital of Indonesia since 1949. Jakarta is facing environmental and financial issues. Pollution is increasing in Jakarta and it has been consistently ranked as one of the most polluted cities in the world.
Currently, Jakarta is densely populated, also, Jakarta is sinking. By 2050, most of the Jakarta is expected to go under water. This is mainly because Jakarta is surrounded by several rivers. These rivers are prone to frequent floods. Between 2019 and 2020 many cities in Jakarta sank up to 10.7 cm.

The other countries that recently changed its capital are as follows:

Brazil changed from Rio De Janeiro to Brasilia. Brasilia is more centrally located. The country changed in 1960.
In 1991, Nigeria changed its capital from Lagos to Abuja.
Kazakhstan changed its capital from Alamty to Nur – sultan.
In 2005, Myanmar changed its capital from Rangoon to Naypyidaw.

SEBI’s Saa₹thi mobile app about security markets

The Securities and Exchange Board of India, SEBI launched the Saarthi mobile application. The application provides information about security markets. It is highly useful for investors.
The application provides explanation about mutual funds, its working, trading and settlement, KYC (Know Your Customer) processes, developments in the market, etc. Also, the application includes grievance redressal mechanism.
The application uses both Hindi and English. It is available for both iOS and android users. In future, the app will be made available in local languages as well.
Recently, the number of individual investors entering the market is increasing. The app was launched to help these individual investors. Also, the new investors are using smart phones to do trading. Thus, they are being assisted through mobile apps.

Security Markets

Security markets are those markets where the securities are bought and sold. Securities are nothing but guarantees. The securities are forfeited when the concerned person fails to repay the money.
In simple terms, the securities are the tradable financial instruments that raise capital in public and private markets.

Rise in individual investor in India

In India, the individual investors have been increasing. Their share was 39% in 2020. In 2021, it has increased to 45% according to NSE (National Stock Exchange) data.
The interest rates in the banks are reducing. The Fixed Deposit rates are varying between 2.9% and 5.4%.Thus, the returns from such investments is very low. There is increase in global liquidity. Also, people are spending more time at home because of the pandemic.
The market capitalization at BSE (Bombay stock Exchange) increased by 1.8 times. It increased by 1.6 times in Russia. The other countries with significant increase are China, France and South Africa.
It is evident that market capitalization is higher in India as compared to other countries.

Waterfowl Census in Kaziranga National Park

The Kaziranga National Park is a Tiger Reserve and a World Heritage site. The park recently conducted its water fowl census.
The census is conducted in the 52 wetlands in the parks. In 2021, the bird count increased to 93,491. It was 34,284 in 2020. The bird count has increased by 175% in one year.
Around 126 species were spotted during the census. The census used point count method.
The census reported 868 deers. This includes 173 males, 557 females and 138 yearlings. Unfortunately, the deer population has decreased. Earlier it was 907. The population of deers in the park decreased mainly because of floods.
66,776 wetlands birds were reported. Of this 42,205 were counted in the national park area. 24,571 were counted in Burhachapori Wildlife sanctuary and Laokhowa.
Of all the animals, the bar headed geese were in greatest numbers. There were 16,552 bar headed geese. Also, the census reported 5,631 common teal, 9,493 northern pintail and 2,236 ferruginous ducks.
40,000 hog deers were reported. They are the main food for the tigers in the park.
35 elephants were spotted.

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Omo Kibish I is the oldest Human Fossils

As per a recent study, one of the oldest known Homo sapiens fossils, Omo Kibish I, may be around 35,000 years older than it was previously thought.
Omo Kibish I was first unearthed in Ethiopia in 1967.The study used volcanic ash to date the fossils and thus there were 22,000-year margin of error.
New minimum age for Omo I is consistent with most recent theories of human evolution. Study also brings it closer to the age given to oldest Homo sapiens remains, which were discovered in 2017 in Morocco. Remains in Morocco were dated to 300,000 years ago. Omo I is the only fossil, with all the morphological characteristics of modern man.

Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura celebrated Statehood Day January 21

Every year, the states of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura celebrate their statehood day on January 21. These states were formed under the North Eastern Region (Reorganization) Act, 1971.
The princely states of Manipur and Tripura were joined with India in 1949. They were then granted the union territory status.
In 1972, Meghalaya and Tripura were granted complete statehood. The states were formed under the North Eastern Region (Re-organization) Act, 1971.
In 1947, the north eastern region of India comprised of Assam plains, North Eastern Frontier Tracts and hill districts. Later in 1949, the princely states of merged with India. They were made as union territories. The state of Nagaland was formed in 1963.
In 1969, the Assam Reorganization (Meghalaya) Act was enacted. Under the act, Meghalaya was carved out of Assam and was made an autonomous state. This was done under the sixth schedule of Indian constitution.
In 1972, the North Eastern Reorganization act was enacted. It granted full statehood to Meghalaya and Tripura. Also, under the act, the NEFA and Mizo hills of Assam were made the union territories.
The Mizo Accord was signed in 1986. The state of Mizoram was created in 1987.
In 1987, NEFA, that is, Arunachal Pradesh was granted full statehood.

Assam’s Shakuntala Choudhary and Dhaneswar Engti conferred Padma Awards 2022

· Ms. Shakuntala Choudhary and Shri Dhaneswar Engti from Assam receive the Padma Shri Award for the year 2022. The Padma Awards were announced on Tuesday 25 January by the Indian government.
· Shakuntala Choudhary from Assam has been selected for her contribution to social work for the welfare of society.Shakuntala Choudhary was earlier honored by the government of India with the National Awards for Senior Citizens – Vayoshestha Samman in the year 2021. She works as the supervisor at the Kasturba Ashram located in Guwahati and is recognized as a well-known social worker of the state. She has immense contribution to the well-being and empowerment of women across the country.
· Dhaneswar Engti from Karbi Anglong district is a well-known lyricist and a writer who is widely recognized for his contribution to the field of Karbi music and Karbi literature. He has been selected for the most prestigious award in the field of Literature and Education. Notably, the renowned writer has earlier received the prestigious award of Kristinandan Literary in the year 2017.
· Six esteemed personalities from the Northeast will be receiving the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri for the year 2022.
· On 25^th January, 2022, on the eve of 73^rd Republic Day, Padma Awards were declared. The President has approved conferment of 128 Padma Awards including 2 duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) – 4 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri Awards. 34 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 13 posthumous awardees.

19 January observed as Kokborok Day in Tripura

On 19 January 2022 Tripura observed 44th Kokborok Day, also known as the Tripuri Language Day.
The day commemorates the initial recognition of Kokborok as the official language in 1979.
The state Govt. is stressing more on regional languages and renamed Baramura hills to Hatai Kotor two years ago.
Govt in Tripura officially rechristened two more locations with Kokborok names while observing the 44th Kokborok Day – Gandacherra was renamed as Ganda Twisa, where the picturesque Dumbur Lake is there and Atharomura range to Hachuk Berem in Kokborok language.

India becomes the largest exporter of Cucumber and Gherkins

India emerged as the ‘Pickle King of The World’, in a recent development.
India crossed the exports of worth USD 200 million of agricultural processed product, pickling gherkins, cucumber or cornichons, in the financial year 2020-2021.
With this, India became the largest exporter of cucumbers and gherkins worldwide.
India exported 1,23,846 metric tonnes (MT) of cucumber and gherkins, with a value of USD 114 million during April-October 2021.
In 2020-21, India shipped 2,23,515MT of cucumber and gherkins with value worth USD 223 million.
India meets 15 percent of total global requirement of demand of gherkins. Indian plants are of international standards and have been made to cater to the requirements of foreign countries.
Export of pickled cucumber – Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh process and export the pickled cucumber across the world. Pickled cucumbers are imported by more than 20 countries, namely, USA, France, South Korea, Japan, Israel, Canada, Germany etc.
Gherkin is also known as pickled cucumber. It is a cucumber that has been pickled in vinegar, brine, or other solution and left to ferment for some time.

Steps by APEDA to promote export

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has also undertaken several initiatives in infrastructure development, product promotion in international market and food safety management systems across processing units. The gherkin manufacturing and exporting companies are ISO, IFS, BRC, FSSC 22000 or HACCP certified or they possess all the certifications.

National Girl Child Day celebrated on January 24

Every year the National Girl Child Day is celebrated on January 24. The day is celebrated to promote the rights of girl child in the country. Also the day aims to spread the importance of education, health and nutrition of the girl child.
The first national girl child day was celebrated in 2008. It is an initiative of Ministry of Women and Child Development.
International Girl Child Day is celebrated on October 11. It is celebrated by the United Nations and several other international organisations. The United Nations celebrated the first International Day of Girl Child in 2012.
8 percentage of girls are married before the age of 18 years. The under five mortality rate of girl children is 40 per 1000 livebirths. This is 11% higher than that of the under five mortality rate of boy child.

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Govt of Assam conferred its highest award ‘Assam Baibhav’ on Ratan Tata

Govt of Assam conferred its highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’ on Ratan Tata, on January 24, 2022. However, Ratan Tata did not attend the event personally because of Covid-19 situation. Award was received by his representative during a programme held in Guwahati.
Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma announced to confer Assam Baibhav, Assam Saurav and Assam Gaurav Awards, for the year 2021.
Assam Saurav award was conferred on Professor Dipak Chand Jain, Lovlina Borgohain, Professor Kamalendu Deb Krori, Dr Lakshmanan S, and Neel Pawan Baruah.
Assam Gaurav award was conferred on Manoj Kumar Basumatary, Munindra Nath Ngatey, Dharanidhar Boro, Hemoprabha Chutia, Dr Basanta Hazarika, Kaushik Baruah, Khorsing Terang, Akash Jyoti Gogoi, Namita Kalita, Dr Asif Iqbal, Kalpana Boro, Boby Hazarika, and Bormita Momin.

FACTFILE: Assam Baibhav

It is the highest civilian award of Assam. It was declared on the occasion of “Asom diwas” (Assam Day). The Award carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh. Furthermore, the recipient can avail medical treatment at Govt expense, throughout his life. Obverse of the award has an image of Jaapi and words “Assam Baibhav” has been inscribed in Assamese script, on the leaf of Hollong tree.

India rank 85^th in 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index

The Transparency International recently released the Corruption Perception Index. According to the index, India ranked 85 among the world countries. The report said that the score of corruption has been stagnant for India over a decade.
The rankings were created based on the corruption in the public sector of the countries. Based on this, the Corruption Perception Index is calculated. Here zero means highly corrupt, a score of 100 means the country is clean. India scored 40.
India in the ranking:India scored 86th in the ranking in 2020. In 2019, India was ranked 80th. According to the report, the journalists in India are facing severe risks.
Relative performance of India: Around 86% of the countries showed little or no improvement since 2012. India was one among them. India was in 94th position in 2012.
Top Countries: Denmark topped the index followed by Denmark, New Zealand. Their scores were around 88.

India’s first Graphene Innovation Centre set up in Kerala

The first Graphene innovation centre of the country is set up in Kerala. This is the first research and development centre being established for graphene.
The central Govt has allocated Rs 86.41 crores of funds for the project. The centre is to be built along with the support of Kerala Govt. Tata steel is the industrial partner.
The state Govt run Digital University Kerala and the Centre for Materials for Electronics will join hands along with the state and central Govts in implementing the project.

About Graphene

Graphene is the strongest material in the world. Also, it is the thinnest material. Graphene has good electrical conductivity and chemical stability. It is transparent, light in weight and has a large surface area.
Graphene has the ability to replace indium. It brings down the cost of Organic Light Emitting Diode. Graphene is an isotope of carbon. It has a two – dimensional honeycomb nanostructure.
Graphene is addressed to as “Wonder material” for its electronic and electrical properties.
Graphene is a zero gap semiconductor. This means the conduction band and the valence band are at the same energy level. For an element to conduct electricity, it should have free electrons in conduction band.

Applications of Graphene

It is used to make tennis racquets. Also, graphene is used in making composite materials, biological engineering, energy storage and filtration. It is also used in lubricants, paints, functional fluids, batteries, coatings, oils, capacitors, display materials, solar cells.
Graphene is also used to add strength to other materials. Adding a very little amount of graphene to metals, plastics or any other materials makes it highly stronger.
As Graphene has high surface area to volume ratio, it is ideal to be used in making super capacitors.
Graphene has anti – corrosion coatings. It is used in drug delivery, sensors, paints and solar panels.

James Webb Space Telescope succeeded the Hubble Space Telescope.

The James Webb Space Telescope succeeded the Hubble Space Telescope. It was jointly built by NASA, European Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency. It uses infrared light to make observations.
It was at first called the “Next Generation Space Telescope”. It was renamed in 2002. James Webb was a former NASA administrator. He played a major role in the Apollo programme of NASA. It has a large sized 6.5 metre mirror.
The telescope is to be used to look deep into the cosmos. It will capture light from the very first star population. That is, the telescope will study stars that were formed 13.5 billion years ago.
The main telescope used is Korsch telescope. The transponders in the James Webb Telescope use S – band for tracking. S – band is a part of the microwave band. It covers frequencies between 2 GHz and 4 GHz. Usually the S – band is used for communication between NASA and International Space Station. Also, S – band is used for airport surveillance, for weather monitoring, air traffic control.
Orbit of the telescope is Halo Orbit. The halo orbit is an orbit near one of the Lagrange points. The Halo orbits exist only in three body system. For instance, in sun, earth and moon.
The Space Telescope Science Institute located in Baltimore, Maryland operates as the Science and Operation Centre of the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Anantha Nageswaran appointed new Chief Economic Advisor

The Govt of India has appointed Anantha Nageswaran as the new Chief Economic Advisor. He is a former member of Prime Minister Economic Advisory Council.

BIOGRAPHY :Anantha Nageswaran

Nageswaran has taught in Business schools in India and Singapore. He is a visiting professor at Kre University. Krea University is one of the top private universities of the country. It is sponsored by IFMR. IFMR is Institute for Financial Management and Research.
He has completed post-graduation from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Also he has a doctoral degree from the Massachusetts institute.
Nageswaran worked as a senior advisor to the International Financial Services Authority of India (IFSCA) between 2019 and 2021.
Between 1994 and 2011, he worked as a currency economist at the Union Bank of Switzerland.

Chief Economic Advisor

The post of CEA was lying vacant after Dr Krishnamurthy Subramanian left office in December 2021. He succeeded Arvind Subramanian in 2018.
The CEA reports to the Finance Minister of India.The post is equivalent to Secretary in India.
The CEA is the head of the Department of Economic Affairs that operates under Ministry of Finance.

PM Economic Advisory Council

It is an independent body. Nageswaran had led the council for PM Modi. Currently Dr Bibek Debroy is the Chairman of the council. The council advises the PM on national and international economic issues.

IFSCA

IFSCA aims to bring a strong global connect between India and rest of the world. It was created in 2020 at the GIFT city, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
IFSCA develops and regulates financial services and financial products. It is governed by nine members. Each member from IRDAI, SEBI, RBI, PFRDA.Two members from Ministry Finance and two members as recommended by the selection committee. It is led by a chair person.

Rafael Nadal won his 21st Grand Slam at Australian Open

Rafael Nadal won his 21st Grand Slam title as he beat Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open Final to grab his Grand Slam.
Roger Federer of Switzerland and Novak Djokovic of Serbia have won 20 Grand slams.

Asteroid named after Nadal

In 2003, the 128036 astroid in the main asteroid belt was named after him. The asteroid is now called the Rafale Nadal asteroid. The asteroid was named by the International Astronomical Union.

BIOGRAPHY: Rafael Nadal

Nadal is ranked at fifth place by the ATP ranking. He was ranked number one for 209 weeks. Nadal has won 62 ATP singles titles. This includes 13 French open titles.Also, he has won Olympic gold medal, five Davis Cup titles.
He has continuously won 81 matches on clay. This is the world longest single surface win.
He was the first person to win on all the three different surfaces such as clay, grass and hard surface.
He is the youngest to win Grand Slam. He won his first grand slam when he was 24 years old.
The top level tennis players Roger Federer, Noval Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are addressed to as the Big three. Nadal is the only left – handed player of the big three.

Rapid Train connectivity in Manipur – First freight train to enter Manipur

On January 27, 2022, the first goods train reached the Rani Gaidinliu station of Manipur. This is the first freight train to enter Manipur after 75 years. This shows the rapid transformation happening in the state of Manipur.
Manipur is a hilly state. The new railway line built in the state is 111 km long. It runs from Jiribam to Imphal. The Jiribam railway station is 17 km from the Assam – Manipur border.
The Railway department is to construct 46 tunnels along the new rail line. Also, it includes 153 bridges. The world tallest bridge is in this line. It is in Noney district. The bridge is 141 metres high.
The Railways has spent Rs 14,000 crores in constructing the railway line so far. The construction started in 2013. The line was to be constructed up to Imphal. Now, there are plans to extend up to Moreh. Moreh is a trading centre located in Manipur-Myanmar border.

India’s First Geo Park in Jabalpur, MP

The first geological park of India will be built in Lamheta, Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.
Park will be constructed with an investment of Rs 35 crores, over five-acre land.
The geological park will be built in Lamheta, because this place is among significant places in world, from geological point of view. In 1928, William Henry Sleeman had discovered Dinosaur fossil from this area. UNESCO has also recognised Lamheta as geo heritage site.
Geopark is a unified area, which advances the protection and use of geological heritage in sustainable manner. It also promotes the economic well-being of the people living there.
Lamheta Formation is also called as Infratrappean Beds. It is a sedimentary geological formation found in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. It is associated with the Deccan Traps. It is of Maastrichtian age and is known for dinosaur fossils.

FACTFILE: Geological Survey of India (GSI)

GSI was founded in 1851. It is a scientific agency of India, working under ministry of Mines organisation. It is one of the oldest organisations worldwide and the second oldest survey organisation in India, following Survey of India. The Survey of India was founded in 1767.
It was set to conduct geological surveys and studies of India. It also acts as prime provider of basic earth science information to general public, industry and Govt besides official participant in coal, steel, cement, metals, power industries and international geoscientific forums.

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Assam Current Affairs & GK Quiz for APSC 2024 – Set 349: January 2024, Week 1

Posted on February 4, 2024March 25, 2024 by admin

Assam Current Affairs & GK Quiz for APSC 2024 – Set 349: January 2024, Week 1

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Q1. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Sixteenth Finance Commission?

Arvind Panagariya
Niranjan Rajadhyaksha
Dr. Soumya Kanti Ghosh
Ajay Kumar

Arvind Panagariya

Q2. Which state has become first in recording entries on the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) platform?

1. Assam
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Kerala
4. Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh has retained top rank for the third straight year in ensuring extensive usage of the Supreme Court e-committee’s Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS), a nationwide platform integrating courts, police, prisons and forensic labs.
Madhya Pradesh and Bihar trail at second and third position respectively.
The wide adoption by U.P. police aims to employ ICJS’s data analytics to predict crimes, manage law & order situations better and reduce pendency of cases.

Q3. China’s cutting-edge ocean drilling vessel designed to penetrate the Earth’s crust and reach the mantle for the first time in human history is

Yaogan
Mengxiang
Zhuque
Shuijing

Mengxiang

China has unveiled its first ocean drilling vessel, the Mengxiang, which is designed to delve into the Earth’s crust and explore the mysteries of the mantle. If successful, this will mark humanity’s first exploration into the upper mantle.

Q4. Who has been recently appointed as the new Chief of Materiel of the Indian Navy?

Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti
Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh
Vice Admiral Naveed Ashraf

Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh

Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh has taken over as the new Chief of Materiel of the Indian Navy from Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani. Vice Admiral Deshmukh is an alumnus of VJTI Mumbai and a postgraduate from Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.

The Chief of Materiel is the head of the Materials Branch of the Navy, dealing with logistics and maintenance.

Q5. Which oceanographic research vessel of the Indian Navy has embarked on the Sagar Maitri Mission-4 to Oman?

RV Sindhu Sankalp
INS Sagardhwani
INS Samundar
RV Sindhu Sadhana

INS Sagardhwani

INS Sagardhwani, an oceanographic research vessel of the Indian Navy, has embarked on the Sagar Maitri Mission-4 to Oman. The goal of the mission is to establish long-term scientific partnerships and collaboration with Indian Ocean Rim countries for ocean research and development.

Q6. Which company has decided to introduced “Copilot key” in PC keyboards?

Apple
Google
Microsoft
Yahoo

Microsoft

Q7. Joint military exercise ‘Desert Cyclone’ is conducted between India and which country?

USA
Iran
Australia
UAE

UAE

The Joint Military Exercise ‘Desert Cyclone’, between India and UAE is being organized in Mahajan, Rajasthan. The exercise aims to enhance interoperability by learning and sharing best practices in operations.

Q8. India’s first submarine tourism will be started in which state?

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Gujarat
3. Maharashtra
4. Kerala

Gujarat

The Gujarat government, in partnership with Mazgaon Dock Limited, is set to pioneer India’s first-ever submarine tourism project at Dwarka.

Q9. Who among the following has been honoured with M S Swaminathan Award?

Prof B R Kamboj
Jadav Payeng
M. Yoganathan
Rajendra Singh

Prof B R Kamboj

Prof. B.R. Kamboj, the Vice Chancellor of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, has been bestowed with the prestigious M.S. Swaminathan Award. He was awarded with this prestigious award for his significant contributions as a scientist and extension specialist in the field of agronomy.

Q10. Which space agency has launched XPoSat aboard PSLV-C58?

ISA
NASA
ISRO
JAXA

ISRO

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) aboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C58.

Q11. Who among the following has been appointed as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff

Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
Vice Admiral Ajit Singh
Vice Admiral Gurpreet Singh
Vice Admiral Kuldeep Yadav

Vice Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi

The Vice Chief is the deputy of the Chief of the Naval Staff and is usually the second highest ranking officer of the Indian Navy.

Q12. Who will represent India at Uganda NAM Summit in January 2024?

Amit Shah
Dr S Jaishankar
Nirmala Sitaraman
Rajnath Singh

Dr S Jaishankar

India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar is set to represent India at the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Uganda’s capital Kampala.

Q13. Who becomes the first woman to amass a $100 billion?

Nita Ambani
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
Julia Koch
Jacqueline Mars

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers

Q14. Which city will host the International Kite Festival ahead of Ram Temple’s consecration?

Jamnagar
Surat
Ayodhya
Rajkot

Ayodhya

Q15. First all-girls Sainik School inaugurated recently in which state?

Assam
Himachal Pradesh
Bihar
Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

The first-ever all-girls Sainik School was inaugurated in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh.

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Assam Current Affairs & GK Quiz for APSC 2023 – Set 345: October 2023, Week 2

Posted on December 6, 2023February 7, 2024 by admin

Assam Current Affairs & GK Quiz for APSC 2023 – Set 345: October 2023, Week 2

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Q1. Who recently launched India’s first 5G Training Labs and 5G applications in the health sector in all the eight North Eastern States?

Jitendra Singh
Narendra Modi
Amit Shah
Kishan Reddy

Kishan Reddy

India’s first 5G training labs and 5G applications in the health sector have been launched in all the eight North Eastern States. The project is centrally funded through North East Council (NEC) and being implemented by Assam Electronic Development Corporation (AMTRON), a PSU of Assam government.

Q2. Which state’s Yak Churpi has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Himachal Pradesh
Mizoram

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh’s Yak Churpi has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. It is a naturally fermented dairy product crafted from the milk of yaks. Churpi is a traditional food of the tribal yak herders in the state. It is rich in protein and has been a lifeline for them in the harsh conditions of the Himalayan region.

Q3. Who was awarded the 2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize in Mathematics?

Neena Gupta
Ruixiang Zhang
Adam Harper
Will Sawin

Ruixiang Zhang

Mathematician Ruixiang Zhang, an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, USA, was awarded the 2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize in Mathematics for his pioneering contributions to number theory.

Q4. Where is the world’s second-largest Hindu temple outside India located, which was recently inaugurated?

Australia
US
New Zealand
United Kingdom

The world’s second-largest Hindu temple outside India is located in Robbinsville Township, New Jersey, US. It is called the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple and is set to be inaugurated on 8th October 2023.

Q5. What is India’s rank in the IMD World Talent Ranking for 2023?

32nd
42nd
56th
59th

56th

India slipped four spots to the 56th position (Out of 64 economies) in the 2023 World Talent Ranking, compared to its 52nd position in the 2022 ranking.

Top Ranking countries are

Switzerland
Luxembourg
Iceland
Belgium
Netherlands

Q6. Which state will be the location of the newly approved Sarakka Central Tribal University?

Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana

Telangana

The Sarakka Central Tribal University will be located in Mulugu district, Telangana. It is a commitment made by the Central government as a part of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. The university will have a budget of Rs 889 crore and will aim to provide quality education to tribal students in the region. It will offer a variety of courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as research programs.

Q7. When is World Tourism Day 2023 celebrated?

September 25
September 26
September 28
September 27

September 27

World Tourism Day 2023 is observed worldwide on September 27. This annual celebration, initiated by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), aims to promote and highlight the significance of tourism across the globe. It serves as a platform to raise awareness about the importance of tourism and its positive impact on economies and cultures.

Q8. The Indian-origin professor who has been awarded the 2023 Dutch Spinoza Prize for climate change research?

Dr. Rajendra Pachauri
Jaap Sinninghe Damsté
Dr. Joyeeta Gupta
Dr. Sunita Narain

Dr. Joyeeta Gupta

Dr. Joyeeta Gupta is an Indian-origin professor at the University of Amsterdam who has been awarded the prestigious Dutch Spinoza Prize for her groundbreaking work in the field of climate change. The Spinoza Prize is the highest scientific award in the Netherlands. It is awarded annually to two or three researchers who have made outstanding contributions to their field.

Q9. The recently established 54th Tiger Reserve in India, Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve is located in which state?

Uttar Pradesh
Karntaka
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

India’s 54th Tiger Reserve, the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve, was established in Madhya Pradesh in 2023. It is the seventh tiger reserve in the state.

Q10. When is World Nature Day celebrated?

October 1
October 3
October 5
October 7

October 3

World Nature Day is celebrated on October 3 every year. It is a day to raise awareness about the challenges facing our environment, particularly due to climate change. The theme for World Nature Conservation Day 2023 is ‘Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet’. This theme highlights the importance of forests for both people and the planet. Forests provide us with essential resources such as food, water, and clean air. They also play a vital role in regulating the climate and protecting biodiversity.

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Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 343: September 2023, Week 5

Posted on October 8, 2023March 27, 2024 by admin

Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 343: September 2023, Week 5

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Q1. Assam Govt. has launched the “Mukhyamantrir Atmanirbharshil Asom Abhiyan” to provide financial grant of what amount to the deserving young individuals, to improve job opportunities in the state?

Rs. 2 Lakh to 5 Lakh
Rs. 3 Lakh to 5 Lakh
Rs. 5 Lakh to 10 Lakh
Rs. 10 Lakh

Rs. 2 Lakh to 5 Lakh

Q2. Which village in Assam has been chosen as the Best Tourism Village of India for the year 2023?

Biswanath Ghat
Chunbari Gaon
Ranthali
Sarthebari

Biswanath Ghat

Biswanath Ghat in Assam has been chosen as the Best Tourism Village of India in 2023 by the Ministry of Tourism.

Q3. Which is the oldest paramilitary force in the country?

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
Border Security Force (BSF)
Assam Rifles
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

Assam Rifles

Q4. Which country has become Bangladesh’s leading export partner?

China
India
United States
England

India

India has become Bangladesh’s leading export partner, surpassing Japan and China.

Q5. When is Engineers’ Day celebrated in India?

February 28
September 15
July 31
December 13

September 15

Q6. How many elephant corridors are there in India, as per the “Elephant Corridors of India” report released by the Union Environment Ministry?

92
106
129
150

150

The “Elephant Corridors of India” report released by the Union Environment Ministry states that there are 150 elephant corridors in India.

Q7. India’s rank in the Global Innovation Index 2023 is

24th
29th
36th
40th

40th

India retains 40th rank out of 132 economies in the Global Innovation Index 2023 rankings published by the World Intellectual Property Organization. India’s improved significantly from its rank of 81 in 2015.

Q8. Who has been honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2023?

Dilip Kumar
Dharmendra
Amitabh Bachchan
Waheeda Rehman

Waheeda Rehman

Q9. When is the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation celebrated?

September 5
September 12
September 19
September 30

September 12

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation is celebrated to recognize and promote economic, social, and political developments in regions and countries in the South and highlight UN efforts for technical cooperation among developing nations.

Q10. Who is regarded as the ‘Father of Green Revolution in India’?

M.S. Swaminathan
C. V. Raman
Verghese Kurien
Amartya Sen

M.S. Swaminathan

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Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 342: September 2023, Week 4

Posted on October 6, 2023October 11, 2023 by admin

Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 342: September 2023, Week 4

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Q1. Recently, which state’s cabinet recommended the withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) on September 9, 2023?

Nagaland
Assam
Manipur
Meghalaya

Assam

The Assam cabinet has recommended to the central government to withdraw the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from the state. AFSPA gives the armed forces sweeping powers to search, arrest and shoot to kill in areas declared as “disturbed”. It has been in force in Assam since 1990.

Q2. Where will PepsiCo India set up its new food manufacturing plant, which will be PepsiCo’s first food-focused manufacturing plant in the Northeast region?

Sikkim
Tripura
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam

Assam

PepsiCo India has announced that it will invest Rs 778 crore to set up a new food manufacturing plant in Nalbari district, Assam. The plant is expected to be operational by 2025 and will create direct and indirect employment opportunities for around 500 people. It will produce Lay’s potato chips, Kurkure snacks, and other food products.

Q3. Who is the author of the book ‘Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras’?

Radhika Iyengar
Jhumpa Lahiri
Kiran Desai
Anita Nair

Radhika Iyengar

Q4. Which multinational group/organization was granted permanent membership in the G20 under India’s presidency?

BRICS
OPEC
ASEAN
African Union

African Union

The African Union was granted permanent membership in the G20 under India’s presidency of the forum.
The announcement was made at the G20 summit in New Delhi on September 9, 2023.

Q5. Which railway station has recently received the ‘Green Railway Station’ certification with the highest rating of Platinum from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)?

Vijayawada Railway Station
Guwahati Railway Station
Rani Kamlapati Railway Station
Warangal Railway Station

Vijayawada Railway Station

Q6. Who is known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb”?

Ernest Rutherford
Albert Einstein
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Niels Bohr

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer is known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb” due to his major contribution to the Manhattan Project during World War II. He was the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, where the atomic bomb was developed. Recently the movie Oppenheimer was also released.

Q7. Who is recently crowned as the Miss International India 2023?

Nandini Gupta
Shweta Sharda
Praveena Anjana
T Strela Luwang

Praveena Anjana

Q8. Which country has won the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup?

China
Germany
USA
England

German

Germany won the 2023 FIBA World Cup, defeating Serbia 83-77 in the final.

Q9. Recently, handwoven Rayagada Shawls received GI tag. Mainly, Dongria Kondhs made these Shawls from hand-spun cotton and are known for their intricate designs and vibrant colours. The Rayagada Shawls from which state

Nagaland
Odisha
Sikkim
Himachal Pradesh

Odisha

The Dongria Kondhs are a tribal group indigenous to Odisha. They are known for their unique culture and traditions, including their handwoven Rayagada Shawls. The shawls are made from hand-spun cotton and are known for their intricate designs and vibrant colours.

Q10. According to the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2023, which city has the cleanest air in India (among cities with populations over one million)?

Coimbatore
Bangalore
Kochi
Indore

Indore

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Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 339: September 2023, Week 1

Posted on September 27, 2023October 11, 2023 by admin

Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 339: September 2023, Week 1

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Q1. Recently, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced a major outreach program called “Raijyor Xomadhon (public solutions)” with the aim of

bridging the social infrastructure gap and assessing the implementation of various Govt schemes
bridging e-governance services to the doors of every citizens
improving the health and education scenario in the the rural areas
Solving bottleneck issues in agriculture and primary sectors

Bridging the social infrastructure gap and assessing the implementation of various Govt schemes

Q2. Which personality from Assam has been awarded the 65th Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2023?

Manmohan Singh
Ravi Kannan
Bhabendra Nath Saikia
Hema Bharali

Ravi Kannan

Q3. Tharman Shanmugaratnam has been recently elected as President of which country?

Mauritius
New Zealand
Singapore
Seychelles

Singapore

He won the election with 70.4% of the votes.
Shanmugaratnam was previously the Senior Minister of Singapore from 2019 to 2023. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister for eight years. He studied at the London School of Economics, Cambridge University, and Harvard University.

Q4. Which country’s military force has recently unveiled the artificial intelligence robot ‘Valkyrie’ for aerial combat?

China
USA
Saudi Arabia
UK

USA

Q5. Which Union Ministry has recently introduced a fresh visa category named ‘Ayush Visa’?

Ministry of Ayush
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of External Affairs

Ministry of Home Affairs

“Ayush Visa” to cater to foreign nationals seeking medical treatment, including therapeutic care, wellness, and yoga in India.
To address the requirement for a dedicated visa program for foreign visitors seeking treatment under Ayush systems or Indian medicine.

Q6. Which Union Ministry has recently launched the sixth edition of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2023?

Ministry of Electronics and IT
Ministry of Science and Technology
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) have launched the sixth edition of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2023.
Since its inception in 2017, the Smart India Hackathon has become a global model for hackathons and innovation frameworks.
This event presents 239 problem statements, including 182 software challenges and 57 hardware challenges.

Q7. Which of the following is the blockchain-based project recently launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?

Grapevine
PayOne
Falcon
Oxygen App

Falcon

Falcon is an open-source project that aims to simplify the management and use of blockchains based on ‘Hyperledger Fabric’ and supported on Kubernetes clusters. Essentially, Falcon is expected to help developers innovate on blockchain-based payment solutions.

Q8. Who is the chairperson of the Committee set up to assess the viability of the “one nation, one election” concept?

Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud
Ramnath Kovind
Ranjan Gogoi
Arjun Ram Meghwal

Ramnath Kovind

The members of the panel include Union home minister Amit Shah, ex-J&K chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Finance Commission chairman N K Singh, Constitution expert Subhash C Kashyap, senior advocate Harish Salve, and ex-Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari.

Q9. In August 2023, the number of UPI transactions performed reached a milestone of

10 billion
12 billion
20 billion
50 billion

10 billion

Q10. NITI Aayog signed a MoU with which institution on fast tracking SDGs?

World Bank
Asian Development Bank
UNDP
UNEP

UNDP

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed to formalise a framework of cooperation on a range of areas, including SDG localisation, data-driven monitoring, Aspirational Districts and Blocks, among others.
The MoU was signed for a period of five years.
NITI Aayog is the nodal Institution for coordinating the adoption and monitoring of SDGs at the national and sub-national levels. UNDP plays the integrator role in coordinating efforts to fast-track progress on the SDGs within the UN system.

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Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 338: August 2023, Week 5

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Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 338: August 2023, Week 5

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Q1. The North East Venture Fund (NEVF) was set up by

North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFi)
Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
SEBI
SBI

North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFi)

G Kishan Reddy, the Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), revealed in a written reply at the Lok Sabha that the North East Venture Fund (NEVF) has made substantial investments in 37 startups across various sectors, amounting to Rs 56.84 Crore.

Q2. Assam’s govt has recently planned to establish a ‘Knowledge Hub’ and an ‘Assam Institute of Urban Affairs’. Who is the present Housing and Urban Affairs Minister of Assam?

Ranjeet Kumar Dass
Atul Bora
Chandra Mohan Patowary
Ashok Singhal

Ashok Singhal

Assam’s government has unveiled an ambitious plan to establish a ‘Knowledge Hub’ and an ‘Assam Institute of Urban Affairs.’ Led by Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Ashok Singhal, these initiatives aim to introduce cutting-edge urban planning concepts and expertise to the state.

Q3. Which club football tournament is the oldest in Asia and the third oldest in the world?

AFC Champions League
Santosh Trophy
Durand Cup
Bengal Cup

Durand Cup

Q4. Which nation emerged as the champion of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023?

England
Germany
Spain
France

Spain

Q5. Who was honored with the Lokmanya Tilak National Award on 01 August 2023?

Rajnath Singh
Amit Shah
Nirmala Sitharaman
Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi

Q6. Who is the winner of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2023?

Praggnanandhaa
Gukesh D
Magnus Carlsen
Viswanathan Anand

Magnus Carlsen

Q7. What film was awarded the “Best Feature Film” at the 69th National Film Awards?

RRR
Pushpa: The Rise
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

Q8. Who has been recently declared as the National Icon of the Election Commission of India (ECI)?

Sachin Tendulkar
Neeraj Chopra
MS Dhoni
Shahrukh Khan

Sachin Tendulkar

Q9. Which country recently achieved the historic feat by becoming the first country to successfully land on the South Pole of the lunar surface?

China
United States
India
Japan

India

Q10. Assam has recently unveiled state’s longest flyover measuring 2.63 kilometers, connecting Maligaon Chariali to Kamakhya Gate in Guwahati. The flyover is

Brahmaputra Flyover
Lachit Flyover
Nilachal Flyover
Kamrup Flyover

Nilachal Flyover

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Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 337: August 2023, Week 4

Posted on September 11, 2023September 25, 2023 by admin

Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 337: August 2023, Week 4

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Q1. The Badminton Association of India’s National Center of Excellence (NCE) was recently inaugurated at

Tezpur
Dibrugarh
Guwahati
Agartala

Guwahati

The Badminton Association of India (BAI) is the governing body for badminton in India. The BAI National Center of Excellence (NCE) was inaugurated in Guwahati, Assam on August 11. The BAI was formed in 1934 and has been holding national-level tournaments in India since 1936. The NCE is a major boost to the sport in India.

Q2. Which day is declared to be celebrated as the National Space Day in India?

August 23
August 19
August 14
August 07

August 23

PM Modi announced the celebration of India’s National Space Day on August 23 every year, naming the landing site of the lander as ‘Shiv Shakti Point’, and designating the point on the moon with symbols of Chandrayaan-2 as ‘Tricolor Point.

Q3. Which of the following countries are set to join the BRICS on 1 January 2024?

Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE
Argentina, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE
Argentina, Egypt, Japan, Saudi Arabia and UAE
Argentina, Bangladesh, Egypt, Japan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE

Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates

Q4. Who is the winner of the Miss Diva Universe 2023 beauty pageant?

Nandini Gupta
Sini Shetty
Divita Rai
Shweta Sharda

Shweta Sharda

Q5. India’s first space-based solar observatory, which will be launch on 2nd September, in

Surya-L1
Aditya-L1
Solar module -1A
SOLRAD 1

Aditya-L1

Q6. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘ULLAS (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society) initiative’?

Ministry of Education
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Ministry of MSME
Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Education

Union Ministry of Education inaugurated the logo, slogan – “Jan Jan Sakshar,” and the mobile application for ULLAS: Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram.
The ULLAS initiative aims to transform education and literacy nationwide by creating a learning ecosystem that provides basic education, digital and financial literacy, and critical life skills to individuals aged 15 and above who missed the chance to attend school.

Q7. What is the main focus of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023?

Protecting individuals’ personal data and enabling lawful data processing
Promoting digital entrepreneurship
Ensuring every citizens has free access to digital services
Regulating social media platforms

Protecting individuals’ personal data and enabling lawful data processing

Q8. Who became the first Foreign Head of the Government to receive ‘The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour’ from the Greek govt?

Angela Merkel
Rishi Sunak
Narendra Modi
Emmanuel Macron

Narendra Modi

Q9. Who recently became India’s first-ever gold medalist at the World Athletics Championships?

Neeraj Chopra
Mirabai Chanu
Abhinav Bindra
Sushil Kumar

Neeraj Chopra

Q10. What city retained its top position and won the National Smart City Award in the fourth edition of the India Smart Cities Award Contest (ISAC)?

Trichy
Indore
New Delhi
Surat

Indore

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