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Assam Current Affairs – October 04-06, 2022

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October 04-06, 2022

AFSPA extended in Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh for six months

The Central government has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act — known as AFSPA for another six months in 12 districts of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.

It has also been extended in certain parts of five other districts of the two northeastern states to facilitate the armed forces to continue the anti-insurgency operations.

The AFSPA will be extended for six months in nine districts of Nagaland: Dimapur, Niuland, Chumoukedima, Mon, Kiphire, Noklak, Phek, and Zunheboto and and 16 police stations areas in four other districts — Kohima, Mokokchung, Longleng, and Wokha.

Nagaland has 16 districts while Arunachal Pradesh has 26 districts. This was announced in a notification by the Home Ministry. 

About the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA)

  • The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), passed by the Indian Parliament in 1958 to the Indian Armed Forces to maintain public order in “disturbed areas”.
  • The Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act of 1976 states that once an area is designated as “disturbed,” it must remain that way for at least six months. 
  • One such law, which was passed on September 11, 1958, applied to the Naga Hills, which were then a part of Assam. It gradually expanded to the other Seven Sister States in northeastern India during the next decades.

Indian-origin Vivek Murthy is appointed as US representative on WHO executive board

US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-origin Dr. Vivek Murthy to serve as the country’s representative on the executive board of the World Health Organisation.

Dr Murthy will serve as the US Representative on WHO Executive Board alongside his continued duties as the US Surgeon General.

Key Points

  • In March 2021, he was confirmed by the US Senate to serve as the 21st Surgeon General of the country. 
  • Previously, he served as the 19th Surgeon General under President Barack Obama. 
  • He is the Vice Admiral of the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. 
  • He commands a uniformed service of over 6,000 dedicated public health officers, serving the most underserved and vulnerable populations.
  • He is also the first Indian-origin Surgeon General of the US, he was raised in Miami and graduated from Harvard, the Yale School of Medicine, and the Yale School of Management.

India emerges as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar

India emerges as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar and world’s 2nd largest exporter of sugar. 

Key Points

  • In Sugar Season (Oct-Sep) 2021-22, a record of more than 5000 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT) of sugarcane was produced in the country out of which about 3574 LMT of sugarcane was crushed by sugar mills to produce about 394 LMT of sugar (Sucrose). Out of this, 35 LMT sugar was diverted to ethanol production and 359 LMT sugar was produced by sugar mills.
  • During 2020-21, India made records with the highest exports of about 109.8 LMT with no financial assistance and earned foreign currency of about Rs 40,000 crore for the country.
  • Timely Government interventions since the last 5 years have been crucial in building the sugar sector step by step from taking them out of financial distress in 2018-19 to the stage of self-sufficiency in 2021-22.
  • During the Sugar season 2021-22, sugar mills procured sugarcane worth more than 1.18 lakh crore and released payment of more than 1.12 lakh crore with no financial assistance (subsidy) from Government of India.
  • Government has been encouraging sugar mills to divert sugar to ethanol and also to export surplus sugar so that sugar mills may make payment of cane dues to farmers in time and also mills may have better financial conditions to continue their operations. 

SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 

The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 will be awarded to Yunqing Tang Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Ms. Yunqing’s works “display a remarkable combination of sophisticated techniques, in which the arithmetic and geometry of modular curves and of Shimura varieties play a central role, and her results and methods are bound to have major impact on future research in this area.”

Tang’s latest joint work with Frank Calegari and Vesselin Dimitrov based on modular equations is of great significance and has connections with Ramanujan’s own work.

The prize will be awarded at the International Conference on Number Theory during December 20-22, 2022 at SASTRA University.

About SASTRA Ramanujan Prize

  • The award was instituted by the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) in 2005. 
  • The award includes a cash prize of $10,000 and it is presented annually to individuals aged 32 and below, who made an outstanding contribution to the field of mathematics.

Ajay Bhadoo has been appointed as the Deputy Election Commissioner 

Ajay Bhadoo has been appointed as the Deputy Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India. 

Ajay Bhadoo is a 1999-batch Indian Administrative Officer (IAS) officer of the Gujarat cadre. He has been appointed as the deputy election commissioner until July 24, 2024 or till further order, whichever is earlier.

He was appointed as Joint Secretary to former President Ram Nath Kovind in July 2020. His two-month extension as Joint Secretary in the President’s Secretariat ended on September 25. 

Earlier, he has also served as Gujarat’s Vadodara Municipal Commissioner.

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Q1. FIFA has released a three-episode series on the life and career of which Indian football player?

  1. Sunil Chhetri
  2. I.M. Vijayan
  3. Bhaichung Bhutia
  4. Jeje Lalpekhlua

Sunil Chhetri

World football governing body FIFA has released a three-episode series on the life and career of talismanic Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri in recognition of his achievements and goal-scoring exploits. FIFA announced that the three episodes are available on FIFA+, its streaming platform.

 

Q2. Pullampara has recently become the first digitally literate gram panchayat. It is located in which state?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Kerala
  3. Tripura
  4. Karnataka


 Kerala

Pullampara in Thiruvananthapuram has become the first digitally literate gram panchayat in Kerala.

 

Q3. Recently, Adani Green commissioned the largest 600 MW wind-solar plant in which state?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Haryana
  4. Bihar

 Rajasthan

Adani Green commissions the largest 600 MW wind-solar plant in Rajasthan.

 

Q4. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of the Data Security Council of India?

  1. Vinayak Godse
  2. Nakul Jain
  3. Rajarshi Gupta
  4. Mukul Bhandarkar

Vinayak Godse

Data Security Council of India (DSCI), a leading industry organisation founded by NASSCOM, promoted senior vice president Vinayak Godse and named him the organization’s new CEO.

 

Q5. The All India Football Federation has launched a grassroots football development (GFD) scheme in which state?

  1. Assam
  2. Mizoram
  3. Odisha
  4. Arunachal Pradesh

 Arunachal Pradesh

The All India Football Federation has launched a grassroots football development (GFD) scheme in Arunachal Pradesh.

 

Q6. India’s current account deficit widens to what percent of GDP in Q1FY23?

  1. 6%
  2. 4%
  3. 2.8%
  4. 1.4%

 2.8%

India’s current account deficit widens to 2.8% of GDP in Q1FY23.

 

Q7. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched 5G services at India Mobile Congress 2022 in which city?

  1. Indore
  2. Bangalore
  3. New Delhi
  4. Hyderabad

 New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services at India Mobile Congress 2022 in New Delhi.

 

Q8. The only Indian to be included in the Time’s 100 emerging leaders’ list?

  1. Gautam Adani
  2. Akash Ambani
  3. Ankit Agarwal
  4. Ghazal Alagh

Akash Ambani

Jio Telecom head Akash Ambani is the only Indian on Time’s 100 emerging leaders’ list.

 

Q9. What is India’s rank in the Global Innovation Index Ranking?

  1. 14th
  2. 19th
  3. 32nd
  4. 40th

 40th

India ranked 40th for the first time in the Global Innovation Index Ranking.

 

Q10. Who was recently honoured with the ‘Changemaker’ award at UN SDG Action Awards?

  1. Garvita Gulhati
  2. Anisha Malik
  3. Srishti Bakshi
  4. Akhilesh Anil Kumar

 Srishti Bakshi

Indian women’s rights activist, Srishti Bakshi was honoured with the ‘Changemaker’ award at UN SDG Action Awards.

 

Q11. Swachh Bharat Diwas is celebrated on which date in India?

  1. October 1
  2. October 2
  3. October 8
  4. October 9

October 2

October 2 is celebrated as Swachh Bharat Diwas across India. Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), which organises Swachh Bharat Diwas-2022, implements two programmes -Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G) and Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).

President of India Droupadi Murmu confers the awards for Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2022, Swachhta Hi Sewa 2022, Sujlam 1.0 and 2.0, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Functionality Assessment, Har Ghar Jal certification and Start-up Grand Challenge.

 

Q12. Which city is adjudged as the cleanest city  in the country for the sixth time in a row, as per the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022?

  1. Bangalore
  2. Bhopal
  3. Indore
  4. Tiruchirappalli

 Indore

As per the results of Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022, Indore was adjudged the cleanest city, followed by Surat and Navi Mumbai.

 

Q13. Which country became the largest producer and second-largest exporter of sugar in the world?

  1. China
  2. Australia
  3. India
  4. Russia

India

India became the largest producer and second-largest exporter of sugar in the world.

 

Q14. Which country won the Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 title?

  1. UK
  2. India
  3. USA
  4. China

 USA

 

Q15. As per RBI regulation, the tokenization of card-based payments to be implemented from which date?

  1. October 01, 2022
  2. October 04, 2022
  3. December 31, 2023
  4. January 01, 2023


 October 01, 2022

As per the regulatory guidelines of RBI, with effect from 01st October, 2022, Banks introduce tokenization facility for all the card users of both Debit and Credit card holders of RuPay/VISA/Master card to enhance online transaction security.

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Assam Current Affairs – September 28-30, 2022

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Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India 

Senior advocate R. Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India for a period of three years from the 1st of October. 

Mr Venkataramani will replace current Attorney General KK Venugopal whose term ends on September 30, 2022.

About R Venkataramani 

  • R Venkataramani was registered as a lawyer with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu in 1977 and joined the chambers of PP Rao, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court in 1979.
  • In 1982, he had set up an independent practice in the Supreme Court and was designated as Senior Advocate of the SC in 1997. 
  • He has specialised in Constitutional law, Law of Indirect Taxes, Human Rights Law, Civil and Criminal Law.
  • He had also served as a member of the Law Commission of India in 2010 and 2013.

About Attorney-General of India 

  • The Attorney General for India is the Indian government’s chief legal advisor, and is its chief advocate in the courts.
  • The Attorney-General of India is appointed by the President of India under Article 76(1) of the Constitution and hold office during the pleasure of the President. 
  • They must be a person qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court. Hence, they must have been a judge of a high court for five years or an advocate of a high court for ten years, or an eminent jurist in the opinion of the President.

India ranks 40 in Global Innovation Index of World Intellectual Property Organization

India ranks 40 in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022 rankings released by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

India has leapfrogged to 40th position on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022 from the 81st spot in 2015.

India continues to lead the world in ICT services exports and holds top rankings in other indicators, including venture capital receipt value, finance for start-ups and scale-ups, graduates in science and engineering, labour productivity growth and domestic industry diversification.

Switzerland is the most innovative economy in the world in 2022 – for the 12th year in a row – followed by the United States, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

About Global Innovation Index

  • The Global Innovation Index is an annual ranking of countries by their capacity for, and success in, innovation, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization. 
  • It was started in 2007 by INSEAD, Cornell University, and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), along with other institutions.
  • The index is based on both objective and subjective data compiled from various sources including the World Bank, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the International Monetary Fund.

Samantha Cristoforetti becomes first European woman to command International Space Station 

Samantha Cristoforetti has been appointed as the first woman to command the International Space Station. She succeeded Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev.

Samantha will be the fifth and first woman European commander of the International Space Station.

The International Space Station is a multinational collaborative project that consists of five participating space agencies including NASA, JAXA, CSA, Roscosmos, and ESA.  The authority and use of the space station are established by intergovernmental treaties and agreements.

Suella Braverman has been named winner of the first-ever Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award

Britain’s Indian-origin Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been named winner of the first-ever Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award. 

She has been recently appointed as Home Secretary by British Prime Minister Liz Truss. 

She was the Attorney General for England and Wales from 2020 to 2022. She has been a member of parliament for Fareham in Hampshire since 2015.

Other Indian-origin winners lists: 

  • Broadcaster Naga Munchetty in the media category.
  • Chairman and CEO of celebrated visual effects firm DNEG Namit Malhotra in the Arts and Culture category. 
  • Captain Harpreet Chandi in the Uniformed and Civil Service category for her solo expedition across the Antarctic to the South Pole earlier this year. 
  • Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian was named Professional of Year for his pioneering DNA sequencing discovery. 
  • Karenjeet Kaur Bains won Sports Personality of the Year as the first female Sikh powerlifter to represent Britain on the global stage. 
  • Sherry Vaswani won Entrepreneur of the Year. 
  • Restaurateur brothers Shamil and Kavi Thakrar were named Business Persons of the Year as the founders of the successful Dishoom chain of restaurants. 
  • The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Kartar Lalvani, the founder of the UK’s well-known health supplements brand Vitabiotics.

Odisha releases India’s first tribal community-based encyclopedia

Odisha became the first state in India to publish an encyclopedia based on tribal communities. The “Encyclopedia of Tribes in Odisha” was unveiled by state chief minister Navin Patnaik. 

Key Points

  • The encyclopedia documents the unique and old-age traditions and culture of Odisha.
  • Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute (SCSTRTI)  and Odisha State Tribal Museum published the encyclopedia.
  • Tribes, as per 2011 census, constitute 22.85% of the population in Odisha. A total number of 62 tribal communities live in the state. 
  • Odisha is home to the third largest tribal population of India, but it is the most diverse indigenous communities found in the country. 
  • The encyclopedia consists of five edited volumes. It has 418 research articles on the tribals, including 13 particularly vulnerable groups. 
  • The encyclopedia is of 3800 papers contributed by its own research personnel.

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Rhino Memorial in Kaziranga National Park

The Kaziranga National Park in Assam has got a memorial made out of the ash of burnt rhino horns. The memorial was unveiled by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Key Points

  • The memorial having three rhino sculptures was named “Abode of the Unicorns”, it has three rhino sculptures – an adult male, an adult female and a calf.
  • It also has three statutes of forest guards, created using different materials.
  • The rhino statues were created using ashes collected from around 2,500 rhino horns that were burnt to flames by the Assam Government.
  • The rhino memorials in Kaziranga National Park are crafted by the sculptor Biju Das and the statues of the forest guards were sculpted by Biren Singha.
  • It takes around four months to finish the whole job and the estimated cost of this project is Rs.10 to 12 lakh.

India has won United Nations Award for National Health Mission

India has won the United Nations (UN) award for its ‘India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)’. The initiative is a large-scale hypertension intervention under the National Health Mission (NHM).

The IHCI won the ‘2022 UN Interagency Task Force and WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care Award’ at the UN General Assembly side event held at New York in USA

Key Points

  • The IHCI has been recognized for its unique and extraordinary work within India’s existing primary healthcare system. 
  • The award recognizes the outstanding commitment and action of India to prevent and control Non-Communicable Diseases and deliver integrated people-centric primary care. 
  • The initiative to control hypertension in the primary care system will contribute to reducing deaths due to heart attacks, kidney failures, and stroke.
  • IHCI has improved the linkage between population-based screening initiatives with health care. 
  • It has also been able to support and strengthen the existing healthcare delivery system and hypertension control interventions under the National Health Mission. 

About India Hypertension Control Initiative

The IHCI was introduced in 2017 and regulated in a phased manner to cover more than 130 districts across 23 states.

Under the initiative, more than 34 lakh people with hypertension are taking treatment in government health facilities, including Ayushman Bharat Health Wellness Centres.

India’s first plant-based meat shipped to the US 

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Authority (APEDA) has announced that Greenest has shipped India’s first consignment of plant-based meat products under the vegan food category from Nadiad in Gujarat to California, US. 

The plant-based consignment is 5000 kg and consists of mini samosas, hot and spicy strips, momos, spring rolls, nuggets, grilled patty, and other vegan products.

Greenest is India’s pioneer in plant-based protein products. It’s investors include names like Better Bite Ventures, a New Zealand-based dedicated Alt Protein VC fund, Magnetic and Sachid Madan, former chief executive of ITCs’s frozen snacks business.

Greenest has collaborated with Wholesome Foods to export its plant-based products to the US.

Uttar Pradesh Legislature reserves a women-only day

The Uttar Pradesh Legislature made history after both the Houses decided to reserve the day for women legislators to speak. The move was met with praise from both the ruling and opposition parties. 

The whole day was reserved for women members to raise women-centric issues, which happened for the first time in the history of UP assembly. 

The chief minister Yogi Adityanath initiated the day-long session during which only women members spoke in the House. He assured the women members of the house that whatever issues and problems they will raise, government will sympathetically work to solve them. 

Many women members thanked the government for this initiative and said that it is the power of democracy that a whole day was reserved for women.

Indian Author Meena Kandasamy wins the German PEN award

Indian author and poet Meena Kandasamy has been announced winner of the Hermann Kesten Prize by the PEN Centre in Germany’s Darmstadt.

Her novels have been shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the International Dylan Thomas Prize, the Jhalak Prize and the Hindu Lit Prize. 

Kandasamy is a feminist and anti-caste activist whose work revolves around the issue of gender, caste, sexuality, patriarchy, and oppression by the Brahmanical system. She previously held an editorial role at the English-language magazine ‘The Dalit’. 

The Hermann Kesten Prize is given to the personalities who stand up for the rights of persecuted authors and journalists.

The winner will receive an amount of €20,000 ($19,996) as prize money. This year, the PEN Center is also honouring the website “Weiter Schreiben” (German for “Keep writing”) with a special award for encouragement, for giving authors in exile and writers from conflict zones a platform to express their thoughts.

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CM of Manipur N. Biren Singh introduce web portal ‘CM Da Haisi’

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has launched a web portal to enable people to redress their grievances, and provide a platform to raise corruption-related issues. The web portal is called “CM Da Haisi,”(Let’s inform the CM).

The Public Grievances Redressal and Anti-Corruption Cell stationed at CM Secretariat will use the portal to communicate with the relevant departments to redress the grievances of the public within a stipulated time and also to provide the actionable complaints to the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Department for further inquiry and investigation. 

This portal will enable fast redressal of public grievances and also provide a platform to raise corruption-related issues.

It will further enable us to bring transparency and accountability in governance and delivery of public services. 

India’s first Avalanche Monitoring Radar installed in Sikkim

The Indian Army and Defence Geoinformatics and Research Establishment (DGRE) have jointly installed the Avalanche Monitoring Radar in north Sikkim. This radar, a first of its kind in India.

Key Points

  • The radar was made operational by DGRE, a laboratory under the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), which is involved in forecasting and mitigation of avalanche hazards faced by the Army in the Himalayan region.
  • It uses a series of short micro wave pulses, which are scattered at the target and can detect an avalanche in less than three seconds. 
  • The radar can permanently scan the targeted slope for avalanche release and track the path of the avalanche and its size in case it is triggered.
  • The radar can see through snow, fog as well as in the night, making it an all weather solution. It covers an area of two sq.km, obviating the requirement to place additional instruments in dangerous avalanche-prone areas, the officer elaborated.
  • The radar is also linked to an alarm system, enabling automatic control and warning measures in case an avalanche is triggered. Images and videos of the event are automatically recorded for future analysis by experts. 

The 10th India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA) Trilateral Ministerial Commission meeting held in New York

The 10th India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA) Trilateral Ministerial Commission meeting was held in New York. Dr. S. Jaishankar, the minister of external affairs, presided over the meeting.

The IBSA is a trilateral, developmental initiative between India, Brazil and South Africa to promote South-South cooperation and exchange.

Key Points

  • The agenda of the meeting was on mutual interests including cooperation in multilateral organizations, South-South cooperation, UNSC reform, 2030 agenda, Sustainable Development Goals, climate change, countering terrorism, and financing for developmental activities.
  • They also held discussions on regional issues like the African Union, the Middle East peace process, and the situation in Ukraine. 
  • The Ministers supported the aspiration of African countries to have a permanent presence in the United Nations Security Council. 
  • They also supported India and Brazil’s efforts to get permanent seats in the Security Council. 
  • India will host the 6th IBSA Summit on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in November this year.

India launched the ‘Innovation Roadmap of the Mission Integrated Biorefineries’, at Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022 

India announces the launch of the “Innovation Roadmap of the Mission Integrated Biorefineries” at the first-ever Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022 at Pittsburgh, in the United States. 

The Mission Integrated Biorefineries was developed in cooperation with Brazil, Canada, European Commission and the United Kingdom.

Key Points

  • The Mission’s goal is to develop and demonstrate innovative solutions to accelerate the commercialisation of integrated biorefineries.
  • The Mission aims at greater international collaboration and the need for increased financing for Energy RD&D (Research, Development & Demonstration) during the next five years through public-private investment. 
  • It aims to fill the void by identifying gaps and challenges in current biorefining value chains, prioritizing Eight key actions to support the Mission and guiding the Mission’s overall path in achieving its goal.
  • Dr Jitendra Singh said that a pilot plant of 10 Tons/day capacity plant with integrated enzyme production is being set up at Panipat Haryana, which will be commissioned by December 2022. This will be the 1st indigenous technology for on-site enzyme production. 
  • During the conference, India agreed to reach 500-Gigawatt non-fossil energy capacity and reduce carbon intensity of the economy by 45% over 2005 levels and achieve net zero emissions by 2070.

Dilip Tirkey was appointed as President of Hockey India

Former Indian men’s team captain Dilip Tirkey was elected as the new Hockey India (HI) president. He was elected unopposed. 

Bhola Nath has been elected unopposed as secretary general.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has approved Tirkey and his team’s appointments. 

Dilip Tirkey, represented India at three Olympic Games and was a member of the Indian team that won the gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok and silver at the 2012 edition. 

He was also part of the team which won gold medals in the 2003 and 2007 editions of the Asia Cup.

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Q1. Which state has hosted its First Ever Naga Mircha Festival recently?

  1. Manipur
  2. Nagaland
  3. Mizoram
  4. Sikkim

Nagaland

The first Naga Mircha Festival was hosted and organized by the Seiyhama village Council and Seiyhama Naga Mircha Growers.

 

Q2. Which state has created a memorial for rhinos using ashes named ‘Abode of the Unicorns’?

  1. Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Bihar
  3. Assam
  4. Nagaland

Assam

Assam state has created a memorial for rhinos using ashes named as ‘Abode of the Unicorns’.

 

Q3. India’s first earthquake memorial, named Smruti Van is located in which state/UT?

  1. Bhuj, Gujarat
  2. Kashmir
  3. Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
  4. Nicobar islands

Bhuj, Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated India’s first earthquake memorial, named Smruti Van at Bhuj in Gujarat.
The regions of Kashmir, the Western and Central Himalayas, North and Middle Bihar, the North-East Indian region, the Rann of Kutch and the Andaman and Nicobar group of islands fall in this zone.

 

Q4. First bank in India to first issue an Electronic Bank Guarantee?

  1. SBI
  2. HDFC Bank
  3. ICICI Bank
  4. Kotak Mahindra Bank

 HDFC Bank

HDFC bank becomes the first bank in India to issue an Electronic Bank Guarantee (e-BG) in partnership with National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL).

 

Q5. India is set to re-introduce Cheetahs from Namibia in which National Park?

  1. Manas National Park
  2. Kaziranga National Park
  3. Ranthambore National Park
  4. Kuno Palpur National Park

  Kuno Palpur National Park

India is set to re-introduce Cheetahs from South Africa’s Namibia in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno Palpur National Park

 

Q6. International Day of Democracy is being celebrated on which date?

  1. September 05
  2. September 10
  3. September 15
  4. September 22

  September 15

15th September 2022 marks the 15th anniversary of the International Day of Democracy.

 

Q7. Which institute became the first academic institute in the country to join an IBM programme promoting quantum computing development and research?

  1. IIT Bombay
  2. IISc Bengaluru
  3. IIT Madras
  4. IIT Delhi

IIT Madras

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras) is the first academic institute in the country to join an IBM programme promoting quantum computing development and research.

 

Q8. Which country is the host of SCO Summit 2022?

  1. China
  2. India
  3. Russia
  4. Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit is being held in Samarkand in Uzbekistan.

 

Q9. India’s first Forest University to be established in which of the following states?

  1. Kerala
  2. Gujarat
  3. Himachal Pradesh
  4. Telangana

Telangana

Telangana has decided to expand Forest College and Research Institute (FCRI) in Hyderabad into a full-fledged university. The University of Forestry (UOF), Telangana Act 2022, which was approved in the State Assembly and Council on Tuesday, is first of its kind in the country and will eventually pave the way for establishing an evolved ecosystem around forestry, education, research and public outreach initiatives on afforestation.

 

Q10. World Bamboo Day is being observed on which date?

  1. September 12
  2. September 15
  3. September 18
  4. September 22

  September 18

World Bamboo Day is observed on September 18 to raise awareness about the conservation of this extremely useful plant.

 

Q11. Which has decided to set up an institute on the lines of NITI Aayog in the state for comprehensive data analysis and decision making?

  1. Meghalaya
  2. Kerala
  3. Maharashtra
  4. Uttar Pradesh

 Maharashtra

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the setting up of an institute on the lines of NITI Aayog in the state for comprehensive data analysis and decision making after in-depth study in various fields.

 

Q12. Which team won the 2022 Durand Cup?

  1. Bengaluru FC
  2. Mumbai City FC
  3. Mohammedan SC
  4. Odisha FC

  Bengaluru FC

Bengaluru beat Mumbai city to win their first-ever Durand Cup by defeating the debutants – Mumbai City by 2–1.

 

Q13. India surpasses which country to become Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral lender?

  1. USA
  2. China
  3. Singapore
  4. Russia

 China

 

Q14. Engineer’s Day in India is being celebrated on

  1. September 04
  2. September 11
  3. September 15
  4. September 28

 September 15

National Engineering Day is celebrated every year in India on September 15 to mark the birth anniversary of M. Visvesvaraya, one of the greatest engineers in India. He was the first Indian civil engineer, statesman and the 19th Diwan of Mysore, serving from 1912 to 1918.

 

Q15. Which country will be the host of the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup 2022?

  1. Qatar
  2. India
  3. UAE
  4. China

 India

FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 will be hosted by India between October 11 to 30, 2022.

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Q1. India’s first Bio-Village is setup in which state?

  1. Tripura
  2. Meghalaya
  3. Kerala
  4. Mizoram

Tripura


Q2. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is associated with which Union Ministry?

  1. Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry
  2. Union Women and Child Development Ministry
  3. Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  4. Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry

Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry


Q3. Who won the Lausanne Diamond League 2022 in javelin ?

  1. Neeraj Chopra
  2. Arshad Nadeem
  3. Joe Kovacs
  4. Ryan Crouser

  Neeraj Chopra

Olympic champion and javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra scripted history as he became the first Indian to clinch a Diamond League Meeting title by winning the Lausanne league. He also made the cut for the World Athletics Championships 2023.


Q4. National Sports Day is being celebrated on which date?

  1. August 05
  2. August 29
  3. August 21
  4. August 09

  August 29

National Sports Day is being celebrated in India on August 29


Q5. Who is set to be appointed as the 14th Attorney General of India?

  1. Soli Sorabjee
  2. Goolam Essaji Vahanvati
  3. K.K. Venugopal
  4. Mukul Rohtagi

Mukul Rohtagi

Senior Advocate Mukul Rohtagi is set to be appointed as the 14th Attorney General of India after KK Venugopal vacates the post.


Q6. Which country inaugurated Maitree Super Thermal Power Project, constructed under India’s concessional financing scheme?

  1. Sri Lanka
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Afghanistan
  4. Nepal

  Bangladesh

The Maitree Super Thermal Power Project is a 1320MW supercritical coal-fired thermal power plant that has been set up at Rampal, Khulna in Bangladesh.


Q7. The Union Environment Ministry approved the New Coastal Zone Management Plan for which state?

  1. Manipur
  2. Nagaland
  3. Karnataka
  4. Kerala

Karnataka
Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change has approved the New Coastal Zone Management Plan for Karnataka.


Q8. Which district has been declared the best aspirational district in India?

  1. Kamrup
  2. Varanasi
  3. Jaipur
  4. Haridwar

Haridwar


Q9. The Government of India has decided to rename Rajpath by which name?

  1. Kartavya Path
  2. Central Vista
  3. Agnipath
  4. Ramsetu

Kartavya Path

The Govt of India has announced to change the name of Rajpath and Central Vista lawns into Kartavya Path.


Q10. When is the Ayurveda Day 2022 is celebrated?

  1. 02 October
  2. 09 October
  3. 29 October
  4. 23 October

23 October


Q11. Who has become the new King of the United Kingdom?

  1. Prince Charles III
  2. Prince Edward
  3. Queen Elizabeth III
  4. Prince Andrew

Queen Elizabeth III

Prince Charles III has become the new King of the United Kingdom. He will be known as King Charles III.


Q12. Which state celebrated September 09 as ‘Himalaya Diwas’?

A. Bihar
B. Uttarakhand
C. Sikkim
D. Assam

 Uttarakhand

Himalaya Diwas is celebrated every year on the 9th of September in the state of Uttarakhand, to conserve the Himalayan ecosystem and region.


Q13. Who won the Asia Cup 2022 title?

  1. Sri Lanka
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Pakistan
  4. India

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs to lift their 6th Asia Cup title.


Q14. Who has been appointed as the next Chief of the United Nations Human Rights?

  1. Navi Pillay
  2. Volker Turk
  3. Zeid Raad Al Hussein
  4. Michelle Bachelet

Volker Turk

The United Nations has approved the Austrian Diplomat Volker Turk to be the new High Commissioner of UN Human Rights.


Q15. What is the rank of India 2021 HDI released by the United Nations Development Programme?

  1. 112nd
  2. 124th
  3. 129th
  4. 132nd

132nd

India ranked 132nd among 191 countries and territories on the 2021 Human Development Index (HDI).



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Q1. Which athlete has recently broken India’s 100m national record?

  1. Amlan Borgohain
  2. Amiya Kumar Mallick
  3. Himashree Roy
  4. Hima Das

Amlan Borgohain

Amlan Borgohain recently broke the national record for men’s 100 meters. He did this by clocking in 10.25 seconds.


Q2. Which film has won the “Best Film” in the popular awards category at the 67th Filmfare Awards 2022?

  1. Sardar Udham
  2. Shershaah
  3. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
  4. Jai Bhim

Shershaah


Q3. Gautam Adani has become the 3rd Richest Person in the World with how much total net worth?

  1. USD 137 billion
  2. USD 183 billion
  3. USD 191 billion
  4. USD 261 billion

USD 137 billion


Q4. Who has won the title of Miss Diva Universe 2022?

  1. Divita Rai
  2. Sini Shetty
  3. Harnaaz Sandhu
  4. Manasa Varanasi

Divita Rai


Q5. As per a report by Benori Knowledge, India’s rank in the global life insurance market is

  1. Fourth
  2. Fifth
  3. Seventh
  4. Tenth

Tenth

India has now overtaken China and UK to become the world’s 10th largest life insurer.


Q6. Which pharmaceutical company will launch India’s first cervical cancer vaccine?

  1. Serum Institute of India
  2. Glenmark Pharma Ltd
  3. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
  4. Divis Labs

Serum Institute of India

The cervical cancer vaccine, Cervavac, is a Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) developed by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT).


Q7. Reliance Industries will set up India’s first and one of the world’s largest carbon fibre plants in which state?

  1. Gujarat
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. West Bengal

Gujarat

Reliance Industries will set up India’s first and one of the world’s largest carbon fibre plants in Hazira, Gujarat.


Q8. Which state education department launches the e-Governance portal Samarth?

  1. Uttarakhand
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Odisha
  4. Arunachal Pradesh

Uttarakhand


Q9. Teachers’ Day in India is observed on September 5 to celebrate the birth anniversary of

  1. S Radhakrishnan
  2. Savitribai Phule
  3. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
  4. Shrikant Jichkar

S Radhakrishnan


Q10. India’s first-ever ‘Night Sky Sanctuary’ is set to come up in which state/UT?

  1. Meghalaya
  2. New Delhi
  3. Ladakh
  4. Rajasthan

Ladakh

The Department of Science & Technology (DST) has undertaken to set up India’s first-ever ‘Night Sky Sanctuary’ in Ladakh which will be completed within the next three months.



Q11. The 36th National Games will be held in which state of India?

  1. Odisha
  2. Kerala
  3. Gujarat
  4. Tamilnadu

Tamilnadu

36th National Games will be organized between September 29 to October 12, 2022, in six cities in Gujarat namely Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, and Rajkot.


Q12. Which country has recently overtaken the United Kingdom to become the fifth largest economy in the world?

  1. Japan
  2. China
  3. Russia
  4. India

India

India has become the fifth largest economy in the world, pushing the United Kingdom to the sixth spot.

Top 5 largest economy in the world

  1. United States
  2. China
  3. Japan
  4. Germany
  5. India


Q13. Which cities have joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities?

  1. Mysuru, Kochi and Varanasi
  2. Tanjore, Dolavira and Mysuru
  3. Warangal, Thrissur and Nilambur
  4. Jaipur, Mysuru and Varanasi

Warangal, Thrissur and Nilambur

Warangal from Telangana and Thrissur and Nilambur from Kerala have joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC).



Q14. Who has become the 56th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

  1. Liz Truss
  2. Rishi Sunak
  3. Dominic Raab
  4. Boris Johnson

Liz Truss


Q15. Which Indian state/UT launched the Parivar Kalyan Card (PKC) Scheme?

  1. Karnataka
  2. Uttar Pradesh
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Bihar

Uttar Pradesh

The Parivar Kalyan Card (PKC) Scheme will provide a unique 12-digit ID number for each family. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) has allowed the state government to link Aadhaar data with the PKC.

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India’s first Bio-Village setup in Tripura

The government of Tripura has set up India’s 1st Bio-Village at Daspara village of the state. The Daspara village of Tripura is converted into a nature-based lifestyle and livelihood and reduced the use of chemical fertilizers. 

The bio-villages have been set up in Tripura by the Directorate of Bio-Technology under the Science and Technology department. 

The main objective of the project is to promote green technology like solar water pumps, biomass cook stoves, and biogas plants for sustainable production of agricultural and allied sector-related products.

Key Points 

  • Daspara is one of the first bio-villages that has been developed based on the bio-village 2.0 conceptualised in Tripura. The concept has been designed to help mitigate the climate change effects.
  • Tripura Government has aimed to set up a total of 100 bio villages in the state. Of these, 10 bio-villages have already been completed, of which the 1st has been established at Daspara in Charilam constituency of Sepahijala district.
  • The bio village project aims to provide sustainable livelihood and food security to ensure holistic socio-economic development among rural communities. 
  • The project supports the development of solar-powered agricultural equipment, energy-saving electrical devices, biogas, and biofertilizers at the local level.

India ranked 132nd on the Human Development Index (HDI) 2021

India ranks 132 out of 191 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) 2021. The index is a part of the Human Development Report 2021-2022 released by the United Nations Development Programme.

The HDI measures average achievement of a country in three basic dimensions of human development — a long and healthy life, education and a decent standard of living.

It is calculated using four indicators — life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling, expected years of schooling, and the Gross National Income (GNI) per capita.

Key Highlights of the Report

  • The index has been topped by Switzerland with (0.962) HDI value followed by Norway (0.961) and Iceland (0.959). 
  • India’s HDI value stood at 0.633 in 2021, which was lower than the world average of 0.732. In 2020, too, India recorded a decline in its HDI value (0.642) in comparison to the pre-Covid level of 2019 (0.645).
  • In 2021, India’s life expectancy at birth was recorded at 67.2 years. Schooling: Expected years of schooling at 11.9 years, mean years of schooling at 6.7 years, 
  • The gross national income per capita stood at USD 6,590. Gender Inequality Index: India has been ranked 122 on the Gender Inequality Index.
  • A large contributor to the HDI’s recent decline is a global drop in life expectancy, down from 72.8 years in 2019 to 71.4 years in 2021.
  • The key reasons behind the decline in Human Development in the last two years are the crises the world faced. This included COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine coupled with social and economic shifts and dangerous planetary changes.

Liz Truss elected as the new Prime Minister of Britain

Liz Truss has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Britain and the leader of the governing Conservative Party after defeating Rishi Sunak.

Truss succeeds ousted Boris Johnson and will take over as the 3rd female PM of the UK. She won a vote share of 57% or 81,326 votes versus former Chancellor, Rishi Sunak’s 42% or 60,399 votes with 82.% of Conservative members voting. 

With this victory, Truss became the third woman Prime Minister to lead the country. The previous female prime ministers – Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May – were also from the Conservative Party.

She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk since 2010. She has served in various Cabinet positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson.

Indian-origin Suella Braverman appointed UK Home Secretary 

Indian-origin barrister Suella Braverman was appointed as Britain’s new Home Secretary. She succeeded fellow Indian-origin colleague Priti Patel.

Suella Braverman, a 42-year-old Conservative Party member from Fareham in southeast England, previously worked for the Boris Johnson administration as the attorney general.

In May 2015, Suella Braverman won a seat representing Fareham as a Conservative Party member. 

Braverman served in the legislature and was re-elected in 2017 and 2019. In addition, Suella Braverman held the office of attorney general from February 2020 to September 2022.

PM Narendra Modi announced Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana on the occasion of Teachers’ Day, 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that over 14,500 schools will be developed and upgraded across India under this scheme. 

Key Points

  • The PM-SHRI school will become model schools which will encapsulate the full spirit of New Education Policy (NEP). 
  • The PM-SHRI schools will have a modern, transformational and holistic method of imparting education. 
  • The focus will also be on modern infra including the latest technology, smart classrooms, sports and more. Emphasis will be on a discovery-oriented, learning-centric way of teaching.
  • The PM-SHRI schools will further benefit lakhs of students across the country in the spirit of the National Education Policy.

Government of Tamil Nadu launched “Pudhumai Penn Scheme” for girl students

The Tamil Nadu government launched the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Assurance Scheme, also known as the ‘Pudhumai Pen Scheme’. 

About Pudhumai Penn Scheme

  • The program would provide monetary assistance to young women who are enrolled in educational institutions and will also improve the general well-being of female students and encourage them to continue their education.
  • Under the scheme, all girls who studied from Classes VI to XII in government schools would be paid ₹1,000 a month till they complete their undergraduate degree, diploma and ITI courses.
  • Money would be immediately paid to student bank accounts to assure their education. 
  • The plan discourages child marriages and empowers women. 

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Meghalaya Chief Minister launches ‘Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme’

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has launched the ambitious flagship programme for the farmers – “Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme” under National Livestock Mission at Byrnihat in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya. 

The scheme aims to ensure the farmers earn a sustainable livelihood through different livestock farming activities.

Key Points

  • Under Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme – phase 1, the government has earmarked Rs 15.18 crore under which four high-yielding improved varieties will be distributed to 6000 families. 
  • Additional Rs 25 crore will be earmarked to roll out the second phase of the programme. 
  • The government is implementing one of the largest piggery development programmes the ‘Meghalaya Piggery Mission’. 
  • Under this mission, zero interest loan is provided for setting up fattening and pig breeding. So far 250 piggery cooperative societies have availed loans amounting to Rs 43.67 crore.
  • To further exploit the potential of the piggery sector, the government launched the “Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme” funded by the Central Government under National Livestock Mission and also by the State Government. 
  • The scheme was launched on August 10 in Samanda block in East Garo Hills district. The scheme received a good response and appreciation from farmers.
  • Under this scheme 4 pigs, 3 female and 1 male piglets will be distributed to the farmers to promote pig breeding to provide regular income to the farmers. This livestock package is Rs 25,000 per beneficiary.
  • This scheme is envisaged to benefit 6000 poor and marginal farmers and also increase pork production in the state.

Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2022

The Ministry of Women and Child Development is celebrating the 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2022 from 1st to 30th Sept 2022 as part of the POSHAN Abhiyaan. 

The Central Theme of Poshan Maah 2022 is “Mahila aur Swasthya” and “Bacha aur Shiksha”.

Key Points

POSHAN Abhiyaan is Government of India’s flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for children under 6 years of age, pregnant women and lactating mothers. 

It aims to address the challenge of malnutrition in a mission-mode. Focusing on the aims of POSHAN Abhiyaan, the government has launched Mission Poshan 2.0 as an integrated nutrition support program.

Rashtriya Poshan Maah serves as a platform to bring focus to the discourse of nutrition and good health. 

In the 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah the aim is to convert Jan Andolan into Jan Bhagidari to fulfill the Hon’ble PM’s vision of a Suposhit Bharat.

At the Panchayat level

  • Awareness activities will be conducted by local functionaries under the guidance of the concerned District Panchayati Raj Officers and CDPOs.   
  • Poshan Panchayat Committees will work closely with field level workers (FLWs) – AWWs, ASHAs, ANMs – to support problem solving and enabling service delivery through Anganwadi Centres (AWCs), Village Health and Nutrition Day (VHNDs), and other relevant platforms to ensure all pregnant and lactating women, children below six years, and adolescent girls receive basic Integrated Child Development services.
  • Awareness Centres have also been directed to organize awareness drives about good health practices along with organization of a Swasth Balak Spardha. Health camps for anaemia check-ups will be specially organised at AWCs for adolescent girls. Officials have also been asked to identify land for setting up of Nutri-Gardens or Poshan Vatikas near Anganwadi Centres.

At the State level

  • ‘Amma ki Rasoi’ or Grandmother’s Kitchen of traditional nutritious recipes will be organised. 
  • Extensive efforts will be made to link traditional foods with local festivals during the month. 
  • A national level toy-creation workshop will also be organized to promote use of indigenous and local toys for learning in Anganwadi Centres.

Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022

The Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation (RMAF) recently announced the 64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022.  Ramon Magsaysay Awards are considered Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize.

This year the award will go to Sothiara Chim, Psychiatrist (Cambodia), Tadashi Hattori, Ophthalmologist (Japan), Bernadette Madrid, Pediatrician (Philippines) and Gary Bencheghib, activist and filmmaker (Indonesia).

Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022 Winners

  1. Sothiara Chhim: He is a 54-year-old Cambodian psychiatrist awarded for “his calm courage in surmounting deep trauma to become his people’s healer”. He himself was also a survivor of the ultra-Maoist Khmer Rouge regime, which in the 1970s killed nearly a quarter of Cambodia’s population through starvation, overwork and mass executions. 
  2. Tadashi Hattori: He is a 58-year-old Japanese ophthalmologist. He was honored for providing free eye surgery in Vietnam, where such specialists and facilities are limited. 
  3. Bernadette Madrid:He is a Filipino pediatrician who has been championing the Filipino Child’s Right to protection by creating safe spaces for abused children nationwide. Since 1997, she has managed the country’s first child protection center at the Philippine General Hospital in Manila. It has served more than 27,000 children over the last year. 
  4. Gary Bencheghib: He is awarded for his inspiring fight against marine plastic pollution. After relocating to Bali, Indonesia, Gary has actively worked to advance the fight against plastic pollution. He and his brother have built a kayak made of plastic bottles and bamboo to collect the garbage in the Citarum River, one of the world’s most polluted rivers.

About Ramon Magsaysay Award: 

  • The Ramon Magsaysay Award is considered as the Nobel Prize of Asia. 
  • It was established in 1957 and is regarded as Asia’s greatest honour and distinction. 
  • The Award recognizes and honours individuals that have achieved distinction in their field and help others generously. 
  • The prize is annually presented in a ceremonial ceremony in Manila, Philippines on August 31.
  • The Award has been given in five categories namely journalism, government service, public service, literature and creative communication. 

India became the world’s fifth-largest economy

India has surpassed Britain to become the world’s fifth largest economy. India is now behind the US, China, Japan and Germany in terms of economy. 

The calculations are done by Bloomberg using the IMF database and historic exchange rates on its terminal.

Key Points

  • The size of the Indian economy in ‘nominal’ cash terms in the quarter through March, 2022 was USD 854.7 billion while for the UK was USD 816 billion. 
  • The Indian economy is registering a growth of 7 per cent, while the UK economy is growing at less than 1 per cent.
  • India’s GDP expanded 13.5% in the April-June quarter. At the same time, comparing it with the April-June quarter of the last financial year (2021-22), the GDP growth rate at that time was 20.1 percent.
  • The growth, though lower than the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) estimate of 16.2%, was fuelled by consumption and signalled a revival of domestic demand, particularly in the services sector.

Chief Justice of India (CJI) inaugurated NALSA Centre for Citizen Services

Chief Justice of India, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit recently inaugurated NALSA’s Centre for Citizen Services at Jaisalmer house in New Delhi. It will provide free Legal Services to the weaker sections of the society. 

The NALSA has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide free Legal Services to the weaker sections of the society. Its purpose is to provide free legal services to eligible candidates, and to organize Lok Adalats for the speedy resolution of cases.

The Executive Chairman of the National Legal Service Authority, (NALSA) is Dr. Justice D.Y.Chandrachud. He has been recently appointed by President Droupadi Murmu.

Before being elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Chandrachud served as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court and prior to that a judge of the Bombay High Court.

India’s first-ever “Night Sky Sanctuary” will be set up in Ladakh

The Department of Science & Technology (DST) has announced the setting up of India’s first Dark Sky Reserve in Hanle, Ladakh.

The Dark Sky Reserve will be developed within a period of three months at Ladakh’s Hanle as part of the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary. 

Key Points

  • A tripartite MoU was also signed between Union Territory Administration, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh, and the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) for launching the Dark Space Reserve.
  • Ladakh’s Henley has been chosen as the site for the development of Dark Sky Reserve because of its cold desert surrounded by mountains. 
  • The adverse climatic conditions including long harsh winters in which temperatures can drop to minus 40 degrees, make the place inhabitable, thereby limiting light pollution and an ideal site for the sanctuary. 
  • The cloudless skies and low atmospheric water vapour make it one of the best sites in the world for optical, infrared, sub-millimetre, and millimetre wavelengths.
  • To promote Astro-tourism, villages around Hanle will be encouraged to promote homestays equipped with telescopes that visitors can use to view the night sky.

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