Friday, August 14, 2020

14 August 2020 Daily Quiz, Answers + Notes

 1.United Planters’ Association of Southern India


UPASI president AL RM Nagappan, said tea was an important agro-industry that employed 2.12 lakh growers and 11.65 lakh workers, of which more than 70% were women.


2.Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, DIAT



Pune based Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, DIAT launched “Pavitrapati” Ayurvedic Biodegradable Face Mask and Anti-Microbial Body Suit Named “Aushada Tara"


3.Rajnath Singh


Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) 


The NIIO puts in place dedicated structures for the end users to interact with academia and industry towards fostering innovation and indigenisation for self-reliance in defence in keeping with the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat


4. ‘SWAVLAMBAN’


A compendium of Indian Navy’s Indigenisation perspective plans titled ‘SWAVLAMBAN’ was released by RM Rajnath Singh


5. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)



An Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) for the Indian Coast Guard was launched and re-christened as Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sarthak.

OPV Sarthak is the 4th in the series of five OPVs. It has been designed & built indigenously by M/s Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)


6. R. N. Ravi


Nagaland Peace Accord was signed on 3 August 2015 by the Govt of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) to end the insurgency. 


Government’s Interlocutor for Naga Peace Talks R. N. Ravi signed it on behalf of the Government of India whereas Lt. Isak Chishi Swu, Chairman and Thuingaleng Muivah, General Secretary signed on behalf of the NSCN


7. IISER Bhopal


A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, has conducted a study on seed germination that could have a major impact on agriculture in the long run by helping determine the optimum timing of seed germination and thus ensure high plant yields.


 It focused on the interplay between plant hormones like abscisic acid (ABA) which inhibit the sprouting of the seed & environmental factors like light (which promotes the sprouting process) and darkness.


8. HAL 



Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the HAL-IISc Skill Development Centre (SDC) established at Indian Institute of Science''s Challakere campus in Chitradurga district, Karnataka.


9.  2023


Katra (J&K) - Delhi express road corridor which will be ready by 2023 and when it becomes functional, the travel time from Katra to Delhi will get reduced to around six and half hours


The project is expected to cost Rs 35,000 crore.


10.UAE


UAE -Israel deal is the third Israel-Arab peace deal since Israel's declaration of independence in 1948, after Egypt and Jordan.


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