Friday, September 4, 2020
04 September Daily Quiz Answers & Notes
1.Information Technology Act
Section 69A of the IT Act gives the Union government the power to restrict websites that threaten India’s defence and sovereignty, but it doesn’t come under the RTI Act.
Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, was introduced by an amendment to the Act in 2008.
It gives the Central government the power to block public access to any information online — whether on websites or mobile apps
2. Indian Railways
Indian Railways developed remote-controlled medical trolley ‘MEDBOT’ to deliver food, medicines to COVID-19 patients
3.Google
Google has partnered with Bangladesh Water Development Board to bring the flood warning services to the country.
4.Ramachandra Guha
Ramachandra Guha's upcoming book is titled 'The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind',
5.Channing Tatum
Channing Tatum is set to release his first children’s picture book titled The One and Only Sparkella
6.Karan Johar
Karan Johar his first children's book titled The Big Thoughts of Little Luv.
released his autobiography named An Unsuitable Boy back in 2017
7. Pang Lhabsol
Pang in Bhutia means ‘Witness’ and Lhabsol means ‘Worship’.
This festival is unique to Sikkim and commemorates the consecration of Mount Khangchendzonga as the guardian deity of Sikkim.
It commemorates the historic swearing of blood brotherhood between the Lepchas and the Bhutias at Kabi Longchok under the witness of Mount Khangchendzonga.
Chief minister: Prem Singh Tamang
Sikkim joined India on 16 May 1975
8. IIT Delhi
IIT Delhi incubated startup Chakr Innovation has launched ‘Chakr DeCoV’ to decontaminate N95 masks
9.Aveek Sarkar
Aveek Sarkar, the Editor Emeritus and Vice Chairman of the Ananda Bazar Group of Publications, has been elected Chairman of Press Trust of India
10.Murali Ramakrishnan
Murali Ramakrishnan as the new managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of South Indian Bank, the Kerala-based bank will have a new chief from October 1.
Thursday, September 3, 2020
03 September Daily Quiz Answers + Notes
1.Agriota
The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre’s platform, named Agriota and developed with India’s CropData Technology, will enable trading in cereals, pulses, oil seeds, fruits, vegetables, spices and condiments.
2.Hemant Khatri
Commodore Hemant Khatri (retd) assumed charge as chairman and managing director (CMD) of Hindustan Shipyard Limited.
3."Mission Karmayogi"
Cabinet approves "Mission Karmayogi"- National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB), with the aim of this program is to build new national architecture for civil services capacity building
Comprehensive reform of the capacity building apparatus at individual, institutional and process levels for efficient public service delivery
Wholly owned SPV to own and operate the online learning platform and facilitate world-class learning content market-place
4.Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune has now developed herbal-based immunity boosting room freshener product named “Healthy Air” to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Developed by Deptt of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering with various extracts of herbal oils like Neem, Neelgiri, Camphor, Daalcheeni, Tulsi, Lemon, Turmeric, Laung, Ajwain, Lavender, Elaichi, Turmeric, Natural Vetiveru, Raimuniya and Pine Oil.
5. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has reached Russia on Sep 02 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Defence Ministers’ Meet.
The SCO grouping comprises China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai (China).
India and Pakistan officially joined SCO 9 June 2017
6. Naveen Pattnaik
Shri Naveen Pattnaik Chief Minister of Odisha, launched two citizen-centric mobile applications “Ama Sahar” and “Swachha Sahar Odisha”.
7.Rajiv Gandhi International Airport,Hyderabad
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport,Hyderabad has won the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - Godrej Green Business Centre (GBC) 'National Energy Leader' and 'Excellent Energy Efficient Unit' award.
8. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) plans to come out with a detailed set of Forensic Accounting and Investigation standards by the end of December 2020.
9.Usha Padhee
Usha Padhee, IAS officer of 1996 batch from Odisha Cadre became the first Women and the third IAS officer to be appointed as the Director General(DG) of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security(BCAS).
She succeeds Rakesh Asthana(IPS) who was appointed as the Director General of Border Security Force(BSF) on 17th August 2020.
10.Charu Sinha
Charu Sinha appointed IG CRPF in Srinagar, first female IPS officer to take charge in this sector.
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
02 September Daily Quiz Answer + Notes
1. quasi-judicial body
Article 280 provides for a Finance Commission as a quasi-judicial body. It is constituted by the President of India every fifth year or even earlier.
Chairman of 15th Finance Commission of India- Shri N.K. Singh
The First Commission was established in 1951 under The Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951.
2. Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya launched the Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana under which 19 international players from the state will get road connectivity to their houses.
3. Saroj Ghose
Dr. Saroj Ghose, the Father of Science Centre Movement in India turned 85 on September 1, 2020
He played a pivotal role in establishing the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) in 1978.
4. adjusted gross revenue
The Supreme Court has given telecom companies in India 10 years to clear AGR dues of around 1.43 lakh crore rupees to the Centre.
5.Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana
Government approved 27 projects today under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana for development of integrated cold chains and value addition infrastructure for the food processing sector
It will help in streamlining the agricultural supply chain & generate direct and indirect employment opportunities in rural areas for a total investment of Rs 743 crore.
Union Minister of Food Processing Industries- Harsimrat Kaur Badal
6. Rajeev Kumar
Rajeev Kumar assumed charge as new Election Commissioner of India.
He joins the Election Commission of India with Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra.
7. CSIR-CMERI
CSIR-CMERI has developed the World’s Largest Solar Tree, which is installed at CSIR-CMERI Residential Colony, Durgapur.
The installed capacity of the Solar Tree is above 11.5 kWp
Dr. Harish Hirani, Director, CSIR-CMERI
CSIR Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CMERI Central Mechanical Engineering Research
8. September 2nd
World Coconut day
9. September
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi announced that September will be observed as "Nutrition Month", to spread awareness about nutritional needs, deficiencies and malnutrition.
10.Bangladesh
The government of Bangladesh has announced national mourning on Sep 02 to honour the memory of the former President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
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