Tuesday, August 11, 2020
11 August 2020, Daily Quiz Answers + Notes
1. World Lion day- August 10th
2. World Elephant Day - August 12th
3. Surakshya
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar launches portal Suraksha on the eve of World ElephantDay 2020. He also released a booklet on “Best practices of Human-Elephant Conflict Management in India” during the event.
4. Gujarat
CM Vijay Rupani announces Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay Yojana for the current Kharif season. He said all farmers of the state will be covered under this scheme.
5. 'Connecting, Communicating, Changing'
A book titled 'Connecting, Communicating, Changing' chronicling Shri Venkaiah Naidu’s three years in office as the Vice President of India.
Released by the Union Minister of Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas in Delhi on August 11, 2020 & E version by Prakash Javedekar.
6. “Biofuels towards Atmanirbhar Bharat”
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas organized a webinar with the theme “Biofuels towards Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
World Biofuel Day is observed every year on 10th August to create awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels
7. NPCI
National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched ‘nth Rewards’, a business intelligence and analytics enabled omni-channel multi-branded loyalty platform.
8. 'Eat Right India'
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Sunday said it has been awarded the 'Food System Vision Prize' for its 'Eat Right India' movement's vision.
9. Arunachal Pradesh
The Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is all set to launch a first-of-its-kind ‘silk training-cum-production centre’ in Chullyu village, Arunachal Pradesh.
KVIC Chairman - Vinai Kumar Saxena
10 . Karnataka
Karnataka’s Hubballi Railway Museum is open for visitors from Aug 5
artifacts are broadly arranged in three sections — within two cottages named Malaprabha and Ghataprabha (originally constructed in 1907) and the outdoor section.
11. Loya Jirga
The Loya Jirga, or the assembly of tribal elders, is Afghanistan's most powerful institution. Its approval of the release of Taliban prisoners has paved the way for intra-Afghan talks and possibly an end to the conflict.
Monday, August 10, 2020
10 August 2020 QuiZ Answers + Notes
1.Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched Atma Nirbhar Bharat week. The initiative was further to recently imposed import embargo on 101 items, to boost indigenisation of defence production.
2.Andaman &Nicobar Islands
PM Modi inaugurated the first ever undersea optical fibre project for Andaman and Nicobar Islands which will provide high speed broadband connections in the Union Territory.
On December 30, 2018, Prime Minister had laid the foundation for the 2,312-Kilometers long submarine optical fibre cable project connecting Chennai - Andaman and Nicobar Islands (CANI).
Work of laying undersea cable has been executed by BSNL.
internet speed of 400 gigabyte (Gb) per second will be provided at Port Blair and for other islands it will be 200 Gb per second.
Lt. Governor of A&N Islands Admiral D.K. Joshi
3. INR 1lakh crore
PM Modi launched a financing facility of Rs 1 lakh cr under Agri-Infra Fund; for setting up storage & processing facilities, which will help farmers get higher prices for their crops.
4. Cripps Mission
Quit India movement launched at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942, demanding an end to British Rule of India.
Mahatma Gandhi gave the call for the Indians to “do or die” to make this happen, after the failure of Cripps mission.
5. IIT Guwahati
Researchers from IIT Guwahati and Imperial College, London have joined hands to develop a tailored ‘meta-grid’ of nanoparticles that could make LEDs more efficient.
6.Pradeep Kumar Joshi
Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)~ Prof (Dr.) Pradeep Kumar Joshi.
Arvind Saxena, the outgoing chairman of the UPSC.
7.101
Rajnath Singh said Defence ministry will introduce an import embargo on 101 items in a phased manner,to boost indigenisation of defence production
8. MyHandloom
On August 7, 2020, on the occasion of National Handloom Day, ‘My handloom portal’ was launched. It will act as a single platform for all the information and schemes related to the handloom industry, and one stop for weavers and handloom producers.
9.Andrea Pirlo
Serie A champions Juventus named former midfielder Andrea Pirlo as the new coach. Pirlo was a World Cup winner with Italy in 2006.
He takes over from Maurizio Sarri.
10.23
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan reviewed meeting with states &UTs over the ''eSanjeevani'' and ''eSanjeevaniOPD'' platforms.
This eSanjeevani platform has enabled two types of telemedicine services - Doctor-to-Doctor (eSanjeevani) and Patient-to-Doctor (eSanjeevani OPD) Tele-consultations.
1.5 lakh tele-consultations (In 23 States) were completed on the tele-medicine service platforms of the Health Ministry.
11. Benapole
Western Railway Zone has achieved a unique record after deciding to run a parcel train from Ahmedabad division in Gujarat to neighbouring country Bangladesh. It will be traversing 2110 km to reach Benapole in Bangladesh.
12. PM KISAN
PM Modi released the 6th installment of Rs 17,000 cr to over 8.5 cr beneficiaries under PM-KISAN scheme.
Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi -PM-KISAN.
Sunday, August 9, 2020
09 August 2020 DAILY QUIZ ~Answers + Notes
Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has notified the Electric Vehicle Policy for the national capital to promote the use of electric vehicles.
The Electric Vehicle Policy is valid till three years.
Delhi government will give financial incentives upto Rs 1.5 lakh on the purchase of electric vehicles
August 9th
The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population.
It was first pronounced by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1994.
Girish Chandra Murmu
Shri Murmu was the first Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
Girish Chandra Murmu
Shri G C Murmu takes over as C&AG (Comptroller and Auditor General of India)of India
Shri Murmu succeeds Shri Rajiv Mehrishi.
AIR SUVIDHA
(DIAL) has developed “AIR SUVIDHA”—a portal where passengers can fill the form and even apply for an exemption from mandatory institutional quarantine.
AIR SUVIDHA will help make passengers’ journey more convenient and comfortable in a contactless way
A first-of-its-kind portal, has been developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, MEA and various States /UT govts.
Punjab
CM of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh launched a collaborative 'Pride of Punjab' as a partnership between the Department of Youth Services and Sports and YuWaah - a joint initiative of UNICEF, other UN agencies, civil society organisations and the private sector.
It will kickstart with a survey using U-Report, also supported by YuWaah and UNICEF, to hear the challenges and aspirations of Punjab's youth
Pride of Punjab initiative aims to connect millions of young people of Punjab a with aspirational economic opportunities, gain relevant skills for productive lives and become changemakers.
YuWaah Ninja
Govt of Punjab with Yuwaah, will launch youth innovation challenges including an innovative mobile app called ‘YuWaah Ninja’ to engage young people in solving civic issues and learning 21st Century skills
SEBI
The government has extended the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Ajay Tyagi’s term by 18 months.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension of term of appointment of Shri Ajay Tyagi, an order on the website of Department of Personnel Training said.
IIT Delhi
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Advance Data Management System for Highways in IIT Delhi
NHAI and IIT will work on Project Management and Data Management, Highway Network Traffic Demand and Incident Management, Highway safety, Highway Work-zone Management, Highway Pavement Management System.
Uttar Pradesh
Flipkart has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the One District, One Product (ODOP) scheme of the Uttar Pradesh government to bring artisans, weavers & craftsmen into mainstream business.
The initiative called `Flipkart Samarth` will enable them to break entry barriers by extending time-bound incubation support
Neeena Rai
‘Amazing Ayodhya’ written by Neeena Rai tells the History of Lord Rama’s birth place to hit the stands in November,2020.
Yatish Yadav has written, “RAW(Research and Analysis Wing): A History of India’s Covert Operations”
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka’s Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the prime minister for the fourth time ,after his party secured a landslide victory in parliamentary elections.
University Grants Commission (UGC).
PM Modi gave the inaugural address at the Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy, that was been organized by the Ministry of Education along with the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Infosys Finacle
Infosys Finacle, announced that the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) had decided to leverage its services for digitally transforming the bank’s businesses.
NBB will adopt the Finacle Cash Management Suite for its banking services.
Odisha
India has become the first country to implement ‘Tsunami Ready’ in the Indian Ocean Region
Odisha is the first State with two of its villages - Venkatraipur in Ganjam district and Noliasahi in Jagatsingpur district getting the UNESCO-Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)’s Certificate of Recognition and Certificate of Appreciation awards
Thursday, August 6, 2020
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