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.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
13 August 2020, Daily Quiz Answers + Notes
Kamala Harris
California Senator Kamala Harris will be Presidential candidate - Joe Biden’s running mate for the 2020 US Elections.
She will be the first Black woman and the first person of Indian descent to be nominated for national office (Vice Presidential candidate) from Democratic Party.
West Bengal
On the occasion of International Youth Day, the West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee launched 'Karma Sathi Prakalpa' scheme under which one lakh unemployed youth would be provided soft loans and subsidies.
Narendra Modi
Shri Narendra Modi launched the ‘Transparent Taxation- Honouring the Honest’ platform through video conferencing, where the Tax System aims to be painless, seamless and faceless.
Platform has major reforms like Faceless assessment and appeal & TaxPayers Charter
Dr V K Paul
The National Expert Group on vaccine administration, under the chairmanship of Dr. V K Paul, met on 12th August to consider logistics & ethical aspects of procurement & administration of COVID19 vaccine.
PayTM
Paytm has launched a pocket Android POS (point of sale) device, to reduce contact while ordering and making payments.
It is named Paytm All-in-One Portable Android Smart POS, and is available at Rs 499.
Maldives
India and Maldives are to begin the implementation of nine projects in the atoll nation under the High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP).
Under the pact, a total grant of $ 5.6 million was announced.
Assam
The Assam government has decided to give full-fledged district status to Bajali, currently a sub-division under Barpeta district, making it the 34th district in the state.
Andhra Pradesh
August 13th
Amazon
Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity.
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
12 August 2020, Daily Quiz Answers + Notes
Krishi Megh
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched ICAR's data recovery centre - Krishi Megh.
Krishi Megh has been set up under the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP), funded by both the government and World Bank.
It is aimed at protecting the data of Indian Council of Agricultural Research and has been set up at National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) in Hyderabad.
Yogendra Yadav
In his new book ‘Making Sense of Indian Democracy’, Yogendra Yadav writes about thefuture possibilities for the Indian republic.
Singhbhum Elephant Reserve, Jharkhand
The very first elephant Elephant reserve was the Singhbhum Elephant Reserve in 2001 in the state of Jharkhand. Today there are 30 Elephant reserves, covering an area of around 65,000 sq km in 14 states.
Sputnik V
Russia names new Covid-19 vaccine 'Sputnik V' in reference to world's first satellite.
Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005
The Supreme Court reiterated that the Hindu Succession Act - that was amended in 2005 to give women equal inheritance rights - can have a retrospective effect.
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that a daughter "by birth become a coparcener in her own right in the same manner as the son."
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Vikram Sarabhai
On August 12th, National Remote Sensing Day is observed which also marks the birth anniversary of 'Father of Indian Space Programme,' Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.
August 12th
In 1999, the UN General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.
Vice President of India
Dell
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, in collaboration with Dell Technologies launched Student Entrepreneurship Programme 2.0 (SEP 2.0) for young innovators of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs).
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
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