ALL EXAM QUIZ 18.08.2023

Explanation:

• Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) Secretary, Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma, inaugurated the ‘Graphene-Aurora Program’ at Maker Village Kochi, Kerala.
• The initiative, executed by Digital University Kerala, receives joint funding from MeitY, Government of Kerala, and industry partners, including Carborundum Pvt Limited.
• With a budget of Rs 94.85 Crore, the program aims to foster innovation and commercialization of graphene technologies.

Explanation:

• Union Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala launched 'A-Help' program along with infertility camps in the state of Gujarat.
• The Union Ministry has started this initiative as part of the 'Pashudhan Jagruti Abhiyan'.

A-HELP' Programme

• It is an initiative of the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and the Ministry of Rural Development.
• ‘A-HELP’ are community-based women activists, who assist veterinarians in local departmental activities help livestock farmers to take loans for entrepreneurship development, fill out applications, mark the ear tagging of animals and register them in the INAF portal and help with insurance etc.
• They assist in implementing various schemes and in providing information to the farmers at the grassroots level.
• They will give vital contributions to preventing various infectious diseases of animals, artificial insemination under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM), tagging animals and animal insurance.

Explanation:

• A new star has struck at the roots of scientists’ previous understanding of star formation processes by showing signs of having formed through the combination of two different processes earlier thought to occur in different astrophysical environments.
• Scientists have named this star HE 1005-1439.
• Scientists have classified this new star as carbon-enhanced-metal-poor.
• A spectrograph attached to the Subaru telescope was used to analyze the star's chemical composition.

Explanation:

• Ministry of Railways is launching a significant effort with the aim of setting up Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra (PMBJK) at railway stations across the country.
• The primary objective of this initiative is to ensure availability of best medicines to the masses while maintaining an affordable price point.
• As part of this progressive initiative, the Ministry has carefully prepared a list of fifty railway stations which will serve as the launching grounds for the pilot project.
• This strategic choice is aimed at laying the groundwork for greater accessibility of Jan Aushadhi products to both passengers and visitors arriving at these busy stations.

Explanation:

• India and Trinidad and Tobago have signed an MoU to share India Stack. India Stack is a collection of open APIs and digital public goods. It aims to facilitate identity, data and payment services on a large scale.
• Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is an island nation located entirely in the Caribbean Sea.

Explanation:

• Shatrujit Singh Kapoor has been appointed as the new Director General of Police of Haryana. Shatrujit Singh Kapoor is a 1990 batch IPS officer.
• He P.K. Agarwal has been replaced.
• He has done B-Tech in Mechanical Engineering. Shatrujit Singh had held the post of SP and DIG in CBI from 2002 to 2005.
• IPS officer Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor was born on 21 October 1966. Kapoor belongs to Phagwara in Punjab.

Explanation:

• The Union Cabinet approved the expansion of the Digital India project with an outlay of Rs 14,903 crore.
• In the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the expansion of Digital India program was approved.
• Nine more supercomputers will be added under the National Supercomputing Mission under the expanded Digital India project.
• Under this, 18 supercomputers have already been installed.

Explanation:

• The four-day Youth 20 Summit under India's G20 Presidency began in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
• It is being organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
• Five identified themes of Y20 will be discussed during this summit.
• This year India is presiding over the G20 group.
• The 20 members of the G20 group are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States of america

Explanation:

• President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated India's latest warship, INS Vindhyagiri, at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) facility in Kolkata.
• Vindhyagiri is the name of the third ship being built by GRSE for the Indian Navy.
• The first five ships of the P17 project are being launched between 2019 and 2022.
• GRSE is one of the major shipyards in India.

Explanation:

• England cricket team's test captain Ben Stokes has withdrawn his decision to retire from ODI cricket. In July last year, he announced his retirement from ODI cricket.
• He has been named in the ODI squad for the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand.