ALL EXAM QUIZ 28.05.2024

Explanation:

• Atalanta won UEFA Europa League title in Dublin, Ireland.
• It is their second major trophy in their 117-year history, following a 3–0 win over Bayer Leverkusen that ended the German champions' remarkable unbeaten streak.
• Lookman is only the sixth player to score a hat-trick in European finals.
• Atalanta earned their first major European trophy, which is also the first major trophy for 66-year-old coach Gian Piero Gasperini.
• Since 1971, the UEFA Europa League has been organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs.
• The most successful club in the competition is Sevilla, winning seven titles.
• The record for scoring most goals (17) in a single season of the tournament is held by Colombian striker Radamel Falcao.

Explanation:

• Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Ltd granted the Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) accolade.
• The zero waste to landfill (ZWL) accolade has been given by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII-ITC) Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development.
• Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Ltd (TIAL) has claimed that it has become the first airport in India to receive this recognition.
• Thiruvananthapuram International Airport has implemented the best waste management practices. It has achieved 99.50 per cent waste diversion from landfill.

Explanation:

• Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) gets the 'PSU Samarpan Award’.
• Cmde Hemant Khatri, the Chairman and Managing Director (C&MD) of HSL has been honoured with the 'PSU Samarpan Award'.
• This is an award by Gov Connect, an initiative by ilouge Media.
• The award recognizes the leadership of HSL's CMD in driving the transformation of the shipyard.
• CMD, HSL, received the award in the 'Other PSU' category.

Explanation:

• A film by FTII students has won ‘La Cinef’ award at 77th Cannes Film Festival in France.
• The name of the film is “Sunflowers were the first ones to know”.
• This is a film by Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune, student Chidanand S Naik and his team.
• The film has been directed by Chidananda S Naik and shot by Suraj Thakur. It is edited by Manoj V.
• This recognition has come after four years since another FTII student film ‘CATDOG’ won the award at 73rd Cannes.
• The movie is based on a well-known Kannada folktale about an old woman who steals a rooster after which the sun does not rise.
• The Chaos She Left Behind by Nikos Kolioukos and Out the Window Through the Wall by Asya Segalovich were chosen by the jury to share second place.
• Mansi Maheshwari's Bunnyhood took home the third prize.
• The First Prize winner receives a grant of €15,000 from the Festival de Cannes.

Explanation:

• International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched ‘Let’s Move India’.
• This is an initiative to motivate the public to celebrate the athletes taking part in the coming Olympic Games in Paris.
• Through a digital challenge on social media, the campaign invites individuals from all around the nation to join.
• Young people can participate in a number of regional school events in honour of Olympic Day on June 23.
• People are urged to either design their own festivities or emulate their favourite athlete's celebrations as of right now.
• From July 26, Olympians will represent their 1.4 billion fellow citizens.
• Abhinav Bindra, the first individual Olympic gold medallist from India and a member of the IOC Athletes' Commission, has partnered with the IOC.
• As part of the Olympic Values Education Programme, they will collaborate to invite educational institutions all throughout the country to become a part of the movement.

Explanation:

• Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced new driving licence rules.
• The new driving rules will became applicable from June 1, 2024, which will simplify rules for obtaining a driving licence.
• A major change is that now applicants will not be required to take a driving test at the Regional Transport Office (RTO).
• The driving test can be conducted at accredited private driving schools.
• Driving training centres are required to have a minimum of one acre of land.
• If the applicant passes the test at these schools, they will get a certificate to apply for a driving licence at RTO.
• The penalty for driving a car without a valid licence has been increased to ₹2,000.
• Punishments for minors driving vehicle includes a fine of ₹25,000 and action against the parents, along with the cancellation of the vehicle’s registration certificate.
• Government has also decided to phase out 9,000 outdated government vehicles and raise emission standards for other vehicles.
• This step is part of the strategy to reduce vehicular pollution and promote the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs).

Explanation:

• An 18-year-old rickshaw driver, Arti, received the Amal Clooney Women's Empowerment Award.
• She was honoured for inspiring other young girls through her work under the government's Pink e-rickshaw initiative.
• Under the Project Lehar, Prince's Trust International and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) introduced Arti to the Indian government's Pink E-Rickshaw scheme.
• Under this initiative, pink e-rickshaws were provided by the Bahraich district administration with a subsidy for women drivers.
• She also met King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London.
• The Prince's Trust International was founded by King Charles III when he was the Prince of Wales.

Explanation:

• Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scientists have identified a promising vaccine candidate against malaria.
• It would help in more effective prevention and treatment strategies against malaria.
• Scientists have identified a novel PHB2-Hsp70A1A receptor ligand pair.
• The parasite protein PHB2 is therefore a potent vaccine candidate.
• The presence of PfPHB2 antibodies was detected in active malaria patient from the Tripura region.
• The PfPHB2 antibodies will be a turning point towards malaria therapeutic development.

• The scientists have found that PfPHB2 protein which is found on the merozoite surface. It will interact with the red blood cell surface heat-shock protein Hsp70A1A.
• Prohibitins are a family of proteins that will play important role in various cellular processes.
• This research has been published in the iScience journal by Cell Press.

Explanation:

• BR Guar Gum Pvt. Ltd., a leader in the cotton seed industry, has achieved a significant milestone by winning the Most Trusted Cotton Seed Brand in North India award at the prestigious Global Excellence Awards 2024 (GEA).
• The event held in Mumbai was organized by Brand Empower, Which is a leading market research company popular for its initiative of India's most prestigious Global Excellence Awards 2024 to honor and recognize entrepreneurs, professionals artists companies organizations and institutions for their excellent work creativity innovation and quality.

Explanation:

• The United Nations General Assembly declared 24 May as International Markhor Day following a resolution sponsored by Pakistan and eight other countries.
• The day aims to raise awareness and promote the conservation of markhor, an iconic and ecologically important species found in the mountainous regions of Central and South Asia.