ALL EXAM QUIZ 13.07.2024

Explanation:

• An Advisory Council consisting of five members constituted by the Sixteenth Finance Commission to advise the Commission on any Terms of Reference (ToR) or related matters.
• Poonam Gupta, Director General of the National Council of Applied Economic Research, has been appointed the convener of the Advisory Council.
• Other members include economists D.K. Srivastava, Neelkanth Mishra, Pranjul Bhandari and Rahul Bajoria.
• The role and functions of the Advisory Council will include assisting the Commission in preparing papers or research studies and monitoring or evaluating studies ordered by the Finance Commission.
• This will enhance the Commission's understanding of the issues involved in its rules of engagement.

Explanation:

• ICC Men's Player of the Month for June 2024 given to Indian pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah.
• On July 9, the International Cricket Council announced the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for June 2024.
• Recently, Jasprit Bumrah's brilliant bowling performance helped the Indian men's cricket team win the ICC T20 World Cup.
• Bumrah took 15 wickets in 8 matches alone during the World Cup, making him the Player of the Tournament.
• On the other hand, the ICC named Indian women's team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana as the ICC Women's Player of the Month for June.

Explanation:

• 2nd BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers' Meeting begins in New Delhi on 11 July
• S. Jaishankar will host his BIMSTEC counterparts at the event on July 11-12, 2024.
• The first BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in Bangkok, Thailand in 2023.
• Foreign Ministers of BIMSTEC countries discussed ways to broaden and deepen cooperation in various fields in the areas of security, connectivity, trade and investment, people-to-people contacts, etc.
• BIMSTEC is a group of seven South and Southeast Asian countries for multifaceted cooperation.
• BIMSTEC comprises seven countries - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Explanation:

• India and Taiwan's agreement to facilitate trade in organically produced goods came into force on July 8.
• This mutual recognition agreement (MRA) will ease the export of organic products by avoiding dual certifications.
• It will reduce compliance costs and will simplify compliance requirements.

Explanation:

• HCL Technologies chairperson Roshini Nadar has been conferred with France's highest civilian award, the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur or the Knight of the Legion of Honour.
• The French ambassador to India, Thierry Mathou, conferred the award to Roshini Nadar on behalf of the French president on 8 July 2024 at the French Embassy in New Delhi.

Explanation:

• Every year on July 11, World Population Day is observed to spread awareness about population issues around the world.
• The theme of World Population Day 2024 is "Leave no one behind, count everyone".
• The then-Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme established World Population Day in 1989.
• The Day was first marked on 11 July 1990. In December 1990, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) decided to continue observing World Population Day.
• World's population crossed five billion on July 11, 1987.
• The Dr KC Zachariah, a senior demographer at the World Bank, suggested the idea of World Population Day.

Explanation:

• 12th meeting of the India-UAE Joint Defense Cooperation Committee (JDCC) concluded in Abu Dhabi.
• The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary Amitabh Prasad, while the UAE delegation was headed by Brigadier General Staff Jamal Ebrahim Mohamed Almazrooqi.
• They discussed various aspects of collaboration, including training cooperation, joint military exercises, defence industrial partnerships, and research and development initiatives.
• Both sides also discussed the exchange of subject matter experts and experiences.
• Regional security concerns, particularly maritime security issues were discussed during the meeting.

Explanation:

• IAF's Su-30 MKIs to participate in the 'Exercise Pitch Black' in Australia.
• The India Air Force Su-30 MKIs are set to participate in the biennial multinational aerial warfare exercise Pitch Black in Australia.
• ‘Exercise Pitch Black 2024’ will be conducted from July 12 to August 2.
• "Exercise Pitch Black” is the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) most significant flying activity for strengthening international engagement and enhancing cooperation.

Explanation:

• A team of Indian scientists has made a significant contribution to the field of astronomy.
• Indian scientists develop open-source tool to generate infrared star catalogue for Thirty Meter Telescope.
• Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is one of the largest ground-based telescopes set to be operational in the next decade.
• This innovative tool will create a comprehensive catalogue of Near Infrared (NIR) stars, which will be crucial for the telescope's Adaptive Optics (AO) system.

Explanation:

• The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the ‘Medical Devices Information System’ (MeDvlS).
• It is an online platform for information on medical devices.
• MeDvlS has been designed to help decision-maker of governments, regulators, and users in selecting, procuring and utilising medical devices for diagnostics.
• The MeDevIS platform includes 2,301 medical device types covering a range of health issues, including reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health.