ALL EXAM QUIZ 09.08.2024

Explanation:

• A bill providing representation to Scheduled Tribes in the Goa Legislative Assembly was introduced in Lok Sabha.
• On August 5, a bill was introduced by the Central Government to reserve seats for the Scheduled Tribe community in the Goa Assembly.
• The ST community is demanding that four out of the 40 assembly seats be reserved for them. The Cabinet had passed the draft bill in March.
• Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Readjustment of Representation of the Scheduled Tribes in the Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha.
• The Bill states that as per the 2011 census, there has been a significant increase in the population of Scheduled Tribes in Goa as compared to the 2001 census.

Explanation:

• Every year on August 7, National Handloom Day is celebrated in India,
• It is observed to commemorate the launch of the Swadeshi Movement in 1905.
• It is also celebrated to recognize the contribution of the handloom industry to socio-economic development and to raise awareness about the industry.
• This year, the 10th edition of National Handloom Day is being celebrated in India.
• National Handloom Day is celebrated all over the country under the aegis of the Ministry of Textiles.
• On the same day in 1905, Swadeshi Movement began. The movement encouraged swadeshi industries and swadeshi spirit, including handloom weavers.
• In 2015, the government decided to designate 7 August as National Handloom Day (NHD).
• The first NHD was observed on 07 August 2015 in Chennai.

Explanation:

• Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced Rs 18,000 crore for 100 horticulture clusters.
• To increase the income of farmers, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced Rs 18,000 crore outlay for setting up 100 export-oriented horticulture clusters in the next five years.
• To boost domestic output and reduce imports of cooking oils, the government will launch an oilseeds mission with an outlay of `6,800 crore.
• The government will also make amendments to pesticide management legislation.
• More than 1,500 mandies will be integrated with the e-NAM platform.
• The government has a vision of developing 1,500 new varieties of climate-resilient crops.
• The government is also working to diversify crops, including the farming of flowers, fruits, and medicinal plants.

Explanation:

• The Central Government has declared Adichunchanagiri in Karnataka and Choolannuar in Kerala as peacock sanctuary.
• The Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change has also set up breeding and conservation centres for peacocks.
• Adichunchanagiri Peacock Sanctuary will provides them with safety. It was established as a sanctuary in 1981 in Karnataka’s Mandya district.
• The Adichunchanagiri Peacock Sanctuary is extremely close to the Chunchanagiri Temple.
• Different species of migratory birds, like Purple Heron, White-necked Stork, Black-headed Ibis, snakebird, etc., are present in this sanctuary.
• Choolannur Pea Fowl Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary located in Chulanur village in Palakkad district of Kerala state,
• The peacock was declared the national bird of India in 1963.

Explanation:

• Nagaland has become first state which have signed an MoU on disaster risk management.
• It has also become the first Indian state which has adopted the Disaster Risk Transfer Parametric Insurance Solution (DRTPS) after signing a MoU with SBI General Insurance.
• The MoU will be effective for three years. The officials of SBI General Insurance and the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) signed the MoU.
• It aims to lessen financial losses brought on by extreme events and safeguard vital infrastructure.
• CM Neiphiu Rio stated that whole Nagaland is covered by the insurance. The insurance premium will be paid by the government.
• In the event of a disaster, the insurer will provide assistance for three years from 2024 to 2027.
• An MoU was signed between the Maharashtra government and Toyota Kirloskar Motor.
• This MoU is to set up a manufacturing plant valued at Rs 20,000 crore in Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC). The plant aims to produce electric and hybrid cars.

Explanation:

• Reliance Industries moved up to number 86 from number 88 on Fortune's Global 500 list for 2024.
• Reliance Industries continues to be the highest ranked Indian company.
• From 155 in 2021, the company has risen 69 spots in the last three years.
• Nine Indian companies are included in this year's Fortune Global 500 list.
• Five of them are from the public sector (IOCL, LIC, ONGC, BPCL and SBI) and four are from the private sector.
• Companies are ranked by total revenues for their respective fiscal years that ended on or before March 31, 2024, in the Fortune Global 500 list.
• In 2023, the Fortune Global 500 achieved a record-breaking $41 trillion in total revenue. This amounts to over one-third of the world's GDP.

Explanation:

• China launched the first satellite constellation network to counter Starlink.
• A Chinese state-owned enterprise successfully placed 18 satellites into orbit to counter its own version of US firm SpaceX's Starlink network.
• The low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites have been launched by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern Shanxi province.
• The satellites were carried through the Long March 6 rocket.
• SpaceX's commercial broadband constellation has about 5,500 LEO satellites in space.
• It will provide internet to consumers, companies and government agencies.
• Low Earth orbit operates at altitudes of 300 km to 2,000 km from the Earth's surface.

Explanation:

• Jharkhand CM launched the ‘Upasthiti Portal’ for Health Department employees.
• Chief Minister Hemant Soren launched the ‘Upasthiti Portal’ on behalf of the Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Department.
• It will help in recording the daily attendance of all doctors, para-medical workers, contract workers and other workers working under the Health Department.
• Under this portal, cross-verification of biometric attendance will be recorded by the employees of the Health Department.
• The CM has also established a system to establish 24-hour contact between primary health sub-centres and health centres and district hospitals.
• The government will take steps to make the district hospitals of the state operational 24×7.
• Under this, there will be a provision for all types of surgeries with specialist doctors in these hospitals.

Explanation:

• Bhumi Pujan ceremony of Tata Group’s ₹27,000 crore semiconductor assembly and test facility in Jagiroad, Assam was conducted recently.
• Tata announced in February 2024 that the Indian government had accepted Tata Electronics' proposal to construct a cutting-edge, greenfield semiconductor assembly and testing facility in Assam.
• The project is estimated to create around 27,000 direct and indirect jobs in the region, with an investment outlay of ₹27,000 crores.
• By mid-2025, the new facility should be operating.
• Because Assam is close to water supplies, green energy sources, and test hubs in Southeast Asian nations, it was an important location.
• Use cases for the facility and semiconductor chips include mobile devices, artificial intelligence, and the automobile sector.

Explanation:

• The Central Government launched the PM-KUSUM scheme in March, 2019, which has been extended in January 2024 with the aim of providing energy and water security to farmers, increasing their income, making the agriculture sector diesel free and reducing environmental pollution.
• The total number of farmers benefited from PM-KUSUM scheme in the country as of 30.06.2024 is 4,11,222.