ALL EXAM QUIZ 10.08.2024

Explanation:

• Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi unveiled a document outlining his strategic vision for the Navy's role in building a "developed India".
• The document, titled "CNS Course to Steer-2024 (CTS-2024)", outlined the key objectives to build a "combat-ready, credible, cohesive and future-ready Navy".
• This strategic roadmap has been designed to align the Navy's capabilities with India's broader national development goals.

Explanation:

• Every year on August 7 National Javelin Throw Day is celebrated in India.
• The Athletics Federation of India, the apex body of athletics in India, decided to celebrate August 7 as National Javelin Day to commemorate Neeraj Chopra's historic gold medal during the Tokyo Olympics.
• On 7 August 2021, Chopra won the gold medal in the final of the men's javelin throw event of the Tokyo Games by throwing the javelin to a distance of 87.58 metres.

Explanation:

• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch its Earth Observation Satellite-08 (EOS-08) on 15 August 2024, its 55th foundation day.
• ISRO was formed on 15 August 1969 as the premier space agency of the government of India. The EOS-08 satellite will be launched by ISRO’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3. Here, D stands for Developmental.
• The satellite will be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

Earth Observation Satellite-08 (EOS-08)

• The EOS-08 is a remote-sensing microsatellite with a mass of around 175.5 kg. It will be placed in a Circular Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 475 km.
• The life of the satellite is around 1 year.
• The satellite has the capability to capture images both during the day and night in the Mid-Wave and Long-Wave infrared bands for applications such as satellite-based disaster monitoring, environmental monitoring, fire detection, surveillance, industrial and power plant disaster monitoring and volcanic activity observation,
• The satellite will help with ocean surface wind analysis, soil moisture assessment, cryosphere studies over the Himalayan region, flood detection, and inland waterbody detection.

Explanation:

• Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the Paris 2024 Olympics wrestling competition.
• For being overweight in the women’s 50 kg category, Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the Paris 2024 Olympics wrestling competition.
• Each weight category is organised over two competition days.
• Vinesh Phogat was eligible for competition on the opening day but weighed just over 50 kg on the second day.

Explanation:

• Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar has been announced by the government.
• Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar recognize contributions in the field of science, technology, and innovation in India.
• Recognising individual or team contributions made by scientists, technicians, and inventors is the aim of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar.
• The Vigyan Team Award will be given to the ISRO-Chandrayaan 3 Team in recognition of their achievements to space research and technology.
• In the biological sciences, Professor G. Padmanabhan has been chosen to receive the Vigyan Ratna Award.
• Professor G. Padmanabhan is former Director of the Indian Institute of Science.

Explanation:

• Government to allow bio-bitumen mixing up to 35% to save foreign exchange outflows.
• Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that government will allow the mixing of lignin up to 35% in petroleum-based bitumen.
• Nitin Gadkari said that one tonne of parali (paddy straw) gives 30% of bio-bitumen, 350 kg of bio-gas and 350 kg of biochar.
• The cost of petroleum-based bitumen is ₹50 per kg while the cost of bio-bitumen from biomass (rice straw) is ₹40 per kg.
• In India, 90% of roads are being prepared through the bituminous layers.
• In 2023-24, Bitumen consumption was 88 lakh tonnes. In 2024-25 it is expected to be 100 lakh tonnes.
• Bitumen is a black substance produced through the distillation of crude oil and is used for making roads and roofs.
• 450 projects are located in Haryana, Punjab and Western Uttar Pradesh for converting biomass (parali) into bio-CNG.

Explanation:

• Government to introduce Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha.
• The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, 1995.
• The bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha by Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju. It has proposed 40 amendments.
• These amendments aim to diminish the ‘arbitrary’ authority of the Waqf Boards.
• The existing Waqf Act allows the boards to claim any property as Waqf without mandatory verification.
• It has also involved ‘district collector’ in the Act and has given the collector powers to resolve disputes related to the Waqf Act between the Waqf Board and the government.
• The word ‘Waqf’ will be replaced with ‘Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development’ in the 1995 act.
• The bill also proposed the establishment of a separate Board of Auqaf for the Bohras and Aghakhanis.
• The bill will also streamline the process of registration of Waqfs through a central portal and database.

Explanation:

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained its inflation projection for FY25 at 4.5 per cent in its Monetary Policy Committee.
• In the Monetary Policy Committee, RBI projected CPI inflation for FY25 at 4.5 per cent.
• CPI inflation is pegged at 4.9 per cent for Q1FY25, 4.4 per cent for Q2FY25, 4.7 per cent for Q3FY25, and 4.3 per cent for Q4FY25.
• For FY25, GDP growth has been projected at 7.2%. However, the forecast for the first quarter has been revised to 7.1 per cent from the earlier projection of 7.3 per cent.
• RBI decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the ninth consecutive time.
• The decision to leave rates unchanged comes amid speculations that the Federal Reserve may cut rates in September.

Explanation:

• Maharashtra government approved the Logistic Policy to create five lakh job opportunities.
• The Maharashtra government has approved Logistics Policy 2024.
• It has proposed to set up more than 200 logistics parks, complexes, and truck terminals with integrated facilities.
• It will generate approximately 5,00,000 new job opportunities.
• The main objective of the policy is to include developing more than 10,000 acres of dedicated logistics infrastructure, and 25 district logistic nodes.
• It has proposed to create five regional logistic hubs and as many state logistic hubs.
• Hi-tech logistics will especially incentivise the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), BlockChain technology, robotics, automation, etc.

Explanation:

• Former West Bengal Chief Minister and senior CPI(M) leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharya passed

away at the age of 80, he breathed his last at his residence in Kolkata.

• Buddhadeb Bhattacharya was the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 2000 to 2011. He was the last Marxist Chief Minister and took over the post after Jyoti Basu.