ALL EXAM QUIZ 06.01.2024

Explanation:

• One District One Product Awards 2023 presented in Aatmanirbhar Bharat Utsav 2024 in New Delhi.
• On January 3, 2024, Chief Guest Union External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar inaugurated the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Utsav 2024' in New Delhi.
• The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry hosted Aatmanirbhar Bharat Utsav 2024.
• The objective of the ODOP initiative is to promote the socio-economic development of all the districts of the country to realize the vision of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of Self-reliant India.
• The ODOP Awards recognize significant efforts and successes in promoting ODOP initiatives.
• There are a total of 24 awards in 3 categories–for districts, states, union territories, and Indian missions abroad.

List of Awardees for ODOP Awards 2023

Categories Districts / States Product Award

Districts Awards (Agriculture) Alluri Sitharama Raj (Andhra Pradesh) Araku Coffee Gold

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) Red Rice Silver

Shopian (J&K) Apple Bronze

Kandhamal (Odisha) Turmeric

Bathinda (Punjab) Honey Special Mention

Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh) Banana

Districts Awards (Non-Agriculture) Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) Uppada Jamdani Saree Gold

Banda (Uttar Pradesh) Shazar Stone Craft Silver

Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) Ponduru Cotton Sarees Bronze

Kumool (Andhra Pradesh) Handloom silk sarees

Annamayya (Andhra Pradesh) Madanapalle Silk Sarees Special Mention

Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) Mangalagiri handloom

States (Category A) Uttar Pradesh   Gold

Gujarat   Silver

Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan   Bronze

States (Category B) J&K   Gold

Uttarakhand   Silver

Meghalaya and Sikkim   Bronze

Mission Aboard Consulate General of India, Vancouver   Gold

Consulate General of India, New York   Silver

High Commission of India, Nicosia   Bronze

Explanation:

• Gunotsav 2024' has been launched by the Assam Government for holistic assessment of students' performance.
• It has been launched for holistic assessment of the performance of about 40 lakh students of 43,498 government schools in 35 districts of the state.
• Gunotsav, an initiative of the Government of Assam, is covering all government primary and secondary schools in the state.
• The services of 18,098 external evaluators will be used for this evaluation process, starting in all the primary and secondary schools of the state.
• The evaluators include state Chief Ministers, MLAs, Chief Secretaries, college teachers, and government officials.
• This evaluation process in schools will continue in three phases till February 8, which started on 3 January 2024.

Explanation:

• Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi assumed the charge of Vice Chief of the Indian Navy.
• Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi has taken the place of Vice Admiral Sanjay J Singh, who became Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command.
• Dinesh K Tripathi joined the Indian Navy on 1 July 1985. He was serving as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command.
• He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla.
• He has served on the frontline warships of the Navy as a signal communication officer and electronic warfare officer.
• Vice Admiral Sanjay J Singh, who became Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of Western Naval Command, was the lead drafter for the Indian Navy's Maritime Doctrine of 2009.

Explanation:

• Hatti community of Himachal Pradesh got ST status.
• The Himachal Pradesh government issued a notification to grant Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to the Hatti community of Sirmaur district.
• Members of the Hatti community were demanding to implement the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Act, 2023, and notifying the community as ST.
• The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 was notified by the President on 4 August 2023.

Hatti Community

• The Hattis are a close-knit community. Their main occupation is to sell homegrown crops, vegetables, meat and wool.
• Hattis live in 154 panchayat areas and members of the community numbered 2.5 lakh in the 2011 Census. The present population of the Hattis is around 3 lakh.
• The Hattis are governed by a traditional council called ‘khumbli’.
• The Hatti community lives in the basin of the Giri and Tons rivers.

Explanation:

• All India Conference of Directors General and Inspectors General of Police 2023 started on 5 January at Rajasthan International Centre in Jaipur.
• It is a three-day conference. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the conference on 6 January and 7 January.
• During the conference, policing and internal security issues such as cybercrime, technology in policing, counter-terrorism challenges, left-wing extremism, and prison reforms will be discussed.
• Deliberations on the roadmap for implementation of the new criminal laws are also included in the agenda of the conference.
• Discussion will also be held on the challenges posed by new technologies like AI, Deepfake, and ways to deal with them.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah, National Security Advisor, Minister of State for Home Affairs, and senior officials will attend the conference.

Explanation:

• India International Jewellery Trade Show -IIJS 2024 inaugurated by Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in Mumbai.
• He said India’s workforce must focus on making India world’s design destination for fashion and jewellery.
• He also said that fashion and jewellery combination can make India a preferred wedding destination for the world.
• He said investments are being made to develop a world-class infrastructure including the 20-acre India Jewellery Park in Navi Mumbai.
• It is expected that India’s domestic gem & jewellery market will grow from the current 44 billion to 134 billion dollars by 2030.
• Chairman of, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, Mr. Vipul Shah said that gem & jewellery sector will work to take exports to 75 billion dollars by 2030 and 100 billion dollars by 2047.
• This is the 16th edition of the India International Jewellery Trade Show.
• This edition will have 1,500 exhibitors occupying 3,000 stalls.
• The exhibition is being organized at JIO World Convention Centre, BKC from 4th to the 7th of January.
• It is being held at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon from the 5th to the 8th of January.

Explanation:

• NHAI joined hands with ISRO's NRSC to develop the "Green Cover Index" for National Highways.
• The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) to develop the “Green Cover Index” for the extensive network of National Highways.
• Greening highway corridors has been the main focus of the Green Highways Policy for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and NHAI.
• The Green Cover Index will be a robust and reliable mechanism. It will provide a time-saving and cost-effective solution to generate a macro-level estimate of the greenery along National Highways.
• In the first assessment cycle, the Green Cover Index region-wise for National Highways will be covered.
• In the subsequent annual cycles, the focus will be on estimating the growth patterns of green cover for National Highways using scientific techniques.
• This initiative is part of the NHAI's commitment to playing a key role in fostering the green transformation of highways.

Explanation:

• India and Nepal signed an agreement for cooperation in renewable energy.
• As per the agreement, Nepal will export 10,000 MW of power to India in the next 10 years.
• India’s Energy Secretary Pankaj Agrawal and his Nepal counterpart Gopal Sigdel signed the bilateral agreement.
• The power agreement was signed during the 7th meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission.
• The Nepal Electricity Authority and National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, India also signed an MoU for cooperation in the field of renewable energy.
• Jaishankar and Saud also inaugurated 3 cross-border transmission lines- 132 kV Raxaul-Parwanipur, 132 kV Kushaha-Kataiya and New Nautanwa-Mainahiya lines.
• Jaishankar was on a two-day visit to Nepal.

Explanation:

• Shashi Singh became the new president of the All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA).
• Shashi Singh has been elected as the new president of the All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA).
• He will take the place of Ramesh Kejriwal as the President of AIRIA.
• The elections were held during the Annual General Meeting held on December 23, 2023, in Mumbai.
• Before assuming the role of President, Mr. Shashi Singh was the Senior Vice President within AIRIA.

All India Rubber Industries Association

• It was established in 1945.
• It is the largest not-for-profit non-government body for the rubber industry and trade.
• Its main objective is to safeguard and promote the interests of the industry.

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