ALL EXAM QUIZ 31.07.2024

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• NSA Ajit Doval led the Indian delegation at the 4th Annual #BIMSTEC Security Chiefs Meeting held in Naypyidaw.
• Doval met his Myanmar counterpart Admiral Moe Aung on Thursday. He also met Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing along with other BIMSTEC security chiefs.
• During the BIMSTEC meeting, Doval called upon the member countries of the group to strengthen cooperation in combating terrorism, drug trafficking, arms smuggling and organised crime.

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• As per the government data, 628 tigers have died in India during the past five years due to natural causes and other reasons.
• In the last five years, 349 people were killed in tiger attacks. Maharashtra alone recorded 200 deaths.
• As per the NTCA, 96 tigers died in 2019, 106 in 2020, 127 in 2021, 121 in 2022, and 178 in 2023.
• The number of tiger deaths in 2023 is also the highest since 2012.
• 59 human deaths occurred due to the tiger attack in Uttar Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh reported 27 deaths due to the tiger attack.
• The number of tigers in India stood at 3,682, which is around 75% of the global wild tiger population.
• On April 1, 1973, India launched Project Tiger to promote tiger conservation.
• India has 55 tiger reserves covering more than 78,735 square km.

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• Supreme Court allowed states to levy mineral cess.
• A nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court said that states have constitutional authority to levy taxes on mines and mineral-bearing lands.
• The Supreme Court ruled that the royalty paid by mining operators to the Central government is not a tax.
• This verdict will boost revenues of mineral-bearing states, mostly in eastern India.
• The Supreme Court’s judgment has also provided clarity on the division of power between states and the Center over taxing minerals.
• The bench ruled that the state legislatures have legislative power to tax mineral rights.

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• President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Governors in various states.
• President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde as Governor of Rajasthan.
• Former Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura Jishnu Dev Varma has been appointed Governor of Telangana.
• Om Prakash Mathur has been appointed as Governor of Sikkim. He is former Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan.

Explanation:

• External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar participated in the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting.
• S. Jaishankar was on a two-day visit to attend the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Tokyo.
• The Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting was held on 29th July. Diplomats from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States attended the meeting.
• Quad is committed to support an open, stable, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.
• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that Quad has additional responsibilities of upholding a rules-based order and collaboration to ensure a free and secure Indo-Pacific.
• The Quad is a diplomatic partnership of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States.
• The idea of Quad was first mooted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2007.

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• Gujarat is to establish ‘GRIT’ based on the Niti Aayog model.
• Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel announced the establishment of Gujarat State Institution for Transformation (GRIT), a think-tank modelled after NITI Aayog.
• It will serve as a public policy think-tank for the state.
• Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel unveiled the 'Gujarat@2047 Dynamic Document-Roadmap'.
• It is focused on pillars of 'Earning Well' and 'Living Well' aimed to enhance the quality of life and economic prosperity in the state.
• It will help the state in achieving development goals.
• CM affirmed that the government is committed to adopting the Prime Minister's 'GYAN' mantra, focusing on the advancement of the Garib (Poor), Yuva (Youth), Annadata (Farmers), and Naari (Women).

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• India's first sunken museum at Humayun’s Tomb has been inaugurated.
• 'Where the Emperor Rests' is the first principal gallery of the museum.
• It highlights the architectural splendour of Humayun's mausoleum.
• The museum will open for visitors from 30 July.
• Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the museum.
• The layout of museum is inspired by mrdieval 'baolis', or traditional water tanks.
• It showcases the legacy of Mughal emperor Humayun. It also showcases 'farmans', an astrolabe, a celestial sphere of the 1840s era and a warrior's helmet from 16th or 17th century.
• Work on the construction of the country's first sunken museum at the 16th-century tomb began in April 2015.
• Biga Begum (also known as Hajji Begum), Humayun's widow, constructed his tomb between 1569 and 1570.
• As part of the urban renewal initiative, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) constructed the museum on behalf of the ASI.

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• Rajasthan government announced reservation for Agniveers in recruitment for state police, jail guards, and forest guards.
• This announcement was made on Kargil Vijay Diwas, which was celebrated on July 26.
• Rajasthan government has not yet revealed the specific percentage of reservation allocated for Agniveers in these sectors.
• The Rajasthan government’s announcement aligns with the Agnipath scheme, which was launched in 2022 by the central government.
• This also comes after the Arunachal Pradesh government made the announcement regarding a new initiative.
• With the help of this new initiative, retired Agniveers will be given preference when hiring for important positions in the state's emergency services, fire department, and police department.
• The Union Ministry of Home Affairs earlier allocated 10% of vacancies in the Central Armed Police Forces for ex-Agniveers.

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• On 28 July, Sri Lanka won their first Women's Asia Cup title by defeating India at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla.
• This was only the second time in nine finals that India failed to win the Women's Asia Cup.
• Samaravikrama was declared the Player of the Match in the final, while Chamari Athapattu received the Player of the Tournament award.
• This was the ninth edition of the Women's Asia Cup, played from 19 to 28 July 2024.
• India is the only team to have played all the Asia Cup finals and has been the most successful team with 7 title wins.

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