ALL EXAM QUIZ 07.11.2024

Explanation:

• A European Space Agency mission called Proba-3 will be launched by India from the Sriharikota Space Station in December, Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said.
• This mission will study the Sun's faint corona, which lies near the solar periphery.
• On November 5, while addressing the Indian Space Conference 3.0 in New Delhi, the minister highlighted that almost every sector in the country is using space technology.
• Space technology also promotes the creation of smart cities by providing facilities like navigation, satellite imaging, terrain mapping, etc.
• The Minister also outlined India's vision to increase its contribution to the global space economy from 2% to 10% in the coming years.
• Dr Singh also highlighted the upcoming missions of the Indian Space Research Organization such as Gaganyaan, launch of an Indian space station called Bharat Space Station by 2035 and landing of an Indian astronaut on the Moon by 2040.

Explanation:

• Odd-Even scheme implemented by Sikkim to reduce traffic congestion in Gangtok.
• Odd-even traffic has been implemented by the Sikkim government for both private and government vehicles within the Gangtok Municipal Corporation (GMC) from November 5.
• The initiative aims to reduce traffic congestion in Gangtok.
• The restriction is proposed from Mayfair Fatak to GICI, Zero Point.
• According to the order, the rule under Section 115 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 will be applicable from 9:30 am to 12:00 noon and from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm.

Explanation:

• Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004.
• A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra gave the verdict against the Allahabad High Court’s decision.
• This judgement has declared the High Court judgement as “unconstitutional” and violative of the principles of secularism.
• The Supreme Court also declared that madrasas can't grant degrees of higher education as it is a violation of the University Grants Commission Act.
• The bench also said that the Uttar Pradesh government have to play a vital role in ensuring that educational standards in madrasas align with modern academic expectations.
• The Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 was declared unconstitutional on March 22, 2024.

Explanation:

• The Madhya Pradesh government has increased reservation for women in all state government services from 33% to 35%.
• It is a major step towards women’s empowerment in the state.
• The state government has also given approval to open 254 new fertiliser sales centres in the state.
• A 660-megawatt critical thermal power plant will be opened in Sarni by decommissioning the earlier power plant units of a total of 830 MW units.
• The state government also granted permission to increase the recruitment age of assistant Professors in Medical College to 50 years from 40 years in the state.

Explanation:

• Tanushree Pandey of India won the silver medal in soft tennis at the World Soft Tennis Championship in Jingshan, China.
• In yesterday's Under 21 Women's Individual Singles final, she lost 3–4 to Chinese Taipei's Chiang Min Yu.
• Earlier, in semifinal match, Tanushree defeated her Japanese opponent 4-3.
• She had defeated her Chinese opponent by the same margin in the quarterfinals.
• The use of soft rubber balls rather than hard yellow ones and a distinct scoring system are two ways that soft tennis differs from lawn tennis.

Explanation:

• "First in the World Challenge" is a new initiative announced by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
• The goal of the new program is to inspire Indian scientists to develop novel approaches to challenging health issues.
• According to ICMR, the program aims to promote innovative, out of the box, futuristic concepts, the creation of new knowledge.
• It also aims to promote the discovery and advancement of ground-breaking health technologies (drugs, treatments, vaccines, diagnostics, interventions, etc.).
• The technologies must be such that they have never been thought, tested or tried in the world till date.
• This is a high-risk, high-reward endeavour with potentially unpredictable success rates.
• A group of researchers (from one institute or from several institutes) or an individual may submit the proposals.

Explanation:

• Ministry of Tourism participated in the World Travel Market (WTM) in London from 5-7 November.
• It aims to increase inbound tourism to the country and establish the country as a major global tourist destination.
• India showcased its cultural diversity and tourism offerings at the WTM with a delegation of nearly 50 stakeholders, including state governments, tour operators, airlines, and hoteliers from the Indian travel industry.
• The highlights of this year's India Pavilion at WTM 2024 were wedding tourism, MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) tourism, and 'Mahakumbh'.
• A special mock 'Mandapam' was created at the pavilion to give the look and feel of an Indian wedding.

Explanation:

• On November 4, Indian table tennis star Harmeet Desai won double titles, winning both the men's singles and mixed doubles events at the WTT Feeders Caracas in Venezuela.
• In men's singles, Desai defeated France's Jo Seyfried 3–0 in the final to win the single title.
• In mixed doubles, Desai and his partner Kritika Roy defeated Cuba's Jorge Campos and Daniela Fonseca Carrazana 3-2 in a tough match.
• This was Kritika Roy's second WTT feeder doubles title, having earlier won the women's doubles title in Cagliari with Yashaswini Ghorpade.

Explanation:

• In India, there has been a 17.7% decline in TB incidence from 2015 to 2023.
• According to the World Health Organization’s Global Tuberculosis Report 2024, the rate is twice the global average decline of 8.3%.
• India had pledged to achieve the “End TB” targets by 2025.
• This is five years ahead of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals deadline of 2030.
• An 80 % reduction has been recorded in the TB incidence rate compared to the 2015 levels.
• A 90% reduction has been recorded in the TB mortality rate compared to the 2015 levels.
• The achievements highlight the impact of India’s National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme.

Explanation:

• Digital Life Certificate Campaign 3.0 has been launched on 6 November by Dr Jitendra Singh.
• The campaign started on 1st November 2024 and will continue till the 30th November 2024.
• The campaign is being conducted nationwide by the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare across 800 cities and districts.
• The campaign aims to spread awareness about the benefits of digital life certificates.
• The campaign will promote digital empowerment of pensioners using face authentication technology.
• Pensioners need to submit a life certificate annually for the continuation of pension.
• In 2014, PM Modi launched Jeevan Pramaan, an Aadhar-based scheme for online submission of digital life certificates to simplify the process.
• The event majorly focuses on promoting Face Authentication Technology.
• The campaign aims to reach all the pensioners in the remotest corners of the country.
• The campaign is being carried out in collaboration with Pension Disbursing Banks, India Post Payments Bank, Pensioners’ Welfare Associations, Controller General of Defense Accounts, Department of Telecommunications, and Railways.