Daily Current Affairs Quiz 21st March 2024

” Notes: Vinay Kumar, an Indian foreign service officer of the 1992 batch, is appointed as the next ambassador of india to russia, currently serving in myanmar. the ministry of external affairs announced his new assignment, reinforcing the longstanding partnership between india and russia. the move highlights the strategic importance of diplomatic ties between the two nations amidst recent elections in russia. kumar is expected to assume his new role shortly.”

” Notes: the election commission of india initiated “mission 414” in himachal pradesh to boost voter turnout in 414 polling stations with less than 60% participation in the last lok sabha elections. ground-level outreach aims to educate voters about their rights. additionally, in 8 assembly constituencies with lower female voter turnout, “mahila preraks” will encourage women to vote, marking a concerted effort to ensure inclusive participation in the democratic process.”

” Notes: exporters aiming for duty concessions on shipments to the uk must comply with new british regulations under the developing countries trading scheme (dcts). introduced by the uk government, dcts aims to integrate developing nations into the global economy, fostering trade partnerships and strengthening supply chains. it offers simpler, more generous preferential trading terms, reducing or eliminating tariffs on imports from 65 eligible countries, benefiting uk consumers and businesses while excluding certain upper-middle-income nations and those with uk free trade agreements.”

” Notes: Valmiki Tiger Reserve (vtr), bihar’s sole tiger reserve, utilizes green energy for watering wild animals, including tigers, and their prey in scorching summers. established in 1990 and declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1978, vtr encompasses valmiki national park and valmiki wildlife sanctuary. situated on the gandak riverbanks, it shares borders with royal chitwan national park and parsa wildlife sanctuary of nepal. the bihar government awaits ntca approval to declare kaimur wildlife sanctuary as the state’s second tiger reserve after vtr.”

In the 2024 World Happiness Report published by the united nations on march 20th finland claimed the title of the happiest country for the seventh year in a row the report highlights finland’s consistently high levels of happiness affirming its status as a global leader in well-being

” Notes: Delhi was labeled as the world’s most polluted capital city in the 2023 world air quality report by swiss organization iqair. india ranked third in air quality with an average annual pm2.5 concentration of 54.4 µg/m³. bangladesh and pakistan were worse off, while bihar’s begusarai was named the most polluted metropolitan area. ten of the top 11 polluted cities were indian, with lahore being the only exception. 96% of india’s population faces pm2.5 levels exceeding who guidelines.”

The World Meteorological Organization un climate agency issued the 2023 state of the global climate report which confirms that 2023 was the warmest year on record with the global average near-surface temperature 145 celsius with a margin of uncertainty of 012 c above the preindustrial baseline and the highest

” Notes:e-crop, a crop simulation model, offers growers sms advice on water and nutrient needs. developed by santhosh mithra of ctcri, kerala, it received a patent from the indian patent office retroactively from 2014. farmers utilize the ‘krihi kruthya’ app to record and transmit soil moisture data to the server for analysis. this innovative device aids farmers in optimizing water and nutrient management for enhanced crop yields.”

Notesgenetic rescue is proposed to conserve the tiger population of ranthambore national parks by introducing new genetic variation through migration this process known as gene flow involves transferring individuals from a larger healthier population to a smaller

In march 2024 the national commission for women signed with the railway protection force rpf a memorandum of understanding on human trafficking in india the key objectives of the mou include working together to prevent human trafficking and rescue traffic