Daily Current Affairs Quiz 3rd July 2024

” Notes:the world bank approved $1.5 billion to support india’s low-carbon energy development. the funding will boost green hydrogen, electrolysers, and renewable energy. this aligns with india’s national green hydrogen mission and energy goals: achieving 500 gw of renewable energy capacity by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2070.”

” Notes:the indian army commenced the maitree exercise with the royal thai army at fort vachiraprakan, thailand, from 1 to 15 july 2024. initiated in 2006, this bilateral exercise enhances defense cooperation. seventy-six personnel from both armies, including the ladakh scouts, participate. the exercise focuses on counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in urban and jungle environments, joint planning, tactical drills, and physical fitness.”

” Notes:us-based space exploration and research agency (sera) and blue origin have partnered with india for their human spaceflight program. they will offer six seats on a future new shepard mission to citizens from countries with limited space presence. new shepard, a reusable suborbital rocket, will take the selected astronauts on an 11-minute journey past the kármán line, the internationally recognized space boundary at 100 km.”

” Notes:for the first time, the taliban participated in the united nations conference on afghanistan, held in doha on 30 june and 1 july 2024. despite attendance from 25 countries and organizations, including the eu and sco, no substantial progress was made. the taliban, represented by zabihullah mujahid, joined after their demands were met, excluding afghan civil society representatives. india was represented by j.p. singh from the ministry of external affairs.”

” Notes:nasa’s mars odyssey orbiter captured an epic view of olympus mons, the largest volcano in the solar system. launched in 2001, odyssey’s mission includes mapping mars’ surface and serving as a communication relay. olympus mons, a shield volcano, is 24 kilometers high and 550 kilometers wide, dwarfing earth’s mauna loa. odyssey holds the record for the longest active mission around another planet, scheduled to last until 2025.”

” The bornean elephant(elephas maximus borneensis), the smallest asian elephant subspecies has been assessed as ‘endangered’ by the international union for conservation of nature (iucn) red list of threatened species, due to threats from human activities.·         the bornean elephants has been assessed on the iucn red list for the 1st time as a distinct subspecies of asian elephants.·         the assessment confirms that there are approximately 1,000 bornean elephants left in the wild, with about 400 being breeding adults.·         bornean elephants are distinguished by their small size, with males growing to some 2.5 meters (m) in height compared to 3 m on the mainland.·         borneo has the distinction of being the only island in the world that is shared by 3 countries: malaysia, indonesia, and brunei.”

The second low-carbon energy programmatic development policy operation is the second in a series of two similar-sized operations which primarily focuses on enhancing market capabilities for green hydrogen scaling up renewable energy capacity and stimulating investments in low-carbon energy sectors it will support reforms aimed at increasing green hydrogen

” On 28th june 2024, the indian navy bid farewell to the uh-3h helicopter after 17 years of service. vice admiral sameer saxena, chief of staff (cos), eastern naval command (enc) presided the de-induction ceremony held at ins dega, the naval air station, in visakhapatnam, andhra pradesh(ap)·         the uh-3h helicopter will be replaced by the sea king 42c helicopter in the indian naval air squadron (inas) 350, to continue and deliver operational power and capability.·         the uh-3h was brought to india in 2007 along with the indian naval ship (ins) jalashwa and inducted into inas 350 christened “saaras” on 24 march 2009.”

” On 28th june 2028, the securities and exchange board of india (sebi) has raised the threshold of basic service demat account (bsda) from existing limit of rs 2 lakh to rs 10 lakh. it aims to encourage small investors to participate in the stock market and promote their financial access.·         as per the sebi circular, the updated regulations will come into effect from 1st september, 2024.·         as per new regulations, in order to be eligible for bsda, an individual is required to have only one demat account where the person is the sole or 1st holder across all depositories and the value of securities in the account should not exceed rs 10 lakh for both debt and non-debt securities at any time.·         as per sebi circular, the annual maintenance charges for a bsda will be nil for portfolio up to rs 4 lakh and for portfolio up to rs 10 lakh, the annual charges will be rs 100.”

The mumbai metropolitan region development authority mmrda has signed an agreement with the frankfurt-based german state-owned development bank kfw previously known as kfw bankengruppe to provide financial support of over rs 850 crore for urban infrastructure projects in mumbai maharashtra

” António costa, the portuguese politician who served as the prime minister(pm) of portugal from 2015 to 2024, was elected as the new president of the european council.·         he will take office in december 2024 succeeding charles michel of belgium, who has been holding the post since 2019.·         antonio costa is nicknamed “gandhi of lisbon” for his frugal lifestyle and his indian roots. he received the pravasi bharatiya samman from then president of india, pranab mukherjee.  he also holds an overseas citizen of india (oci) card.i.ursula von der leyen of germany was nominated for a second 5-year term as president of the european commission, the executive body of eu.ii.kaja kallas, the first woman pm of estonia, has been chosen as the candidate for high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy. click here to read more”

” I.the ministry of housing and urban affairs (mohua), through swachh bharat mission-urban 2.0(sbm-u 2.0), introduces the ‘safai apnao, bimaari bhagao’ (sabb) initiative for clean and healthy cities·         campaign period: 1st july to 31st august 2024.·         preparatory phase: 14th june to 30th june 2024.ii.sabb initiative calls for all urban local bodies (ulbs) to adopt comprehensive interventions that focus on swachhata, advocacy, and inter-departmental convergence.iii.it also envisages rapid assessments to identify high-risk areas, adoption of protect prevent treat strategy (ppts) and coordination & monitoring.”

” On 28th june 2024, the board of securities and exchange board of india (sebi) has revised the eligibility criteria for entry and exit of stocks in the derivatives segment of exchanges.·         as per new rules, the eligibility criteria for exit will be applicable to only those stocks that have been in the derivative segment for minimum 6 months.·         whereas, the exit criteria for existing stocks in the derivatives segment will be based on their performance and will be applicable 3 months after the date of issuance of circular.the sebi has also introduced product success framework (psf) in single stock futures & options(f&o) segment. the new framework will become applicable after 6 months from the date of issuance of the circular.”

” The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), NITI Aayog, Ministry of Law and Justice ( MoL&J), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (MoFAHD) joined hands to initiate Unified Legal and Policy Framework for One Health.· The Centre for One Health, National Centre for Disease Control, and Directorate General of Health Services organised a two-day National Consultation on Legal Environment Assessment for ‘One Health’ initiative held from 27-28th June 2024 at New Delhi, Delhi.· The consultation is being organised to generate ideas on the legal and policy views on the core domains of One Health, i.e., IHR, Biosafety and Security, Zoonoses, Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR), food-borne illness, and Climate Change and Health, among others.· ‘One Health’ is a multi-sector and multi-stakeholder initiative, collective and coordinated activity required for its success on the ground level.”

” Union Minister of State(MoS – Independent Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Science and Technology(MoST); Ministry of Earth Sciences & Department of Space(DOS), launched two advanced Geoportals – ‘Bhuvan Panchayat (Version 4.0)‘ for rural land records and ‘National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM Version 5.0)’ for disaster management.·   The Geoportals were developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).· These geospatial tools, meant for visualisation and planning, will provide high-resolution satellite imagery at a 1:10,000 scale for different locations across India.”