Daily Current Affairs Quiz 8th July 2024

” Notes:reformist leader masoud pezeshkian has been elected iran’s new president, winning a run-off against saeed jalili on july 6, 2024. the election followed president ebrahim raisi’s death in a helicopter crash. pezeshkian secured 53.7% of the votes in the run-off. only 40% of the 61 million eligible voters participated, the lowest turnout since the 1979 islamic revolution. the iranian president’s term is four years.”

” Notes:sir keir starmer has been appointed as the uk’s 58th prime minister by king charles iii on 5 july 2024. his labour party won a landslide victory, securing 412 out of 650 house of commons seats. he replaces conservative leader rishi sunak, whose party won only 119 seats. starmer will reside at 10 downing street, the official residence of the uk prime minister.”

” Notes:the 133rd durand cup, asia’s oldest club-based football tournament, starts on 27 july 2024 and ends on 31 august 2024. matches will be held in kolkata, kokrajhar, jamshedpur, and shillong, with jamshedpur hosting for the first time. the tournament features 24 teams from the indian super league, i-league, and armed forces. the opening match, semi-finals, and final will be in kolkata. mohun bagan super giant is the reigning champion.”

” Notes:the global conclave on plastic recycling and sustainability (gcprs) commenced at bharat mandapam, pragati maidan, new delhi with chief guest smt. nivedita shukla verma inaugurating. key attendees included aipma and cpma leaders. verma highlighted the need for collaborative efforts and government initiatives like the plastic waste management rules 2016. smt. mercy epao emphasized msme’s support. the conference aims to address plastic waste management, with india’s industry projected to reach $6.9 billion by 2033.”

The lokpath mobile app is available to download from the public works departments website and promotes an open efficient working system

” Notes:iit bombay and the indian register of shipping (irs) have partnered to develop a ship trajectory prediction tool to improve maritime safety. this tool focuses on disabled ships, offering early warnings and facilitating rescue operations. integrated with irs’s emergency response system, it aims to enhance response times by locating drifting vessels and rerouting nearby ships. professors behera and srineash emphasize its alignment with national safety goals and industry-academia collaboration.”

The krishnaraja sagar krs reservoir across the cauvery river has breached the 100-foot mark recently with a maximum level of 12480 feet it was constructed between 1911 and 1931 and is named after maharaja krishna raja wadiyar iv and designed by

” Notes:a lone female gharial has been spotted for over three years in kaziranga national park and tiger reserve. gharials, or gavialis gangeticus, are freshwater crocodiles once widespread across south asia but now found mainly in fragmented populations in nepal and northern india. they are critically endangered, with a global population reduced to a few hundred. males can reach 20 feet, while females grow up to 15 feet.”

Notes:
Hemant Soren of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) was sworn in as Jharkhand’s Chief Minister for the third time by Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan. Previously CM from 2013-2014 and 2019-2024, Soren resigned in January 2024 before his arrest in a money laundering case. Granted bail in June 2024, he leads the Mahagathbandhan alliance, which includes JMM, Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, and left parties.

The national commission for protection of child rights ncpcr declared jharkhands mica mines child labor-free on 5 july 2024 this milestone marks the first successful effort to cleanse a supply chain of child labor