Daily Current Affairs Quiz 12th July 2024

” Notes:bangladesh joined the colombo security conclave (csc) as the fifth member state, welcomed by india, mauritius, maldives, and sri lanka. previously an observer state, bangladesh’s inclusion was formalized at the 8th deputy national security adviser (dnsa) meeting, hosted virtually by mauritius. the csc, led by india’s nsa ajit doval, focuses on maritime security in the indian ocean. the 7th nsa-level meeting will be held in india later this year.”

” Notes:an indian air force (iaf) contingent arrived at raaf base darwin, australia, for exercise pitch black 2024, from july 12 to august 2. this biennial, multinational exercise, the largest in its 43-year history, involves 20 countries, 140+ aircraft, and 4400 personnel. focusing on night operations and large force employment warfare, it includes iaf’s su-30 mki, c-17 globemaster, and il-78 aircraft, enhancing international cooperation and best practices.”

” Notes:world population day is observed annually on july 11 since 1990, focusing on population growth, environmental impact, and development issues. established by the undp in 1989, the date marks the global population surpassing five billion on july 11, 1987. the 2024 theme, “to leave no one behind, count everyone,” emphasizes the importance of population data for healthcare and rights, addressing the needs of marginalized communities.”

” Notes:raksha rajya mantri shri sanjay seth launched the “grse accelerated innovation nurturing scheme (gains 2024)” in kolkata on july 10, 2024. this scheme by garden reach shipbuilders & engineers limited (grse) aims to address shipyard challenges and promote technology development through msmes and start-ups. aligned with ‘make in india’ and ‘start-up india’ policies, gains 2024 fosters innovation to advance ship design and construction, supporting atmanirbharta objectives.”

” Notes:the world health organization (who) has launched medevis (medical devices information system), an online platform providing global access to information on 2,301 types of medical devices. this resource aids decision-making for the selection, procurement, and use of medical devices for diagnostics and treatment of various diseases. the platform covers over 10,000 medical technologies, from simple tools like thermometers to complex equipment like defibrillators and radiotherapy devices, enhancing access and navigation for healthcare providers.”

” Rajasthan is all set to become the 1st state in india to adopt an action plan for road safety for the next 10 years. the proposed action plan aimed at reducing road accidents in the state by 50% till 2030. the world bank (wb) would provide assistance to the state government in the preparation of an action plan and safety plan by incorporating the best practices adopted in different countries. as per the draft, the action plan will be implemented in 3 phases. the phase 1 will be implemented between 2025 till 2027. it will focus on safety audits of 500 kilometer (km) of state highways and major district roads. the phase-2 of action plan will be implemented from 2027 till 2030 and will focus on the reduction of 50% of road accident fatalities which is in line with united nations (un)’s second decade of action for road safety. the phase-3 of action plan will be implemented from 2030 till 2033 and will focus on the reduction of 75% of road accident fatalities.”

On 8 july 2024 the reserve bank of india rbi approved the reappointment of govind singh as ceo md and managing director of utkarsh small finance bank limited usfbl for a three-year period with effect from 21 september 2024 his current term is scheduled to end on

” On 8th july 2024, the reserve bank of india (rbi) released measuring productivity at the industry level- the india klems (capital (k), labour (l), energy (e), material (m) and services (s)) database. as per rbi’s data, india’s employment rate provisionally grew at 6% in the fiscal year ended on 31st march, 2024 from a growth of 3.2% in fy23 (2022-23). rbi data showed that employment in the country increased by 4.67 crore (46.7 million) to 64.33 crore (provisional) in fy24 (2023-24) from 59.67 crore in fy23. this number is much higher than the estimates by private surveys that point out the country’s high unemployment rate. rbi’s klems database highlighted that the total number of employed people as a ratio of the total population has increased from 34.7% in fy18 (2018-19) to 44.2% in fy24. as per rbi database, the employment in sectors like: agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing increased from 24.82 crore in fy22 to 25.3 crore in fy23.”

” Roshni nadar malhotra, chairperson of hcl technologies limited (hcltech), indian multinational information technology (it) consulting company, has been honoured with france’s highest civilian award  – the “chevalier de la légion d’honneur” (knight of the legion of honour). the award recognises her contributions to the business; her efforts to strengthen economic ties between france and india; and her commitment to social and environmental causes. thierry mathou, ambassador of france to india presented the award on behalf of the president of the french republic, emmanuel macron, at a ceremony held at the residence of france in delhi.”

” Yury borisov, director general of roscosmos, russia’s state corporation for space activities, approved a general schedule for creating the russian orbital station (ros) by 2033. the document was also signed by 19 general directors of roscosmos enterprises involved in making the ros. russia is set to launch the 1st research and energy module for the ros in 2027, and 3 other core modules, namely the universal nodal, gateway, and base modules, will be launched by 2030. in the 2nd stage, from 2031 to 2033, 2 special-purpose modules (tsm1 and tsm2) will be launched.”

” On 8th july 2024, tata asset management private limited (tampl) launched india’s 1st tourism index fund, tata nifty india tourism index fund. the new fund offer (nfo) for the scheme will be open for subscription on 8th july, 2024 till 19th july, 2024. the scheme will reopen for continuous sale and repurchase on or before 29th july, 2024. this is the first domestic fund focused on the tourism theme. the fund will be managed by kapil menon, a fund manager-equities at tata asset management private limited. it is an open-ended index fund which will monitor the nifty india tourism index, which consists 17 companies (as of 21st june, 2024) operational in the tourism sector, with a maximum stock level capping limit of 20% in the index.”

” The department for promotion of industry and internal trade (dpiit), ministry of commerce & industry(moci), has signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) with national council of applied economic research (ncaer) for the development of framework and assessment of logistics cost in india.under this mou, nacer and dpiit will collaborate toi.develop a detailed framework for assessment of logistics cost in india.ii.create a comprehensive study for assessment of logistics cost for 2023-24.iii.identify cost differentials across various factors and sectors like routes, modes, products, types of cargo, and service operations, etc.iv.identify the major determinants along with influence on the logistics in different sectors, etc.”

” The Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) signed an agreement with the Government of Guyana to provide India-supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 2.50 million for installing a solar photovoltaic(PV) power plant at Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) in Timehri, Guyana. The agreement under the LoC was signed on 29th February 2024 and effective from 24th June 2024. This agreement aligns with Guyana’s efforts to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, aiming to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable energy solutions.”

The ministry of earth sciences moes is responsible for the implementation of the agreement which is open for signature for 2 years from september 2023 and will become a legally binding international treaty 120 days after the 60th ratification

” Shooter gagan narang, four-time olympian and london 2012 olympic games men’s 10m air rifle bronze medalist, has been appointed as the chef-de-mission for the indian at the paris 2024 olympics, officially, ‘games of the xxxiii olympiad’ in paris, france.i.india’s two-time olympic medallist badminton player, pv sindhu, and 13-time commonwealth games medallist table tennis veteran, a sharath kamal will be flag bearer during the opening ceremony of paris olympics.ii.olympic gold medalist in javelin throw neeraj chopra will lead the 28-member indian athletics contingent at the paris olympics.”