Daily Current Affairs Quiz 12th April 2024

” Notes:nasa has been tasked with establishing coordinated lunar time (ltc) as a unified standard for timekeeping on the moon and other celestial bodies. unlike time zones, time standards define units of time and aid in timekeeping. with lunar missions planned, a standard is crucial due to varying gravitational forces and celestial influences.”

” Notes:dr. ashvini keshavan, an indian-origin neurologist and senior clinical research and honorary consultant neurologist fellow at university college london (ucl), has been selected to be part of britain’s research team on dementia. the team, called adapt (alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and plasma ptau217), will focus on the biomarker p-tau217, which reflects the levels of two proteins found in the brain that are associated with alzheimer’s disease: amyloid and tau. the team will conduct a clinical trial to see if measuring p-tau217 in the blood can increase the rate of diagnosis for alzheimer’s disease in people with early dementia, as well as in those with mild, progressive memory problems.”

” Notes:canara bank and society for innovation & entrepreneurship (sine), iit bombay, formalized collaboration via a memorandum of understanding (mou). this collaboration aims to bolster the startup sector by offering financial aid and support. canara bank’s canara start-up scheme will provide funding for industrial units, while sine, a renowned technology incubator, will offer full incubation and acceleration services to tech startups. together, they seek to foster the growth and success of businesses in india.”

” Notes:the government of India has launched cdp-suraksha, a digital platform for horticulture farmers to receive subsidies efficiently. it integrates with pm-kisan and utilizes e-rupi vouchers for instant subsidy disbursal. features include uidai validation, erupi integration, and geotagging. farmers can order planting material, contribute their share, and receive subsidies automatically. vendors deliver materials, verified by geo-tagged media. ia releases funds upon verification, with subsidy released to ia after document submission to cda.”

The international romani day 2024 commemorates the 1st world romani congress a major international meeting of romani representatives held in 1971 in orpington in the united kingdom click here to read more

The state bank of india (sbi) and standard chartered bank india carried out the credit default swap (cds) trade worth rs 25 crore. this marks the 1st cds transaction since the reserve bank of india (rbi) issued revised cds guidelines in 2022.i. the trade involved a 1-year rupee cds featuring rec.

The un commission on the status of women has unanimously elected saudi arabia to chair its 69th session in 2025

experimental licence module for 100 5g labs” was virtually launched by dr. neeraj mittal, secretary, department of telecommunication(dot), ministry of communications during a 5g workshop at the indian institute of technology(iit)-madras, chennai, tamil nadu(tn).i. the initiative aims to simplify the process for experimental licence requirements for academic institutions in india.• objective: to foster skills and engagement in 5g technologies among students and start-up communities.”

The Indian army has acquired the first batch of 24 Russia-made igla-s man portable air defence systems manpads along with 100 missiles as part of an agreement involving domestic production in indiai this will bolster the indian army

” The government of india (goi) has appointed economist manoj panda, former director of the institute of economic growth (ieg), as a full-time member of the 16th finance commission (fc) of india. he will hold the office with effect from the date he assumes office up to the date of submission of report or 31st october 2025.• panda was appointed to the 16th fc in lieu of niranjan rajadhyaksha, executive director at artha global.• rajadhyaksha was appointed as a full time member of 16th fc in january 2024.”

” A renowned kannada poet, writer, and an activist mamta g. sagar won the wow world literary prize from the world organization of writers (wow) for her contributions to the world of literature.i. the award ceremony was held as part of the vii world literary festival “wow-lifft-2024” held in nigeria, abuja from april 4-6, 2024.ii. the award includes a gold medal, a cash prize, and a book publishing agreement.”

According to the 6th edition of “global unicorn index 2024”report published by hurun institute, india is ranked at 3rd position in the index with 67 unicorns(down to 1 compared to 2023).i. the united states of america(u.s.a.) continued to be at top position with 703 unicorns which accounted for 48% of the world total number of unicorns.ii. india was ranked 3rd with 67 unicorns led by on-demand food delivery start-up swiggy (usd8 billion) followed by dream11(usd8 billion) and razorpay (usd7.5 billion). click here to read more.”

” The ministry of external affairs (mea) has approved a proposal for india ports global limited (ipgl) to take over the operations of the sittwe port located on the kaladan river estuary in rakhine, myanmar.i. it was the second foreign port operated by india, following the chabahar port in iran.ii. sittwe port has been developed as part of the kaladan multi-modal transit transport project, built under indian financial assistance.”

Air india and bial have entered into an agreement to develop bengaluru karnataka as a premier aviation hub for southern india this agreement aims to boost air travel connectivity to and from india over the next few years