Daily Current Affairs Quiz 14th March 2024

” Notes:the karnataka government has banned artificial colors in ‘gobi manchurian’ and cotton candy due to health concerns. among 171 gobi manchurian samples, 107 contained unsafe colors like tartrazine and sunset yellow. 25 cotton candy samples revealed 15 with unsafe colors including carcinogenic rhodamine-b. the minister emphasized the danger, particularly to children, urging strict enforcement against the illegal use of such colors, highlighting rhodamine-b’s cancer-causing potential.”

” Notes:union minister for youth affairs and sports, shri anurag singh thakur, launched the khelo india rising talent identification (kirti) program in chandigarh. olympic champion neeraj chopra commended the initiative, emphasizing its potential to balance sports and studies. kirti, part of the khelo india mission, targets athletes aged nine to 18 in schools nationwide. the program plans 20 lakh assessments annually through talent assessment centres, utilizing it tools to identify and showcase talent, reflecting india’s commitment to global sports excellence.”

An inaugural flight test of the agni-5 nuclear ballistic missile on march 11 2024 as part of the make in india initiative of drdo was successfully conducted the indigenously developed missile incorporates mirv technology allowing a single missile to deploy multiple warheads across different locations refer

The Ministry of chemicals and fertilizers has introduced the revamped pharmaceutical technology upgradation assistance scheme rptuas that provides quality-based subsidies to pharmaceutical companies for achieving revised schedule m and who-gmp certifications the scheme aims to elevate the pharmaceutical industry standards by

” The railway protection force (rpf), established in 1957 under the ministry of railways (mor), has the largest share of women personnel (9%) among central paramilitary forces (cpf) in india.i. these women personnel are specially trained to ensure safety and assist female passengers in distress.ii. the measures taken by rpf for women personnel includes infrastructure developments (designed for the special needs of women officers) and nomination of female nodal officers at all zones/units for the redressal of grievances of female personnel.”

” The 55th Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day was observed across India on 10th March 2024 to honour the contributions and sacrifices of the CISF personnel in providing security to public sector undertakings (PSUs), and critical infrastructure.i. CISF commemorates its 55th Raising Day on 12 March 2024, in the steel city of Bhilai, Chhattisgarh for the first time.ii. Nityanand Rai, Minister of State, MoHA will grace the celebration as the chief guest.”

” ‘sea defenders-2024’, the comprehensive maritime security exercise between the indian coast guard (icg) & united states coast guard (uscg) was successfully concluded at port blair, andaman & nicobar (a&n) island on 9th march 2024. aim of the exercise: to enhance maritime cooperation and interoperability between icg & uscg.i. ‘sea defenders-2024 exercise covered various situations like pollution response,  showcasing firefighting and damage control skills, practice to neutralize asymmetric threats related to drone threats and shipboard emergencies.”

” According to CRISIL’s India Outlook 2024 Report titled “Growth Marathon – Emerging Sectors, investments, efficiency gains priming India’s medium term pace (March 2024)”, India’s real GDP growth will likely moderate to 6.8% in fiscal 2025. This follows the 7.6% expansion in FY24.ii. The report noted that interest rates and lower fiscal impulses will temper demand and bring down the growth to 6.8% from 7.6% estimated in FY24.”

” Vadodara municipal corporation (vmc), a civic body of gujarat, has raised rs 100 crore (usd 12.07 million) by issuing asia’s first certified green municipal bond for sustainable water infrastructure.i. vmc, with a semi-annual coupon rate of 7.90% on the issue, invited bids from investors, setting a new standard in green finance.”

With this Sweden ends decades of post-world war ii neutrality and 200 years of non-alignment with major powersi sweden now benefits from article 5 of the nato treaty which guarantees freedom and security of its allies

” Cabinet committee headed by prime minister (pm) narendra modi approved the following proposals and schemes on march 7, 2024: cabinet approved the extension of the targeted subsidy of rs 300 per 14.2 kg cylinder to the beneficiaries of pradhan mantri ujjwala yojana (pmuy) for financial year 2024-2025 (fy25). the union cabinet has approved an ambitious indiaai mission to strengthen the artificial intelligence (ai) innovation ecosystem. it has allocated the budget outlay of rs 10,371.92 crore. the union cabinet has approved the uttar poorva transformative industrialization (unnati) scheme, 2024 for a period of 10 years from the date of notification along with 8 years for committed liabilities at a total cost of rs 10,037 crore. cabinet approves the increase of 4 % dearness allowance (da) of central government employees and dearness relief of pensioners with effect from 1st january, 2024. the cabinet committee on economic affairs (ccea) has approved a hike in the minimum support price (msp) of raw jute for the 2024-25 season to rs 5,335 per quintal. click here to read more”

” Gustavo lino adrianzen olaya was sworn in as prime minister (pm) or president of the council of ministers (pcm) of the republic of peru with effect from 6th march 2024.i. the swearing-in ceremony was led by the president of peru, dina boluarte at the government palace in lima, peru.ii. gustavo adrianzen succeeded alberto otarola who resigned from the post on 05th march 2024 due to a political scandal.”

” The president of India, Draupadi murmu has nominated renowned author, indian philanthropist & padma awardee sudha murty as the 12th nominated member of parliament (mp) in the upper house of parliament (rajya sabha (rs)).i. she received several awards including padma shri (the 4th highest civilian award) in 2006 and padma bhushan (the third highest civilian award) in 2023 for social work.”

” Kerala chief minister (cm) pinarayi vijayan has launched india’s first government-owned ott (over-the-top) platform, ‘cspace‘, at an event held at the kairali theatre in thiruvananthapuram, kerala.i. cspace is managed by kerala state film development corporation (ksfdc), a state-owned company responsible for the promotion of the malayalam cinema industry on behalf of the department of cultural affairs, government of kerala.”