Daily Current Affairs Quiz 17th July 2024

Poland germany france and italy signed a memorandum of understanding to develop ground-launched cruise missiles with a range of more than 500 kilometers at the nato summit in washington this agreement aimed at addressing european defense gaps due to the ukrainian war was signed

The indian council of agricultural research icar launched its one scientist one product programme on 16 july enhancing research in agriculture and animal husbandry

” Notes:dd robocon 2024, hosted by iit delhi and prasar bharati, concluded successfully at delhi’s thyagaraj stadium on july 13–14. the event featured 46 teams showcasing innovation and teamwork in robotics. the institute of technology, nirma university, ahmedabad, won the championship and will represent india at the abu robocon 2024 in vietnam. pimpri chinchwad college of engineering, pune, secured the runner-up position.”

” Notes:external affairs minister dr. s. jaishankar emphasized the long-standing friendly relations between india and the marshall islands during the mou signing for four community development projects. he highlighted india’s responsibility to support pacific islands in sustainable development, addressing climate change, natural disasters, poverty alleviation, and healthcare. dr. jaishankar affirmed that the pacific islands are significant ocean countries and valued india’s partnership with them.”

The ministry of culture is organizing the 2024 world heritage young professionals forum on world heritage in the 21st century from 14 to 23 july at the pt deendayal upadhyaya institute of archaeology in

” The ministry of commerce and industry(moci), government of india (goi) has capped interest equalisation at rs 1.66 crore per importer-exporter code (iec) for the period from 1st july to 31st august 2024. the directorate general of foreign trade (dgft) specified that the scheme extension, effective from june 28, 2024, applies only to the micro, small, and medium enterprises (msme) manufacturer exporters eligible for a 3% ies benefit. iec is a unique 10-digit alpha numeric code issued on the basis of pan (permanent account number) of an entity. it is issued to an exporter or importer by the regional office of the director general of foreign trade (dgft), department of commerce.”

” The ministry of home affairs (moha), government of india (goi) declared june 25 as ‘samvidhaan hatya diwas(constitution murder day)’ to honour the struggles and sacrifices of individuals who opposed the abuse of power during the emergency imposed by the then prime minister (pm) indira gandhi in 1975. starting from 2025, the day will be annually observed on 25 june to commemorate the emergency that suspended the constitution of india in 1975. 25 june 2025 will mark the 50th anniversary of the emergency.”

The united nations world youth skills day wysd is celebrated annually across the globe on 15 july to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment decent work and entrepreneurship the theme for wysd 2024 is youth skills for peace and development

” On 11th july 2024, an indian air force (iaf) contingent arrived at the royal australian air force (raaf) base darwin, australia to participate in exercise pitch black 2024. the exercise is running from 12th july to 2nd august 2024. this edition will be the largest in the 43-year history of exercise pitch black as it will see the participation of 20 countries, with more than 140 aircraft and 4,400 military personnel of various air forces. it is a biennial multi-national exercise hosted by the raaf.the name ‘pitch black’ was originated from the emphasis on night time flying over large un-populated areas. iaf contingent: it includes over 150 highly skilled air warriors including pilots, engineers, technicians, controllers and other subject matter experts, who will be operating the su-30 mki multirole fighters, with the c-17 globemaster and the il-78 (air-to-air) refueling aircraft in combat enabling roles. bhawana kanth who was the first female pilot of the iaf to fly su-30mki fighters planes is also participating in the exercise pitch black. key participating countries: australia, india, france, germany, indonesia, japan, malaysia, singapore, south korea, thailand and the united states of america (usa), thailand and the united kingdom (uk) are the regular participants.”

” On 15th july 2024, khadga prasad (kp) sharma oli(72-year-old), chairman of the communist party of nepal (unified marxist leninist) (cpn-uml), took oath as the prime minister(pm) of nepal during the swearing in ceremony held at the rashtrapati bhawan, kathmandu, nepal. this marks his 4th term as pm of nepal. he was appointed to the post by ram chandra paudel, president of nepal. he succeeds pushpa kamal dahal prachanda, who lost a vote of confidence on 12th july 2024. he also becomes the first pm of nepal to be appointed following the 1st general election under the new constitution of nepal. kp sharma oli has previously served as nepal’s pm from october 2015 to august 2016 and then from february 2018 to may 2021 and from may 2021 to july 2021.”

” The eswasthya dham portal, launched by the department of health and family welfare, government of uttarakhand, is now integrated with the ayushman bharat digital mission (abdm), a central sector scheme, to create an integrated digital health infrastructure across india. the portal helps in monitoring the char dham yatra pilgrim‘s health parameters for a smooth journey of pilgrims visiting yamunotri, gangotri, kedarnath, and badrinath-together called the char dham yatra. by using the portal pilgrims can create their ayushman bharat health account (abha), a 14-digit number in 1-2 minutes.”

” On 12th july 2024, national institution for transforming india (niti aayog) released the 4th edition of sustainable development goals (sdg) india index and dashboard for 2023-24  in new delhi, delhi.i.as per the index, kerala has retained its top ranking among states for the 4th consecutive time. but, this time kerala shares the top spot with uttarakhand with a composite score of 79 points.ii. while, bihar (with score of 57 points) has been adjudged as the worst performing state in sdg india index 2023-24, followed by jharkhand (62) and nagaland (63).iii. among union territories (uts), top 5 performers were: chandigarh topped the index followed by jammu & kashmir (j&k), puducherry, andaman nicobar islands and delhi.iv. overall, sdg score of india improved from 66 points (in 2020-21) to 71 points (in 2023-24). this increase is due to the significant progress made in poverty reduction, economic growth, and climate action and life on land. click here to read more”

The reserve bank of india approved the conversion of jio financial services limited jfsl from a non-banking financial company nbfc to a core investment company cic a cic is a specialised type of nbfc with an asset size greater than 100

” Jayant chaudhary, the union minister of state (independent charge), ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship (msde), has launched the skill india digital hub (sidh) portal to ensure that beneficiaries receive complete information about all schemes. sidh is part of digital public infrastructure (dpi), the government of india (goi)’s flagship initiative for using digital technologies for skill development, through its inclusive, technology-driven approach. it was created to ensure transparency and provide beneficiaries with comprehensive information on the available schemes.”

” Robert jerard ravi, the deputy director general (ddg) (standards research & innovation – sri) at the department of telecommunications (dot), ministry of communication (moc), takes additional charge as the chairman and managing director (cmd) of bharat sanchar nigam limited (bsnl). ravi will replace pravin kumar purwar, whose tenure as cmd of bsnl expires on 14th july 2024. ravi also takes charge as cmd of mahanagar telephone nigam limited (mtnl) and bharat broadband network limited (bbnl) for a period of six months with effect from 15th july 2024 until january 14 2025, or until further orders are issued.”