Daily Current Affairs Quiz 17th May 2024

Chandra admission consultants founderceo chandra satija received the global excellence award 2024 on 12 may at a mumbai ceremony and was honored as vidarbha’s most trusted admissions consultant

” Notes:the indian institute of petroleum & energy (iipe) in visakhapatnam, in collaboration with other research institutions, has recently discovered an eco-friendly solution for treating muddy river water. the solution is called the “surface modification technique of membrane”.”

” Notes:a japanese consortium unveiled the world’s first high-speed 6g prototype gadget, surpassing 5g by 20 times. developed by docomo, ntt, nec, and fujitsu, it can transmit data over 300 feet at 100 gbps, tested successfully indoors and outdoors. however, 6g is still in developmental stages and not ready for commercial use. despite its impressive speeds, there are inherent drawbacks in network technology.”

” Notes:neeraj chopra, olympic champion, clinched gold in his first home competition in three years at the 27th federation cup in bhubaneswar on may 15. despite a hero’s welcome in odisha, he expressed dissatisfaction with his performance in the men’s javelin final, despite claiming the top spot on the podium.”

” Notes:the international day of light, established by unesco, celebrates light’s impact on society and technology. may 16th marks its observance, commemorating theodore maiman’s 1960 laser breakthrough. in 2024, themed “light in our lives,” it highlights light’s guiding role. originating from the 2015 un international year of light, idl was adopted by unesco in 2016. its inaugural celebration was on may 16, 2018, emphasizing the global significance of light science and its applications.”

” Hyderabad-based greenko zeroc signed an agreement with norway’s yara clean ammonia which is the largest trader and distributor company of ammonia in the world to supply renewable ammonia to norwegian firm.• as per this term sheet and the subsequent off-take agreement, greenko zeroc, production arm of renewable energy firm am green will supply up to 50% green ammonia to yara from phase 1 of its ammonia production facility in kakinada, andhra pradesh(a.p.).option revision:1. covered on 2nd march 2024:larsen & toubromumbai (maharashtra) headquartered larsen & toubro (l&t) limited has commissioned its first indigenously built hydrogen electrolyser at the green hydrogen plant in hazira in gujarat.2. covered on 25th & 26th february 2024: ntpc green energy limitedntpc green energy limited (ngel), a wholly owned subsidiary of ntpc ltd signed a land lease agreement with andhra pradesh industrial infrastructure corporation (apiic) to develop an “integrated green hydrogen hub” on 1,200 acres of land near pudimadaka village (atchutapuram mandal) in visakhapatnam, andhra pradesh (ap).3. covered on 18th & 19th february 2024:bharat petroleum corporation limitedcochin international airport limited (cial) has signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) with bharat petroleum corporation limited (bpcl) to set up the world’s first green hydrogen plant and fueling station within an airport setting.”

” On 13th may 2024, india’s largest public sector bank (psb), state bank of india (sbi) has announced that it has become the 1st bank in india to act as trading-cum-clearing member (tcm) at the india international bullion exchange ifsc limited (iibx) which is india’s 1st international bullion exchange in gift city, gandhinagar (gujarat).• this enables international financial services centre (ifsc) banking unit (ibu) of sbi to conduct trades on the iibx platform.• the reserve bank of india (rbi) allowed the authorised indian banks to act as special category clients (sccs) to import gold or silver through iibx.• entities which are eligible to become member of iibx are: registered partnership firm, private limited company, public limited company, ibu branches at gift city, among others.option revision:1. covered on 26th march 2024:federal bankthe federal bank and national payment corporation of india(npci), launched a rupay smart key chain – ‘flashpay’ for contactless national common mobility card (ncmc) payments at enabled metro stations and point of sale (pos) terminals.2. covered on 28th march 2024:axisbankaxis bank has introduced digital opening of us (united states) dollar fixed deposits (fd) for nri (non-resident indian) customers at its international financial services centre/ifsc banking unit (ibu) in gujarat international finance tec (gift) city in gandhinagar, gujarat.i. with this, axis bank becomes the first bank to offer digitization of gift city deposits.4.covered on 8th february 2024:hdfc bankhdfc bank, india’s largest private sector bank., launched 4 variants of new small and medium enterprises (sme)-focused business range credit cards namely bizfirst, bizgrow, bizpower, and bizblack.these cards will cater to the needs of the self-employed community including micro-small and medium enterprises (msmes), startups, professionals, and freelancers.”

The united nations united nations international day of plant health idph 2024 was observed on 12 may 2024 to raise global awareness of the importance of protecting plant health to end hunger and reduce poverty protect biodiversity and the environment and boost economic development the annual observance of idph is led by the food and agriculture

” The united nations office on drugs and crime (unodc) has released the 3rd edition of its world wildlife crime report titled ‘world wildlife crime report 2024: trafficking in protected species’, which highlights the persistent issue of illegal trafficking in plant and animal wildlife• from 2015 to 2021, 13 million wildlife items were seized, indicating illegal trade involving around 4,000 species across 162 countries and territories.• out of 4,000 species, approximately 3,250 are listed in the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (cites) appendices.• the most trafficked species were corals (16%), crocodilians (9%), and elephants (6%).• for the first time, an indicator on progress towards sustainable development goal (sdg) target 15.7 was included to end trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna.option revision:1.covered on 13th april 2024: un desathe united nations department of economic and social affairs (un desa) released the 9th edition of ‘financing for sustainable development report 2024 (fsdr 2024)-inter-agency task force on financing for development‘ on the theme ‘financing for development at a crossroads’.3. covered on 25th march 2024:un-wateron the occasion of un world water day 2024 on march 22, the un world water development report (un wwdr) 2024 launched a report titled “water for prosperity and peace,” a report on water and sanitation issues.”

” The 7th india-france joint military “exercise shakti 2024” commenced on 13th may, 2024 at umroi, in a fully developed and modern foreign training node in meghalaya. ex-shakti is a biennial training exercise which is conducted alternatively in india and france.• the 14-day joint exercise is scheduled to be conducted from 13th may to 26th may, 2024.• indian contingent is being represented mainly by a battalion of rajput regiment.• french contingent will be represented mainly by personnel from 13th foreign legion half-brigade (13th dble).option revision:1.covered on 24th & 25 march-2024:exercise tiger triumph“exercise tiger triumph – 24”, the 3rd edition of the bilateral tri-service humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (hadr) amphibious exercise between india and the united states of america (usa) was commenced on 18th march 2024 in visakhapatnam, andhra pradesh (ap).3.covered on 23rd april 2024: exercise poorvi leharthe indian navy conducted exercise poorvi lehar(xpol) 2024 on east coast. xpol aims to validate procedures and to assess indian navy’s preparedness to meet the maritime security challenges in the region.participation of ships, submarines, aircrafts and special forces.4. covered on 17th january 2024:exercise sahyog kaijinthe indian coast guard (icg) and japan coast guard (jcg) conducted a 5-day annual joint exercise, ‘sahyog kaijin,’ off the coast of chennai, tamil nadu from 8–12 january 2024. this marks the 20th edition joint exercise between the japanese and indian coast guards since its institution in 2000.icg: shaunak, shaurya, sujay, rani abbakka, annie besant, c-440, sagar anveshika, matsya drishti, chetak helicopters.jcg: yahsima and samudra paheredar with an integral helicopter.”

” On 13th may 2024, india and iran signed a long-term contract of 10 years to operate the shahid beheshti port terminal at chabahar port, iran. this will boost regional connectivity and trade ties.• the contract was signed by india ports global limited(ipgl), a wholly-owned subsidiary of india ports global chabahar free zone (ipgcfz) and by port and maritime organisation (pmo), iran.• as per the contract, ipgl is committed to invest approximately usd 120 million in equipping the port.• india has also offered a credit window of usd 250 million for mutually identified projects aimed at enhancing chabahar-related infrastructure.option revision:1. covered on 26th april 2024:kuwaitthe international financial services centres authority(ifsca) of india signed a memorandum of understanding(mou) with the capital markets authority (cma) of kuwait to share information regarding technologies and innovation within the financial and regulatory ecosystem.2. covered on 24 january 2024: cubathe ministry of electronics and information technology (meity), government of india, signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) with the ministry of communications of the republic of cuba, to foster cooperation in the field of sharing successful digital solutions implemented at a population scale for digital transformation4. covered on 16 march 2024: bhutancabinet approves signing of mous between india and bhutan:• for co-operation in the field of energy efficiency and energy conservation measures• for food safety• for the general supply of petroleum, oil, lubricants (pol), and related products from india to bhutan”

The 19th session of the un forum on forests was held from may 6 to may 10 2024 in new york united states led by zphyrin maniratanga of burundi the key outcomes of the session included a high-level segment declaration and an omnibus resolution

” United nations educational, scientific and cultural organisation (unesco) has included: the ramcharitmanas (rāmacaritamānasa), panchatantra (pañcatantra fables) and sahṛdayāloka-locana in its “memory of the world (mow) asia-pacific regional register”.• the inclusion of these literary works was made at 10th meeting of the memory of the world committee for asia and the pacific (mowcap) in ulaanbatar, mongolia.• the asia-pacific member states newly inscribed 20 items from different countries (including 3 from india) during the 2024 cycle.• the ramcharitmanas, panchatantra and sahṛdayāloka-locana were authored by goswami tulsidas, pt. vishnu sharma and acharya anandvardhan respectively.”

” The five-time world champion & world no. 1 magnus carlsen emerged as the winner of the 2024 superbet poland rapid & blitz, a part of world chess tour that was held from 7th to 12th may 2024 in warsaw, poland.• magnus received the prize money of usd 40,000.• wei yi of china clinched the second spot while jan-krzysztof duda of poland finished third.• india’s praggnanandhaa claimed the fourth position in the tournament• erigaisi arjun finished fifth while dommaraju gukesh finished at 10th position.option revision:2. covered on 22nd april 2024:gukeshthe 17-year-old chess grandmaster (gm) dommaraju gukesh from chennai (tamil nadu) has won (open category) the international chess federation (fide) candidates 2024 held in toronto, canada, by defeating hikaru nakamura of the united states to score 9 points.4. covered on 2nd february 2024:wei yigrandmaster (gm)wei yi of china won his first master title by defeating gm gukesh d of india in the finals of the 86th edition of the tata steel chess tournament (2024) held from 12-28 january 2024 in wijk aan zee, the netherlands.5. covered on 2nd february 2024:leon lukegm leon luke mendonca (india) won the challengers title of the 86th edition of the tata steel chess tournament (2024) by defeating international master (im) divya deshmukh (india) in the final round.”

” The Olympic and World Champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra claimed the second spot in the Doha Diamond League 2024 that was held on 10th May 2024 at the Qatar Sports Club, Doha, Qatar.• The three-time Olympian for Czech Republic Jakub Vadlejch claimed the top spot with 88.38 meters throw while Neeraj Chopra missed the first spot by just 2 centimeters (88.36 meters).• India’s Kishore Jena, who claimed the silver medal at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games held in China in 2023, finished ninth in his Diamond League debut.Note:The Diamond League is a high-level multi-tier group of track & field meets conducted under the World Athletics.Option Revision:4. Covered on 24th & 25th March 2024:Sharath KamalThe Indian Olympic Association (IOA) named table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal as India’s flagbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympics, set to be held from 26th July to 11th August 2024 in Paris, France.Sharath Kamal will be the 19th flag bearer for India at the Olympics.”