Daily Current Affairs Quiz 20th April 2024

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NASA confirmed the Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s moon Titan with a $3.35 billion budget, launching in July 2028. It’s a “dual quadcopter” exploring various locations, mainly on the moon’s surface, with a radioisotope power system. Scheduled to arrive in 2034, it will search for prebiotic chemical processes, resembling early Earth conditions. This marks NASA’s first scientific vehicle on another planetary body. Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, boasts an Earth-like liquid cycle and a thick atmosphere.

” Notes:israel reportedly utilized gps spoofing to disrupt iran’s missile targeting by interfering with gps navigation signals. this cyberattack involves broadcasting false gps signals, misleading receivers into providing inaccurate location data. gps spoofing exploits weaknesses in satellite signals, posing significant threats to navigation and various industries like logistics, telecommunications, and defense. unlike jamming, spoofing is more sophisticated and potentially catastrophic, highlighting the critical importance of safeguarding gps systems.”

On april 19th world liver day promotes liver health awareness globally this year’s theme keep your liver healthy and disease-free highlights preventive measures and regular check-ups the initiative aims to educate about liver-related disorders encourage lifestyle changes and support affected individuals

Notesrenowned economist utsa patnaik receives the 2023 malcolm adiseshiah award an honour awarded annually by the malcolm elizabeth adiseshiah trust which recognizes exceptional contributions to development studies it includes a citation and a cash

Grave drought and intense heat have caused the complete drying up of the lakshmana tirtha river a tributary of the kaveri river in karnataka it originates in the brahmagiri hills and flows east before merging with the ka

” Padma bhushan awardee, satyanarayan gangaram pitroda, aka sam pitroda, an indian engineer and entrepreneur, virtually launched his new book titled “the idea of democracy”. the book was published by penguin business, an imprint of penguin random house india.i. he also served as advisor to prime minister (pm) on technology missions related to water, literacy, immunization, oil seeds, telecom, and dairyii. he was honoured with padma bhushan in 2009 for science and engineering.”

The chief of naval staff on 14 april 2024 admiral radhakrishnan hari kumar presided over a naval investiture ceremony at the ins hansa indian navy’s air station goa presenting gallantry and distinguished service awards to naval personnel on behalf of president of india

” On april 11 2024, larsen & toubro (l&t) has announced the completion of divestment of l&t infrastructure development projects limited (l&t idpl), a joint venture between larsen & toubro limited and the canada pension plan investment board (cpp investments) holding 51% and 49% shares respectively.• the stakes from l&t and cpp investment were acquired by epic concesiones private limited, an investee company of edelweiss infrastructure yield plus strategy, managed by edelweiss alternative asset advisors limited (eaaa).”

” The ministry of agriculture & farmers welfare (moa&fw) introduced a digital platform called cdp-suraksha (cluster development programme – system for unified resource allocation, knowledge, and secure horticulture assistance) to disburse subsidies to horticulture farmers under the cdp.• the cdp-suraksha will allow an instant disbursal of subsidies to farmers in their bank account by utilising the e-rupi (electronic rupee/e-rupee) voucher from the national payments corporation of india (npci).”

” World chagas disease day (wcdd) 2024 observed across the globe on 14th april 2024 with the theme of “tackling chagas disease: detect early and care for life” to raise awareness about chagas disease (also known as american trypanosomiasis), a neglected tropical disease (ntd) that can cause serious heart and digestive issues.• wcdd also aims to improve early detection, expand diagnostic coverage, and provide equitable access to clinical care for chagas disease. click here to read more”

” According to the Global Forest Watch (GFW) monitoring project data, India has lost 2.33 million hectares (Mha) of tree cover since 2000 which is equivalent to a 6% decrease in tree cover during 2001-2023.• Assam saw the most tree cover loss at 3,24,000 hectares(324kha) compared to average of 66.6kha, followed by Mizoram(312kha), Arunachal Pradesh(262kha), Nagaland(259kha) and Manipur(240kha).• Arunachal Pradesh had the most tree cover at 6.11million hectares(6.11Mha) compared to an average of 957 kha, then followed by Assam(2.57Mha), Chhattisgarh(2.28 Mha), Kerala(2.28Mha) and Odisha(1.92Mha). Click here to read more”

The international monetary fund (imf) executive board reappointed bulgarian economist kristalina georgieva as managing director(md) of imf for a 2nd five-year term starting on 1st october 2024.i. he has been serving as the 12th md of imf since 2019. her current tenure is set to end on 30th september 2024.ii. she served as the chief executive officer(ceo) of the world bank from january 2017 to september 2019.

” According to the EA Earth Action’s 2024 report titled “Plastic Overshoot Day- September 5, 2024” , India is among the top 12 nations that contribute to around 60% of the world’s mismanaged plastic waste.• The 12 countries are China, India, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Vietnam, Iran, Indonesia, Egypt, Pakistan, the United States of America(USA) and Türkiye.• For 2024, Plastic Overshoot Day, globally, is projected to be on September 5th, 2024. India’s Plastic Overshoot Day is expected on April 23rd, 2024.• The report was launched ahead of the 4th meeting of the United Nations(UN)’ Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) in Ottawa, Canada from April 23-29, 2024. Click here to read more”

” Indonesia’s jonatan christie bagged the men’s singles title and china’s wang zhi yi claimed the women’s singles title at the badminton asia championships 2024 held in ningbo, china.• the indonesian player jonatan christie won the gold medal in the men’s singles category defeating the chinese shuttler li shi feng.• world no. 9 chinese player wang zhi yiwon her continental women’s singles title by defeating the olympic champion and compatriot chen yu fei. click here to read more.”

” Payu, a leading online payment solution, announced its partnership with paypal, an american multinational fintech company. the strategic partnership aims to improve the cross border payment experience for indian merchants.• payu will leverage paypal isu2.0 api(application programming interface) to provide customers access to more personalised , secure and inclusive payment experience.”