Daily Current Affairs Quiz 20th February 2024

” Notes: The Kula Mama volleyball tournament-2024 at melghat tiger reserve’s semadoh promotes tiger and forest conservation with local youth engagement. melghat tiger reserve, maharashtra, established in 1967, declared a tiger reserve in 1974, and the first in the state, is located in the amaravati district. characterized by tropical dry deciduous forests and major rivers, it plays a crucial role in protecting wildlife. the tournament underscores the significance of preserving this pristine landscape and its inhabitants.”

The world’s first wooden satellite lignosae is being developed by scientists at kyoto university and aims to make spaceflight operations more sustainable

” Notes: the sominsai festival, deeply ingrained in Japanese culture, recently marked its millennium-long legacy’s final celebration. this ancient tradition, occurring on the seventh day of the lunar new year, showcased fervent nude wrestling matches among hundreds of men over wooden talismans. the festival, a captivating spectacle of tradition and spirituality, has left an indelible mark on japan’s cultural landscape.”

” Notes:a child-friendly police station has been inaugurated in Maharashtra’s dhule district at azadnagar police station. conceived by district collector Abhinav Goyal and women and child development officer rajendra birari, the initiative aims to create a safe and enjoyable space for children. a room on the ground floor is adorned with child-friendly pictures. district sp shrikant dhiware praised the effort, stressing the collective responsibility of the juvenile justice system to ensure children’s safety and well-being. he urged incorporating child-friendly practices for a fear-free environment.”

The house of Representatives is calling on the President Donald j biden administration to submit a report for enhanced governmental coordination within 180 days and the partnership with partner countries within 60 days to establish a parliamentary group

The government of Bihar has published the Patna Declaration to strengthen bird conservation initiatives and address the advertised challenges posed by illegal hunting in the south asian region

” Chief minister (cm) of arunachal pradesh (ar), pema khandu announced that ar has achieved 100% household tap water connections under the centrally sponsored jal jeevan mission (jjm).i. with this, ar has become the first state in north-east india and as the 10th state/union territory in overall india to achieve 100% saturation of har ghar jal (tap water in every household) under jjm.”

The 2nd edition of the indian energy week 2024 was held from 6 to 9 february 2024 at the institute of petroleum safety health and environment management ipshem-oil and natural gas corporation ongc training institute south goa goa the international energy agency iea released a report

The new stellar savings accounti is powered by contactless mastercard technology and provides one user with an eco-friendly power-packed stellar debit card

” Isha Ambani, director of Mumbai (maharashtra) based Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, was honoured with a special award at the lokmat maharashtrian of the year 2024 (lmoty 2024) ceremony in mumbai.isha ambani was honoured for her remarkable contributions in the field of business.”

The central council of the institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has elected ca. ranjeet kumar agarwal as its 72nd president for the term 2024-25. he succeeded ca. aniket sunil talati who served as the president of icai for the term 2023-24. icai also elected ca. charanjot singh nanda as its vice president for the term 2024-25.

” On 13th february 2024, the insurance regulatory and development authority (irdai) issued an exposure draft regulation, “irdai (bima sugam – insurance electronic marketplace) regulations, 2024”, for a digital infrastructure called bima sugam. the draft proposed to set up a regulatory framework for establishment, governance, functioning of the bima sugam – insurance e-marketplace with the following. a not-for-profit company will be established as per section 8 of the companies act, 2013. the company will develop and maintain the marketplace to provide service to insurance stakeholders.i. irdai also proposed to extend the free-look period for insurance policies from 15 days to 30 days to ensure protection of policyholders’ interest. click here to read more”

” National women’s day is annually observed across india on 13th february to commemorate the birth anniversary of sarojini naidu, popularly known as the “nightingale of india” or “bharat kokila”.i. 13 february 2024 marks the 145th birth anniversary of sarojini naidu. click here to read more”

” The reserve bank of india (rbi) and nepal rastra bank (nrb) have signed terms of reference (tor) to integrate the fast payment systems of both countries. as per tor, the unified payments interface (upi) of india and the national payments interface (npi) of nepal will be integrated to facilitate cross-border remittances. this integration aims to streamline cross-border remittances between the two countries by allowing users of both systems to conduct instant, cost-effective fund transfers.”

” Union minister dharmendra pradhan, ministry of education (moe) has launched the ‘100 cube’ initiative during a two-day 100 cube start-up conclave held at research and entrepreneurship park (rep) of the indian institute of technology (iit) bhubaneswar, odisha from 11th to 12th february 2024.i. indian renewable energy development agency limited (ireda) and iit bhubaneswar have signed a mou to support innovation and research, technology transfer, and cultivate a thriving start-up ecosystem in the renewable energy sector. the mou was signed at the 100 cube start-up conclave.”