Daily Current Affairs Quiz 24th July 2024

” Notes:the india maritime centre (imc), a key initiative under maritime india vision 2030, is nearing realization. spearheaded by the ministry of ports, shipping, and waterways, imc aims to unify the indian maritime industry, offering policy and industry recommendations. it seeks to enhance india’s role in the international maritime organisation, strengthen the domestic maritime sector, and promote india’s maritime interests globally through flagship events.”

The indian shooting legend abhinav bindra has been awarded the olympic order by the ioc for his outstanding contributions to the olympic movement the ceremony willannually be held on august 10 in paris during the 142nd ioc session

” Notes:sikkim now requires all tourist vehicles to carry a large garbage bag to protect its delicate himalayan ecology. despite being india’s least populated state, sikkim faces ecological disturbances due to high tourist footfall. authorities aim to promote community participation in environmental sustainability through this measure.”

” Notes:in july 2024, minghao nie from the university of tokyo, japan showcased a robot face covered in human skin tissue. this research, led by shoji takeuchi, aims to enhance robotic realism by incorporating living tissue capable of expressing emotions. the breakthrough allows robots to make facial expressions, combining biological materials with robotics to create more human-like machines.”

Notesthe indian renewable energy development agency limited is planning to invest 290 crore in the upper karnali hydro-electric power project which will supply power for 25 years to nepal india and bangladesh it will generate 3466 million units of electricity annually and

” The united nations (un)’s world chess day, also known as international chess day, is annually observed across the globe on july 20 to celebrate chess, one of the most ancient, intellectual and cultural games, which promotes fairness, inclusion and mutual respect. the day marks the foundation day of fide (fédération internationale des échecs / international chess federation), which was established on 20th july 1924 in paris, france. 20th july 2024 marks the centenary (100th) anniversary of the establishment of fide (fide100). the first-ever un-recognised world chess day was observed on 20th july 2020. click here to read more”

Currently georges elhedery is serving as the chief financial officer cfo at hsbc he is the third ceo for hsbc holdings plc in less than 8 years noel quinn has announced his exit in april 2024 and will remain ceo

” On july 19, 2024, union minister gangapuram (g) kishan reddy, ministry of coal, and ministry of mines inaugurated the national landslide forecasting centre (nlfc) at geological survey of india (gsi), dharitri campus, salt lake city, kolkata in west bengal (wb). he also launched the bhusanket web portal (https://www.bhusanket.gsi.gov.in) and bhooskhalan mobile application(app). aimed at landslide hazard mitigation in india, nlfc’s inauguration will benefit the residents of kalimpong, darjeeling, and nilgiri districts from live forecasting reports starting july 20, 2024. it will operationalize the regional landslide early warning system (lews) nationwide by 2030. the bhusanket web portal is an advancement in disaster risk reduction, providing crucial data on landslide hazards and enabling short- and medium-range forecasting. the portal integrate with the bhooskhalan mobile app, it ensures rapid dissemination of daily forecasts and allows stakeholders to share and update landslide information.”

” The asian paralympic committee (apc) at its 34th executive board meeting appointed dr. deepa malik, india’s 1st woman paralympic medallist, as the sub-regional representative for south asia. this appointment for the 1st time increases female representation on the apc executive board to 5, the highest in its history. dr. deepa malik is the 1st woman to represent india at international level sports in her category of disability (f-53) and also the first ever indian paraplegic woman swimmer, biker, and car rallyist. she is india’s 1st female para-athlete to win a silver medal in the shotput f53 category at the rio 2016 paralympic games held in rio de janeiro, brazil, with a lifetime personal best performance of 4.61 meters. she was honoured with the arjuna award (national sports award) in 2012; the padma shri for sports in 2017; and the major dhyan chand khel ratna award (formerly rajiv gandhi khel ratna award) in 2019.”

” Nguyen phu trong, the general secretary of the ruling communist party of vietnam (cpv) and the former president of viet nam (2018-2021) passed away at the age of 80 at a military hospital in hanoi, viet nam. he was born on 14th april 1944 in hanoi. to lam, president of vietnam, was appointed the caretaker chief  of cpv on 18th july 2024. in 2015, he became the first vietnamese party leader to visit the united states of america (usa).”

” Arka fincap limited, a non-banking financial company (nbfc) and a step-down subsidiary of kirloskar oil engines limited (koel), and the central bank of india (cbi), entered into a strategic co-lending partnership to offer micro, small, and medium enterprises (msme) loans at competitive rates, expanding their reach across india. under the arrangement, arka fincap will originate and process loan proposals for the msme sector based on the jointly formulated credit parameters and eligibility criteria.”

” The reserve bank of india (rbi) has established a committee  headed by sunil mehta, chief executive officer (ceo) of the indian banks’ association (iba) to review the fee structure for white-label atms (wlas). aim: to recommend a fair and sustainable model that balances all stakeholders’ interests and will evaluate current policies and practices. the committee will assess fee structure, existing automated teller machine (atm) infrastructure, and international best practices and will submit its report to t rabi sankar, deputy governor, rbi. wlas are atms set up, owned, and operated by non-banks. the non-bank atm operators are authorised under the payment & settlement systems act, 2007 by the rbi.”

” Union minister amit shah, ministry of home affairs (mha) chaired the 7th apex level narco-coordination centre (ncord) meeting, in vigyan bhawan, new delhi (delhi) and launched the national narcotics helpline ‘manas(madak padarth nishedh asuchna kendra)’. he virtually inaugurated the narcotics control bureau (ncb) zonal office at srinagar, jammu and kashmir (j&k), and also released the ncb’s annual report 2023 and compendium on ‘nasha mukt bharat’. the national narcotics helpline manas or narcotics prohibition intelligence centre will have a toll-free number 1933. along with the toll-free number, manas will have a web portal, a mobile application (app), and a unified mobile application for new-age governance (umang) app.click here to read more”

” On july 19, 2024, the bureau of indian standards (bis) signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) with the indian institute of science (iisc), bengaluru, for the establishment of the ‘bis standardization chair professor’ at the iisc. aim: to integrate academic expertise into standards formulation and incorporate indian standards into academic curricula, ultimately contributing to safer and more reliable products and services in india. this mou is part of bis’s broader strategy to work with premier institutions across india, with similar agreements made with iit (indian institute of technology) bombay, maharashtra; iit kharagpur, west bengal (wb); iit kanpur, uttar pradesh (up); iit madras, tamil nadu (tn), among others.”

” On 18 july 2024, the ministry of housing and urban affairs (mohua) organised “utkrishtata ki ore badhte kadam: celebrating achievements, inspiring excellence” event to honour best performers under the prime minister (pm) street vendor’s atmanirbhar nidhi (pm svanidhi) yojana, and deendayal antyodaya yojana – national urban livelihoods mission (day-nulm). the event was organised to commemorate the outstanding accomplishments of the year 2023-24 and recognise the contributions of key stakeholders, including central ministries, state governments, urban local bodies (ulbs), and lending institutions. the union minister felicitated praise and spark award winners under the pm svanidhi and day-nulm schemes. performance recognition for access to financial inclusion and street vendors empowerment (praise) awards for their exceptional performance in implementing the pm svanidhi scheme; and systematic progressive analytical real time ranking (spark) awards for their exceptional performance in implementing the day-nulm scheme.award category: ‘best performing states – ‘loan performance’state categoriesrankstatelarge states1madhya pradesh2andhra pradesh3punjabsmall states & union territories (uts)1ladakh2puducherryhilly and north east (ne) states1assam2sikkimspecial award for outstanding performance1maharashtra2uttar pradesh”