Daily Current Affairs Quiz 28th November 2024

” Notes:the teacherapp, launched by union minister for education dharmendra pradhan, aims to revolutionize education in India by equipping teachers with essential skills for modern classrooms. Developed by bharti airtel foundation, it offers over 260 hours of resources including courses, videos, and interactive sessions. The platform aligns with the national education policy 2020, emphasizing the importance of continuous teacher development to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. By fostering a community of educators, the app supports innovative teaching practices and aims to transform schools into effective learning environments.”

” Notes:union minister of women and child development annpurna devi launched the “bal vivah mukt bharat” campaign on 27th november 2024 at vigyan bhawan, new Delhi. The campaign is inspired by “beti bachao beti padhao” (2015). The campaign aims to eradicate child marriage and empower girls through education and entrepreneurship. Despite progress in child mortality, sex ratio, and education, 1 in 5 girls marry before 18 years, perpetuating poverty and human rights violations. A pledge against child marriage will involve 25 crore citizens. A “child marriage free bharat” portal will be launched for awareness and reporting.”

” Notes:eight-year-old divith reddy from hyderabad won the under-8 world cadets chess championship in montesilvano, italy. He scored 9/11 points, tying with sattwik swain and ziming guo, but secured gold due to a better tie-break score. Divith, with a fide rating of 1784, won his first four matches, lost two, but then won five consecutive matches to clinch the title. The fide world cadet championships 2024 were held from november 14-27, 2024, in montesilvano, italy, with categories for u8, u10, and u12.”

” Notes:kaziranga in assam is hosting the 12th international tourism mart (ITM) from november 26 to 29, 2024. It is organized by the ministry of tourism. The event promotes north east India’s tourism potential to domestic and international visitors. Kaziranga national park, a unesco world heritage site known for its one-horned rhinoceros, serves as the event’s backdrop. About 400 participants, including tour operators, hoteliers, entrepreneurs, influencers, media, and officials, are attending. Itm offers a platform for networking, collaboration, and promoting tourism businesses to strengthen the industry.”

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The supreme court rejected a series of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the 42nd amendment which added the secular and socialist to the preamble during the emergency in 1976

” Notes:the union cabinet approved the “one nation one subscription” scheme for nationwide access to scholarly research articles and journals. It will be administered through a digital, user-friendly process for Government higher education institutions and central r&d labs. The scheme supports research and innovation, complementing the anrf initiative. Information and library network (INFLIBNET) will coordinate the national subscription, providing access to journals through a unified portal. The scheme covers all Government-managed higher education and r&d institutions. Rs. 6,000 crore is allocated for the scheme from 2025 to 2027. It enhances the Government’s education initiatives and access to quality higher education.”

The supreme court asked the union Government to submit a report from a committee negotiating the pennaiyar river water dispute between tamil nadu and karnataka the pennaiyar river also known as the south pennar river flows through tamil nadu and karn

” Notes:pune will host the army day parade for the first time on 15 january 2025. The parade honors field marshal k.M. Cariappa, India’s first army commander-in-chief in 1949. Traditionally held in Delhi, the event began rotating cities in 2023, with Bengaluru and lucknow hosting in 2023 and 2024. Pune’s selection highlights its military heritage and role as southern command hq. Events include marching contingents, mechanized columns, defense tech exhibits, combat demos, and martial arts. A “know your army” exhibition in january will showcase advanced weaponry and soldier interactions. This initiative fosters unity and connects citizens with the armed forces.”

” Notes:the advertising standards council of India (ASCI) released its half-yearly complaints report for 2024-25, highlighting a significant number of misleading ads, especially in real estate and offshore betting. Asci, established in 1985, is a non-profit, voluntary self-regulatory body that ensures ads follow its code for self-regulation, promoting legal, decent, honest, and truthful advertisements. Asci investigates complaints across various media including tv, print, and online. It is mandatory for new tv ads in India to comply with asci codes starting june 18, 2024. Asci is recognized by the ministry of information and broadcasting and is part of the international council on ad self-regulation (ICAS).”

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Yamandú Orsi, a left-wing politician and former mayor, won Uruguay’s presidential election, marking a return of the centre-left Government after five years of conservative leadership. Supported by former president José Mujica, Orsi emphasizes environmental policies, social inclusion, and a balanced approach to economic growth.”

” On november 20 2024, abdulla nigmatovich aripov was appointed as the prime minister (PM) of uzbekistan for the third consecutive term by the president shavkat mirziyoyev and the announcement was made at a meeting during the legislative chamber of oliy majlis (the lower house of the parliament). Abdulla aripov first assumed the position of prime minister (PM) of uzbekistan in december 2016, following his nomination by the liberal-democratic party (LDP) of uzbekistan. He was re-confirmed in the position again in january 2020. The legislative chamber of the oliy majlis of uzbekistan, as per article 94 of the constitution, approved the proposal for abdulla aripov’s appointment. Subsequently, a presidential decree under article 109 of the constitution officially appointed him as prime minister. In 2002, aripov was appointed as deputy prime minister (DYPM) and head of the complex of communication, information, and telecommunication technologies.”

” The leader of the liberal democratic party (LDP), shigeru ishiba was re-elected as the prime minister (PM) of japan after receiving the highest number of votes in both houses of the japanese parliament (known as japanese diet). Shigeru ishiba won in a runoff for pm against opposition leader yoshihiko noda, the leader of the major opposition constitutional democratic party (CDP), in the lower house of the japanese diet. Ishiba was first sworn in as japan’s pm in september 2024 after his predecessor, fumio kishida, resigned following a string of scandals.”

On the 106th anniversary of indira gandhis birth daniel barenboim a world-famous pianist and conductor and ali abu awwad a palestinian peace activist were recognized for their contribution towards peace and non-violence in the israeli-palestine conflict

” The Indian women’s hockey team won the women’s asian champions trophy(ACT) 2024 by defeating the people’s republic of china (PRC) 1-0 in the final held at the rajgir hockey stadium in bihar. This marks India’s 3rd women’s act title. The 8th edition of women’s asian champions trophy (2024) was held from 11th to 20th november 2024 in bihar. China secured the 2nd spot while japan beat malaysia 4-1 to finish 3rd in the women’s act  2024. India received the prize amount of usd 10,000, while china and japan were awarded usd 7,000 and usd 5,000 respectively. The bihar Government has decided to award rs 10 lakh to each playing member of the Indian team. The 2024 women’s asian champions trophy was the eighth edition of the women’s asian champions trophy, a biennial field hockey tournament organized by the ahf.”

The revised performance-linked incentive pli scheme has been introduced by the ministry of finance with an aim to reward and motivate employees for significant value creation for various stakeholders the previous pli scheme was restricted to whole time directors wtds managing director md chief executive officers ceos and executive directors