ALL EXAM QUIZ 31.08.2023

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• Indian High Commission in Pakistan appointed Geetika Srivastava as in-charge.
• 2005 batch IFS officer Geetika Srivastava will be the new in-charge of India at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. She will replace Suresh Kumar.
• Geetika Srivastava is currently working as Joint Secretary at the Headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). They are in the Indo Pacific Division. He learned Mandarin (Chinese language) during foreign language training.
• She was posted in the Indian Embassy in China from 2007 to 2009. She has also served as Director of the Regional Passport Office in Kolkata and the Indian Ocean Region Division in the Ministry of External Affairs.
• In 1947, Sriprakash was appointed the first Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan.
• Since then India has always been represented by male diplomats.

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• President Draupadi Murmu released a commemorative coin in honor of late NT Rama Rao, the legendary actor and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
• The function was held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, which marks the centenary year of the remarkable life and contribution of NT Rama Rao.
• Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NT Rama Rao) served three consecutive terms as Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh from 1983 to 1995.

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• In the year 2024, Brazil will preside over the G20 and host all the events. followed by South Africa in 2025.
• In the year 2022, before India, Indonesia took over the presidency of G20. After that, in the year 2023, this responsibility came to India.
• The G20 was founded in 1999 after the Asian financial crisis as a forum for finance ministers and central bank governors to discuss global economic and financial issues.

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• Indian grocery startup Zepto said on 25 August 2023 that it has raised $200 million in fresh funding.
• With a valuation of $1.4 billion, the startup has become the first unicorn in the country to achieve this milestone within a year.
• Existing backers including Nexus Venture Partners, Glade Brook Capital and Lachie Grooms also participated in the deal, according to the company.
• Zepto promises to deliver groceries to your doorstep in 10 minutes. It was started in 2021 by two 19-year-old Stanford dropouts.

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• National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has taken a significant step towards fostering patriotism and inculcating core values in school children by introducing a new chapter in the Class 7 English textbook.
• The chapter, titled “A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers,” revolves around the National War Memorial and its profound significance in the history of India.
• The newly incorporated chapter provides an insightful exploration into the history and importance of the National War Memorial.
• It delves into the monumental sacrifice offered by the valiant soldiers of the Armed Forces post-independence. The chapter’s presentation takes the form of an exchange of heartfelt letters between two friends.

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• India has now announced the opening of a Climate Change and Health Center in the national capital Delhi in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
• Earlier, India had won the first WHO Center for Global Traditional Medicine.
• The WHO Center for Global Traditional Medicine was established in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
• The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966 to facilitate the economic development of Asian countries.
• The bank includes members of the UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East and non-regional developed countries.

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• The Assam government has announced the launch of MODI (Most Outstanding District Initiative) Award with a budget of Rs 100 crore to reward the cleanest district in the state.
• As per the policy, districts have to meet 108 parameters (including sanitation, old waste disposal, maximum coverage of clean drinking water) to qualify for the cleanest tag.

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• Jayanta Mahapatra, one of India’s best known English poets, passed away at the age of 95.
• The legendary poet has left an imprint in the Indian English poetry with his writings spanning over 50 years.
• He was born in Cuttack, Odisha, India, in 22 october 1928. He studied at the Ravenshaw College in Cuttack and the University of Delhi. After graduating, he worked as a teacher and journalist.
• Mahapatra, a physics teacher, fell in love with English poetry in his late 30s. After publishing of his first collection ‘Swayamvara and Other Poems’ in 1971, he never looked back. His poetries ‘Close the Sky Ten by Ten’ catapulted him to the top league of writers.

Explanation :

• Every year 30 August is celebrated as National Small Industry Day in India.
• This day is celebrated with the aim of promoting small scale industries and providing employment opportunities to the unemployed.
• National Small Industries Day is celebrated to highlight the importance of small scale industries in India. Small scale industries play a major role in the economic development of the country.

Explanation :

• Union Minister Nitin Gadkari unveiled the world's first car that runs entirely on ethanol in New Delhi, marking a historic moment for India's energy landscape.
• The car is the first Stage-II BS-VI electrified flex-fuel vehicle, which runs entirely on ethanol as a fuel source.
• Currently, India's oil import bill stands at Rs 16 lakh crore, which highlights the need to curb this expenditure.
• Addressing environmental concerns, Minister Gadkari underlined the need for sustainable solutions, stressing that 40 percent of pollution is generated from the transport sector.