ALL EXAM QUIZ 13.11.2023

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• First India-US Defense Acceleration Eco-System (INDUS X) Investor Meet concluded in Delhi
• first INDUS-X Investors Meet was organized by Innovation for Defense Excellence (iDEX) under the Department of Defense Production and the US Department of Defense in New Delhi.
• This meeting was organized Ahead of the 2+2 India-US ministerial dialogue.
• During this, INDUS-X Educational Series (Gurukul) was also launched.
• It aims to guide investors and startups to the defense ecosystem of the US and India.

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• 14th International Conference of NHRIs addressed by Justice Arun Mishra.
• 14th International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions was addressed by National Human Rights Commission Chairman Justice Arun Mishra in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• The theme of the conference was ‘Torture and other ill-treatment: The role of NHRIs’.
• The conference was organized by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) on 6–8 November.
• Justice Mishra stressed upon cooperation to make society more humane and civilized to eliminate the menace of atrocities.
• He said that Public Interest Litigation in the courts and suo motu cognizance of the National Human Rights Commission are the best means to ensure justice for the victims.
• He said that there is also a need to modernize the methods of investigation by the police.

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• Serena Williams, popularly known as the G.O.A.T in the world of sports, has been honored with the CFDA Fashion Icon Award at the 2023 CFDA Fashion Awards.
• She became the first athlete to receive this prestigious award.

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• The Bihar Assembly passed a bill to increase reservation quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Extremely Backward Classes and Other Backward Classes from the existing 50% to 65%.
• Reservation has been increased after the result of comprehensive caste survey conducted by the government.
• As per the bill, the reservation has been increased from 1% to 2% for ST. The quota for SCs has been increased from 16% to 20%.
• The quota for EBCs has been increased from 18 per cent to 25 per cent.
• For OBCs, the reservation has been increased from 12 per cent to 15 per cent.

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• Goverdhan Singh Rawat and Ajay Kumar Sood have been appointed as Deputy Managing Directors (DMDs) of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
• Goverdhan Singh Rawat has been appointed for five years from taking charge or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
• Ajay Kumar Sood has been appointed with effect from taking charge until his superannuation on August 31, 2027, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
• Goverdhan Singh Rawat and Ajay Kumar Sood were earlier chief general managers at NABARD.
• NABARD was founded in July 1982. It is headquartered in Mumbai. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance.
• NABARD is currently headed by a full-time Chairman (K V Shaji). There are 2 posts of Deputy Managing Directors.

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• Fifth India-US 2 plus 2 Ministerial Dialogue organized in New Delhi on 10 November 2023.
• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar co-chaired the Dialogue with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
• After the dialogue, a bilateral meeting was held between Secretary Austin and Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh.
• Fifth India-US 2 plus 2 Ministerial Dialogue focused on defence and security cooperation.
• A number of strategic, defence and technology issues were discussed during the 2 plus 2 dialogue and the bilateral meeting.
• Fourth India and US 2+2 dialogue was organized in Washington in April 2022.

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• Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has developed the Pusa-2090 Paddy Variety.
• IARI has developed this variety to tackle stubble burning.
• This variety has a shorter maturation time, which provides farmers with 30 extra days.
• Paddy crop is usually transplanted in June. It is usually ready for harvest only in late October.
• Due to this, farmers have very little time to prepare their fields to sow the next wheat crop.
• Pusa-2090 is an improved version of the currently used Pusa-44. Pusa-44 takes 155 to 160 days to mature.
• Pusa-2090 variety matures in only 120 to 125 days. So, farmers will get around 30 days to farmers to ready their fields for the next crop.

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• RailTel has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with REC Ltd extending up to Rs 30,000 crore as financial assistance for telecom, IT and railway signaling infrastructure projects.
• REC Limited is a Maharatna public sector company established in the year 1969 under the Ministry of Power. RailTel is a "Mini Ratna Company" under the Ministry of Railways.

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• National Legal Services Day is celebrated every year on 9 November in India to commemorate the adoption of the Indian Legal Services Authorities Act 1987. Which was officially enacted on the same date in 1995.

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• India celebrates 'National Ayurveda Day' every year on the occasion of Dhanvantari Jayanti or Dhanteras.
• The theme of Ayurveda Day-2023 is 'Ayurveda for One Health'. This initiative was started in 2016 with the aim of promoting Ayurveda in the mainstream.