ALL EXAM QUIZ 8.03.2024

Explanation:

• Indiramma housing scheme will be launched by the Telangana government on March 11.
• In the first phase of its implementation, financial assistance will be provided for the construction of 3,500 houses in each assembly constituency.
• Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that the Indiramma scheme is one of the six guarantees announced by the Congress ahead of the assembly elections.
• Under the scheme, the state government will provide financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to eligible beneficiaries who already have a house plot to build their own house.

Explanation:

• Every year on 4 March, National Security Day or National Safety Day is commemorated in India by the National Safety Council.
• The day was first celebrated on the foundation day of the National Safety Council in 1972.
• The theme for National Safety Day 2024 is "Focus on Safety Leadership for ESG Excellence".
• The main objective of National Security Day is to implement safe practices at the workplace by taking safety measures to prevent accidents.
• It is dedicated to all security forces of India for their contribution to maintaining peace and security.
• It is observed to honour the sacrifice of all security forces, including policemen, para-military forces, commandos, guards, army, etc.

Explanation:

• Union Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched the AYUSH-ICMR Advanced Centre in New Delhi.
• The AYUSH-ICMR Advanced Centre has been launched in New Delhi for Integrated Health Research at AIIMS.
• By using traditional Indian wisdom and modern medicine together, the AYUSH-ICMR Advanced Centre's goal is to provide holistic healthcare to patients.
• These centres will be set up in AIIMS Delhi, AIIMS Jodhpur, AIIMS Nagpur, and AIIMS Rishikesh.
• It will focus on important research areas to develop comprehensive treatment plans and guidelines.
• Dr Mansukh Mandaviya also launched Indian Public Health Standards to ensure better healthcare quality.
• He also revealed plans for a large study on anaemia at multiple locations.

Explanation:

• India's 1st Green Hydrogen Plant in the Stainless Steel Sector has been inaugurated at Jindal Stainless Limited, Hisar, Haryana.
• It has been inaugurated by Union Steel Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.
• This will be the world’s first off-grid Green Hydrogen plant for the stainless steel industry.
• This will be the world’s first Green Hydrogen plant with rooftop and floating solar.
• It will cut down carbon emissions by about 2,700 Metric Tons per annum.
• It will cut down 54,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions during the next two decades.
• While speaking on the occasion, Union Minister highlighted that India has evolved from a net importer to net exporter and aims to become world's largest producer of crude steel.

Explanation:

• B Sai Praneeth has announced his retirement from international badminton.
• B Sai Praneeth is an Indian shuttler. In his 24-year-long career, he won a World Championships bronze medal.
• He also represented India at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
• He has also won the 2017 Singapore Open.
• After retirement, he will be the head coach of the Triangle Badminton Academy in the US.
• After Prakash Padukone in 1983, he became the first male Indian shuttler in 36 years to earn a bronze medal at the BWF World Championships in 2019. In 2019, he received the Arjuna Award.

Explanation:

• Supreme Court ended immunity for lawmakers taking bribes for voting.
• In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court ended immunity for lawmakers taking bribes to vote.
• The Supreme Court ruled that Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) couldn’t get any immunity from prosecution for taking bribes for casting a vote.
• A seven-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud overruled the 1998 judgment of the SC in P.V Narasimha Rao v. State.
• The Supreme Court ruled that “Bribery is not protected by parliamentary privileges”.
• Article 105 (2) of the Indian Constitution deals with the immunity of MPs from prosecution. Article 194 (2) grants protection to MLAs.
• These provisions were made to ensure that MPs and MLAs can work without the fear of legal action being taken against them.

Explanation:

• Indian Navy will commission a new base in the Minicoy Islands of Lakshadweep.
• On March 6, the Indian Navy will commission Naval Detachment Minicoy as INS Jatayu in Lakshadweep.
• The Naval Detachment Minicoy was set up in the 1980s under the operational command of the Naval Officer-in-Charge (Lakshadweep).
• This new base will give India a stronghold in the Indian Ocean. It will also help in keeping an eye on military and commercial activities.
• INS Jatayu will be the second naval base in Lakshadweep after INS Dweeprakshak in Kavaratti.
• It will help in capacity building and the comprehensive development of the island territories.

Explanation:

• Obesity levels in Indians have increased steadily, according to a New Lancet study.
• In the last 32 years, Obesity levels have increased not only in adults but also in children.
• In India, the obesity rate increased from 0.1% in 1990 to 3.1% in 2022 for girls and from 0.1% to 3.9%, for boys.
• At the same time, the prevalence of undernutrition has also remained high in the country.
• As per the New Lancet study, the lack of access to affordable and nutritious food is responsible for the prominence of undernutrition and obesity.
• The obesity rate increased from 1.2% in 1990 to 9.8% in 2022 among women while it has increased from 0.5% in 1990 to 5.4% in 2022 among men.
• The total number of children, adolescents and adults living with obesity has crossed one billion around the world.
• In the obesity category for girls and boys, India has been ranked 174th position in the world in 2022.
• The study found that 13.7% of women and 12.5% of men were underweight. Thinness in Indian girls was found highest in the world.
• Undernutrition persists in extremely remote and rural parts of poorer states.

Explanation:

• Sub-inspector Suman Kumari became the first woman sniper of BSF.
• Suman Kumari has become the BSF's first woman sniper after completing ‘rigorous’ training at CSWT Indore.
• She completed an eight-week sniper training at the Central School of Weapons and Tactics (CSWT) in Indore.
• She decided to take the sniper training after witnessing the threat of cross-border sniper assaults while leading a platoon in Punjab.
• She was the only female in the sniper course with 56 male peers.
• She is from a modest family in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district.

Explanation:

• Defense Minister Rajnath Singh launched ‘ADITI scheme’ to promote innovations in critical and strategic defense technologies during DefConnect 2024 in New Delhi.
• Under the scheme, start-ups will be eligible to receive grant assistance of up to Rs 25 crore for their research, development and innovation efforts in defense technology. Rs 750 crore has been allocated under this scheme for the period 2023-24 to 2025-26.