UPSC QUIZ 14.06.2024

Explanation:

• The QS World University Rankings for the year 2024 have been released by QS Quacquarelli Symonds.
• This year's ranking covers 1,500 institutions and adds three new indicators: sustainability, employment outcomes and international research network.
• In addition, several universities have significantly improved their position in this year's ranking, such as Imperial College London, which jumped to second place.
• The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has taken the first place in this ranking, while the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford are second and third respectively.
• This year's ranking includes sustainability as a key criterion, reflecting the changing missions of students and universities.

Explanation:

• Recently, the detailed report of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23 has been released by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI) of India.
• This report of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey has provided important information about the spending habits of rural and urban families of different states of India.

Household Consumption Expenditure Survey

• The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey in India is conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) every 5 years.
• Its main objective is to collect information about the consumption of goods and services by households in different states of India.
• The data compiled in the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey is also used to determine various important economic indicators such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Poverty Rate, and Consumer Price Index (CPI).
• The current report calculates the average monthly per capita consumer expenditure (MPCE) based on 2011-12 prices.

Explanation:

• Every year, World Day Against Child Labour is observed on 12 June worldwide.
• The day is observed to focus global attention on the issue of child labour and take measures to protect them and to end their employment in the hazardous sector.

Background to the World Day Against Child Labour

• The first World Day Against Child Labour was observed by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on 12 June 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland.
• The headquarters of the ILO is in Geneva, Switzerland. Since then, 12 June has been observed across the world as World Day Against Child Labour.

Explanation:

• Nara Chandrababu Naidu, leader of the Telugu Desam Party(TDP), was sworn in as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time by Governor S Abdul Nazeer at a swearing-in ceremony at Kesarpalli IT Park near Gannavaram Airport in Vijayawada.
• Chandrababu Naidu, who was elected from the Kuppam legislative assembly constituency, became the 18th chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. The state Governor also swore in a strong 25-member cabinet, including the chief minister.
• The cabinet includes 21 members of the TDP,3 from Pawan Kalyan’s Janasena and one from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah, the president of the BJP and Union Minister J.P. Nadda attended the swearing-in ceremony.
• Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP), in alliance with Pawan Kalyan’s Janasena party and the BJP, swept the recently held Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly poll.

Explanation:

• Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, the government will provide assistance for the construction of 3 crore rural and urban houses.
• On 10 June, it was announced in the first cabinet meeting of the newly formed NDA government in New Delhi.
• The Government of India has been implementing the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) since the year 2015-16.
• Its objective is to provide assistance to eligible rural and urban families in building houses equipped with basic amenities.
• Under the housing schemes under PMAY, a total of 4.21 crore houses have been constructed for eligible poor families during the last 10 years.
• All the houses constructed under PMAY are provided with other basic amenities like household toilet, LPG connection, electricity connections, active household tap connection etc. by merging with other schemes of Central Government and State Governments.