ALL EXAM QUIZ 30.07.2024

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• Charaideo Maidam, also spelled Moidam, located in eastern Assam, has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list under the category of cultural property.
• Similar to the Egyptian pyramids, the maidams are earthen burial mounds of members of the Ahom royal family, whose 600-year rule came to an end due to British occupation of the region.
• Charaideo Maidam is the first site in the Northeast in the category of cultural property and the 43rd site in India to be recognised as a World Heritage Site.
• Assam has two other such sites in the natural category - Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park, both upgraded to tiger reserves.

Explanation:

• Shinkun La Tunnel construction launched by PM Modi.
• On July 26, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, the construction work of the Shinkun La Tunnel project launched by PM Modi, which will be the highest tunnel in the world.
• At an altitude of about 15,800 feet, the 4.1-km-long twin-tube tunnel will be constructed on the Nimu-Padum-Darcha road.
• At a cost of Rs 1,681 crore, this tunnel will be constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
• The construction of the Shinkun La tunnel with cross-passages every 500 metres is estimated to be completed in two years.
• Currently, the route remains covered with snow for at least five months every year.

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• India’s first Integrated Agri-Export facility has been approved for Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
• India’s first Integrated Agri-Export Facility will be set up at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai.
• It will increase the agricultural export and import capabilities of India.
• The government has approved the project of the development of an export-import cum agricultural Agricultural processing and storage facility in a public-private partnership mode worth more than 284 crore rupees.
• This facility will cater to the export of prominent items like non-basmati rice, maize, spices, onions, and wheat.
• It will reduce waste and provide better prices for agricultural products.
• MoPSW is also developing one of the biggest ports in the country, the Vadhavan Port.
• JNPA is one of the leading container ports among the top 100 global ports.

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• ‘Rajbhasha Gaurav Samman’ has been awarded to PSUs located in Visakhapatnam.
• Town Official Language Implementation Committee (TOLIC) awarded ‘Rajbhasha Gaurav Samman’ for the year 2023-24 to the PSUs located in Visakhapatnam.
• It has been awarded for exemplary performance in the field of Official Language implementation.
• ‘Nagar Rajbhasha Samman’ has been provided to the Hindi Officers & Coordinators of the respective organizations.
• In category-I, HPCL-Visakha Refinery, NTPC Simhadri and Airport Authority of India were awarded First, Second and third prizes, respectively,
• In category -II, GAIL, HPCL-Visakha Regional Office, SAIL – Branch Transport & Shipping Office and FCI-Regional Office were awarded First, Second and third prizes respectively.
• In category -III, MSTC, HPCL LPG and ECGC (Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India) secured positions 1st, 2nd & 3rd.

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• As a representative of the Government of India, Rajendra Singh, a Member, of the National Disaster Management Authority assumed the Chair of ADPC.
• He assumed the ADPC Chair from China for the year 2024-25 in Bangkok, Thailand.
• ADPC is an autonomous International Organization for cooperation in and implementation of disaster risk reduction and building climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific region.
• It was established in 1986 as a regional disaster preparedness center (DMC) in Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok, Thailand. It is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.
• India and eight neighbouring countries are the founding members of ADPC.
• These countries are Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

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• 9th governing council meeting of NITI Aayog is chaired by PM Modi.
• The meeting is focused on making India a developed country. The theme of this year’s meeting is Viksit Bharat@2047.
• In the meeting, the Vision Document on Viksit Bharat has been discussed.
• The main aim of the Governing Council meeting is to foster participative governance and collaboration between the Centre and State Governments.
• In the meeting, detailed deliberations on the role of states in achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat will be also discussed.
• The Prime Minister is the Chairperson of the NITI Aayog. Suman Bery is currently Vice Chairperson, NITI Aayog.
• NITI Aayog was formed via a resolution of the Union Cabinet on 1 January 2015.

Explanation:

• Odisha government presented a budget of Rs 2.65 lakh cr budget for FY25.
• This year's budget of the Odisha government was more focused on agriculture and women's empowerment.
• The budget for FY25 is around 15 per cent more than the budgetary estimate of Rs 2.30 lakh crore for 2023–24.
• Rs 33,919 crore has been allocated for agriculture, which is about 36 per cent more than the allocation made in the previous year.
• Rs 5,000 crore has been allocated for the “Samrudha Krushak Yojana” for farmers.
• A new scheme ‘CM Kisan’ for farmers with an outlay of Rs 1,935 crore has been announced in the budget.
• The state government has decided to implement the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).
• The government renamed ‘Biju Setu Yojana’ as ‘Setu Bandhan Yojana’, while ‘Make in Odisha’ was changed to ‘Utkarsh Utkal’.
• The government has renamed many schemes like KALIA, ‘Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana’ (BSKY) and ‘Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana’ (BPGY).
• The state government has renamed the KALIA scheme as ‘CM-KISAN’.
• A corpus fund of Rs 500 crore has been created for the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA).

Explanation:

• RBI introduced the PCA framework to improve the financial conditions of UCBs.
• For weak urban cooperative banks (UCBs), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved a Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework.
• This Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework will be applicable to urban co-operative banks (UCBs), with deposits above ₹100 crore.
• Under the PCA framework, a financially unsound and ill-managed UCB can be brought under this.
• If a UCB breaches the risk thresholds related to capital and profitability, then it can be brought under the PCA.
• Currently, there are 1500 UCBs in the country, which are categorized into four tiers.
• The main objective of the PCA is to enable supervisory intervention at an appropriate time.
• The provisions of the PCA Framework will be effective on April 1, 2025.

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• India's ranking has dropped to 82 in the World's Most Powerful Passport 2024.
• India is ranked 82nd globally, allowing Indian passport holders to travel to 58 countries without requiring a visa.
• This represents a drop of two places compared to last year, when India was ranked 80th.
• In the 2024 Index, Singapore's passport has reclaimed its title as the world's most powerful, granting visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 195 countries.
• Afghanistan ranked last with visa-free entry to only 26 destinations.

Explanation:

• Manu Bhaker of Haryana opened the medal account for India at the 33rd Summer Olympics, being held in Paris, France.
• She won the bronze medal in the 10-meter air pistol event held on 28 July 2024.
• She became the first Indian women shooter to win a medal in the shooting event at the Summer Olympics.
• The 33rd Summer Olympics in Paris is being held from 26 July to 11 August 2024. A strong 117 Indian contingent is taking part in the Paris Olympics, with a maximum of 29 competing in athletics and 21 in shooting.
• The Paris Olympics features 32 sporting disciplines and India is participating in 16 disciplines.

Explanation:

• The central government has targeted to open 25,000 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJP) across the country by March 31, 2027.
• Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Anupriya Patel told the Lok Sabha that till June last month, 547 PMBJP centers have been opened in primary agricultural credit societies across the country.