ALL EXAM QUIZ 03.10.2024

Explanation:

• Women in space leadership programme has been launched by India to boost gender equality.
• The programme has been launched as part of the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI).
• It has been launched by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), in collaboration with the British Council, on September 24, 2024.
• The aim of the initiative is to strengthen gender-inclusive practices within institutions to increase women's leadership in space sciences by the development of a strategic leadership framework.
• The program's goal is to increase 250 early-career researchers' potential for leadership.
• By incorporating a female perspective into important fields like astrophysics and telecommunications, the initiative seeks to improve scientific innovation and establish long-lasting mentoring networks.

Explanation:

• Oxygen Bird Park (Amrit Mahotsav Park) inaugurated by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.
• Oxygen Bird Park (Amrit Mahotsav Park) has been inaugurated along the Nagpur-Hyderabad National Highway-44 in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
• Oxygen Bird Park (Amrit Mahotsav Park) is an eco-initiative.
• It has been developed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
• It has been developed near Jamtha, along the Nagpur-Hyderabad National Highway-44.

Explanation:

• World Heart Day is an international event observed annually on September 29.
• It is observed to raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and promote heart health.
• From 2024 to 2026, the campaign will focus on the theme "Use Heart for Action”.
• World Heart Day was started by the World Heart Federation (WHF) in 1999 in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).
• Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Around 18.6 million deaths occur annually due to cardiovascular diseases.

Explanation:

• RBI organized a conference on the governance of small finance banks.
• A day-long conference for the directors of Small Finance Banks (SFB) has been organized in Bengaluru.
• The theme of the conference was ‘Governance in SFBs: Driving Sustainable Growth and Stability’.
• RBI Deputy Governor Mr Swaminathan J to encourage directors to be vigilant and proactive in identifying and mitigating emerging risks.
• He also highlighted the importance of sustainable business models.
• Technical sessions on the ‘Governance and Assurance Functions’, ‘Business Risk – Regulatory and Supervisory Expectations’ and ‘IT Systems and Cybersecurity’ were also part of this conference.

Explanation:

• Three villages in Madhya Pradesh have been awarded the title of ‘Best Tourism Village’ by the central government.
• The names of villages are Pranpur, Sabarvani, and Ladpura Khas.
• Pranpur is located in Ashoknagar district. It has received the title in the Craft category.
• Sabarvani in Chhindwara district and Ladpura Khas in Niwari district have received the title in the Responsible Tourism category.
• The three villages have been recognized as part of the Best Tourism Villages competition 2024, organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
• In 2023, the effort was started to find and highlight villages that preserve their natural and cultural heritage by using sustainable techniques.
• This year, 36 villages were recognized across eight categories.
• Best Tourism Villages Competition was launched in 2023.
• In first edition of the Best Tourism Villages Competition in 2023, applications were received from 795 villages.
• The second edition of the Best Tourism Villages Competition saw 991 applications from 30 States and UTs.

Explanation:

• Union Health Ministry released a new draft of guidelines on passive euthanasia.
• The new guidelines suggest that doctors should make considered decisions on withdrawing life support for terminally ill patients based on specific conditions.
• The guidelines aim to ensure that decisions have been taken in the best interest of patients by considering factors like brainstem death and informed refusal by the patient or their kin.
• The ‘Draft Guidelines for Withdrawal of Life Support in Terminally Ill Patients’ also states that doctors should not consider the decision to not start a life-supporting measure in a terminally ill patient that is unlikely to benefit the patient.
• The Union ministry has invited feedback and suggestions from the stakeholders on the draft by October 20.
• The draft document states that many patients in the ICU are terminally ill, and not expected to benefit from life-sustaining treatments (LST).

Explanation:

• Gulveer Singh won the gold medal at the World Athletics Continental Tour.
• An Indian athlete Gulveer Singh won the gold medal in the men’s 5,000-meter race at Japan's World Athletics Continental Tour.
• He set a new national record with a time of 13 minutes and 11.82 seconds.
• This broke his previous record of 13 minutes and 18.92 seconds in California.
• He crossed the finish line in 27 minutes and 41.81 seconds.

Explanation:

• Government proposed 2022-23 as the new base year for GDP computation.
• The Statistics Ministry will publish GDP (Gross Domestic Product) with the new base year of 2022-23 in February 2026.
• The base year will be also changed for retail inflation, based on the Consumer Price Index and factory output growth, based on the Index of Industrial Production.
• At present, the base year is 2011-12 for the GDP calculations.
• The Advisory Committee on National Accounts Statistics (ACNAS) was constituted under the Chairmanship of Biswanath Goldar will complete the exercise by early 2026.
• The government is making several adjustments to improve the GDP calculations.
• The proposed shift in the GDP base year in India is a step towards improving the accuracy and relevance of economic data.
• Last base year revision for GDP was conducted in 2015 at that time it was changed to 2011-12 from 2004-05.
• Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a key economic indicator that measures the total value of goods and services produced within a country's borders.

Explanation:

• Udhayanidhi Stalin has been appointed as the deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
• Four other Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) legislators were sworn in as cabinet ministers.
• The swearing ceremony took place at Raj Bhavan in the presence of Chief Minister MK Stalin.
• He was serving as the minister for youth welfare and sports development.
• Under his new role, he will also oversee the planning and development portfolio.

Explanation:

• In the ongoing 2 Test match series between India and Bangladesh, Ravindra Jadeja has become the first Indian left-arm spinner to take 300 Test wickets in Test cricket.
• Jadeja has become the second fastest player to score 3000 Test runs and take 300 Test wickets.