ALL EXAM QUIZ 13.11.2024

Explanation:

• On November 11, the Annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) began in Baku, Azerbaijan.
• The two-week-long event, called the 'Finance COP', will focus on securing a new climate finance target for countries most vulnerable to climate impacts.
• For India and the global South, access to finance, technology and energy resources remains critical to meeting climate goals and protecting communities on the frontlines of climate change.
• So far, India has played a key role in shaping the global climate finance framework to provide immediate financing needed for mitigation and adaptation efforts.
• India will seek to achieve a new Collective Quantified Target (NCQG) for climate finance at Baku, beyond the old $100 billion annual target set in 2009.
• The Economic Survey of India 2023-24 indicates that India will need about $2.5 trillion by 2030 to meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement.

Explanation:

• Veteran Tamil actor Delhi Ganesh passed away at the age of 80.
• Renowned Tamil actor Delhi Ganesh, known for his versatility in supporting roles in an illustrious career spanning four decades, passed away on November 9 due to health complications.
• Delhi Ganesh's career, marked by his ability to play a diverse range of roles – from comical to villainous and poignant supporting characters – has seen him appear in over 400 films.
• He shared the screen with Tamil cinema legends like Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan and earned a respected position in the industry.
• Delhi Ganesh's contribution to Tamil cinema has been recognised with several awards, including the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Pasi (1979) and the prestigious Kalaimamani Award in 1994.

Explanation:

• Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched a national program to boost financial access for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
• It has been organized jointly by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), the Ministry of Finance, the Government of India, and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
• The main aim of the program is to ensure access to financial services and promote the growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
• The Union Finance Minister also virtually inaugurated six new SIDBI branches in Karnataka.
• SIDBI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Peenya Industries Association to support MSMEs through capacity building, credit facilities, and knowledge-sharing.

• The Union Finance Minister also distributed sanction letters to 11 MSME customers of SIDBI, aggregating to Rs. 25.75 crore

Explanation:

• Russia and North Korea signed a treaty to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a treaty with North Korea to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership.
• The treaty was originally signed by the top leaders of the two countries in Pyongyang on June 19.
• It was ratified by the lower house of parliament on October 24. comprehensive strategic partnership Russia’s upper house of parliament approved the bill on November 6.
• Under this agreement, Russia and North Korea have committed to developing a sustained partnership based on mutual respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, non-interference in internal affairs, equality, and other principles of international law.
• Under this treaty, if either country faces an armed attack, then immediate military and other forms of assistance will be provided.
• The treaty will come into effect upon the exchange of ratification instruments.

Explanation:

• The Russian Embassy in India will inaugurate the Russian Business Center.
• Russian Business centre will open in New Delhi.
• This is an initiative led by the Business Council for Cooperation with India and Synergy Corporation, New Delhi.
• The objective of opening the center are developing business ties between India and Russia, promoting export cooperation and providing a platform for interaction between business communities.
• The center will have a co-working space for events, regional business missions, forums, conferences and seminars.
• The plenary session of the Russian-Indian Business Forum will be held in Mumbai.
• It will focus on deepening economic and business relations between the two nations.
• In the past two years, bilateral trade between India and Russia has surpassed the USD 30 billion target set for 2025.
• International North-South Transport Corridor and the Chennai-Vladivostok Eastern Maritime Corridor are the key connectivity initiatives that are central to strengthening ties.

Explanation:

• Varadarao Kamalakara Rao passed away at the age of 88.
• He is a world-renowned Mridangam scholar. He received the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award years ago.
• He was a disciple of Palgat Mani Ayer. He became a Mridanga Vidwan at an early age.
• He received the President Medal from the Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan during his college days.

Explanation:

• Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated a two-day national workshop on Higher and Technical Education.
• Its main aim is to disseminate various approaches and methodologies to implement National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
• The workshop will encourage NEP’s adoption in state institutions and will pave the way for a more robust, inclusive, and globally competitive education system.
• During this two-day workshop, 14 technical sessions on the themes of NEP 2020 Implementation.

Explanation:

• Government has approved fire services projects worth Rs 725 cr for three states.
• A high-level committee headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved three projects worth Rs 725.62 crore for the expansion and modernisation of fire services in Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal.
• Rs 376.76 crore for West Bengal, Rs 201.10 crore for Odisha and Rs 147.76 crore for Chhattisgarh have been approved under the 'Expansion and Modernisation of Fire Services'.
• The government has allocated a total of Rs 5,000 crore under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for 'Expansion and Modernisation of Fire Services' in the states.
• 15 states with a total outlay of Rs 2,542.12 crore had already been approved.
• Rs 14,878.40 crore has been allocated from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to 26 states.
• Rs 4,637.66 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to 15 states, and Rs 1,385.45 crore from the State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) to 11 states.

Explanation:

• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the state’s first double-decker electric bus at the Aakanksha Haat programme at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow.
• Its main aim is to provide a bus service that will help in reducing traffic problems and ensure environment conservation in urban areas.
• The government will also provide a 50 per cent discount on tickets for women passengers travelling in the double-decker electric bus service.
• 65 passengers could travel in this bus and passengers would be provided with a 10 per cent concession on digital payments.

Explanation:

• The 8th International Ancient Arts Festival and Seminar was organized in New Delhi by Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts in collaboration with 'Rays of Wisdom Society' and Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
• Dr. Sachchidanand Joshi was the special guest of the inaugural session of the conference.