ALL EXAM QUIZ 03.01.2025

Explanation:

• In October 2024, monthly exports from India's services industry reached an all-time high of $34.31 billion.
• In comparison to October 2023, the exports from services industry in India grew by 22.3% in October 2024.
• This has been brought on by ongoing policy support and investments in digital infrastructure, such as data centres and high-speed internet.
• The internet, applications, emails, and digital intermediation platforms are the services traded through computer networks. Such services have grown exponentially.
• India now exports $257 billion worth of digitally provided services, up from a meagre $30 billion in 2005.
• Since 2010, growth has been especially remarkable. By 2014, exports had nearly quadrupled from $20 billion to $80 billion.
• Prior to Covid, the increase was steady and reached $191 billion in 2019. Exports almost doubled from their pre-Covid peak by 2023.

Explanation:

• SAIL achieved the 'Great Place to Work' certification for the second consecutive year.
• The 'Great Place to Work' certification has been granted to Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) for the January 2025–January 2026 period.
• After a comprehensive survey by the Great Place To Work Institute, SAIL obtained the certification.
• Direct input from SAIL employees served as the basis for the survey.
• The first certification period for SAIL was December 2023–December 2024.
• An international organisation called the Great Place to Work Institute recognises companies that provide exceptional employee experiences.

Explanation:

• Anti-dumping duty has been imposed by Finance Ministry on digital plates from five countries.
• The five countries are China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam.
• Finance Ministry has imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on digital plates coming from these five countries for a period of five years.
• The revenue department has imposed definitive anti-dumping duty based on recommendations of the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) in its final findings on sunset review petition.
• TechNova Imaging Systems (P) Ltd. had filed the petition seeking sunset review of anti-dumping duty.
• The current anti-dumping duties were imposed in July 2020. They are in force till January 29, 2025.
• Digital Offset Printing Plates (DOPP) are commonly known as Digital Plates. DOPP are used in the printing industry. They are made from high purity litho grade aluminium coils.

Explanation:

• In 2020, India's greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 7.93% from the year before.
• According to data provided to the UN climate change office, India's GDP's emission intensity decreased by 36% between 2005 and 2020.
• According to fourth Biennial Update Report (BUR-4) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), total national emissions in 2020 were 2,959 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, excluding land use change.
• Emissions have increased by 98.34% since 1994.
• India is aiming to reduce GDP emission intensity by 45% by 2030 and achieve 50% electric power capacity from non-fossil fuels.

Explanation:

• Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra took over the command of the Indian Air Force's Western Air Command on January 1, 2025.
• In December 1986, he was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force.
• The Air Marshal has held key command and staff positions during his 38 years of service.
• Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha, who retired after more than 39 years of service, is replaced by Air Marshal Mishra.

Explanation:

• Cabinet approved the extension of PM Fasal Bima Yojana, a weather-based crop insurance scheme till 2025-26.
• Government has decided to extend the timeline of the PM Fasal Bima Yojana and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme till 2025-26.
• The overall outlay of the scheme has been increased to 69 thousand 515 crore rupees.
• Under this scheme, 88 per cent of insured farmers are small and marginal farmers. 57 per cent of insured farmers are from OBC, SC, and ST.
• Union Cabinet has approved the extension of One-time Special Package on Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizers beyond the Nutrient Based Subsidy.
• The government has also approved the proposal to extend the Special Package till further orders to ensure sustainable availability of DAP at affordable prices to the farmers.
• The farmers will continue to get DAP at one thousand 350 rupees per bag of 50 Kilogram.
• It will ensure the DAP availability to farmers at subsidized, affordable and reasonable prices.
• PM Fasal Bima Yojana was launched on 18 February 2016.

Explanation:

• Delhi government launched ‘Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana’.
• Arvind Kejriwal announced the ‘Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana’.
• Under this scheme, a monthly honorarium of ₹18000 will be given to Hindu and Sikh priests.
• The registration for the Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana has started.
• Earlier, Arvind Kejriwal launched the Mahila Samman scheme to provide a stipend of ₹2100 per month to unemployed women.

Explanation:

• The Uttarakhand forest department has developed the ethnobotanical garden at Haldwani to showcase ecological and environmental knowledge in Mahabharata.
• More than 37 plant species have been grown in this ethnobotanical garden.
• The plants include Khair (Acacia catechu), Kovidar (Bauhinia variegata), Bargad (Ficus benghalensis), Peepal (Ficus religiosa), Dhak (Butea monosperma), etc.
• A portion of Mahabharata is called Vana Parva/Aranya Parva.
• The Mahabharata has hymns on the importance of planting trees, creating water bodies, protecting tigers, etc.
• “Ramayana Vatika” in Haldwani was also set up by the state forest department.

Explanation:

• The Union government has declared the Wayanad (Kerala)landslide a disaster of ‘severe nature’.
• The state was putting pressure on the Centre to declare the landslide a disaster of ‘severe nature’.
• The state government has also requested the central government to waive off loans for the disaster-affected people.
• The estimated loss from the disaster is about Rs 1,202 crore and the state government requested Rs 2,262 crore for the rehabilitation package.
• However, there is no mention of any special fund for the state.
• This disaster claimed 254 lives and left 128 missing.

Explanation:

• The book titled 'Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages' was officially released on January 2, 2025 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi.
• The publication is an important contribution to the historical narrative of the Jammu and Kashmir region, providing information about its rich history, cultural ties and continuity through the ages.