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1
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Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB)
HQ?
India is what? tenure?
Who hosted 2019?

A

The Election Commission of India ECI - is scheduled to host the 4th General Assembly GA of the A-WEB at Bengaluru on 3rd September 2019.India will take over as A-WEB’s Chair for the 2019-21 term.

A-WEB is the largest association of Election Management Bodies (EMBs) worldwide.It was established on October 14, 2013 in South Korea.The permanent secretariat of A-WEB is located in Seoul, South Korea.

It was founded with the shared vision among its members of achieving sustainable democracy around the world.

A-WEB also undertakes Election Visitor and Observation Programmes in various countries to study various election management practices and share knowledge with other Member of EMBs

2
Q

India Caricom Summit
On sidelines of what?
What was promised in this summit?
Amount of grant and line of credit?

A

Meeting of Prime Minister of India with 14 leaders of the CARICOM group of countries on the SIDELINES of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

Announced USD 14 million grant for community development projects in the CARICOM and another 150 million Line of Credit for solar, renewable energy and climate- change-related projects.
formed in 1973.

CARICOM has 15 members – Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad & Tobago.

The Chairmanship of the Community is rotated every six months among the member countries.The CARICOM Single Market and Economy are intended to benefit the people of the region

3
Q
International Migrant Stock
Who releases?
India is what in immigration?
Indians most prefferred places?
Immigrants in India from?
A

Released by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), India has emerged as country with most immigrants across the world.

Most preferred destination of the Indian migrants was the UAE followed by US, and Saudi Arabia.

In India, the highest number of international migrants came from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal.

(UNDESA)It was formed in the year 1948.It is the development pillar of the United Nations.UN DESA is a pioneer of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

4
Q

Jeevan Kaushal
Who designed?
Which ministry?
Aim?

A

Jeevan Kaushal
Curriculum for Life Skills (Jeevan Kaushal) programme designed by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

Jeevan Kaushal is aimed at:Inculcation of an Emotional Intelligence.Development of Intellectual Competencies.Development of verbal and non-verbal communication skills.The program has been framed for Undergraduate courses across the country.

MoHRD

5
Q

Global Live ability Index
Who releases?
Rank of delhi and mumbai?

A

Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index for 2019.
New Delhi with 118th rank has registered the biggest decline in Asia whereas Mumbai also fell two places since last year to rank 119th.

Ranks 140 cities

6
Q

Samudrayaan
Which Ministry?
Aim?

A

The ‘Samudrayaan’ is a part of the Ministry of Earth Sciences’ pilot project for deep ocean mining for rare minerals.

The project proposes to send a submersible vehicle with three persons to a depth of about 6000 metres to carry out deep underwater studies.

7
Q

Apache Helicopters?
From?
What will it replace?

A

Known as an attack helicopter from the Boeing production facility,USA.Apache will replace Russian origin MI-35 helicopters that are on the verge of retirement.

These are all-weather capable, easily maintainable and have high agility and survivability against battle damage.

8
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ASTRA
By?
Speed? 
Range? 
Features?
A

ASTRA the first indigenously developed air-to-air missileped by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).It works on the Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) technology.The specifications of the missile are:
Speed: over 5,555 km per hour or 4.5 mach
Range: over 70 km,
Payload/warhead capacity: 15 kg.

Features:Electronic Counter-Countermeasures or ECCM feature enables Astra missile to overcome defensive measures put forth for the target by the enemy.Another deadly feature of this missile is the option to choose between “Lock-on Before Launch – LOBL” and “Lock-on After Launch – LOAL”Lock-on After Launch option allows the fighter aircraft to safely shoot and scoot after launching the missile towards the target.Astra is extremely effective in a multi-target scenario and
therefore, has been described as the most potent weapon system for IAF’s combat aircraft.

9
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Khanderi INS

What is it?

A

Khanderi is a Kalvari class scorpene diesel-electric attack submarine

The second INS ‘Khanderi’ was recently handed over to the Indian Navy by Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).

10
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Project 75
What is it?
Whose?
Technology trasfer from?

A

It is a programme by the Navy that entails building six Scorpene-Class attack submarines.
The programme has been undertaken with transfer of technology from French company Naval Group (formerly known as DCNS) at the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL).

The submarines in the P75 Scorpene-Class are powered by the conventional diesel-electric propulsion system.The first Scorpene submarine, Kalvari, was commissioned in 2017 and it would go for a normal refit after six years in 2023, during which time the Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP) would be installed.

AIP technology is being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to provide submarines long-range and extended endurance capabilities undersea.

Second Scorpene Khanderi was inducted in September 2019.The remaining submarines (Vela, Vagir, and Vagsheer) in the series are in advanced stages of manufacturing and trials.

Air-Independent Propulsion
Conventional submarines use a diesel-electric engine, and must surface for oxygen required for fuel combustion. If fitted with an Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system, the submarine needs to take in oxygen less frequently.While many naval powers, including India, have acquired nuclear-powered submarines for deep-sea operations, conventional diesel-electric variants are considered useful for coastal defence. The latter are optimised for stealth, and their weapons and sensors provide for effective operations close to the shore.Diesel-electric submarines require them to come to the surface frequently to charge their batteries, their underwater endurance time is less. ‘Air-independent’ propulsion technology helps to make the diesel generator less dependent on surface air.

11
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INS Nilgiri
Project 17A?
What is Dry Dock?

A

Defence Minister has launched the first of the Navy’s seven new stealth frigates named INS Nilgiri, in Mumbai.He also commissioned the largest dry dock of Indian Navy- the ‘Aircraft Carrier Dock’ at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, terming it as an ‘edifice of modern India’.

Dry Dock- A dry dock is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform.They are used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft.

INS Nilgiri is the first ship of the
Project-17A. Project 17A frigates is a design derivative of the Shivalik class stealth frigates with much more advanced stealth features and indigenous weapons and sensors.The P17A frigates incorporate new design concepts for improved survivability, sea keeping, stealth and ship manoeuvrability.
12
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Varaha

A

Indian Coast GuardIt was established on 18th August 1978 by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 of the Parliament of India as an independent Armed force of India.It operates under the Ministry of Defence.Headquarter: New Delhi.

13
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India Thai Corpopat, 
Maitree, 
Yudh Abhyas, 
Tsentnr, 
Slinex, 
Sitmex, 
Malabar, 
Garuda
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Thailand, 
Thailand, 
USA, 
Russia, 
Sri Lanka, Singapore India thailnd(sit),
India USA Japan,
France
14
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Central Adverse List

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Ministry of Home Affairs maintains a list officially named as the Central Adverse List.It has more than 35,000 names on it.It includes the names of individuals who supported the Khalistan movement in 1980s and 1990s but left India to take asylum in foreign countries.These are those who were in favour of a separate Sikh state and had opposed the Operation Blue Star.

15
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Basel convention’

What does it propose /seek to prevent?
When did it come into force?

A

Proposal by India to prevent developed countries from dumping their electronic and plastic waste into developing countries,
was defeated at the recently concluded meeting of the Basel Convention in Geneva

Basel Convention, which lays down guidelines on the movement of hazardous waste, key outcome of the meeting was an amendment to the Convention that includes plastic waste in a legally-binding framework, which would make global trade in plastic waste more transparent and better regulated, whilst also ensuring that its management is safer for human health and the environment.

However, it does not bar countries from exporting various categories of plastic waste.

Adopted on March 22, 1989 by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries in Basel, Switzerland, the “Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal”, generally known as the Basel Convention, came into force in 1992.

It is an international treaty that aims to reduce the movement of hazardous waste between countries.It particularly focuses on preventing transfer of hazardous waste from developed to less developed countries

16
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Basel Ban
What is it?
Who signed that brought it into force?

A

The 1995 Basel Ban Amendment, a global waste dumping prohibition, has become an international law after Croatia (97th country to ratify) ratified it on September 6, 2019.

Adopted by the parties to the Basel Convention in 1995.To protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of hazardous wastes.The amendment prohibits all export of hazardous wastes, including electronic wastes and obsolete ships from 29 wealthiest countries of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to non-OECD countries

17
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Pacesetter Fund

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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy recently awarded grants to the awardees of the second round of PACEsetter fund programme.The PACEsetter fund was constituted by India and the USA in 2015 as a joint fund.

The mission of the PACEsetter Fund is to accelerate the commercialization of innovative off-grid clean energy access solutions by providing early-stage grant funding that would allow businesses to develop and test innovative products, business models and systems.

18
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Climate Action Summit 2019

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74th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, the Prime Minister of India addressed the United Nations (UN) Climate Action Summit
India will increase renewable energy capacity to beyond 175 GW (capacity as committed under the Paris Climate Agreement) by 2022.

19
Q

Indian Institute of Skill
It is like which other inst?
What is the concept behind it?

A

Indian Institute of Skills (IIS
Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) are in line with Institutes of Eminence (IoEs) including IITs and IIMs.
IIS aims to enroll 5,000 students per year with campus placement of 70% trainees.The Union Cabinet has given its nod to set up Indian Institute of Skills (IISs) in three locations of the country.
:Mumbai Ahmedabad Kanpur
These institutes will be constructed & operated on a PPP (Public-Private Partnership) model and on a not-for-profit basis skill training to students who want to pursue technical education after completing Class X and Class XII, making them employable and industry-ready.

The Tata Education Development Trust (TEDT) is the private partner for setting up IIS in Mumbai.

20
Q

Okjokull,
Pizol,
Alestch

A

Iceland,
Switzerland,
Alps

21
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Pusa Varieties - 
Yashasvi, 
Basmati, 
Aditi,
Sona
A

Wheat,
Rice,
Grape,
Onion

22
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National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT)
Ministry ?
Implementing agency?
Purpose?

A

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has announced a new National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) to use technology for better learning outcomes in Higher Education. The scheme aims to use Artificial Intelligence to make learning more personalized.

National Alliance with such technology developing EdTech Companies through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.MHRD would act as a facilitator.

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) would be the implementing agency for the NEAT programme. set up 1945

23
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National Nutrition Survey CNNS
Ministry ?
International partner?
Difference between NFHS and CNNS

A

First-ever comprehensive National Nutrition Survey has been conducted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) to measure malnutrition.

10% of children in the age group of 5-9 years and adolescents in the age group of 10-19 years are pre-diabetic.Also, 5% are overweight and another 5% suffer from blood pressure

National Nutrition Survey is different from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) as,
NFHS collects data to measure the prevalence of stunting, wasting and underweight and household dietary intake to measure deficiencies.

Moreover, the survey collects data only for the age groups of 1-5 years and adults, and not for school going children between the age of 5 and 19 years.

24
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FSSAI

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Was launched by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).The movement aims to cut down salt/sugar and oil consumption by 30% in three years
.It also aims to engage and enable citizens to improve their health and well-being by making the right food choices.

25
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Global Fund for AIDS, TB, and Malaria (GFTAM).
How much India contributed?
Sectreatriat?

A

India has recently announced a contribution of $22 million to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB, and Malaria (GFTAM).

Global Fund is a partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and people affected by the diseases.The organization maintains its secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland.

26
Q

SATHI - Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI)

Ministry?

A

Department of Science & Technology (Ministry of Science and Technology) has launched a unique scheme called Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI)

DST has already set up 3 such centres in the country, one each at IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi and BHU.

27
Q

K218b
Why popular? -Extrasolar planet
Found by?

A

K2-18b is the only planet (exoplanet) that is known to have both water and temperatures that could support Life It was discovered in 2015 by NASA’s Kepler spacecraft.

It resides in a habitable zone or Goldilocks zone, the area around a star where it is not too hot and not too cold for liquid water to exist on the surface of surrounding planets.

However, K2-18b’s size and surface gravity are much larger than Earth’s. Its radiation environment, too, maybe hostile.K2-18b orbits the cool dwarf star K2-18, which is about 110 light-years from Earth in the Leo constellation.It is eight times the mass of Earth.

28
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Goldschmidite

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Recently a new mineral has been discovered inside a diamond unearthed from a mine in South Africa.It has been found in Earth’s Mantle which covers 80% of earth’s volume.

Goldschmidtite has high concentrations of niobium, potassium and the rare earth elements lanthanum and cerium.The found single grain is dark green in colour and opaque.The mineral has been named after the Norwegian scientist Victor Moritz Goldschmidt, who is considered as the founder of Modern Geochemistry.

29
Q

(Unique Methods of Management and Treatment of Inherited Disorders) UMMID

A

UMMID initiative to tackle inherited genetic diseases of newborn babies.

aims:To establish NIDAN (National Inherited Diseases Administration) Kendras to provide counselling, prenatal testing and diagnosis, management

30
Q

World Digital Competitive Index

Relesed by ?

A

India has jumped four places fromto 44th rank in 2019 in World Digital Competitiveness Ranking (WDCR).The country has improved overall in all factors – knowledge, technology and future-readiness – as compared to the previous year’s ranking.

The Ranking,by International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Center, measures the capacity and readiness of 63 nations to adopt and explore digital technologies

31
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Digital Payment Abhiyan

Launched by?

A

Nasscom’s Data Security Council of India (DSCI) collaborated with Union Ministry of Electronics IT (MeitY) and Google India to launch nationwide awareness campaign ‘Digital Payment Abhiyan’.

The campaign aims at increasing awareness about cashless payment, educate end-users on the benefits of making digital payments, online financial security and urge them to adopt security and safety best practices.It will be a pan-India campaign which will be crafted in seven languages — Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali and Marathi.

32
Q

Bank mergers

A

Bank mergers

Biggest consolidation plan of Public sector Banks (PSBs)- merging 10 of them into just 4.

33
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Start up cells

A

Withdrawal of Angel Tax provisions for Start-ups and their investors. For mitigating the genuine difficulties of Start-ups, a dedicated cell was set up under the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).

The Cell will work towards redressal of grievances & tax-related issues with respect to the administration of the Income-tax Act, 1961.Start-up entities can directly approach the Cell for the speedy resolution of their grievances

34
Q

Garbage Cafe

A

Country’s first garbage cafe has been launched here in Chhattisgarh. Under this, the Municipal Corporation will provide food to the poor and homeless in lieu of plastic waste

35
Q

Indonesia capital shift

A

Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo has announced the national capital will move from Jakarta, on the island of Java, to the province of East Kalimantan, on Borneo

36
Q

5th Aqua Aquariua

A

5th Aqua Aquaria India, 2019 in Hyderabad, Telangana.The theme for the 2019 edition is “To take Blue Revolution to India’s hinterland”.It is the largest aquaculture exhibition in India.It is a biennial exhibition organised by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA).

(MPEDA), 1972.It functions under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Like APEDA) .It is headquartered in Kochi, Kerala.

37
Q

Mammallapuram

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Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu is expected to be the venue for the second India-China informal summit.

The town’s religious centre was founded by a 7th-century Hindu Pallava King—Narasimhavarman, also known as Mamalla—for whom the town was named.

It contains many surviving 7th- and 8th-century Pallava temples and monuments, chief of which are the sculptured rock relief popularly known as “Arjuna’s Penance,” or “Descent of the Ganges,” a series of sculptured cave temples, and a Shiva temple on the seashore.

38
Q

Build for Digital India

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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Google have signed a statement of intent to roll-out, ‘Build for Digital India’ - a program that will offer engineering students a platform to develop market-ready, technology-based solutions that address key social problems.

39
Q

Firoz Shah tughlaq

A

Firoz Shah Tughlaq :Born in 1309 and ascended the throne of Delhi after the demise of his cousin Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq.He was the one who started the imposition of Jaziya.He provided the principle of inheritance to the armed forces where the officers were permitted to rest and send their children in army in their place. However, they were not paid in real money but by land.The British called him the ‘father of the irrigation department’ because of the many gardens and canals that he built.

constructed canals from:Yamuna to the city of Hissar.Sutlej to the Ghaggar.Ghaggar to Firozabad.Mandvi and Sirmour Hills to Hansi in Haryana. 
established the Diwan-i-Khairat — office for charity.
established the Diwan-i-Bundagan — department of slave
established Sarais (rest house)
40
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SAATHI

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SAATHI (Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of efficient Textile technologies to Help Small Industries) InitiativeIt is an initiative of the Ministry of Textiles.
Objective: To sustain and accelerate the adoption of energy efficient textile technologies

41
Q

Terracotta grinder

A

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched the first-ever ‘Terracotta Grinder’ at Varanasi.Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has also started manufacturing of plastic-mixed handmade paper.It is being manufactured under KVIC’s project REPLAN (REducing PLAstic in Nature).In this project, the waste plastic is collected, cleaned, chopped, beaten and treated for softness.

42
Q

South Asia speakers summit (SASS-SDG-Male)

A

4th South-Asian Speaker’s Summit on achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) concluded in Male, Maldives.

India had a heated discussion during the summit over the Kashmir issue with Pakistan, where India rejected the politicization of the forum by raising internal issues
(IFPRI) also
participated in the summit in order to achieve SDGs 2 & 3 targets: Nutrition and food security as drivers of maternal, child and adolescent health

43
Q

Indian Ocean conference

A

Fourth Indian Ocean Conference 2019 was recently held in Male, capital of Maldives.

Theme: ‘Securing the Indian Ocean Region: Traditional and Non-Traditional Challenges’.

Initiated by India Foundation along with its partners from Singapore, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

It is an annual effort to bring together Heads of States/Governments, Ministers, Thought Leaders, scholars, diplomats, bureaucrats

44
Q

Travel tourism competitive index

A

India has moved up six places to rank 34th on the World Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2019, released by the World Economic Forum.India was ranked 40th in 2018.

Published biennially, Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report and Index benchmarks the Travel & Tourism (T&T) competitiveness of 140 economies.

45
Q

World. Gold. Council

A

According to the latest report by the World Gold Council (WGC), India, which is the world’s largest consumer of gold, has the 11th largest gold reserve, with the current holding pegged at 607 tonnes.

India’s overall position in terms of total gold holding would have been tenth had the list included only countries. The World Gold Council (WGC) is a nonprofit association of the world’s leading gold producers.

Headquartered in London, the WGC covers the markets which comprise about three-quarters of the world’s annual gold consumption.

46
Q

Mt Kun

A

Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition to Mt Kun (7077M) was conducted from 30 July to 29 August 2019 in Zanskar Range in Ladhak.

The 22-member team including 10 Women Officers was Flagged Off from Leh on 30 July 2019 and the team successfully completed the expedition within the stipulated time frame and returned safely after its ascent to the peak.

47
Q

Digital Economy Report

By?

A

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released the Digital Economy Report 2019.

The report outlines enormous potential gains from the increasingly interconnected global economy but calls for concerted global efforts to spread the wealth potential to the many people who currently reap little benefit from it.

The report said that the United States and China create the vast majority of wealth in the digital economy as the two countries account for 75% of all patents related to blockchain technologies and as much as 90% per cent of the market capitalization value of the world’s 70 largest digital platform companies.

48
Q

Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat (ANGAN )

A

Recently, an international conference on Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat (ANGAN ) commenced in New Delhi.

The conference focuses primarily on achieving Energy Efficiency in the building sector.It is being organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power in collaboration with GIZ under the Indo German Technical Cooperation initiative.

49
Q

Indian iodine survey

A

national survey to measure the coverage of iodized salt, Tamil Nadu had the lowest consumption of iodized salt.The survey was conducted by Nutrition International (a not for profit agency based in Canada) in collaboration with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and the Indian Coalition for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD).

The five worst performers were Tamil Nadu (61.9%), Andhra Pradesh (63.9%), Rajasthan (65.5%), Odisha (65.8%) and Jharkhand (68.8%).The North-Eastern states were doing well with respect to the consumption of iodized salt as compared to the rest of India.

50
Q

Buckwheat symposium

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Meghalaya, a four-day international symposium on buckwheat with the theme “diversifying food systems for health and nutritional security” is being organised by North Eastern Hills University, Shillong from 3rd to 6th September 2019.
As a medicine, buckwheat is used to improve blood flow by strengthening veins and small blood vessels; to treat varicose veins and poor circulation in the legs, and to prevent hardening of the arteries.

51
Q

Helicopter summit

A

India’s first ever helicopter summit was held recently in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.Organised by? Civil Aviation Ministry, Uttarakhand government and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI).Theme: expanding connectivity through helicopters.The broad objectives of the summits are as follows:To discuss the scope to enhance air connectivity in remote areas and hilly terrain by helicopter.To encourage Helicopter-based emergency medical services (HEMS) in India.

52
Q

Sanjay Mitra

A

Centre has set up a 3-member panel to oversee the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories.

53
Q

Drought toolbox

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The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is currently testing a drought toolbox which uses a total of 15 to 30 different parameters to assess drought risk and vulnerability of a geographical region.

The UNCCD has been working with other UN organisations including World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and experts to design the toolbox.

54
Q

Him vijay

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The Army is scheduled to conduct a major Exercise ‘HimVijay’ beginning October 2019 in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam with its newly created Integrated Battle Groups (IBG).
It will witness around 15,000 soldiers in three IBGs, carved out of the 17 Mountain Strike Corps, being tested for mountain warfare

55
Q

Cryodroken boreas

A

frozen dragon”: a new genus of pterosaur that once soared over the heads of dinosaurs with a wingspan that stretched at least 16 feet. The flying reptile—named Cryodrakon boreas—lived in what is now western Canada about 76 million years ago, during what’s known as the Cretaceous period.

56
Q

Eurasian Economic Forum EEF SCO

A

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) organized the Eurasian Economic Union meeting.
The forum called for greater cooperation in the spheres of communication, technology, and development
The entire event was organized to discuss and deliberate upon China’s Belt and Road Initiative, because of which India, despite being present in the SCO summit, decided to skip this meeting

57
Q

Samudra Lakshman

A

The Indian Navy and the Malaysian Navy will be participating in the bilateral exercise ‘Samudra Laksamana’ that will take place from 12th to 15th September 2019.

58
Q

Global AMR RD

A

India has joined the Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research and Development (R&D) Hub as a new member.Working with AMR(R&D) Hub would help India to expand existing capabilities, resources and collectively focus on new R&D intervention
supported through a Secretariat, established in Berlin, Germany.It aims to further improve the coordination of international efforts and initiatives to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance while further increasing investments into R&D for AMR

59
Q

UNCcd cop14

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14th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) ended on 13th September 2019.Held in Greater Noida, this was the first time that India hosted an edition of the UNCCD COP.
Held in Greater Noida, this was the first time that India hosted an edition of the UNCCD COP.The theme of the Conference was ‘Restore land, Sustain future’.
Delhi declaration, peace forest initiative of South Korea, drought ,international coalition for sand and dust storm ,cooperation from. Youth

60
Q

Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU EAEU9

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Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)The Eurasian Economic Union is an international organization for regional economic integration that came into existence on 1st January 2015.The EAEU provides for free movement of goods, services, capital, and labor within its borders.It pursues, coordinates, & harmonizes the policies in the sectors determined by the Treaty and international agreements within the Union.
The member states of the Eurasian Economic Union are,The Republic of Armenia,The Republic of Belarus,The Republic of Kazakhstan,The Kyrgyz Republic, andThe Russian Federation

61
Q

Amrabad,Elangana

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Amrabad Tiger Reserve lies in Nallamala hills of Telangana.It is India’s second-largest tiger reserve, next only to Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana).It has a large presence of the Chenchu tribe.It harbours great biodiversity, consisting of around 70 species of mammals, more than 300 hundred avian varieties
Chenchus are Scheduled Tribe in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Odisha. Many Chenchus live in the dense Nallamala forest of Andhra Pradesh.

62
Q

REducing PLastic in Nature. REplan

A

Project REPLAN
The initiative is launched by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).REPLAN stands for REducing PLastic in Nature.It aims to make carry bags by mixing processed and treated plastic waste with cotton fibre rags in the ratio 20:80.

63
Q

SATH (Sustainable Action for Transforming Human capital) SATH

A

SATH (Sustainable Action for Transforming Human capital) Program
It is a program of NITI Aayog.

Objective: To initiate transformation in the education and health sectors and build 3 future ‘role model’ states.The program addresses the need expressed by many states for technical support.

64
Q

WAWE

A

Waste Management Accelerators for Aspire Women Entrepreneurs (WAWE).Bodies Involved: It will be jointly organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Institute of Waste Management (IIWM) at Jaipur.t?

It will be the largest gathering of young women students to promote entrepreneurship in waste management and providing alternatives to single use plastic carry bags.Theme: Make your own bag – empowering women to take up income generation activity and entrepreneurship in waste management

65
Q

Abqaiq And khurias

Hodediah mission 2481

A

On 14 September 2019, drones were used to attack the state-owned Saudi Aramco oil processing facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais in eastern Saudi Arabia
Card Fact

United Nations (UN) appointed India’s Lieutenant General (Retired) Abhijit Guha as the head of UN mission in Hodeidah, Yemen
On 16 July 2019 UNSC extended the mandate of mission overseeing Yemen Ceasefire Accord for 6 months (until 15 January 2020) by unanimously adopting resolution 2481 (2019).
66
Q

Hurricane Dorian

A

Hit the east coast of Florida as a “major” hurricane, in Category 3 or possibly Category 4.
To qualify as a hurricane, a storm must have sustained winds of 74 mph or more.
So meteorologists try to quantify each storm’s destructive power by using the Saffir-Simpson scale placing it in one of five categories
Saffir-Simpson scale
Category 1, 74 to 95 mph:
Category 2, 96 to 110 mph:
Category 3, 111 to 129 mph:
Category 4, 130 to 156 mph
Category 5, 157 mph or more:

What is the difference between a hurricane, a cyclone, and a typhoon?
In the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific, the term “hurricane” is used.

in the Northwest Pacific is called a “typhoon” and “cyclones” occur in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean.

67
Q

Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) Regime

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Between Switzerland and India kicked off from September 1, 2019.
AEOI is the exchange of information between countries without having to request it.
Under this mechanism, India will start receiving information on all financial accounts held by Indian residents in Switzerland, for the year 2018. In 2016, India and Switzerland had signed an information-sharing deal on bank accounts, which was to come in effect from September 2019.

In 2018, data from Zurich-based Swiss National Bank (SNB) had shown that after declining for three years, money parked by Indians in Swiss Banks rose 50 per cent to CHF (Swiss Franc) 1.02 billion (Rs 7,000 crore) in 2017 over the previous year.

Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) is systematic and periodic transmission of “bulk” taxpayer information by the source country to the residence country, which is possible under most of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs) and Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (MAC).

It aims to reduce global tax evasion.

It is to be carried out under Common Reporting Standard (CRS) of OECD.

Tax payers operate cross border whereas tax administration is limited to national borders. This has helped tax evasion by shifting money to other countries by citizens. Both tax evasion and tax avoidance have escalated; facilitated by quick transfer of income from one country to another.

Significance and benefits of AEOI:

Enables the discovery of formerly undetected tax evasion.
Enable governments to recover tax revenue lost to non-compliant taxpayers, and will further strengthen international efforts to increase transparency, cooperation, and accountability among financial institutions and tax administrations.
Generate secondary benefits by increasing voluntary disclosures of concealed assets and by encouraging taxpayers to report all relevant information.

68
Q

INTERPOL

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India has proposed to Interpol that the General Assembly of the organization be held in New Delhi in 2022 as part of the nation’s 75th Independence Day celebrations.

The International Criminal Police Organisation, or Interpol, is a 194-member intergovernmental organisation. headquartered in Lyon, France.
formed in 1923 as the International Criminal Police Commission, and started calling itself Interpol in 1956.

India joined the organisation in 1929
Interpol’s declared global policing goals include countering terrorism, promoting border integrity worldwide, protection of vulnerable communities, providing a secure cyberspace for people and businesses, curbing illicit markets, supporting environment security, and promoting global integrity.

What is the Interpol General Assembly?

It is Interpol’s supreme governing body, and comprises representatives from all its member countries.
It meets annually for a session lasting approximately four days, to vote on activities and policy.

Each country is represented by one or more delegates at the Assembly, who are typically chiefs of law enforcement agencies.
The Assembly also elects the members of the Interpol Executive Committee, the governing body which “provides guidance and direction in between sessions of the Assembly”.

The General Assembly’s decisions take the form of Resolutions.

Each member country has one vote. Decisions are made either by a simple or a two-thirds majority, depending on the subject matter.

69
Q

Tigers in High Altitudes

A

The Global Tiger Forum (GTF), in partnership with the Governments of Bhutan, India and Nepal, and along with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), is undertaking a situation analysis study for assessing tiger habitat status in high altitude ecosystems.

The study has been supported by the Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Program (ITHCP) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and KfW (German Development Bank).
Need: Most of the high-altitude habitats, within the range, have not been surveyed for an appraisal of tiger presence, prey and habitat status.
Findings:
In its latest report, the study identified possible viable habitats, corridor linkages, anthropogenic pressures, and induced landscape-level changes for evolving an in-situ conservation roadmap.
It also provided the action strategy for a high altitude tiger master plan, with gainful portfolio for local communities and ensuring the centrality of tiger conservation in development.
Indian Government will take inputs from the study to develop a high altitude tiger master plan.
Tiger habitats in high altitude will require protection through sustainable land use, as they are a high-value ecosystem with several hydrological and ecological processes providing ecosystem services.
Also, they will require adaptation strategies to mitigate the ill effects of climate change.
Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Program
Launched in 2014, the ITHCP is a strategic funding mechanism that aims to save tigers in the wild, their habitats and to support human populations in key locations throughout Asia.
It has already facilitated 12 projects in six countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Nepal and Myanmar) to better manage Tiger Conservation Landscapes.
It is contributing to the Global Tiger Recovery Programme (GTRP), a global effort to double tiger numbers in the wild by 2022.
Global Tiger Forum
The GTF is the only intergovernmental international body established with members from willing countries to embark on a global campaign to protect the Tiger.
It was formed in 1993 on recommendations from an international symposium on Tiger Conservation at New Delhi, India.
It is located in New Delhi, India.

70
Q

Lamp of peace award

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Muhammad Yunus conferred ‘Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis’ Award
By Devanshu Kaushik -September 5, 2019

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh was conferred the ‘Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis’ award by the Vatican. He has been awarded for his contribution towards establishing peace and harmony. The award is a recognition for distinguished work by an individual for promoting peace and dialogue among people.

71
Q

National Animal Disease Control Programme for Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis

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National Animal Disease Control Programme for Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis

PM to launch National Artificial Insemination Programme

Posted On: 06 SEP 2019 6:11PM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will be launching National Animal Disease Control Programme for Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis on 11 September 2019 in Mathura. He will also launch National Artificial Insemination Programme during the event.

Shri Modi will visit Pashu Vigyan Evam Arogya Mela and launch Babugarh Sex Semen facility and simultaneous countrywide workshops in Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in all the 687 districts of the country on the topic of vaccination and diseases management, Artifical insemination and productivity, etc.

National Animal Disease Control Programme for Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis is a 100% centrally funded programme, with a total outlay of Rs.12,652 crore from 2019 to 2024. It aims to control Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis by 2025 with vaccination and eventual eradication by 2030.

72
Q

S-400

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Why in news?

S-400 Triumf is in the middle of an ongoing stand-off between Russia and Western nations.

What is S-400 Triumf?

S-400 Triumf is one of the world’s most advanced air defence systems.
The system is a large complex of radars, control systems and different types of missiles.
It can simultaneously track numerous incoming objects in a radius of a few hundred kilometres.
The objects may include all kinds of aircraft, missiles and UAVs.
It can employ appropriate missile systems to launch the counter attack and to neutralise the objects.
The system is potential of ensuring a high success rate.
How did it evolve?

S-400 traces its origins to the demands of the Cold War period.
It was an effort to find a credible counter to the threat from missiles and incoming enemy aircraft.
The development of S-400 started towards the end of the Soviet Union in the 1980s.
It was disrupted by the collapse of the Communist bloc in 1991.
What is the recent development?

The acquisition of S-400 by countries has taken centre stage in the American diplomacy regarding Russia.
U.S. believes that S-400 could access sensitive U.S. military technologies in service with the potential buyers.
Russia has also deployed at least two S-400 systems in Syria.
This is of much concern to observers who fear the system could contribute to a global conflict breaking out in Syria.
Among the countries under pressure from the U.S. to not buy this weapon are India and Turkey.

73
Q

Time Bank

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Time Bank in MP

The Madhya Pradesh government’s Happiness Department plans to set up a Time Bank that would lend currency to an hour, which could be exchanged to learn a new skill without the need for any paper money.
Whenever a bank member needs a service or wants to acquire a skill, say gardening or playing a guitar, she could exchange a credit, worth an hour, with another member knowing the skill.
It is a new way to link untapped social capacity to unmet social needs.
At the start, the 50,000 volunteers registered with the department through local networks will form community-level banks and list skills they could impart or services they could offer.
An experienced volunteer will induct new members and keep a record of all the transactions.
Whether one need someone to drive you to a supermarket, tend to an ailing grandmother or simply a jogging partner, it could all be sought at the bank.
Benefits

In Madhya Pradesh, time banks will enable person-to-person, person-to-agency and agency-to-agency transactions.
Members will start with zero credits, which they could gradually acquire by imparting skills. Credits can even go in negative.
And in case a skill becomes popular over time benefiting only a few members, other members will be compelled to do their mite with vigour to collect more credits.
About the concept

Conceived at the Cincinnati Time Store in 1827, the concept gained currency with the setting up of the first Time Bank in Japan in 1973, and later when Edgar Cahn, CEO of TimeBanks USA, popularised ‘Time Dollars’.
Today, there are more than 500 such communities across 32 countries.

74
Q

Nnational Genomic Ggrid

A

Recently, the government has announced to set up a National Genomic Grid (NGG).

About NGG:

It will study genomic data of cancer patients from India.
It will collect samples from cancer patients, through a network of pan-India collection centres by bringing all cancer treatment institutions on board.
The grid to be formed will be in line with the National Cancer Tissue Biobank (NCTB) set up at the Indian Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

NCTB:

National Cancer Tissue Biobank (NCTB), is a joint initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

It collects cancer tissue samples with consent from patients diagnosed with cancer.
The aim is to provide researchers with high quality of cancer tissues and the patient data in order to facilitate cancer research that will lead to improvements in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
This research is carried out through the technique of Genome Sequencing.

Significance:

Through the National Genomic Grid, the government seeks to boost cancer research and make treatment viable for people of different economic classes.
NGG will help to study genomic factors influencing cancer and identifying the right treatment modalities for the Indian population.

75
Q

Bal Basera

A

About Bal Basera:

Bal Basera or a Crèche is a project for the welfare of Children of Construction Workers was deployed at AIIMS Rishikesh site.
The project is supported by Central Public Works Department (CPWD).
Bal Basera can accommodate about 35 Children and shall be run by CPWD Officers Wives Association(OWA).
Additional information:

Crèche:

A crèche is a facility which enables parents to leave their children while they are at work and where children are provided stimulating environment for their holistic development.
National Crèche scheme:

National Crèche Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
The scheme aims to provide day care facilities to children from age group of 6 months to 6 years of working mothers in the community.
The scheme also provides supplementary nutrition,health care inputs like immunization, polio drops, basic health monitoring, sleeping facilities,pre-school education for children aged between 3-6 yrs.

76
Q

Delhi Declaration

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Delhi Declaration
The Delhi Declaration, a consensus document, agreed upon by more than 100 countries “welcomed” the proposed adoption of a “voluntary” land degradation neutrality target by India.
India has committed to restoring at least 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030. The Declaration doesn’t detail commitments by other countries.
Almost 122 nations, including India, have made voluntary commitments in previous years to ensure that a certain percentage of their degraded land was restored.
India had agreed, again on a voluntary basis, to restore 20 million hectares by 2020.
Nearly 96 million hectares of land is deemed ‘degraded’ in India.
Countries will address insecurity of land tenure, promote land restoration to reduce land-related carbon emissions and mobilise innovative sources of finance from public and private sources.

77
Q

Maiden IN-RSN-RTN Trilateral Exercise Commences

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Maiden IN-RSN-RTN Trilateral Exercise Commences
A maiden trilateral exercise, involving Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), Royal Thailand Navy (RTN) and Indian Navy (IN) has commenced at Port Blair on 16 September 2019. The five-day-long exercise is aimed at bolstering the maritime inter-relationships amongst Singapore Thailand and India, and contribute significantly to enhancing the overall maritime security in the region. This would also strengthen the mutual confidence amongst three navies in terms of interoperability and development of a common understanding of procedures.

Under the ambit of this exercise, RSN Tenacious, a Formidable-class guided missile stealth frigate and His Majesty’s Thailand Ship (HTMS) Kraburi, a Guided Missile Frigate would be exercising with Indian Naval Ships Ranvir, a Guided Missile Destroyer, Kora, a missile corvette and Sukanya, an Offshore Patrol Vessel along with P8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft. During the harbour phase scheduled at Port Blair, professional exchanges, sports fixtures and cross deck familiarisation visits would be organised. The sea phase scheduled from 18 September to 20 September 19, a host of surface and air operations involving Gunnery, Force Protection Measures and Communication drills would be conducted providing experience gaining and learning from each other’s best practices.

Besides fostering co-operation, the maiden IN-RSN-RTN Trilateral exercise would provide an opportunity to participating navies to come together in a spirit of collaboration to nurture stronger ties.

78
Q

LEAP

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he Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has launched the 2019 edition of the two national teachers training programmes the Leadership for Academics Programme (LEAP) 2019 and the Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT) 2019. It was launched by HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, on Monday.

LEAP is a three-week leadership development training programme (two weeks domestic and one week foreign training) for second-level academics in 15 premier higher education institutions.
List of institutions participating in LEAP
These include five IITs – Kharagpur, Kanpur, Bombay, Roorkee, BHU
Jamia Milia Islamia
Delhi University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata
University of Hyderabad
NIT Trichy
TISS Mumbai.
In 2018-19, of the 15 LEAP-approved institutions, 12 completed training with 280 participants, two are ongoing and DU is expected to conduct one round.

In 2019-20, a centralised online selection process was devised.

Who are eligible?
At least eight years of experience in the grade of Professor
Age below 55 years
At least 30 publications in ‘SCOPUS’ indexed international journals
At least three years of experience in administration positions.

79
Q

Nirvik Scheme

A

Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) has introduced the Export Credit Insurance Scheme (ECIS) called NIRVIK to enhance loan availability and ease the lending process.
It is an insurance cover guarantee that will cover up to 90% of the principal and interest. The cover will include both pre and post-shipment credit.
The ECGC currently provides credit guarantee of up to 60% loss.
The enhanced cover will ensure that Foreign and Rupee export credit interest rates will be below 4% and 8% respectively for exporters.
Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India
ECGC Ltd is wholly owned by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

The Government of India had initially set up Export Risks Insurance Corporation in 1957.
After the introduction of insurance covers to banks during the period 1962-64, the name was changed to Export Credit & Guarantee Corporation Ltd in 1964.
It was changed to ECGC Ltd in August 2014.
Its objective was to promote exports from the country by providing credit risk insurance and related services for exports.

80
Q

WORLD’S SECONDLARGEST

COAL BLOCK

A
Deaucha Panchami coal
block of Birbhum
Coalfield Area is
World’s Second Largest
Coal Block situated in
West Bengal.
This coal mine is the
largest coal mine or
coal block in Asia, due
to the number of coal
reserves.
81
Q

INDIA’S EASTERN-MOST

VILLAGE

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Indian Air Force has inaugurated a resurfaced
runway in Vijaynagar, in Changlang district of
Arunachal Pradesh.

Vijayanagar is the easternmost
inhabited village of the country. It is surrounded by Myanmar on three sides and the fourth
side comprises stretches of Namdapha National Park.

82
Q

ISHAAT HUSSAIN WORKING GROUP

A

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has
constituted a working group on Social Stock Exchanges (SSE).
Composition: The working group has been constituted under the chairmanship of Ishaat Hussain, Director, SBI Foundation.

Mandate: make recommendations within the securities market domain, to facilitate the raising of funds by social enterprises and voluntary organizations.

83
Q

GANDAN TEGCHENLING MONASTERY

A

A statue of Lord Buddha and his two
disciples, installed at the historic Gandan
Tegchenling Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia was recently unveiled by PM Modi.

84
Q

GANGA DATA COLLECTOR

A

Wildlife Institute of India(WII) has launched a
mobile application named “Ganga Data
Collector”.

The application aims to provide field
researchers with a complete data entry solution
to monitor the aquatic population in the Ganga
river. The application has been launched under the
Biodiversity and Ganga Conservation project
initiated by the National Mission for Clean
Ganga (NMCG) of Union Ministry of Jal Shakti.

85
Q

LADAKHI SHONDOL

DANCE

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Ladakhi Shondol dance has created history yet again by breaking into the Guinness book of world records as the largest Ladakhi dance.
There are 408 women artists in traditional dresses performed gracefully the Shondol dance on the occasion of the Annual Naropa Festival, the ongoing Buddhist carnival near the 11thcentury
world-famous Hemis Monastery in Ladakh.
Shondol is a famous dance, which used to be performed by
artists for King of Ladakh on a special occasion.

86
Q

ALL INDIA SURVEY ON HIGHER EDUCATION(AISHE)

A

Union Minister for Human resource and
development(HRD) has released the All India Survey
on Higher Education (AISHE) 2018-19.
The AISHE Survey was initiated in the year 2011 to
prepare a robust database on higher education.
Under this, the ministry of HRD collects online
information on Universities, Colleges and other
Higher Educational Institutions.

Highlights, The top 8 States in terms of highest number of colleges
in India are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan,
Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
According to the survey, the present Gross Enrolment Ratio(GER)
in higher education is around 26.3% up from 25.8% in 2017-18.
The survey has said that the highest share of foreign students
comes from the neighbouring countries of which Nepal is first
followed by Afghanistan, Bangladesh , Sudan, Bhutan and Nigeria.
The students enrolment in B.Tech and M.Tech programmes has
seen a dramatic fall. This has led to an overall dip in enrolment in
professionals courses which has hit a four-year low

87
Q

GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE

MOVEMENT

A
Students in more than 2,000 cities across
the world are holding demonstrations
under the #FridaysforFuture movement
also called Global Climate Strike
movement.
The #FridaysforFuture movement also
known as the ‘Youth Strike for Climate
Movement’ was started in August 2018.
The movement was started by Swedish
student ‘Greta Thunberg’ to protest
outside Swedish parliament for more
action against climate change.
88
Q

HEAD ON GENERATION

(HOG) TECHNOLOGY

A
The Railway Ministry recently announced
that it would be upgrading all existing
Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches
with the Head on Generation (HOG)
technology.
In this technology, the power will be
drawn from the overhead electric supply.
The HOG system is free of air and noise
pollution which bring down yearly CO2
and NOx emissions to nearly zero.
89
Q
GLOBAL INTERNET FORUM TO
COUNTER TERRORISM (GIFCT)
A

The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism
(GIFCT) will now become an independent
organization led by an Executive Director.
Global Internet Forum to Counter
Terrorism(GIFCT) was formally established in July
2017.
The forum was led by a rotating chair drawn from
the founding four companies— Facebook,
Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube.
The main aim of the forum is to prevent terrorists
and violent extremists from exploiting digital
platforms.

90
Q

EXERCISE TIGER

TRIUMPH

A

India and the United States are set to hold their first tri- services exercise code-named Tiger Triumph at Visakhapatnam and Kakinada in
November,2019. This is the first time US and India will
be holding the tri-service military
exercise. India had earlier conducted such triservice
exercise with Russia.

91
Q
PARTICIPATORY
GUARANTEE SCHEME (PGS)
A

India’s food safety regulator has said that Union Agriculture Ministry’s Participatory Guarantee Scheme(PGS) should incentivise more farmers to grow organic food.
PGS is an internationally applicable organic quality assurance system. Participatory Guarantee System – India (PGS-India) is a decentralised organic farming certification system.
The system certifies organic products maintaining the requisite quality standards including ensuring that the cultivation and production process is done complying the standards laid down for
organic product.

92
Q

PROJECT NETRA

A

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has initiated the
Project NETRA.
NETRA stands for Network for Space Object Tracking and Analysis. It is an early warning system in space to detect space debris and to safeguard India’s functional satellites in low-earth orbits.
These facilities can spot, track and catalogue objects as small as 10 cm, up to a range of 3,400 km and equal to a space orbit of around 2,000 km.

93
Q

EXERCISE KAZIND - 2019

A

Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2019 between India and Kazakhstan will be conducted in Uttarakhand, India.

94
Q

FOREST-PLUS 2.0

A

Union Environment Ministry and US Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched Forest-PLUS 2.0.
It is a 5-year programme that focuses on developing tools & techniques to bolster ecosystem management and harness
ecosystem services in forest landscape management.
It is a set of pilot projects meant to enhance sustainable forest landscape management.
Previously, Forest-PLUS was completed in 2017. Forest-PLUS 2.0 was initiated in December 2018.

Achievements of Forest-PLUS –
Promotion of bio-briquettes in Sikkim,
Introduction of solar heating systems in Rampur and
Development of an agro-forestry model in Hoshangabad
Forest-PLUS 2.0 - It comprises pilot project in 3 landscapes - Gaya in Bihar, Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala and Medak in Telangana.
These sites were chosen for the contrast in their landscapes –Bihar (Forest deficit area), Telangana (Relatively drier area) and Kerala (Rich in Biodiversity).

95
Q

Tikki Mausi

A

Government of Odisha in collaboration with United Nations International Children’s Emergency
Fund(UNICEF) has unveiled a mascot
named ‘Tikki Mausi’. The mascot- ‘Tikki Mausi’ aims to
change the behaviour of common people and make them aware about child and women’s nutrition and
development in every household.

96
Q

Tawlhlohpuan
Punchi
Palani Panchmitram
Beetel leaf

A

Woven good quality fabric from Mizoram
Mizoram
Tamil Nadu
Kerela

97
Q

South East Asia Regulatory Network (SEARN)

A

g