Daily Current Affairs Quiz: July 25 2024

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVNL) will set up two green charcoal plants in Gurugram and Faridabad, Haryana. These plants will convert municipal waste into charcoal or green coal.
An agreement was signed between the NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited and the Municipal Corporations of Gurugram and Faridabad in Chandigarh.
India’s largest waste-to-charcoal plant is in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, and it can process 600 tonnes of waste daily.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
According to Kirti Vardhan Singh, the Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the country’s total forest cover is 7,13,789 square kilometers or 21.71% of its geographical area.
The minister gave this information in the Lok Sabha on 22 July 2024.
The Minister gave this information by quoting the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021.
The India State of Forest Report is prepared biennially by the Forest Survey of India, which is based in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
The Forest Survey of India comes under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
The Kochi-based private sector bank Federal Bank has announced the appointment of Krishnan Venkat Subramanian as the new managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the bank.
He will succeed Shyam Srinivasan, the longest-serving managing director and CEO of the bank.
According to the Federal Bank, KV Subramanian has been appointed for a three-year term. He will formally take charge as the MD & CEO of the Federal Bank on 23 September 2024.
According to the Federal Bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the name KV Subramanian as the managing director and chief executive officer on 22 July 2024.
Under section 35 B of the Banking Regulation Act 1949, appointing a Chairman, managing director, or chief executive officer to an Indian private sector bank requires the RBI’s approval.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak has been elected unanimously as the new President of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) for the 2024-25 period.
He will succeed Ashwin Dalwadi, who was the president for the 2023-24 period.
The election to elect the new president and vice president of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India for 2024-25 was held on 22 July 2024 in New Delhi.
TCA Srinivasa Prasad has been elected as the vice president of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India for 2024-25

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Indian tennis player Yuki Bhambri and French partner Albano Olivetti secured their second ATP Tour title of the year by winning the Swiss Open 2024 doubles event, overcoming Fabrice Martin and Ugo Humbert in the final.
Bhambri’s ATP Tour career now includes three ATP titles, with the first one won in 2023 alongside Lloyd Harris at the Mallorca Championships.

Solution: Option B.)

Ans (B)
PM Modi Announces $1 Million Grant to UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
PM Modi inaugurated the 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
India is hosting the World Heritage Committee Meeting for the 1st time which will continue till the 31st of July.
The northeast’s historic Moidam is proposed to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage.
it will be India’s 43rd World Heritage site and the first heritage of northeast India.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
Assam’s Charaideo Maidam Nominated for UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Charaideo Maidam, featuring over 90 royal burial mounds, has been nominated for the UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
Located 30 km from Sibsagar, it was the first capital of the Ahom dynasty, founded in 1253.
If selected, it will join Kaziranga and Manas National Parks as Assam’s third UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Charaideo symbolizes the Ahom power, the place of origin of the royal Ahoms.

Solution: Option C.)

Ans (C)
Supreetha becomes 2nd woman officer to be deployed at Siachen Glacier.
Captain Supreetha C.T. becomes the 2nd Indian Army woman officer and the first from the Corps of Army Air Defence to be operationally deployed at Siachen.
Shiva Chouhan was the 1st female officer to be deployed in Siachen.
The Siachen Glacier is located in the Eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas.
Operation Meghdoot – 1984
Nubra River originates from the Siachen Glacier.

Solution: Option D.)

Ans (D)
In the Regular Union Budget for FY 2024-25, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has received an allocation of Rs 6,21,940.85 crore (approximately US $75 billion), marking the highest allocation among all ministries.
This represents a 4.79% increase over the previous fiscal year (FY 2023-24) and an 18.43% increase compared to FY 2022-23.
The budget focuses on promoting self-reliance in defense technology and manufacturing, equipping the Armed Forces with modern weapons and platforms, and enhancing operational readiness and veterans’ healthcare.

Solution: Option A.)

Ans (A)
Abhinav Bindra Will Receive The Olympic Order from the IOC.
The International Olympic Committee announced the conferment of the Olympic Order on Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra.
Bindra will be given this honor at the award ceremony to be held in Paris on August 10.
Bindra is the second Indian to receive this honor.
Earlier, former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had received this award in 1983.
India’s Sports Minister: Mansukh Mandaviya