Daily Current Affairs Quiz: October 15 2024

Ans (C)

Nihon Hidankyo has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

Nihon Hidankyo is a Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors.

The survivors are from Hiroshima and Nagasaki and are known as Hibakusha.

Nihon Hidankyo is recognized for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.

The organization highlights the importance of never using nuclear weapons again through witness testimony.

After the atomic bombings in August 1945, a global movement arose to raise awareness about the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons.

This movement helped establish the “nuclear taboo,” a norm that views the use of nuclear weapons as morally unacceptable.

Ans (A)

Saddula Bathukamma celebrations were held in Hyderabad at Hussain Sagar.

The event featured Bathukamma songs, fireworks, and a laser show.

The celebrations marked the conclusion of the nine-day-long Bathukamma festival.

On the last day of Saddula Bathukamma, women and girls celebrated by playing and singing around goddess Gouri, placed on flower arrangements.

Women across Telangana sang the “Bathukamma Bathukamma Uyyalo” song while praying to the goddess.

The Hanumakonda Padmakshi pond was a gathering spot for women and children.

Ans (C)

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is leading a Parliamentary Delegation to the 149th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva from October 13-17, 2024.

The delegation includes notable members such as Harivansh (Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha), Bhartruhari Mahtab, Anurag Singh Thakur, Rajeev Shukla, Vishnu Dayal Ram, Aparajita Sarangi, Sasmit Patra, and Mamata Mohanta.

Om Birla will address the Assembly on the theme “Harnessing science, technology, and innovation for a more peaceful and sustainable future”.

The IPU has 180 member parliaments and 15 associate members.

Ans (D)

General Upendra Dwivedi, the Army Chief, launched the “Agniastra” device on October 11, 2024, in Gangtok during the Army Commanders Conference.

The “Agniastra” is a portable multi-target detonation device developed by Major Rajprasad RS from the Indian Army’s Corps of Engineers.

The device is designed for use in conventional and counter-terrorism operations, including room interventions and bunker destruction.

Major Rajprasad’s innovation was granted a patent on March 19, 2024.

The device, also known as WEDC, improves safety and reliability in multiple-target detonations.

It has a range of 2.5 kilometers, significantly better than the previous Exploder Dynamo Capacitor’s 400 meters range.

Ans (C)

Subhash Prasad Gupta has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Gupta is currently the Ambassador of India to Suriname.

He is an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of the 2006 batch.

He was appointed as India’s Ambassador to Suriname in July 2023.

India and Suriname have close and friendly relations, supported by cultural and people-to-people contacts.

Diplomatic ties between India and Suriname were established in 1976.

The Indian Embassy in Paramaribo was opened in 1977, while the Surinamese Embassy in New Delhi was opened in 2000.

President Droupadi Murmu made her maiden foreign visit to Suriname in 2023 at the invitation of President Santokhi.

Ans (B)

L Satya Srinivas has been given the additional charge of CEO of the public procurement portal GeM.

He is currently the Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce.

The additional charge was given because the last CEO of GeM, P K Singh, has been appointed as secretary in the renewable energy ministry.

L Satya Srinivas is an officer of the 1991 batch of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes).

The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal was launched on August 9, 2016.

GeM is used for online purchases of goods and services by all central government ministries and departments.

Ans (D)

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has started the registration process for the PM Internship Scheme 2024.

Candidates can apply for the internship scheme online at the official website: pminternship.mca.gov.in.

The internship scheme offers youth exposure to real-life business environments for 12 months.

The scheme aims to provide one crore internship opportunities in the top 500 companies over five years.

For the financial year 2024-25, the government has targeted to provide 1.25 lakh internship opportunities in top companies.

Ans (A)

India signed the Host Country Agreement (HCA) with the Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) to establish the Alliance’s Secretariat in India.

The agreement was signed by Dammu Ravi (Secretary of economic Relations) and Pankaj Jain (Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas).

The Union Cabinet approved the signing and ratification of the HCA on October 3, 2024.

The agreement allows the GBA to set up its Secretariat in India, comprising both Indian and international staff.

The HCA grants the GBA legal status and privileges under the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act of 1947.

The Global Biofuels Alliance was launched on September 9, 2023, during India’s G20 Presidency.

The GBA’s membership has grown to 27 countries and 12 international organizations since its launch.

Ans (B)

The India Digital Agri Conference 2024 was held in New Delhi in October 2024.

The conference aimed to explore the transformative potential of digital agriculture.

Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Secretary Dr. Devesh Chaturvedi emphasized the importance of the digital mission in modernizing Indian agriculture.

He highlighted the pivotal role of digital agriculture in transforming the agricultural landscape of India.

The conference aimed to foster knowledge exchange and showcase cutting-edge innovations.

It encouraged cross-sector collaboration among various stakeholders.

The event brought together policymakers, industry experts, entrepreneurs, academicians, researchers, and farmers.

The conference aimed to shape the future of agriculture in the digital era.

Ans (B)

The Global Hunger Index (GHI) measures and tracks hunger levels using scores based on under-nourishment and child mortality indicators across 127 countries.

In the 2024 GHI report, India has been ranked 105th, placing it in the “serious” category of hunger levels.

The 2024 report is the 19th edition, published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe.

India is among 42 countries classified as “serious,” alongside Pakistan and Afghanistan.

India’s GHI score is 27.3, indicating a serious level of hunger.

13.7% of India’s population is undernourished, 35.5% of children under five are stunted, and 18.7% are wasted.

The GHI score is calculated on a 100-point scale, with 0 being the best score (no hunger) and 100 being the worst.