Daily Current Affairs Quiz: September 12 2024

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The Cochin Shipyard launched its Mahe Class anti-submarine Warfare Shallow Water ships Malpe and Mulki on September 9, 2024, in Kochi, Kerala.

Malpe and Mulki are the fourth and fifth ships in the Mahe Class of Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft vessels built by Cochin Shipyard Limited.

The Mahe Class ships have been built indigenously, with around 80 percent of their content being Indian.

Under the Mahe Class ASW-SWC vessels, the first vessel launched was Mahe, the second was Malvan, the third was Mangrol, the fourth was Malpe, and the fifth was Mulki.

Six ships have been launched under the Arnala Class ASW-SWC so far.

The first ship of the Arnala Class was Arnala, the second was Androth, the third was Anjadip, the fourth was Amini, the fifth was Agray, and the sixth was Akshay.

The Akshay and Agray ships of the Arnala Class were launched in March 2024.

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The first India-GCC Joint Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue took place on September 9, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

This meeting was the first Foreign Minister level discussion between India and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

The meeting was co-chaired by Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar.

Qatar holds the Presidency of the GCC.

The GCC is a regional group that includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Approximately 89 lakh Indians work and live in the GCC countries.

The GCC countries have some of the world’s richest reserves of oil and gas and are a major source of oil and gas for India.

During 2023-24, the India-GCC trade totaled USD 161.59 billion.

India’s exports to GCC countries were USD 56.3 billion, while imports from GCC countries were USD 105.3 billion.

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India and Abu Dhabi Emirate signed five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and agreements to strengthen cooperation in fossil fuels, the nuclear sector, and food parks.

These agreements were signed during the official visit of Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to India on September 9-10, 2024.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) will supply one million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA) of LNG(liquefied natural gas) to the  Indian Oil Corporation Limited.

Around 3.5 million Indian expatriates live in the UAE, the largest expatriate population there.

In 2023-24, the UAE was India’s third-largest trading partner after China and the USA.

The total trade between India and the UAE in 2023-24 was $83.6 billion.

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Syria defeated India 3-0 in the last round-robin match to win the 4th Intercontinental Cup men’s football championship.

India, the defending champions, did not score a single goal in the match.

The Chief Minister of Telangana, Revanth Reddy, presented the winners’ trophy to Syrian captain Mahmoud Al-Mawas.

Mahmoud Al-Mawas was also named the Syed Abdul Rahim Player of the Tournament.

The Syed Abdul Rahim trophy is awarded to the best player of the tournament.

The 4th Intercontinental Cup was held from September 3 to 9, 2024, at the GMC Balayogi Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana.

The Intercontinental Cup men’s football tournament is organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and replaced the Nehru Cup.

Normally, four nations participate in the Intercontinental Cup, but in its fourth edition, only three teams participated.

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The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has inaugurated a Tobacco Cessation Clinic (TCC) in New Delhi.

The TCC is a collaborative effort between the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) and the Department of Pulmonary, Critical, and Sleep Medicine at AIIMS.

The primary focus of the TCC is to support individuals suffering from tobacco addiction.

AIIMS-Delhi Director Dr. M. Srinivas emphasized that the TCC is part of the Tobacco-Free AIIMS initiative.

Patients will be counseled by doctors about the harmful effects of tobacco consumption.

The clinic will be operational every Tuesday in rooms A-519 and A-526 on the fifth floor of the New Rajkumari Amrit Kaur OPD building.

Patients can register for treatment at 8:30 am on the ground floor of the A-wing of the building.

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The 2nd Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation has been held from 11th to 12th September 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

The event is co-hosted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India.

The first conference took place in 2018 in Beijing, China.

India volunteered to host the second conference in 2020, but it was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the inaugural meeting of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) governing board.

ANRF plans to introduce the Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research (PAIR) initiative.

The PAIR program aims to foster collaboration between leading institutions and those with limited research capacity, supporting transformative research.

ANRF will implement PAIR using a Hub and Spoke model, focusing on mentorship to drive high-quality research.

The goal is to systematically enhance research excellence and permeate research culture across institutions efficiently.

ANRF will play a critical role in building mechanisms to boost global competitiveness in key strategic and emerging areas.

ANRF is designed to provide a conducive environment to nurture research and harness India’s diverse talent pool.

ANRF was established by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Act 2023.

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Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh will launch the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojna and release the Standard Operating Procedure for Fisheries Sector Production & Processing Clusters at the 4th Anniversary event of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojna on September 11, 2024.

The event will highlight projects related to production and productivity enhancement, infrastructure development, and the notification of excellence centers and coastal fishermen villages for climate resilience.

The Government of India has invested Rs 38,572 crore since 2014 in fisheries sector initiatives, including the Blue Revolution, FIDF, PMMSY, and the new PM-MKSSY sub-scheme.

Launched in May 2020, PMMSY aims to improve fish production, quality, technology, infrastructure, and fishers’ welfare, with an investment of Rs 20,050 crores.

The PMMSY has focused on modernizing the fisheries sector, reducing post-harvest losses, enhancing cold chain facilities, and supporting fishermen through various financial and livelihood measures.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been unanimously re-elected as the chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language.

Shah previously served as the chairperson of the committee from 2019 to 2024.

He emphasized that Hindi should be promoted in a way that it does not compete with any local language but rather complements it.

Shah highlighted that the government has created a dictionary and integrated thousands of words from local languages into Hindi to enrich and make it more flexible.

The Department of Official Language is developing software for automatic translation of all 8th Schedule languages.

Shah expressed the goal of having all government work conducted in Indian languages with pride by Independence Day 2047.

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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of six senior advocates as Additional Solicitor General (ASG) in the Supreme Court of India.

The six senior advocates appointed are S. Dwarakanath, Ms. Archana Pathak Dave, Satya Darshi Sanjay, Brijender Chahar, Raghavendra P. Shankar, and Rajkumar Bhaskar Thakare (Raja Thakare).

These appointments are for a period of three years, starting from the date of assumption of office.

The appointed senior advocates bring extensive experience in constitutional law, commercial law, and corporate law.

The appointments aim to strengthen the legal team representing the government’s interests in the Supreme Court.

The Union Government made these appointments to enhance the expertise and representation in high-profile cases before the Supreme Court.