Today in History (March 6^th, 1915)

In 1915, Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore met for the first time at Shantiniketan.

Let’s revise

A) Ayushman Bharat scheme is associated with which of the following?

1. To save girl child
2. To promote girl education
3. To provide health facilities
4. To protect environment

Ans. (c)

B) What is the aim of National List of Essential Medicines?

1. To control the manufacturing of medicines in India
2. To promote export of medicines from India
3. To monitor and regulate prices of essential medicines
4. None of the above

Ans. (c)

C) PM Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana is aiming to ____

1. provide generic medicines at lower/affordable prices
2. open hospitals in rural areas
3. open health education schools
4. none of the above

Ans. (a)

D) Swachhata Green Leaf Rating is associated with ______

1. Promote leaf conservation in gardens
2. Provide ratings to selected forests
3. Provide ratings for schools promoting environment protection
4. Provide ratings for hygiene and sanitation for resorts

Ans. (d)

E) The First Five Swachhata Green Leaf Rating Certificate of Recognition has been obtained by_____

1. Bison Resorts in Madhya Pradesh
2. Corbet resort in Uttarakhand
3. Lion Safari in Etah
4. None of the above

Ans. (a)

F) The entire world celebrates World Wildlife Day on _____

1. 4^th March
2. 5^th July
3. 3^rd March
4. None of the above

Ans. (c)

G) CITES convention is related with which of the following?

1. International trade in some animals and plants
2. International alliance for conservation of mountains
3. International alliance for water conservation
4. None of the above

Ans. (a)

H) Port of Nhava Sheva is located in____

1. Bay of Bengal
2. Arabian Sea
3. Red Sea
4. Strait of Hormuz

Ans. (b)

I) Which one is the busiest sea port of India?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru Port
2. Kannur
3. Dahej
4. Jafrabad

Ans. (a)

J) Jawaharlal Nehru Port is also known as_______

1. Nhava Sheva port
2. Dahej Port
3. Kannur Port
4. All of the above

Ans. (a)

Summary of Today’s News

National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC)

• India’s first National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) inaugurated in Patna, Bihar
• It is first of its kind in Asia
• It will serve as a gathering point for scientists and researchers dedicated to the study of Gangetic Dolphins.

Key Points About Gangetic Dolphin

• Gangetic Dolphin is India’s National aquatic animal.
• One of freshwater dolphin species in the world.
• Distribution: Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna etc.
• It is in the Endangered category of IUCN.
• Project Dolphin was started in 2021.
• Habitat has been notified as Protected Areas, such as Vikramshila Dolphin Sanctuary, Bihar.

Dry Ice

• The Gurugram Police on Tuesday arrested a 30-year-old manager of Laforestta Café at Sapphire Mall in Sector 90, where a waiter on Saturday mistakenly served dry ice instead of mouth freshener to five diners, resulting in their hospitalization.
• It is common name for solid carbon dioxide (CO2).
• Dry ice is also called
• It gets this name because it does not melt into a liquid when heated; instead, it changes directly into a gas (a process known as sublimation).
• It is obtained when CO₂is cooled under pressure (50-60 atm).
• It is stored under high pressure.
• Dry ice is used for making cold baths in the laboratory by mixing it with volatile organic solvents.

Kulasekarapattinam spaceport (KS)

• Recently, PM laid the foundation stone of Kulasekarapattinam spaceport in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu.

Key Points About Kulasekarapattinam spaceport

• It will be used to launch SSLVs (Small Satellite Launch Vehicles).
• It has several advantages in comparison to Sriharikota facility in Andhra Pradesh, like
  • It is located more close to the equator and will save fuel
  • Rockets can now head straight in the southern direction.
  • From Sriharikota facility, the rocket first heads east, and then turns south to avoid the airspace of Sri Lanka.

ADITI Scheme

• It is Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI)
• It is a scheme to promote innovations in critical and strategic defence technologies.
• Under this scheme start-ups are eligible to receive grant-in-aid of up to Rs 25 crore for their research, development, and innovation endeavours in defence technology.
• The idea behind the schemes/initiatives such as ADITI, iDEX, iDEX Prime is to also transform India into a knowledge society.

Women, Business and Law Index 2024

• It is the 10^th edition of the report.
• This index is for measuring the enabling environment for women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies.
• It is released by World Bank
• The report covers eight areas: Mobility, workplace, pay, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, assets, and pension.
• The index measures how laws and regulations affect women’s economic opportunity.
• It is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 means equal legal rights for men and women.
• Highlights of 2024 Index:
  • Globally, none of the countries has a full score in the new index.
  • It means that women did not enjoy equal rights in any of the countries.
  • India’s ranking improved to 113 out of 190 countries.
  • Indian women enjoyed 60% of the legal rights given to men as per the new report, lower than the global average of 64.2%.