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Current Affairs: UIDAI Tops Grievance Redressal Index Third Month in a Row

National

• The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has been again placed at the top amongst all ‘Group A Ministries, Departments and Autonomous Bodies’ for resolving public grievances in the rankings report published by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) for the month of October 2022. 

• This is the third month in a row that UIDAI has topped the rankings.

Chatbot Aadhar Mitra:

• In order to further enhance residents’ experience, UIDAI has also launched its new AI/ML-based Chatbot, Aadhaar Mitra. 
• The new chatbot comes with enhanced features like – checking Aadhaar enrollment/update status, tracking of Aadhaar PVC card status, information on enrollment centre location, etc. Residents can even register their grievances and track them using Aadhaar Mitra.
• A resident-centric coordinated approach is enabling UIDAI to resolve nearly 92% of CRM Grievances within a week.

What Is The Grievance Redressal Index?

• The Grievance Redressal Index has been published by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).
• It has been developed based on Quality and Timely Disposal of grievances.
• The aim is to assist the Ministries/Departments in reviewing and streamlining the Grievance Redressal System and have a comparative assessment with other Ministries/Departments.
• It has two dimensions: Timely Disposal of Grievances and Quality Disposal of Grievances.

Question:

Consider the following statements about the Grievance Redressal Index-2022

1. Till the month of October 2022, UIDAI has topped the rankings for the third month in a row.
2. The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) publishes this Index.
3. It has been developed based on Quality and Timely Disposal of grievances.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A. Only 1 and 2

B. Only 2 and 3

C. Only 1 and 2

D. All are correct.

Answer: D

Current Affairs: Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference-2022

National

• The 15th edition of the Urban Mobility India Conference and Expo, organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, was held in Kochi recently. 
• Senior officers from the central and state governments, policymakers, managing directors of metro rail companies and international experts were among those who participated in the three-day conference.

Aim: 

• The annual event is aimed at building capabilities at the city and state levels and addressing the problems associated with urban transport.

Theme: 

• It focuses on the theme, ”Azadi @75–Sustainable Atmanirbhar Urban Mobility”.

Fact:

• The event will lay down guidelines for developing equitable and sustainable urban transport systems for all sections of society.
• The present levels of urban mobility are generating a crisis situation characterised by high levels of congestion, environmental pollution and traffic fatalities.

Question:

The 15th edition of the Urban Mobility India Conference was recently organised in which of the following States/UT?

A. Haryana

B. Arunachal Pradesh

C. Kerala

D. Tamil Nadu

Answer: C

Current Affairs: UNFCCC-COP 27

Environment and Ecology

• Egypt is hosting the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Sharm El-Sheikh in November 2022. 
• The summit, popularly called COP, is a conference to discuss future roadmaps for sustainability and managing climate change.
• COP 27 was originally expected to take place from 8–20 November 2021.
• Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, COP 26 was rescheduled from November 2020 to November 2021. 
• As a result, COP 27 is taking place from 6–18 November.

What Is The UN Climate Summit-UNFCCC?

• The United Nations Climate Change Conferences are yearly conferences held in the framework of the UNFCCC. 
• The summits are held for governments to agree on steps to limit global temperature rises. They are referred to as COPs, which stands for “Conference of the Parties”.
• These formal meetings majorly assess progress in dealing with climate change. Ever since the conference’s first iteration in Berlin in 1995, the UN climate summit continues to rotate annually among the five UN classified regions: Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, central and eastern Europe, and western Europe.

History and Significance of COPS:

• In 1992, the UN organised the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the UNFCCC was adopted, and its coordinating agency—what we know now as the UN Climate Change secretariat—was put into place.
• During these meetings, nations have negotiated various extensions of the original treaty to establish legally binding limits on emissions, for example, the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 and the Paris Agreement adopted in 2015, in which all countries of the world agreed to step up efforts to try and limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures, and boost climate action financing.
• In this treaty, nations agreed to “stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere to prevent dangerous interference from human activity on the climate system”. So far, 197 different parties have signed it.

What Is The Agenda of COP27?

• COP27 will build on the outcomes of COP26 to deliver action on an array of issues critical to tackling the climate emergency – from urgently reducing greenhouse gas emissions, building resilience, and adapting to the inevitable impacts of climate change to delivering on the commitments to finance climate action in developing countries.
• About 45,000 registered COP27 participants representing parties, UN and regional organisations, businesses, and the scientific community are expected to arrive for the summit.

India at COP 27:

• India has said that it will stress the action in climate finance, technology transfer, and capacity building at the summit. 
• The Indian delegation to COP27 will be led by Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav.

Question: 

Which country is hosting the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?

A. Brazil

B. Egypt

C. South Africa

D. India

Answer: B

Current Affairs: World’s Longest Passenger Train

International

• In a feat, Switzerland has created a world record by operating the longest passenger train on the planet.
• The world’s longest electric passenger train is designed to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the country’s first train system. 
• The longest passenger train–it ran in the Swiss Alps with 100 coaches.
• The longest train ran through the UNESCO World Heritage Site for 24.9 km. 
• According to the International Rail Journal, the RhB took nearly eight months to prepare this gala spectacle. 

Highlights of The World’s Longest Train:

• The Swiss transport company, Rhaetian Railway (RhB), operated the train on the Bernina/Albula trail from Preda to Bergen.
• The length of the train is 1.9 km!
• There are 100 wagons and 25 four-car Capricorn EMUs (Electric Multiple Units).
• During its journey, the train crossed 22 tunnels and 48 bridges.
• Switzerland’s Albula Line is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• The train weighed a massive 2990 tons.
• The train managed to maintain an average speed of 30-35 km per hour.

Question: 

Which country has recently created a world record by operating the longest passenger train on the planet?

A. USA

B. Australia

C. Switzerland

D. Germany

Answer: C

Current Affairs: National Cancer Awareness Day 2022

Days and Events

• The National Cancer Awareness Day in India is observed on 7 November to raise awareness about the deadly disease, Cancer.
• India reports around 1.1 million new cancer cases every year. Moreover, about two-thirds of these cases are diagnosed later when treatment becomes difficult.

Rationale:

• National Cancer Awareness Day focuses on creating awareness of early diagnosis, precautions and treatment of cancer. 
• India began the National Cancer Control Programme in 1975, focusing on establishing cancer treatment facilities in the nation. 
• In 1984-85, the vision changed to focus on the early detection and prevention of cancer.

National Cancer Awareness Day: History

• National Cancer Awareness Day was first announced by the then Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan, in September 2014. 
• This day coincides with the birth anniversary of the Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie, a scientist born in 1867.
• She discovered radium and polonium, which are known as the two most significant contributors to the fight against cancer. 
• Marie Curie’s work and discovery led to the development of nuclear energy radiotherapy that helps with cancer treatments.

National Cancer Awareness Day: Significance

• Cancer is one of the biggest causes of death all across the country, as stated by the World Health Organization report of 2020. 
• The primary cancer types are lung, colon, rectum, liver, breast, and stomach. According to an estimate, a woman dies every 8 minutes in India due to cervical cancer. 
• However, this damage can be curtailed through early detection and timely treatment.

Question: 

The National Cancer Awareness Day in India is observed on which of the following days? 

A. 28 February

B. 7 November

C. 12 June

D. 28 December

Answer: B

Current Affairs: 26th Malabar Multilateral Exercise 2022

Defence

• The Navy chiefs of India, Australia, Japan and the US, the four countries which comprise the Quadrilateral (Quad) grouping, met in Japan on 5 November 2022 and exchanged views on “further enhancing interoperability” in future editions of the Malabar multilateral naval exercise. 

Details: 

• Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kamorta arrived at Yokosuka, Japan on 2nd November to participate in the International Fleet Review (IFR) scheduled to be held at Sagami Bay on 6th Nov 2022.
• The warships will also be deployed in the four-nation Malabar exercise scheduled to take place on 8th November. Naval ships from Australia, Japan and the US will participate in the 26th edition of the exercise.

What Is Malabar Exercise?

• Malabar Exercise is a multilateral war-gaming naval exercise that includes simulated war games and combat manoeuvres, demonstrating the synergy, coordination and interoperability among the participating navies.
• It started in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between the navies of India, and the US conducted every year.
• Break 1996 to 2002 in the aftermath of India’s nuclear tests.
• First time Japan, Australia (and Singapore)- participated in 2007.
• In 2008, the government in Australia changed, and it stopped participating [Singapore has participated only once]. Australia re-joined in 2020, making its second appearance.
• Since 2014, Japan has been a regular participant; it joined as a permanent member in 2015, making it a trilateral.
• Current Malabar will witness high-tempo exercises between participating platforms in multiple domains. Complex surface, sub-surface and air operations, including live firing drills, are scheduled during the exercise.

Vessels Participating:

• The participating Indian Naval Ships – Shivalik and Kamorta – are indigenously designed and form part of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet based at Visakhapatnam. 

Question: 

Which of the following Indian ships participated in the Exercise Malabar 2022 in November?

A. Shivalik and Kamorta

B. Ganga and Gomati

C. Kuthar and Kirpan

D. Nirghat and Vinash

Answer: A

Current Affairs: Nagaland to Host Tokhu Emong Bird Count

Environment

• Nagaland is hosting the first edition of the Tokhü Emong Bird Count (TEBC) between 4 to 7 November, a four-day documentation event to list birds in the state.
• The Event has been timed with the post-harvest Tokhü Emong festival of the Lothas, the Naga community that dominates the Wokha district, arguably the most preferred stopover of the Amur falcons while travelling from east Asia to southern Africa.
• The event is a collaboration among the Wokha Forest Division, the Divisional Management Unit of the Nagaland Forest Management Project (NFMP) and Bird Count India.

Rationale:

• The first edition of the Tokhü Emong Bird Count aims to recognise the incredible bird diversity and draw attention to the threatened habitats of Nagaland.

What Is The Tokhu Emong Festival?

• Tokhu Emong is a post-harvest festival of the Lotha Tribe in Nagaland. 
• The festival is celebrated for nine days on 7th November every year with lots of enthusiasm and fun as this festival brings the time to rejoice in the fruit of hard work with the end of the labour period of harvesting.
• ‘Tokhu’ means moving from house to house, collecting tokens and gifts in the form of natural resources and food. However, the meaning of ‘Emong’ is to put a halt on the appointed time.
• The TEBC falls within the Salim Ali Bird Count, a nationwide event conducted by the Bombay Natural History Society.

Question: 

The first edition of Tokhu Emong Bird Count was recently held in which of the following states/UT?

A. Sikkim

B. Tripura

C. Mizoram

D. Nagaland

Answer: D

Current Affairs: Rising Sun Water Fest-2022 

National.

• Rising Sun Water Fest-2022 culminated on 5th November with a grand closing ceremony at Umiam Lake, Meghalaya. 
• It was an initiative by the Indian Army’s Eastern Command with the governments of Assam and Meghalaya.
• Members of the Garo tribal community also performed the Wangala dance on this occasion on the banks of Umiam Lake in Meghalaya.

Objective of The Event:

• The three-day water sports and cultural extravaganza held from 03-05 November was the first of its kind in the Northeast and aimed at encouraging the sports-loving youth of the Northeast to take up water sports like Rowing and Sailing.
• It also aimed at promoting tourism in the Northeast.

About The Event:

• The three-day event was witnessed by a large number of viewers, locals as well as outstation visitors, who enjoyed keen contests in a number of races both in Rowing and Sailing, a novelty in the region. 
• 22 clubs from across the country took part in the event. 
• The Rowing Trophy was won by the DGAR team, securing one gold and one silver medal. 
• The Sailing Trophy was won by the Yachting Club of Hyderabad, securing three gold, two silver and one bronze medal.

Question: 

Rising Sun Water Fest-2022 was recently organised in which of the following states?

A. Nagaland

B. Arunachal Pradesh

C. Meghalaya

D. Tripura

Answer: C

Current Affairs: DEA Notified India Infrastructure Project Development Fund (IIPDF) Scheme

Economy

• The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) and the Finance Ministry have come out with the India Infrastructure Project Development Fund (IIPDF) scheme to provide support to project sponsoring authorities (PSAs), both in the central and state governments, for meeting the cost of transaction advisors and consultants engaged in the development of PPP projects.

About The Scheme:

• As a central sector scheme, the IIPDF programme will support the PSAs to create a shelf of bankable, viable PPP projects. 
• Funding under this scheme will be in addition to the already-operational Scheme for financial support to PPPs in infrastructure, essentially a viability gap funding (VGF) scheme, notified in December 2020. 
• Under the VGF scheme, support is granted for PPP infrastructure projects that are economically justified but commercially unviable.
• The corpus of the IIPDF shall comprise of initial budgetary outlay of ₹100 crores by the Ministry of Finance. This would be supplemented, should it become necessary, through budgetary support by the Ministry of Finance from time to time.

Empowered Institution Will Administer IIPDF Structure, which: 

• Selects projects for which project development costs will be funded.
• Sets the terms and conditions under which the funding will be provided and recovered.
• Sets milestones for disbursing and recovering (where appropriate) the funding.

Question: 

Viability Gap Funding means a grant to support projects that are

A. Economically justified but not financially viable

B. Financially viable but not economically justified

C. Made by foreign private companies with state support

D. None of the above

Answer: A

Current Affairs: First Cluster to be Completed under The Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

National.

• Aibawk cluster in the Aizawl district of Mizoram has become the first cluster to be completed under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM). 

What Is Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission?

• SPMRM was launched by the Prime Minister in February 2016 with a vision to provide amenities to rural areas which are perceived to be urban and have the potential to stimulate local economic development. 
• Such clusters were selected for well-planned and holistic development.

What Is Aibawk Cluster?

• Aibawk cluster in the Aizawl district of Mizoram has become the first cluster to be completed under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission.
• Agri-link roads, pedestrian footpaths, and inter-village road connectivity projects have been undertaken to improve market access.
• Infrastructure created includes roads, footpaths, drains, water supply, car parking and social infrastructures like a conference centre and sports infrastructure.
• The interventions undertaken to improve livelihood are making an impact on the economic well-being of the local populace.

Question: 

Aibawk cluster has become the first cluster to be completed under the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission. It is developed in which state?

A. Gujarat

B. Mizoram

C. Assam 

D. Sikkim

Answer: B

Current Affairs: World’s first Vedic Clock to be installed in Ujjain

National.

• The world’s first Vedic Clock will be installed in Ujjain – the city of Lord Malakal.
• Madhya Pradesh state higher education minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday laid the foundation stone at the 300-year-old Jiwaji Observatory in Ujjain for this mega project, being taken up by the state government at an estimated cost of Rs 1.62 crore.

About the clock:

• Special thing about this Vedic clock is that it will be based on Vedic calculation of the time, in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into Muhurats. 
• The Vedic clock will be synced with the position of the Sun and also with the sunrise and sunset timings at different places across the world.
• Vedic Clock is one of the efforts taken up by the government to bring the ancient glory of Ujjain.

Question: 

The world’s first Vedic Clock is to be installed in which of the following city?

A. Haridwar

B. Ujjain

C. Rameswaram

D. Varanasi

Answer: B

Current Affairs: Adani New Industries installed India’s largest wind turbine.

National.

• Adani New Industries Ltd (ANIL) recently announced that it has installed wind turbine taller than the world’s tallest ‘Statue of Unity’ in Gujarat. 
• The wind turbine’s blades are wider than the wingspan of a jumbo jet in Gujarat’s Mundra.
• Installation of the wind turbine is part of ANIL’s renewable energy expansion plans.

Details: 

• The wind turbine has been set up by Mundra Windtech Ltd (MWL), a wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated by Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL).
• India’s tallest and largest wind turbine stands 200 metres tall and has a capacity to generate 5.2 MW of electricity and can power approximately 4,000 homes.

Question:

Adani New Industries installed India’s largest wind turbine in which of the following state/UT?

A. Himachal Pradesh

B. Assam

C. Maharashtra

D. Gujrat

Answer: D

Current Affairs: World Travel Market 2022.

International

• Ministry of Tourism will participate in World Travel Market (WTM) 2022, to be held 7-9 November in London, which is one of the largest international travel exhibitions.

Theme:

• The theme of this year’s exhibition is ‘The Future of Travel Starts Now’.

Objective:

• The objective is to showcase the diverse tourism products and services including Medical Value travel, luxury trains and the gamut of tourism products to the international business community.

Fact:

• The Indian delegation is being led by Arvind Singh, Secretary (Tourism), Government of India 
• According to the government of India in 2021, foreign exchange earnings from tourism were US $ 8.797 billion.

Question: 

One of the largest international travel exhibitions World Travel Market 2022 is recently held in which of the following cities?

A. New York

B. London

C. New Delhi

D. Paris

Answer: B

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