Daily Current Affairs April 07

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April 07| Daily Current Affairs 2023

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs April 07

1. In below option, which is related to World Health day?
1) World Health Day is observed every year on April 7
2) It also marks the birthday of the World Health Organisation (WHO) which was founded in 1948
3) The theme for the World Health Day 2023 is “Health For All.”
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Only 3
D) Only 1 & 2
E) All of these
Answer: E) All of these

• World Health Day is observed every year on April 7 to draw attention to a particular health topic that affects people all over the world.
• It also marks the birthday of the World Health Organisation (WHO) which was founded in 1948.
• This year the world health body is observing its 75th anniversary.
• The theme for the World Health Day 2023 is “Health For All.”

International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

• The International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwandan Genocide is observed every year on April 7.
• The International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwandan Genocide was recognized as an international observance by the United Nations on April 7, 2004.

Prevention of Blindness Week

• The Government of India organises the Prevention of Blindness Week from April 1-7 every year to raise awareness about the causes and prevention of blindness.
• Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Raj KumariAmrit Kaur, the first health minister of India, established the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness and along with it, the observance of the week was started in 1960.

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Sports – Daily Current Affairs April 07

2. In below option, which is related to The AFC Asian Cup 2023?
1) Held: Qatar
2) Period: January 12 to February 10, 2024
3) Edition: 18th edition
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Only 3
D) Only 1 & 2
E) All of these
Answer: E) All of these

• The AFC Asian Cup 2023 football competition will take place in Qatar from January 12 to February 10, 2024, and the Indian men’s football team will participate along with the other top 23 countries in Asia. The 18th edition of the continental competition’s dates and locations were officially announced by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
• China was set to host the AFC Asian Cup in 2023. Qatar was chosen to host the competition after China renounced their hosting duties due to COVID-19, as per Olympics.com.
• The 30-day event will see 24 teams divided into six groups

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs April  07

3. Which organization has partnered with Dvara E-Registry to provide the Doordrishti digital platform to small and marginal farmers in Uttar Pradesh?
A) Indian Farmers Association
B) National Farmers Union
C) People’s Action for National Integration (PANI)
D) Rural Agricultural Society
E) None of the above
Answer: C) People’s Action for National Integration (PANI)

• People’s Action for National Integration (PANI) has partnered with Dvara E-Registry to access and provide the FPO (farmer producer organisation) digital platform — Doordrishti — to small and marginal farmers in Uttar Pradesh.
• the project, which is an initiative of Tata Trusts, aims to reach 10,000 farmers in the region, for which PANI is the implementation agency. Under the project, PANI will be setting up FPO in Balrampur district of the State and will be leveraging the Doordrishti platform to enable seamless access to an array of services for the onboarded farmers.
• Doordrishti is a mobile and web-based platform developed by Dvara E-Registry allows farmers, FPOs, and partner institutions to leverage traditional and alternative data to digitise farmer and FPO lands, as well as business activity, and provide farmers of FPOs with farm and crop-specific products and services via a digital mode of information sharing.

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4. Which state Chief Minister inaugurated a Health ATM installed by JK Tire Limited Company, in association with which Bank under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?
A)Uttarakhand, YES Bank
B) Andhra Pradesh, ICICI Bank
C) Karnataka, SBI
D) Nagaland, Karnataka Bank
E) J & K, J & K Bank
Answer: A)Uttarakhand, YES Bank

• Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated a Health ATM installed by JK Tire Limited Company, in association with Yes Bank under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the Secretariat.
• Apart from the Health ATM at Sachivalaya Dispensary, two more were opened at Vidhan Sabha Dispensary and Tanakpur Hospital.

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5. IIFL Finance has secured USD 100 million (about Rs 819 crore) in long-term funding from Export Development Canada and Deutsche Bank. It is the second investment by Export Development Canada, which had invested USD 100 million in ____?
A) 2012
B) 2013
C) 2014
D) 2015
E) 2019
Answer: E) 2019

• Non-banking financial company IIFL Finance said it has secured USD 100 million (about Rs 819 crore) in long-term funding from Export Development Canada and Deutsche Bank.
• It has received USD 50 million each from Export Development Canada and Deutsche Bank, and this round is the second investment by the Canadian institution, which had invested USD 100 million in 2019.
• IIFL Finance, which had raised USD 400 million through its maiden dollar bond issue in February 2020.
• Export Development Canada is a financial crown corporation dedicated to helping Canadian businesses make an impact at home and abroad.
• Deutsche Bank is Germany’s largest bank with a strong position in Europe and a significant presence in the Americas and Asia Pacific.

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Acquisitions and Mergers – Daily Current Affairs April 07

6. Which companies have been approved by CCI for the acquisition of SREI Infrastructure Finance?
A) National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd and India Debt Resolution Company Ltd
B) National Asset Management Company Ltd and India Debt Management Company Ltd
C) National Asset Reconstruction Corporation Ltd and India Debt Resolution Corporation Ltd
D) National Asset Management Corporation Ltd and India Debt Management Corporation Ltd
E) None of the above
Answer: A) National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd and India Debt Resolution Company Ltd

• Fair-trade regulator CCI has approved the acquisition of SREI Infrastructure Finance by National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd and India Debt Resolution Company Ltd.
• National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL) is an asset reconstruction company while India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL) provides debt management services to NARCL. Both entities are backed by the Government of India.
• SIFL and its subsidiaries are engaged in providing financing and leasing for procurement of infrastructure equipment, financial advisory services, insurance broking services and merchant banking services.

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Appointments – Daily Current Affairs April 07

7. Who has been elected as the new Chairman of the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association?
A) Anil Kumar
B) AnshumanSinghania
C) Ramesh Kumar
D) Sanjay Sharma
E) None of the above
Answer: B) AnshumanSinghania

• Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association said AnshumanSinghania, Managing Director of JK Tyre & Industries Ltd, has been elected its new Chairman
• Arnab Banerjee, Managing Director & CEO of CEAT Ltd has taken over as the Vice-Chairman.

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8. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the term of C S Rajan as non-executive chairman of IL&FS up to September 30, 2023. The government had taken over the board of IL&FS in which year?
A) 2018
B) 2013
C) 2014
D) 2015
E) 2019
Answer: A) 2018

• The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has extended the term of C S Rajan as non-executive chairman of IL&FS up to September 30, 2023. Besides, the ministry has also extended the term of Nand Kishore as managing director of IL&FS up to March 31, 2024
• The government had taken over the board of IL&FS in 2018 to help the troubled company come out of difficulties.

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Science and Technology – Daily Current Affairs April 07

9. NASA launches device to monitor air pollution from space. What is the name of that device?
A) The Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution
B) The Tropospheric Emissions Memory of Pollution
C) The Tropospheric Emitted Monitoring of Pollution
D) The Tropospheric Emissions Mute of Pollution
E) The Tropospheric Evaluation Monitoring of Pollution
Answer: A) The Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution

• A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched from Florida, carrying a new NASA device that can track air pollution over North America.
• The Tropospheric Emissions Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument will allow scientists to monitor air pollutants and their emission sources from space more comprehensively than ever before, down to the neighborhood level.
• The data will be used by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other agencies responsible for tackling atmospheric pollution.

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10. ISRO had completed the final long-duration hot test of human-rated L110-G Vikas engine for the planned qualification duration of 240 seconds. The test was carried out at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), ______________?
A) Indore, Madhya Pradesh
B) Mumbai, Maharashtra
C) Hyderabad, Telangana
D) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
E) Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu
Answer: E) Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu

• ISRO said it had completed the final long-duration hot test of human-rated L110-G Vikas engine for the planned qualification duration of 240 seconds, marking a major milestone in the journey towards the launch of the Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme.
• The test was carried out at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu.
• The air-lit liquid core stage of the human-rated launch vehicle (LVM3-G) uses two L110-G Vikas engines in clustered configuration. The design and realisation of L110 stage for Gaganyaan was carried out at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), and assembly and integration and testing were done at IPRC. The Engine Gimbal Control system was developed by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
• Nine engines had undergone 14 hot tests with a cumulative duration of 1,215 seconds, including four long-duration tests of 240 seconds each.

ISRO’s SDM tests for Gaganyaan Crew Module Propulsion system success

• In yet another miestone, the Indian Space Resarch Organisation (ISRO) announced the successful completion of System Demonstration Model (SDM) tests for Crew Module Propulsion System for the Gaganyaan mission.
• The crew module of Gaganyaan has got a bipropellant-based Propulsion System for providing 3-axis control (Pitch, Yaw & Roll) to Crew Module following Service Module separation during re-entry i.e from an altitude of 170 km to 7 km till the deployment of the parachute-based deceleration system.
• It also provides attitude control in the ascent phase abort, if any, from 3 km to 70 km.
• The crew module propulsion system hardware consists of 12 nos. of 100-N thrusters and associated flow control components. On April 5, 2023, the hot test of the Crew Module Propulsion System for demonstrating the nominal re-entry for the duration of 650 s secswas successfully conducted at ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri.
• Prior to this, a series of tests were carried out with six nos. of Thrusters. This system was designed, developed, and realized by Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Valiamala. Completing this test is a major step in qualifying. the Crew Module Propulsion System for the Gaganyaan Programme

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International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs April 07

11. India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations handed over the contribution of USD 2 million to the United Nations Trust Fund in support of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). ATMIS was established on ______?
A) 1 May 2022
B) 1 June 2022
C) 1 August 2022
D) 1 September 2022
E) 1 April 2022
Answer: E) 1 April 2022

• India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj handed over the contribution of USD 2 million to the United Nations Trust Fund in support of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), reiterating New Delhi’s commitment to peace and stability in Somalia and the Horn of Africa.
• Earlier, India had contributed USD 4 million to African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
• India as an elected member of the UN Security Council has engaged constructively to ensure the smooth transition from African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to ATMIS in line with the security requirements of Somalia.
• ATMIS was established on 1 April 2022 pursuant to the Security Council resolution 2628 (2022) and African Union Peace and Security Council Communique 1068th of 8 March 2022 to support the implementation of the Somali Transitional Plan towards a full handover of security responsibility to the Somali security forces and institutions by the end 2024.

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs April 07

12. Defence Secretary GiridharAramane inaugurated a third production line for the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) in Bengaluru. In February 2021, the defence ministry sealed a ___________ deal with HAL for the procurement of 83 Tejas jets for the Indian Air Force?
A) Rs 28,000 crore
B) Rs 38,000 crore
C) Rs 48,000 crore
D) Rs 58,000 crore
E) Rs 68,000 crore
Answer: C) Rs 48,000 crore

• Defence Secretary GiridharAramane inaugurated a new production facility in Nashik to boost manufacturing of indigenously-developed Light Combat Aircraft Tejas. It is the third production line of the Tejas jets set up by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the maker of the aircraft.
• The new production line will enable the company to enhance production of LCA Tejas (MK1A) from current capacity of 16 jets to 24 aircraft per year
• The HAL has two manufacturing facilities for LCA Tejas in Bengaluru
• Tejas is a single-engine multi-role fighter aircraft capable of operating in high-threat air environments.
• In February 2021, the defence ministry sealed aRs 48,000 crore deal with HAL for the procurement of 83 Tejas jets for the Indian Air Forcetill 2028.
• Aramane also handed over the 100th Sukhoi-30 MKI ROH (Repair and Overhaul) aircraft to the Indian Air Force.
• HAL’s Nashik division set up Su-30 MKI Repair and Overhaul (ROH) facility in 2014.

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13. What is the purpose of the special scheme launched by the government?
A) To provide financial support to poor prisoners
B) To reduce the number of prisoners in jails
C) To provide free legal aid to prisoners
D) To improve the conditions of prisons
E) None of the above
Answer: A) To provide financial support to poor prisoners

• The Centre has decided to launch a special scheme to provide financial support to prisoners who are unable to afford the penalty or the bail amount.
• The scheme named support for prisoners, will enable poor prisoners, majority of whom belong to socially disadvantaged or marginalized groups with lower education and income level, to get out of prison.
• Prisons are an important part of the Criminal Justice System, and play a significant role in upholding the rule of law

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14. The Centre will set up the Sixteenth Finance Commission (FC) by November. The 16th FC has to submit its report by ___________?
A) July 31, 2025
B) August 31, 2025
C) October 30, 2025
D) October 31, 2025
E) September 30, 2025
Answer: C) October 30, 2025

• The Centre will set up the Sixteenth Finance Commission (FC) by November to assess the tax resources of the Union government and suggest a formula for their devolution to states and among them, for the five years between FY27-FY31.
• Normally, it takes two years for a Finance Commission to give its recommendations. The 15th FC award period is valid till FY26
• The 16th FC has to submit its report by October 30, 2025 so that it is deliberated on and factored in the Budget for FY27 to be presented on February 1, 2026.
• The Finance Commission’s award consists of two main categories: Tax devolution is made to states from the divisible pool of the central taxes under Article 280 of the Constitution and no condition can be attached to its release.
• The other component is grants, including revenue deficit grants, that are paid out of the Consolidated Fund of India under Article 275 of the Constitution
• In its final report in November 2020, the 15th FC allocated Rs 2.95 trillion to 17 states to eliminate their revenue deficit between FY21 and FY26.

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15. The Centre extended the ceasefire agreement signed with three Naga insurgent groups for another year. In below option, which is Naga insurgent groups?
1) National Socialist Council of Nagaland/NK
2) National Socialist Council of Nagaland/ Reformation
3) National Socialist Council of Nagaland/K-Khango
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Only 3
D) Only 1 & 2
E) All are these
Answer: E) All are these

• The Centre extended the ceasefire agreement signed with three Naga insurgent groups for another year.
• the Union home ministry said the ceasefire agreements are in operation between the government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland/NK (NSCN/NK), National Socialist Council of Nagaland/ Reformation (NSCN/R) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland/K-Khango (NSCN/K-Khango).
• It was decided to extend the ceasefire agreements for a further period of one year with effect from April 28, 2023 to April 27, 2024 with NSCN/NK and NSCN/R and from April 18, 2023 to April 17, 2024 with NSCN/K-Khango. These agreements were signed on April 6, 2023.
• On September 8, 2021, the central government had signed a ceasefire agreement with a faction of the Naga insurgent led by dreaded militant Niki Sumi, on whom the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for allegedly killing 18 Indian Army soldiers in Manipur in 2015.
• These groups are breakaway factions of dominant NSCN-IM and NSCN-K.
• The government of India had signed a framework agreement with NSCN-IM on August 3, 2015 in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to find a permanent solution.

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16. In below option, which is related to G20 Meeting recently?
1) IIT Kanpur to host Y20 Consultation under G20 Presidency of India
2) Nagaland to host fourth & final B20 session in Northeast under G20 dialogue forum
3) Development Working Group formal meeting under India’s G20 Presidency to begin in Kumarakom
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Only 3
D) Only 1 & 2
E) All of these
Answer: E) All of these

Development Working Group formal meeting under India’s G20 Presidency to begin in Kumarakom

• The Development Working Group formal meeting under India’s G20 Presidency is all set to begin at the KTDC’s Waterscapes Resort at Kumarakom
• The meeting is being attended by over 80 delegates from G20 member nations, nine invitee countries and various international and regional organisations

Nagaland to host fourth & final B20 session in Northeast under G20 dialogue forum

• Nagaland is hosting the fourth and final B20 sessions organised in the Northeast as part of the G20 dialogue forum for the global business community.
• About 60 delegates from 27 countries are participating B20 meeting including five Ambassadors from Cuba, Iceland, Jamaica, Paraguay, one Deputy Head of Missions from Estonia, and two Council Generals from Costa Rica and Germany.
• Besides, 24 diplomats, 39 overseas industry and 3 diplomats from G20 countries who are of Indian Origin are also participating in the event.
• Nagaland received business interests in various sectors worth Rs 4,510 crore from both national and International business delegates during the Business 20 conference

IIT Kanpur to host Y20 Consultation under G20 Presidency of India

• The Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Kanpur will host the Youth20 (Y20) Consultation under the G20 Presidency of India.
• More than one thousand two hundred youth delegates from across India and abroad will attend the two-day event
• The Y20 Consultation is a platform that brings young people together to connect, share ideas and experiences, and deliberate on finding innovative solutions to pressing global concerns.
• The Y20 Consultation, under the aegis of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, is a pan-India activity in the run up to the final Youth-20 Summit to be held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

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17. Where was the GajUtsav inaugurated by President DroupadiMurmu?
A) Kanha National Park
B) Jim Corbett National Park
C) Ranthambore National Park
D) Kaziranga National Park
E) Sariska National Park
Answer: D) Kaziranga National Park

• President DroupadiMurmu inaugurates GajUtsav at Kaziranga in Assam
• The two-day GajUtsav is being celebrated synchronizing with the completion of 30 years of Project Elephant which was started in the year 1992 for the protection and conservation of elephants
• Union Minister for Environment Forests and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of State for Environment Forests and Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Assam Environment and Forest Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary, and a host of other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

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