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Q.1. India’s first Vedic-themed Park known as the Ved Van Park has been opened to the public in which city?
Exp. India’s first Vedic-themed Park unveiled in Noida
India’s first Vedic-themed Park has been opened to the public in Noida’s Sector 78, inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath.
Known as the Ved Van Park, the place is home to over 50,000 plants, such as banyan, kalpavriksha, and coconut, which have been mentioned in Vedic literature.
It will also highlight excerpts from the four Vedic literature pieces- Rig Veda, Atharva Veda, Yajur Veda, and Sama Veda- via laser shows, wall paintings, and sculptures.
Reportedly built with a budget of Rs 27 crores. The park aims to accomplish a dual objective by both educating and entertaining its visitors.
The park is divided into seven zones, each named after renowned Vedic sages: Kashyap, Agastya, Vishvamitra, Vasishtha, Atri, Gautam, and Bharadwaj.
Within the park, visitors can explore informative displays featuring holy scriptures that delve into the lives of these sages and the teachings of the Vedas.
Furthermore, the walls of the park are adorned with vivid depictions portraying scenes from the Vedas. It is also home to a gym and an amphitheater, both powered by solar energy.
The park also features a Vedic Knowledge Centre, serving as a central hub for delving into the depths of Vedic literature. Visitors can participate in workshops and attend lectures on various subjects, including Vedic astrology, Ayurveda, and traditional Indian music.
About Uttar Pradesh
Capital – Lucknow
Chief Minister – Yogi Adityanath
Governor – Anandiben Patel
Q.2. Which state’s prisons department has launched a “video call” facility for foreign nationals lodged in different jails across the state?
Exp. Foreigners in Maharashtra jails can make video calls to their families
The Maharashtra Prisons Department has launched a “video call” facility for foreign nationals lodged in different jails across the state.
According to the order, foreign nationals including convicts and undertrials lodged in different jails of the state would be allowed to make video calls (to their family members and lawyers) for 15 minutes in two weeks, through the ‘E-prison’ system developed by the central government.
The video call facility, however, will not be available to Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals, along with those facing terorrism charges.
Indian nationals lodged in these prisons have already been using the ‘E-prison’ system for making calls to their family members and lawyers. Now, the same facility has been made available to foreign nationals in prisons.
As on May 31, 2023, there are as many as 637 foreign nationals — 523 men and 114 women — from 44 countries lodged in different jails across Maharashtra. Of them, 605 foreigners — 494 men and 111 women — are undertrials in different offences, while 32 — 29 men and three women — are convicts.
The maximum number of foreigners lodged in these jails are from Bangladesh, followed by Nigeria and Nepal.
About Maharashtra
Capital – Mumbai
Chief Minister – Eknath Sindhe
Deputy CM – Devendra Fadnavis & Ajit Pawar
Governor – Ramesh Bais
Q.3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 29 development projects worth over 12,110 crore rupees in which city of Uttar Pradesh?
Exp. PM Modi launches development projects in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 29 development projects worth over 12,110 crore rupees in Varanasi.
He inaugurated 19 projects worth 10,720 crore rupees and laid the foundation stone of 10 projects of 1389 crore rupees.
Modi dedicated the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Junction-Sone Nagar railway line of the Dedicated Freight Corridor built at a cost of over Rs 6,760 crore.
He also inaugurated three railway lines and widening to four-lanes of Varanasi-Jaunpur section of NH-56.
PM Modi laid the foundation stone for construction of 3 two-lane rail over bridges, construction and renovation of 15 PWD roads, redevelopment of Manikarnika and Harishchandra ghats and floating changing room ghats at six ghats and 192 rural drinking water schemes under Jal Jeevan Mission.
PM Modi in News
PM inaugurates Sai Hira Global Convention Centre in Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh.
PM Modi inaugurates National Sickle Cell Anemia Eradication Mission 2047 in Lalpur village of Madhya Pradesh
PM Modi inaugurated 17th Indian Cooperative Congress in New Delhi
PM Modi chairs 42ndPRAGATI interaction
PM Modi inaugurated first-ever National Training Conclave in New Delhi
Q.4. Which state government has launched the ‘Ama Pokhari Yojana to rejuvenate around 2,000 large water bodies in all 115 urban local bodies of the state?
Exp. Odisha CM launches ‘Ama Pokhari’ to rejuvenate water bodies
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched ‘Ama Pokhari Yojana.
Under the scheme, about 2,000 large water bodies spread over 115 urban areas in the State will be renovated for public, the work for which will be undertaken in partnership with Mission Shakti Women Self-Help Groups and educated youths of the State.
These renovated ponds will be used as recreation centres for the people and will provide a healthy atmosphere.
The state government would invest 120 crore rupees in the implementation of the initiative.
The project will be implemented using natural and organic methodology to improve the climate of surrounding areas.
About Odisha
Capital – Bhubaneswar
Chief Minister – Naveen Patnaik
Governor – Ganeshi Lal
Q.5. India and which country have recently started trade settlements in local currencies and this new initiative will help in promoting commerce between the two countries?
Exp. India & Tanzania begin trade settlements in local currencies
India and Tanzania have started trade settlements in local currencies and this new initiative will help in promoting commerce between the two countries.
India-Tanzania bilateral trade has seen very strong growth and stood at USD 6.4 billion in 2022-23.
This is not only a very substantial bilateral trade, but it’s also actually a bilateral trade, which is getting increasingly balanced. Many new products are being added to the trade baskets. India remains the biggest destination for Tanzanian exports.
Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, and Canara Bank have operations in Tanzania.
About 18 countries have already opened special vostro accounts with Indian banks.
About Tanzania
Capital– Dodoma
Currency– Tanzanian shilling
President- Samia Suluhu Hassan
Q.6. EAM S Jaishankar has filed his nomination papers for elections to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. How many Rajya Sabha seats are there in the state of Gujarat at present?
Exp. S Jaishankar files nomination for Rajya Sabha elections from Gujrat
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has filed his nomination papers for elections to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat.
Four years ago, Jaishankar had filed his nomination for the first time from Gujarat for the Rajya Sabha.
Out of the 11 Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat, eight are currently held by the BJP and the rest by the Congress.
Of the eight seats held by the BJP, the terms of S Jaishankar, Jugalji Thakor and Dinesh Anavadiya will end on August 18. Polls will be held for these three seats.
The last date for filing nominations is July 13 and the candidates can withdraw their nomination till July 17.
Q.7. Which of the following country has launched its first homegrown open-source operating system named “Openkylin” for computers?
China has launched its first homegrown open-source operating system named Openkylin for computers.
The country steps up efforts to cut reliance on US technology.
The OpenKylin 1.0 was developed by a group of Chinese companies led by China Electronics Corp, the country’s largest State-owned comprehensive electronic information enterprise group.
It is based on the existing open-source Linux operating system, China’s version was built by a community of about 4,000 developers and is used in its space programme and industries such as finance and energy.
The system has been designed as a rival to the ubiquitous Windows and MacOS systems.
Previous versions of the software had already been deployed on the computers of some government departments.
About China
Capital – Beijing
Currency – Yuan
President – Xi Jinping
Q.8. State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) has launched the virtual branch, PNB Metaverse. Where is the headquarters of PNB?
Exp. PNB launches its virtual branch in the Metaverse
State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) has launched the virtual branch, PNB Metaverse.
It is a virtual branch of the bank, which will deliver a unique experience of banking to existing and new customers.
With the help of this, customers can explore the bank’s products and services such as bank deposits, retail/MSME loans, digital products, women/senior citizens, ‘Do It Yourself’, and government flagship schemes.
PNB has developed the Bank’s Metaverse Branch, where its esteemed customers will get exclusive access to its virtual environment from the comfort of their home or office through their mobile phones and laptops.
In addition, the bank will offer an immersive 3D experience to the customers while performing traditional banking activities through their digital avatars.
About Punjab National Bank (PNB)
Founded – 12 April 1894
Founder – Dyal Singh Majithia and Lala Lajpat Rai
Headquarters – New Delhi
MD & CEO – Atul Kumar Goel
Tagline – The Name You can Bank Upon
Q.9. Which of the following has constituted a five-member working group for implementing the recommendations of the Reserve Bank of India’s committee on the “working of the Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs)”?
Exp. IBA sets up a group to implement the RBI committee recommendations on ARCs
The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) has constituted a five-member working group for implementing the recommendations of the Reserve Bank of India’s committee on the “working of the Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs)”.
The Group comprises Ajit Kumar (MD and CEO of Secondary Loan Market Association), Hari (CEO of Association of ARCs in India), Mythili Balasubramanian (Executive Director of Edelweiss ARC), Dharmendra Pali (senior officials from SBI) and Anupama Ranade (senior officials from ICICI Bank).
The Group has been constituted at the behest of the RBI. The central bank wants IBA and SLMA to take appropriate measures for early implementation of the committee’s recommendations in consultation with the lenders and ARCs.
In light of the committee’s recommendations aimed at enabling ARCs to fulfill the increasing demand of the financial sector, the working group will undertake a thorough review of assignment agreements and trust deed templates.
IBA is expected to provide a model process document to lenders for ensuring certainty and transparency in auctions conducted by them.
RBI had set up a committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the working of ARCs under the chairmanship of Sudarshan Sen, former ED, RBI, on April 28, 2021. The report of the committee was released on November 2, 2021.
Recent Committees
Chairman of the research advisory committee of ICAR – B Neeraj Prabhakar
Government sets up panel to recommend reforms in arbitration law; Headed by – T K Vishwanathan (Former law secretary)
Centre constitutes peace committee in Manipur; Chaired by the governor of Manipur
Government sets up 3-member panel to probe Manipur Violence; Headed by Ajai Lamba (former CJ of the Gauhati HC)
SEBI formed an Intermediary Advisory Committee to advise the market regulator on changes in the legal framework; chaired by -S Ravindran
Q.10. Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)?
Exp. K. Rajaraman appointed as new chairperson of IFSCA
The government has appointed senior bureaucrat and telecom secretary K Rajaraman as the next Chairperson of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA).
Rajaraman is an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1989 batch.
His appointment is for a period of three years. He succeeds the first IFSCA Chairperson Injeti Srinivas who led the authority since 2020.
Rajaraman’s term will be for three years from the date of his assumption of charge of the post, or till attaining the age of 65 years, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.
IFSCA was set up in April 2020 under the International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019, at GIFT City, Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
IFSCA is a unified authority for the development and regulation of financial products, financial services and financial institutions in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).
At present, the GIFT IFSC is the maiden international financial services centre in India. Prior to the establishment of IFSCA, RBI, SEBI, PFRDA and IRDAI regulated the business in IFSC.
Recent Appointment in Banking & Insurance Sector
CEO of Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) – Krishna Mishra
MD & CEO of UK-based Lloyds Banking Group – Sirisha Voruganti
Exp. 7th edition of SALVEX exercise conducted in Kochi
The Seventh edition of the Indian Navy – US Navy (IN – USN) Salvage and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise, SALVEX was conducted at Kochi.
IN and USN have been participating in joint Salvage and EOD exercises since 2005.
Objective – To enhance the skill sets of the Diving teams in a number of diverse disciplines such as mine detection and neutralization, wreck location, and salvage.
The exercise saw participation from both the navies which included the ships – INS Nireekshak and USNS Salvor in addition to Specialist Diving and EOD teams.
The Diving teams of both countries shared experiences on Maritime Salvage and trained together in various facets of EOD Operations on land as well at sea.
SALVEX also saw conduct of joint training exercises towards enhancing interoperability, cohesiveness and gaining from best practices mutually in Maritime Salvage and EOD operations.
Indian Badminton player Lakshya Sen defeated China’s Li Shi Feng to clinch the men’s singles title at the Canada Open 2023.
The 21-year-old Lakshya Sen triumphed over the reigning All England Champion Li Shi Feng by winning the first set by 21-18 and the second set by 22-20.
A Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Lakshya Sen secured his second BWF World Tour after winning the Indian Open in 2022.
Lakshya Sen went on to win his second Super 500 title of his career after the India Open, beating the reigning All-England champion.
Q.14. Voyager Space has signed an MoU with which company to foster collaboration in spacecraft launch and deployment opportunities onboard Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) and Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)?
(a) New Space India Limited / न्यू स्पेस इंडिया लिमिटेड
(b) Dhruva Space / ध्रुव अंतरिक्ष
(c) National Atmospheric Research Laboratory / राष्ट्रीय वायुमंडलीय अनुसंधान प्रयोगशाला
(d) Larsen & Toubro / लार्सन एंड टुब्रो
(e) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre / विक्रम साराभाई अंतरिक्ष केंद्र
Answer & Explanation
Ans.14.(a)
Exp. Voyager Space signed MoU with NewSpace India Limited
Voyager Space has signed an MoU with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) to foster collaboration in spacecraft launch and deployment opportunities on board NSIL’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) and Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
NSIL is the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
Under this MoU, Voyager Space and NSIL will explore launch and deployment opportunities for small satellites orbited by SSLV and PSLV.
The two organizations will also study the use of space-qualified components from NSIL in support of spacecraft manufacturing, deployment, operations, and other areas of interest.
This partnership is a unique opportunity as we join forces to drive innovation and advancement in the small satellite launch industry. We look forward to growing Voyager’s presence in India and providing additional opportunities for our customers.
Recent MoUs
Defense ministry signs with HAL to upgrade Dornier Aircraft for ICG
GE Aerospace signs MoU with HAL to produce fighter jet engines
ICAR signed MOU with Amazon Kisan to empower farmers
NHPC signs MoU with Maharashtra for renewable energy projects
Microsoft, AirJaldi Networks collaborate to provide internet access
