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Q.1. According to the World Trade Organisation, what is the position of India in the list of exporters of agricultural products?
Exp. India retains eighth position in global agriculture exports in 2023: WTO
Despite a drop in its agriculture exports in 2023 to $51 billion from $55 billion in 2022, India maintained its position as world’s eighth largest exporter of agriculture products in the year as seven of the top ten exporting nations witnessed a decline, per figures collated by the WTO.
Among the leading exporters of agricultural products, Brazil, the European Union and Thailand increased their exports by 6 per cent, 5 per cent and 0.2 per cent respectively in 2023.
The other seven economies in the top 10 saw a decrease in their exports of agricultural products.
The EU maintained its top position in 2023 by exporting agriculture produce valued at $836 billion compared to $799 billion in 2022. The US, too, continued at the second spot despite a drop in agriculture exports in 2023 to $198 billion as opposed to $222 billion in the previous year.
Brazil’s agriculture exports increased to $157 billion in 2023 from $148 billion in 2022 while it retained the third spot.
China was the fourth largest agriculture exporter in 2023 with shipments valued at $95 billion which was marginally below exports worth $96 billion in 2022.
Other countries among top ten agriculture exporters include Canada, Mexico, Indonesia and Australia.
Q.2. The 5th meeting of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) joint committee was held in which city?
The 5th meeting of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) joint committee was held at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia.
AITIGA Joint Committee had initiated discussions for review of AITIGA in May 2023 and after finalising its Terms of Reference and Negotiating Structure, AITIGA JC and its Sub-Committees started negotiations in February 2024.
The first 2 rounds of negotiations were held in February 2024 in New Delhi and in May 2024 in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
During the third round of negotiations in Jakarta, Indonesia, all eight Sub-Committees focused on ‘National Treatment and Market Access’, ‘Rules of Origin’, ‘Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures’, ‘Sanitary and Phytosanitary’, ‘Legal and Institutional Issues’, ‘Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation’, ‘Trade Remedies’, and ‘Economic and Technical Cooperation’ convened alongside the 5th AITIGA JC and engaged in substantive discussions, making significant progress.
Q.3. The Ministry of Ayush (GoI) and the World Health Organization signed a donor agreement during a signing ceremony organized at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva. This agreement outlines the financial terms for implementing the activities of the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC). GTMC is located in which city?
Exp. Ayush Ministry and WHO signed Donor Agreement
The Ministry of Ayush, GoI, and the World Health Organization signed a donor agreement during a signing ceremony organized at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva.
This agreement outlines the financial terms for implementing the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC) activities in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
Through this collaboration, the GoI will donate US$ 85 million over a period of 10 years (2022-2032) to support the operations of the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC) in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
The Donor agreement recognizes the establishment of the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre as a key knowledge hub for evidence-based Traditional Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) aiming to advance the health and well-being of people and the planet.
About World Health Organization (WHO)
Formation – 7 April 1948
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
First President – Andrija Štampar
Director General – Tedros Adhanom (Ethiopia)
Deputy Director General – Soumya Swaminathan (Indian)
Member Countries – 194
Q.4. Robert “Kelly” Ortberg has been appointed as the CEO of which of the following company?
रॉबर्ट “केली” ऑर्टबर्गकोनिम्नलिखितमेंसेकिसकंपनीकासीईओनियुक्तकियागयाहै?
(a) Spirit AeroSystems
(b) Boeing
(c) Airbus SE
(d) Tesla
(e) McDonnell Douglas
Answer & Explanation
Ans.4.(b)
Exp. Kelly Ortberg appoints as new CEO of Boeing
Longtime aerospace executive Robert “Kelly” Ortberg has been selected as the CEO of Boeing.
She will replace Dave Calhoun.
Ortberg, 64, started his career at Texas Instruments before joining Rockwell Collins, an aviation tech company, in 1987.
He joined Rockwell as a program manager and worked his way up to become its CEO in 2013. Rockwell was named one of the best large employers in the country by Forbes under Ortberg’s leadership.
He oversaw the acquisition of Rockwell by United Technologies Corporation in 2018 and retired in 2021.
Recent Appointment in Foreign
Head of the EU assembly – Roberta Metsola;2nd time (Malta)
UK’s First woman Finance Minister – Rachel Reeves
President of FATF – Elisa de Anda Madrazo (replace T. Raja Kumar)
First woman brigadier in Pakistan Army from minority community – Helen Mary
Defence minister of Russia – Andrei Belousov (replace Sergei Shoigu)
UN Resident Coordinator in Indonesia – Gita Sabharwal (India)
MD of International Monetary Fund – Kristalina Georgieva (2nd time)
Q.5. IIT Madras has partnered with which bank to launch a cybersecurity Lab to develop and deploy security solutions in crucial sectors such as healthcare, fintech and aerospace?
Exp. IIT Madras Partners with IDBI Bank to Launch Cybersecurity Lab
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has partnered with IDBI Bank to launch a cybersecurity Lab to develop and deploy security solutions in crucial sectors such as healthcare, fintech and aerospace, among others.
The lab will focus on creating market-ready IPs in cybersecurity, productisation and commercialisation of research work, especially for mobile technologies.
The lab will focus on cybersecurity in systems deployed in industries such as banking, automotive, power and telecommunications, among others, and undertake experimental evaluation and assessment exercises.
The researchers would also develop test cases for testing, carry out vulnerability research, and help devise hardening guidelines. It would help Enterprise Systems in managing cybersecurity risks in real-time.
Q.6. Who has been given the additional charge of Director General of Border Security Force?
Exp. Daljit Singh Chawdhary takes over additional charge of Director General, BSF
Daljit Chawdhary has been appointed to helm the BSF a day after incumbent director general Nitin Agarwal was repatriated prematurely to his parent Kerala cadre
Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Daljit Singh Chawdhary has taken over the additional charge of Director General, Border Security Force.
Chawdhary is a senior IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. He assumed the charge of DG SSB in January this year.
Daljit Singh Chawdhary, a 1990 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, took charge as the director general of Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday. Chawdhary is currently director general of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
Chawdhary has been appointed to helm the BSF a day after incumbent director general Nitin Agarwal was repatriated prematurely to his parent Kerala cadre.
The Centre also sent back 1990 IPS officer Yogesh Khurania back to his parent Odisha cadre, wherein he has been appointed as director general of police (DGP).
Q.7. Who will be India’s flagbearer in the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics?
पेरिसओलंपिककेसमापनसमारोहमेंभारतकाध्वजवाहककौनहोगा?
(a) Manu Bhaker
(b) PV Sindhu
(c) Rhythm Sangwan
(d) Ramita Jindal
(e) Palak Gulia
Answer & Explanation
Ans.7.(a)
Exp. Manu Bhaker named flag bearer at Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony
India’s two-time Olympic bronze medallist Manu Bhaker is set to be India’s flagbearer in the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
India’s men’s flagbearer for the ceremony is yet to be confirmed.
The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics will take place on August 11.
Bhaker brought her A-game in Paris and broke numerous accolades to claim two bronze medals in the Summer Games.
Bhaker is the first athlete from the Indian contingent after independence to get two medals in a single edition of the Paris Olympics.
Earlier in the 1900 Olympics, Norman Pritchard won two medals while representing India, both silver in the 200m and 200m hurdles.
Bhaker also joined an elite group of athletes to have multiple individual medals at the Olympics: PV Sindhu (badminton silver at Rio 2016 and bronze medal at Tokyo 2020) and Sushil Kumar (wrestling bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics).
Q.8. Which country will help in the development of the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal, Gujarat?
Exp. India and Vietnam team up to Preserve Maritime History with NMHC in Lothal
India has signed an MoU with and Vietnam to develop the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) in Lothal, Gujarat.
This partnership, rooted in centuries-old maritime connections, highlights the enduring bond between the two countries and their commitment to preserving and celebrating their shared heritage.
This MoU marks a significant step forward in the collaborative efforts to bring the NMHC to life, further strengthening the strategic partnership between the two nations.
The collaboration on the NMHC will involve various aspects aimed at showcasing the maritime heritage of both nations. The complex will emphasize the historical and cultural ties between India and Vietnam, highlighting the closeness and longevity of their shared maritime history.
The project, which commenced in March 2022, is being developed at a cost of around Rs. 4500 crores and will include several innovative and unique features.
These include a Lothal mini recreation to replicate Harappan architecture and lifestyle, four theme parks (Memorial theme park, Maritime and Navy theme park, Climate theme park, and Adventure and Amusement theme park), and fourteen galleries highlighting India’s maritime heritage from the Harappan times to the present day.
Additionally, there will be a Coastal States pavilion displaying the diverse maritime heritage of India’s states and Union Territories.
About Vietnam
Capital- Hanoi
Currency- Vietnamese dong
Prime Minister – Pham Minh Chinh
President – Vo Van Thuong
Q.9. Veteran Yamini Krishnamurthy passed away recently at the age of 83. She is related to which dance?
Exp. Veteran Bharatanatyam dancer Yamini Krishnamurthy dies
Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi veteran Yamini Krishnamurthy died at the age of 83.
Born on December 20, 1940 in Madanapalli in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district to Sanskrit scholar M. Krishnamurti, she took to dance at the tender age of five at the Kalakshetra School of Dance in Chennai under the tutelage of legendary Bharatanatyam dancer Rukmini Devi Arundale.
Ms. Krishnamurthy received the Padma Shri at the young age of 28 in 1968, Padma Bhushan in 2001 and Padma Vibhushan in 2016.
She was also conferred the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1977.
Q.10. Graham Thorpe passed away recently. He is related to which sport?
Exp. Tata Group unveils ₹27,000 crore semiconductor facility in Assam
At the Tata Group’s ₹27,000-crore greenfield semiconductor assembly and test facility in Assam, which is expected to be operationalised by next year, around 15 billion chips will be packaged annually for customers globally.
The chips, which will be packaged at the Jagiroad facility in Assam, will power electric vehicles, healthcare devices, mobile phones, laptops, and other key products of leading global companies around the world.
This assembly and test facility will be able to directly ship semiconductor chips to end-users and OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) in India and the world.
The facility is expected to generate over 27,000 direct and indirect jobs in the region.
The project is envisioned under the Government of India’s Semiconductor policy, which is driven by the India Semiconductor Mission and the Government of Assam’s Electronics policy.
About Assam
Formation – 26 January 1950
Capital – Dispur
Chief Minister –Himanta Biswa Sarma
Governor – Gulab Chand Kataria
State Fruit – Kaji Nemu
Rajya Sabha Seat – 7
Lok Sabha Seat – 14
Q.12. Veteran Gandhian and social worker Shobhana Ranade passed away recently at the age of 100. In which year she was awarded the Padma Bhushan for her social work?
Veteran Gandhian and social worker Shobhana Ranade passed away at the age of 100.
She was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award, for her social work in 2001.
Ranade’s work for destitute women and children is remarkable. She helped set up the Gandhi National Memorial Society at Aga Khan Palace, Pune, and a training institute for women.
She established a children’s village called ‘Baal Gram’ and gave a home to hundreds of orphan children. She was an active member of the Save Ganga Movement, a movement established to prevent pollution of the Ganga River through the Gandhi National Memorial Society.
