Current Affairs Quiz 08 November 2022

Solution: c
The Empowered Group 6 (EG 6)
 It is providing a unified platform for mobilising all the key stakeholders in synergising their sector specific efforts in COVID19 response with not only the State and district administration where the action lies but also at a macro level by linking the UN agencies, CSOs, NGOs, start-ups and the industry partners for a coordinated and effective response.
 The EG-6 is headed by the CEO of NITI Aayog.
 The EG 6 has shared with all stakeholders the Government’s response so far- procurement of PPEs and ventilators, role of MEA, communication to CSs of all States, engagement with 92,000 CSOs, putting the stakeholders in touch with each other,immediate solutions to the bottlenecks being faced by the private sector in coordinating response.
 Further, collaborations have been created by linking the specific issues raised by connecting the industry to other Empowered Groups dealing with procurement (EG 3), logistics (EG 5) and several other EGs.
Empowered Groups
 The government had recently constituted 11 empowered groups under the Disaster Management Act to suggest measures to ramp up healthcare, put the economy back on track and reduce misery of people as quickly as possible post the 21-day lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Solution: b
Sardar Patel National Unity Award Objective
 The Award seeks to recognize notable and inspiring contributions to promote the cause of national unity and integrity and to reinforce the value of a strong and united India.
 The award will be announced on the occasion of the National Unity Day, i.e. the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel on 31st October.

About the award
 The Award shall consist of a medal and a citation. No monetary grant or cash award shall be attached to this Award.
 Not more than three Awards shall be given in a year.
 It shall not be conferred posthumously except in very rare and highly deserving cases.

Eligibility
 Any citizen of India without distinction of religion, race, caste, gender, place of birth, age or occupation and any institution/organization shall be eligible for the Award.
 Only individuals/institutions/organizations would be eligible to apply for this Award.

Ans : 2) To Curb Stubble Burning

Explanation :-

Pusa Decomposer the technique that will curb stubble burning Pollution.
PUSA Decomposers– The decomposers are in the form of capsules made by extracting fungi strains that help the paddy straw to decompose at a much faster rate than usual. The fungi helps to produce the essential enzymes for the degradation process.

Solution: d
 Etalin Hydropower Project is a planned project in Arunachal Pradesh‟s Dibang Valley.
 Yet to be cleared by the environment ministry‘s Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), the project will require the felling of over 250,000 trees.
 The project‘s foundation stone was laid by Manmohan Singh in 2008.
 Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park is a protected area located in the Western Ghats of South India, in Sanguem taluk of Goa State.

Solution: d
 The phrase ‗Directive Principles of State Policy‘ denotes the ideals that the State should keep in mind while formulating policies and enacting laws.
 These are the constitutional instructions or recommendations to the State in legislative, executive and administrative matters.
 According to Article 36, the term ‗State‘ in Part IV has the same meaning as in Part III dealing with Fundamental Rights.
 Article 12 has defined the term for the purposes of Part III.

According to it, the State includes the following:
1. Government and Parliament of India, that is, executive and legislative organs of the Union government.
2. Government and legislature of states, that is, executive and legislative organs of state government.
3. All local authorities, that is, municipalities, panchayats, district boards, improvement trusts, et
4. All other authorities, that is, statutory or non-statutory authorities like LIC, ONGC, SAIL, etc.
 Thus, State has been defined in a wider sense so as to include all its agencies.
 According to the Supreme Court, even a private body or an agency working as an instrument of the State falls within the meaning of the ‗State‘ under Article 12.