DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 1^st July 2021

One Year Completes for Launch of PMFME Scheme

• The Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, launched under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, completed its one year on 29th June.
• The PMFME Scheme is currently being implemented in 35 States and Union Territories (UTs).
• Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) will be the Nodal Agency.

Not-for-Profit Hospital Model Study: NITI Aayog

• NITI Aayog has released a comprehensive study on the not-for-profit hospital model in the country, in a step towards closing the information gap on such institutions and facilitating robust policymaking in this area.
• The “Not-for-Profit” Hospital Sector has the reputation of providing affordable and accessible healthcare for many years.
• As per the NITI Aayog’s report, the not-for-profit hospitals account for only 1.1% of treated ailments as of June 2018.
• The report further revealed that for-profit hospitals account for 55.3% of in-patients, while not-for-profit hospitals account for only 2.7% of in-patients in the country.

New Species of Tree Discovered in Andaman

• Recently, Pyrostria laljii, a new species which belongs to the genus of the coffee family has recently been discovered from the Andaman Islands.
• This Critically Endangered Species in Red List of IUCN is the first such record in India. It is a 15-meter-tall tree.
• Andaman and Nicobar are a group of 572 islands and islets that are rich and unique in terms of plant diversity in India.

NATRAX-High Speed Track Inaugurated in MP

• Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises inaugurated NATRAX- the High-Speed Track in Pithampur, Indore (Madhya Pradesh).
• High Speed Track is used for measuring the maximum speed capability of high-end cars like BMW, Mercedes etc. which cannot be measured on any of the Indian test tracks.
• It is a world class 11.3 km High Speed Track. The track is the longest in Asia and the fifth largest in the world.

Delimitation Commission to visit Jammu & Kashmir

• Delimitation Commission under the Chairpersonship of   Justice (Retd.) Mrs. Ranjana Prakash Desai, in the presence of Shri Sushil Chandra, CEC has decided to visit the UT of J&K from 6^th to 9^th July.
• Delimitation literally means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country to represent changes in population.
• The Delimitation Commission is appointed by the President of India and works in collaboration with the Election Commission of India.
• How is delimitation carried out?
• Under Article 82, the Parliament enacts a Delimitation Act after every Census. Under Article 170, States also get divided into territorial constituencies.
• Delimitation Commissions have been set up four times – 1952, 1963, 1973.
• There was no delimitation after the 1981 and 1991 Censuses.
• In the 2009 General elections, 499 out of total 543 Parliamentary constituencies were newly delimited constituencies.

PM lauds GST on its completion of 4 years

• The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a value-added tax levied on most goods and services sold for domestic consumption.
• GST was implemented in India from1st July 2017.

National Doctors Day to Be Celebrated

• The day also marks the birth and death anniversary of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy who was one of the most renowned physicians in the country.
• The Indian Medical Association (IMA) observed the first National Doctor’s Day in July 1991.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

• Who is India’s current Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises?
• Arjun Ram Meghwal
• Prakash Javadekar
• Piyush Goyal
• Nitin Gadkari

ANSWER: B

• Where is the H.Q of Botanical Survey of India?
• Mumbai
• Kanpur
• Delhi
• Kolkata

ANSWER: D

• Where is the H.Q of IUCN?
• France
• USA
• Switzerland
• Germany

ANSWER: C

• Aichi Targets sometimes seen in new are associated with?
• GHG Emission Reduction
• Conservation of Biological Diversity
• International Financial standard for Global trade
• Protection for Diplomats

ANSWER: B

• Which of the following goal of SDG deals with quality education?
• SDG 1
• SDG 2
• SDG 4
• SDG 6

ANSWER: C

• Which of the following separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other.
• Palk Strait
• Ten Degree Channel
• Nine Degree Channel
• Eight Degree Channel

ANSWER: B

• He served as a physician to Mahatma Gandhi and was also elected as the 2^nd CM of West Bengal.
• P C Gosh
• A K Mukherjee
• Bidhan Chandra Roy
• Jyoti Basu

ANSWER: C

• Bidhan Chandra Roy was awarded Bharath Ratna in?
• 1961
• 1962
• 1963
• 1964

ANSWER: A

• In May 2020 Prime Minister has announced the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan with an economic stimulus package worth _______ Lakh Crores?
• 10
• 15
• 20
• 25

ANSWER: C

• Doctors Without Borders, is an international humanitarian medical NGO with its HQ at?
• Paris
• Geneva
• New York
• London

ANSWER: B

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