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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 09 April 2022
7 Years Of Mudra Yogana
- The Scheme Was Launched By Mr. Modi On 8th April 2015, For Providing Loans Up To 10 Lakh Rupees To The Non-corporate, Non-farm Small, Or Micro-enterprises.
- More Than 34.42 Crores Loans Amounting To 18 Lakh 60 Thousand Crore Rupees Have Been Sanctioned Under The Scheme So Far. Around 68 Percent Of Loans are Sanctioned To Women Entrepreneurs And 22 Percent Of The Loans Have Been Given To New Entrepreneurs Who Had Not Availed Of Any Loan Since The Inception Of The Scheme.
- More Than 51 Percent Of Total Loans Sanctioned Under The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana Went To a Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, And Other Backward Class Categories.
Remembering Mangal Pandey
- Mangal Pandey Was An Indian Soldier Who Played A Key Part In The Events Immediately Preceding The Outbreak Of The Indian Rebellion Of 1857.
- He Was A Sepoy (Infantryman) In The 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) Regiment Of The British East India Company.
- In 1984, The Indian Government Issued A Postage Stamp To Remember Him.
- His Life And Actions Have Also Been Portrayed In Several Cinematic Productions.
- Mangal Pandey was arrested and sentenced to death after he attacked British officers in Barrackpore on March 29, 1857. Anticipating a revolt, British authorities moved up his initial execution date from April 18 to April 8, when he was hanged.
Agriculture Exports Touch Historic High Of 50 Billion
- India’s Agriculture Exports Have Touched A Historic High Of 50 Billion US Dollar In 2021-22. According To Commerce And Industry Ministry, This Is The Highest Level Ever Achieved In Agriculture Exports. The Growth Rate Is Remarkable As It Is Over And Above The Growth Of Around 41 Billion Dollars, Achieved In 2020-21.
- During The Current Crisis Due To The Russia-Ukraine War, The World Is Looking At India For Supplies Of Wheat And Other Food Grains.
- Highest Ever Exports Have Been Achieved For Staples Like Rice, Wheat, Sugar, And Other Cereals. Wheat Has Recorded An Unprecedented Growth Of More Than 273 Percent, Jumping Nearly Four-fold From 568 Million Dollars In 2020-21 To Around Two Thousand 119 Million Dollars In 2021-22.
- The Increase In Exports Of These Products Has Benefitted Farmers In States Like Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, And Maharashtra. India Has Captured Nearly 50 Percent Of The World’s Market For Rice.
Govt Constitutes AVGC Promotion Task Force
- The Government Has Constituted Promotion Task Force For Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming And Comics, AVGC To Recommend Ways To Realize And Build Domestic Capacity For Serving Indian Markets And The Global Demand. The AVGC Sector In The Country Has The Potential To Become The Torch Bearer Of Create In India And Brand India.
- The Task Force Will Be Headed By The Secretary, Ministry Of Information And Broadcasting. The I&B Ministry Said, The Country Has The Potential To Capture 40 Billion Dollars Of The Global Market Share By The Year 2025, With An Annual Growth Of Around 25 To 30 Percent And Creating Over One Lakh 60 Thousand New Jobs Annually.
- The Task Force Also Includes State Governments Of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, And Heads Of Education Bodies Such As All India Council Of Technical Education, National Council Of Educational Research And Training, And Representatives Of Industry Bodies.
- The Task Force Will Frame A National Avgc Policy And Boost Employment Opportunities. It Will Recommend A National Curriculum Framework For Graduation, Post-graduation, And Doctoral Courses In AVGC Related Sectors. The Task Force Will Submit Its First Action Plan Within 90 Days.
More Than 3 Crore Houses Built Under PMAY
- In A Tweet, Mr Modi Said, The Construction Of More Than Three Crore Houses Has Been Possible Only With The Participation Of The People. He Said, Today These Houses Equipped With Basic Facilities Have Also Become A Symbol Of Women’s Empowerment.
- Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural) 2.52 Crore Pucca Houses Have Been Built And Under Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Over 58 Lakh Pucca Houses Have Been Built.
- Launched In 2015, PMAY Aims For Affordable Housing To The Urban Poor With A Target Of Building 2 Crore Affordable Houses By 31 March 2022.
Terror Strikes In Israel’s Tel Aviv
- In Israel, At least two people were killed and several wounded during an attack in the city of Tel Aviv.
- Israeli emergency services said, the shooting took place in the Dizengoff Street area, one of the busiest in the city, which is popular with people going to bars and restaurants.
- Meanwhile, Israeli security forces have killed a Palestinian who opened fire at a bar.
- According to media reports, hours earlier he had attacked people at the bar on Dizengoff Street.
- The shooting comes days after a spate of attacks across the country claimed 11 lives.
- The popular nightlife area on Dizengoff Street was the scene of a deadly shooting in 2016.
Russia Suspended From The UN Human Rights Council
- The United Nations General Assembly has voted in favour of the suspension of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). A vote on whether or not to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council took place after the US envoy to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield made a case for seeking the suspension of Russia from the Human Rights Council in front of the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
- The resolution received a two-thirds majority of those voting, minus abstentions, in the 193-member Assembly, with 93 nations voting in favour and 24 against. Fifty-eight nations including India abstained from the process.
- The meeting marked the resumption of a special emergency session on the Russian military action in Ukraine and followed reports of violations committed by Russian forces. Hundreds of civilian bodies were found in the streets including mass graves in the city of Bucha, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv following Russia’s withdrawal from the area.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
- Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana Was Launched In
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
ANSWER: B
- Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana Provides Loans Up to
- 1 Lakh
- 5 Lakh
- 8 Lakh
- 10 Lakh
ANSWER: D
- Product Of PM Mudra Covering Loans Up To Rs. 50,000
- Shishu
- Kishore
- Tarun
- Jatin
ANSWER: A
- Product Of PM Mudra Covering Loans Up To Rs. 5 lakh
- Shishu
- Kishore
- Tarun
- Jatin
ANSWER: B
- Product Of PM Mudra Covering Loans Up To Rs. 10 lakh
- Shishu
- Kishore
- Tarun
- Jatin
ANSWER: C
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Was Launched In
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
ANSWER: B
- Tel Aviv Is The Capital Of
- Palestine
- Israel
- Egypt
- Jordan
ANSWER: B
- United Nations Human Rights Council Was Formed In
- 1948
- 1995
- 2006
- 2009
ANSWER: C
- HQ Of United Nations Human Rights Council
- New York
- Washington DC
- Geneva
- Paris
ANSWER: C
- Geneva Is A City In
- France
- USA
- Switzerland
- Sweden
ANSWER: C
- Capital City Of Switzerland
- Geneva
- Bern
- Zurich
- Basel
ANSWER: B
- Parent Organization Of UNHRC
- UNSC
- UNGA
- UN Secretariat
- UNECOSOC
ANSWER: B
- Office Of UN High Commissioner For Human Rights
- 1993
- 1995
- 1998
- 2000
ANSWER: A
- Office Of UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Located
- New York
- Washington DC
- Geneva
- Paris
ANSWER: C
- United Nations System Consists Of ____ Principal Organs
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
ANSWER: B
- Governor-general Of India During The 1857 Revolt
- Lord Hardinge
- Lord Canning
- Lord Lytton
- Lord Dalhousie
ANSWER: B
- It Was Known As The First War Of Independence
- Sepoy Mutiny
- Meerut Mutiny
- Revolt 1857
- All The Above
ANSWER: D
- Doctrine Of Lapse Was Introduced By
- Lord Hardinge
- Lord Canning
- Lord Lytton
- Lord Dalhousie
ANSWER: D
- ____ Was The Date When The Revolt Of 1857 Started
- 30th June
- 10th May
- 31st May
- 10th June
ANSWER: B
- In Kanpur The 1857 Revolt Was Led By
- Bahadur Shah
- Nana Saheb
- Begum Hazrat Mahal
- Rani Laxmibai
ANSWER: B
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