DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS – NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Q.) Which company will develop the National Urban Governance Platform under the
National Urban Digital Mission?

[a] Intello Labs

[b] HyperVerge

[c] LogiNext

[d] DIGIT

[e] IN-D
 National Urban Digital Mission
eGov Foundation's DIGIT platform will provide its support to the National
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Urban Digital Mission (NUDM).
• The purpose of this collaboration is to create and implement the National
Urban Governance Platform (a cloud-based platform), which is one of the
several initiatives under the NUDM.
• The NUDM was launched in February 2021 to provide govt services online
to the citizens to improve the ease of living for citizens.
• Along with the National Urban Governance Platform, nine other services
applications are also being developed under the NUDM
• DIGIT stands for ‘Digital Infrastructures for Governance, Impact and
Transformation’.
Q.) Which of the following startups has developed the Bhasha Sangam Mobile App?

[a] Udaan

[b] Meesho

[c] Rubique

[d] Madhubhashi

[e] Multibhashi
 Bhasha Sangam Mobile App
On Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, ANS - E
has launched the Bhasha Sangam initiative for schools, Bhasha Sangam
Mobile App and Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Mobile Quiz.
• Bhasha Sangam Initiative for schools – developed by NCERT; available
on DIKSHA, ePathshala and 22 booklets; to acquaint students with Indian
languages.
• Bhasha Sangam Mobile App – developed by Dept of Higher Education
and MyGov;
o The App has been developed by a startup Multibhashi, selected by
myGov through a competition.
 Bhasha Sangam Mobile App

o The App initially has 100 sentences of every day usage in 22 ANS - E

Indian languages.
• EBSB Quiz App – to acquaint children and youngsters with different
regions, states, culture, national heroes, monuments, traditions,
tourist locations, languages, geography, history, topography etc.
Q.) Which state govt has launched the Uttam Beej Portal for providing quality seeds to
farmers?

[a] Haryana

[b] Gujarat

[c] Madhya Pradesh

[d] Assam

[e] Uttar Pradesh

 Uttam Beej Portal

Haryana govt has launched the Uttam Beej Portal for providing quality ANS - A

seeds to farmers.
• The portal will increase transparency in the process.
Q.) Which state has launched its 'e-Sarkar' app on a pilot basis to make administrative
works paperless, quick and easy for citizens?

[a] Gujarat

[b] Telangana

[c] Odisha

[d] Andhra Pradesh

[e] Karnataka
 'e-Sarkar’ App
On Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, Gujarat government has launched its 'e-Sarkar' app ANS - A
on a pilot basis to make administrative works paperless, quick and easy for
citizens.
• The app will be launched in full scale on December 25 i.e., Good
Governance Day (birth anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Bajpayee).
• The app is integrated with IWDMS (Integrated Workflow and Document
Management System) app that was launched by the Gujarat government
in 2005 for administrative purposes.
Q.) Which of the following is the new bird of Jammu and Kashmir UT?

[a] Bar-headed Goose

[b] Rufous-throated Partridge

[c] Snow Partridge

[d] Kalij Pheasant

[e] Blood Pheasant

 New Bird of Jammu and Kashmir
UT
Jammu and Kashmir UT has declared Kalij Pheasant as the new UT ANS - D
bird.
• Hangul is the UT animal.
• Earlier, black-necked cranes were the UT bird but they are only
found in Ladakh. Therefore, the UT bird has been changed.
Q.) Which Indian state has received special invitation to attend the ‘International Seed
Conference’ 2021?

[a] Uttar Pradesh

[b] Karnataka

[c] Kerala

[d] Punjab

[e] Telangana
 International Seed Conference
2021
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UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is organizing the ‘International
Seed Conference’ on November 4 and 5 in Rome, Italy.
• Indian state of Telangana has received invitation to attend the virtual
conference.
• Telangana Seed Corporation Managing Director Dr Keshavulu will address
the conference on ‘Quality Seed Production System: A success story of
India: Telangana as a seed hub’.
 International Seed Conference
2021
• He was also asked to co-chair the parallel session entitled ‘Seed enterprise ANS - E

development and international trade.’

• Representatives, Ministers, scientists and seed experts from 195 countries
would participate in the two-day conference.
Q.) Which organization is supporting the International Methane Emissions Observatory of
UNEP?

[a] International Solar Alliance

[b] World Wide Fund for Nature

[c] Greenpeace

[d] European Commission

[e] Global Environment Facility

 International Methane Emissions
Observatory

• UN Environment Program (UNEP), in association with European ANS - D

Commission, has launched the International Methane Emissions

Observatory (IMEO).
• IMEO will revolutionize the approach to methane reduction by
interconnecting data with action on research, reporting, and regulation.
• IMEO will accurately collect data on methane emissions. This data will
help in formulating precise policies for reducing methane emissions.
• IMEO will initially focus on methane emissions from the fossil fuel sector
(energy sector), and then expand to other major emitting sectors like
agriculture and waste.
 International Methane Emissions
Observatory

• Hosted by UNEP, IMEO's budget amounts to €100 million over five ANS - D

years. IMEO will help in achieving targets under Global Methane

Pledge.
• Global Methane Pledge – a US and EU-led effort by over ninety
countries to reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030.
Q.) Who heads SEBI’s new IT Projects Advisory Committee (IT-PAC)?

[a] Gurdeep Singh

[b] Bhagwat Karad

[c] Shambhu Kumar

[d] Abhay Karandikar

[e] S. Sudershan
 SEBI’s IT Projects Advisory
Committee
SEBI has formed IT Projects Advisory Committee, chaired by Abhay ANS - D

Karandikar (a director at IIT Kanpur), to advise SEBI to utilise advanced

technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics
and cloud computing.
• The committee has seven members.
 SEBI’s IT Projects Advisory
Committee
• SEBI has also reconstituted its 7-member Technical Advisory ANS - D

Committee, which will now be headed by Deepak B Phatak (a former

professor of IIT Bombay).
o This committee recommends measures for changes and
improvements in the market structure given the technological
changes.
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