Current Affairs For (July 12, 2021)

Answers With Explanation : (B) Lord Jagannath's annual Rath Yatra is observed every year. This year the Rath Yatra held on 12 July without the participation of devotees in view of the Covid situation. Ratha Yatra is a Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath held at Puri in the state of Odisha, India.

Answers With Explanation : (B) The government Uttar Pradesh has announced new Population Policy 2021-2030′ on the occasion of World Population Day. The draft law list that have been put on public domain and the government has sought suggestions from people in policy draft.

Answers With Explanation : (C) Minister for Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER) G. Kishan Reddy reviewed various developmental activities and programmes taking place in the North-Eastern Region. The North Eastern Region is the easternmost region of India representing both a geographic and political administrative division of the country. It comprises eight states – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim.

Answers With Explanation : (C) Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the country’s First Private LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) plant in Nagpur. LNG is a clean and cost effective fuel which is capable of decreasing the logistics cost. It has also potential of creating ample job opportunities.

Answers With Explanation : (B) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently hosted women members of the Union Council of Ministers, at high-tea at her residence in New Delhi. Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Meenakshi Lekhi, Anupriya Patel, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Renuka Singh and others attended the event.

Answers With Explanation : (A) The Defence Ministry has recently implemented SPARSH (System for Pension Administration Raksha). It is an integrated system for automation of sanction and disbursement of defence pension. This web-based system processes pension claims and credits pension directly into the bank accounts of defence pensioners without relying on any external intermediary.

Answers With Explanation : (B) Pawan Singh has been selected as the first ever Indian juror for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games. Singh is a resident of Pune and is founder-director of the Gun For Glory Shooting Academy in Balewadi. A total of 26 jury members will officiate at the Olympics of which six will be from Japan and the rest from other countries.

Answers With Explanation : (B) The state government of Karnataka is planning to introduce the Model Tenancy Act in the state, aimed at ending tenant-owner disputes within two months and aiding the rental housing sector. Deposits cannot exceed six- month rentals for commercial properties and two-month rentals for residential properties.

Answers With Explanation : (D) Bharat Dynamics Limited recently signed a contract worth about Rs 499 Crore with the Ministry of Defence for the manufacture and supply of Akash missiles to the Indian Air Force (IAF). BDL is the prime production agency for projects under India's Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).

Answers With Explanation : (B) The US President Joe Biden has nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be the US ambassador to India. If confirmed by the Senate, Garcetti, 50, would replace Kenneth Juster, who served as the US Ambassador to India during the Trump administration. Eric M Garcetti has been the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles since 2013, following 12 years as a member of the City Council, including six as Council President.