MLC Daily Current Affairs – 07 Mar 2024

Today in History (March 7^th, 1971)

A speech by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman helps spark the Bangladesh war of independence Bangladesh’s founding leader made his historical speech at a time of mounting tensions between East Pakistan, which later became Bangladesh, and West Pakistan, which became present-day Pakistan.

Let’s revise

A) India’s first National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) inaugurated in ___

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Rajasthan
4. Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (b)

B) Project Tiger was started in 1973 and Project Dolphin was started in ____

1. 2023
2. 2021
3. 1973
4. 1990

Ans. (b)

C) This Habitat has been notified as Protected Area for Dolphin Sanctuary ____

1. Vikramshila Dolphin Sanctuary
2. Keoladeo Dolphin Sanctuary
3. Keetham Dolphin Sanctuary
4. Etawah Dolphin Sanctuary

Ans. (a)

D) Dry ice is also called ___

1. White Ice Cream
2. Cardice
3. Solid water
4. None of the above

Ans. (b)

E) ______ is common name for solid carbon dioxide (CO2). Fill in the blank.

1. Dry ice
2. Sodium sulphate
3. Sodium bicarbonate
4. Sodium Cloride

Ans. (a)

F) PM laid the foundation stone of Kulasekarapattinam that is a ______

1. Sea Port
2. Space Port
3. Nuclear Power Plant
4. Hydrogen Power Plant

Ans. (b)

G) PM laid the foundation stone of Kulasekarapattinam spaceport in Thoothukudi in ____

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Karnataka
4. Kerala

Ans. (b)

H) The idea behind the schemes/initiatives such as ADITI, iDEX, iDEX Prime is to _____

1. Make India self reliant in defence technologies
2. Make modern schools
3. Make new AIIMS for better health facilities
4. Make India a tourist hub

Ans. (a)

I) Women, Business and Law Index is released by with one of the following organisation?

1. World Bank
2. World Economic Forum
3. International Monetary Fund
4. NITI AYOG

Ans. (b)

J) In Women, Business and Law Index 2024 India got the rank ____ out of 190 countries.

1. 100
2. 98
3. 113
4. 156

Ans. (c)

Summary of Today’s News

A sitting judge of the Calcutta High Court (HC) resigns and announces his decision to join politics

• According to experts, such actions not only erode the credibility of the Judiciary but also contravene constitutional morality by violating Article 50 of the Constitution.
• Article 50 mandates that the State must take measures to ensure the separation of the judiciary from the executive in public services.
• Moreover, there is a potential for post-retirement positions to impact decisions made prior to retirement.
• In this context, the Constitution does not address the post-retirement rehabilitation of judges by the executive.
• Nevertheless, in 1997, the Supreme Court adopted the “Restatement of Values of Judicial Life,” which includes principles such as avoiding any actions that diminish the judiciary’s credibility.
• Additionally, the 14th Law Commission Report (1958) proposed that judges should be prohibited from taking up employment with the Union or the state as a post-retirement position.

PARAKH

• PARAKH, which stands for Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development.
• It , operates as the National Assessment Centre
• Established as an independent unit within NCERT in 2023
• PARAKH has introduced the Holistic Progress Card (HPC)
• It has been tailored for the
  • Foundational stage (Classes 1 and 2),
  • Preparatory stage (Classes 3 to 5), and
  • Middle stage (Classes 6 to 8).
• The organization is currently in the process of creating a similar card for the secondary stage.
• Its primary objective is to establish norms, standards, guidelines, and oversee activities related to student assessment.
• Evaluation of “higher-order skills, such as analysis, critical thinking, and conceptual clarity” is emphasized in the NEP 2020.
• This denotes a change in the assessments’ primary focus.
• It is a step in the right direction that will help students achieve their full potential in different fields.
• Additionally, PARAKH undertakes various tasks as mandated by the National Education Policy (NEP) of 2020.

Supreme Court (SC) Approves Rajasthan Government’s Two-Child Rule

• The court affirmed the constitutionality of Rule 24(4) within the Rajasthan Police Subordinate Service Rules, 1989, considering it not against the constitution and non-discriminatory.
• This rule sets a maximum limit of two children for candidates.
• A comparable provision was also endorsed by the Supreme Court in the 2003 case of Javed vs. State of Haryana,
• Initially the two children rule was introduced as an eligibility criterion for participating in panchayat elections.
• “Population control and family planning” fall under the concurrent list.
• Hence Union and States both have made repeated efforts to encourage adherence to the two-child policy.

Great Lakes

• For the second consecutive year, the Great Lakes in North America have experienced ice cover well below the average.

Great Lakes

• Great Lakes — Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario — form the largest fresh surface water system on Earth.
• Except for Lake Michigan, the lakes provide a natural border between Canada and United States.
• Water in the Great Lakes flows from Lake Superior, via Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, into Lake Ontario, and into the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River.