UPSC Quiz – 2024 : IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2nd March 2024

·       Membership: It is open to 97 ‘range’ countries, which contain the natural habitat of these big cats, as well as other interested nations, international organizations, etc.

·       Five of these cats, apart from jaguar and puma, are found in India.

·       It aims for mutual cooperation among countries for mutual benefit in furthering the conservation agenda.

·       It would have a multipronged approach in broad basing and establishing linkages manifold in several areas and help in knowledge sharing, capacity building, networking, advocacy, finance and resources support, research and technical support, education and awareness.

·       A General Assembly consisting of all member countries.

·       A Council of at least seven but not more than 15 member countries elected by the General Assembly for a term of 5 years, and a Secretariat.

·       Upon the recommendation of the Council, the General Assembly will appoint the IBCA Secretary General for a specific term.

·       Funding: It has secured Government of India’s initial support of Rs. 150 crore for five years (2023-24 to 2027-28).

·       It is a form of cyberattack where a public USB charging port is tampered with and infected using hardware and software changes to steal data or install malware on devices connected to it.

·       The attack is used by hackers to steal users’ passwords, credit card information, addresses, and other sensitive data stored on the targeted device.

·       This type of attack has been a growing concern, with incidents reported in various public spaces such as airports, hotels, and shopping centres.

·       RBI emphasised the importance of protecting personal and financial data while using mobile devices.

·       In so doing, the adversary is able to engage with the target and access their systems or devices with the ultimate goal of stealing information, extorting money or installing malware or other harmful software on the device.

·       It is the central national agency responsible for receiving, processing, analyzing and disseminating information relating to suspect financial transactions.

·       It is an independent body reporting directly to the Economic Intelligence Council (EIC) headed by the union Finance Minister.

Functions:

·       Collection of Information: Act as the central reception point for receiving Cash Transaction reports (CTRs),Non-Profit Organisation Transaction Report(NTRs), Cross Border Wire Transfer Reports (CBWTRs), Reports on Purchase or Sale of Immovable Property (IPRs) and Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) from various reporting entities.

·       Analysis of Information: Analyze received information in order to uncover patterns of transactions suggesting suspicion of money laundering and related crimes.

·       Sharing of Information: Share information with national intelligence/law enforcement agencies, national regulatory authorities and foreign Financial Intelligence Units.

·       Act as Central Repository: Establish and maintain national data base on the basis of reports received from reporting entities.

·       Coordination: Coordinate and strengthen collection and sharing of financial intelligence through an effective national, regional and global network to combat money laundering and related crimes.

·       Research and Analysis: Monitor and identify strategic key areas on money laundering trends, typologies and developments.

·       The VSHORADS is a Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD) indigenously developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI) in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories and other industry partners.

·       The missile incorporates many novel technologies including miniaturised Reaction Control System (RCS) and integrated avionics.

·       A reaction control system (RCS) is a spacecraft system that uses thrusters to control attitude and translation. It can also provide torque to control rotation.

·       Research Centre Imarat (RCI) is a premier laboratory of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, DRDO spearheading R&D in a wide range of Avionics Systems for diversified defence and aerospace applications.

·       The design of the missile including launcher has been highly optimized to ensure easy portability.

·       The range of the missile is upto 6km.

·       BioTRIG can provide multiple benefits to the Below Poverty Level (BPL) rural communities.

·       The project also envisions using clean-burning bio-oil to replace dirty cooking fuels in homes and using bio char to store carbon, while improving soil fertility.

·       A new waste management technology that allows pyrolysis at a community to help rural Indians cut indoor air pollution, improve soil health, and generate clean power, introduced.

·       The term ‘pyrolysis’ has Greek roots and can be roughly translated as “fire separating”.

·       Pyrolysis is the thermal decomposition of materials at elevated temperatures (400-500 degree Celsius) in an inert atmosphere.

·       It is the heating of an organic material, such as biomass, in the absence of oxygen.

·       It involves a change in chemical composition and is most commonly used in the treatment of organic materials.

·       One of the most important applications of this process is in the production of ethylene and other important carbon compounds from coal and petroleum.

·       Homosep Atom – India’s 1st septic tank/manhole cleaning robot.

·       Garbhini-GA2 – India-specific model developed to determine the age of a foetus (Gestational Age) in a pregnant woman in the second and third trimesters precisely.