UPSC Quiz – 2024 : IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz 16th September 2024

·       The primary goal of BHASKAR is to build the world’s largest digital registry for stakeholders within the start-up ecosystem.

·       BHASKAR is a platform that is designed to centralize, streamline, and enhance collaboration among key stakeholders within the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

·       The entrepreneurial ecosystem include start-ups, investors, mentors, service providers, and government bodies.

·       It is an initiative of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

·       The initiative aligns with the India’s vision to transform India into a global leader in innovation and entrepreneurship, reinforcing the country’s commitment to the start-up movement.

Key Features of BHASKAR:

·       It will bridge the gap between start-up s, investors, mentors, and other stakeholders, allowing for seamless interaction across sectors.

·       By consolidating resources, the platform will provide start-up s with immediate access to critical tools and knowledge, enabling faster decision-making and more efficient scaling.

·       Every stakeholder will be assigned a unique BHASKAR ID, ensuring personalized interactions and tailored experiences across the platform.

·       Through powerful search features, users can easily locate relevant resources, collaborators, and opportunities, ensuring faster decision-making and action.

·       BHASKAR will serve as a vehicle for promoting India’s global reputation as a hub for innovation, making cross-border collaborations more accessible to start-up s and investors alike.

·       It is a microbial liquid spray which, when sprayed onto paddy stubble, breaks it down in a way that can be easily absorbed into the soil, whereby farmers then have no need to burn the stubble.

·       It has been developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI).

·       The government has been spraying the bio-decomposer solution free of cost since 2020 over farmlands in outer Delhi.

·       It has been used by the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi.

Advantages:

·       By spraying bio-decomposer, farmers won’t need to burn their paddy stubble, which will not only help in reducing pollution but also increase soil fertility.

·       Its use enriches the soil with organic carbon (OC), nutrients and soil biological and physical properties.

·       It is an efficient and effective, cheaper, doable, and practical technique to stop stubble burning. It is an eco-friendly and environmentally useful technology.

·       CREATE is an initiate of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

·       Centre for Rural Enterprise Acceleration through Technology (CREATE) is a new initiative designed to boost local productivity and economic potential in Ladakh.

The CREATE will focus on:

·       Pashmina Wool Roving Facility

·       Essential Oil Extraction Training

·       Bio-processing Training

·       Pashmina Wool Roving Facility:

·       CREATE will feature a state-of-the-art facility for processing Pashmina wool.

·       This facility, already equipped and operational, is expected to enhance the quality and quantity of Pashmina wool production in Ladakh.

Essential Oil Extraction Training:

·       The centre will also offer training programs for producing essential oils from roses and other flowers.

·       This will enable local entrepreneurs to enter the growing market for natural and organic products.

Bio-processing Training:

·       CREATE will provide training for bio-processing fruits and other raw materials.

·       This will help add value to local produce and open up new business opportunities.

·       They are a group of extinct marine arthropods.

·       Tri-lob-ite means three-part-body in Latin.

·       They first appeared around 521 million years ago, shortly after the beginning of the Cambrian period, living through the majority of the Palaeozoic Era for nearly 300 million years.

·       They died out at the end of the Permian, 251 million years ago, killed by the end Permian mass extinction event that removed over 90% of all species on Earth.

Features:

·       They are recognized by their distinctive three-lobed, three-segmented form.

·       Trilobites, like other arthropods, had an external skeleton, called exoskeleton, composed of chitinous material.

·       Trilobites periodically shed their exoskeleton to accommodate growth. This process is called molting. Most fossil trilobites are actually fossil trilobite molts.

·       Trilobites were the first group of animals in the animal kingdom to develop complex eyes.

·       They were also one of the first organisms to develop multiple appendages for moving around.

·       Some trilobites could swim, others burrowed or crawled around on muddy sea floors.

·       The smallest trilobite fossils are a centimeter or less in size. The largest trilobites were more than 70 cm long.

·       It aims to ensure integrated development of Major and non-Major Ports.

·       The MSDC was constituted in May 1997 to assess in consultation with State Governments, the future development of existing and new Minor Ports by the respective Maritime States either directly or through captive users and private participation.

·       MSDC also monitors the development of minor ports, captive ports and private ports in the Maritime States with a view to ensure their integrated development with Major Ports.

·       MSDC launched the National Safety in Ports Committee (NSPC) application on the National Single Window System platform.

·       Indian Maritime Centre (IMC) is a Policy Think Tank designed to bring together maritime stakeholders currently operating in silos.

·       IMC will foster innovation, knowledge sharing, and strategic planning, driving growth and development across India’s maritime sector.

·       National Maritime Heritage Complex serve as an international tourist destination, showcasing India’s rich maritime heritage through advanced technology.

·       Indian International Maritime Dispute Resolution Centre (IIMDRC):

·       IIMDRC is a specialized platform that will offer merit-based and industry-governed solutions to resolve maritime disputes efficiently.

·       It can address the multi-modal, multi-contract, multi-jurisdictional, and multi-national nature of maritime transactions.

·       IIMDRC positions India as a global hub for arbitration, aligning with the “Resolve in India” initiative.