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‘Declaration of Windhoek’ was in news recently. It is associate with which of the following issues?
Solution (a)
The Declaration of Windhoek is a statement of free press principles as put together by newspaper journalists in Africa during a UNESCO seminar on “Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press” in Windhoek, Namibia, from 29 April to 3 May 1991. The Declaration of Windhoek was endorsed by UNESCO’s General Conference at its twenty-sixth session (1991).
May 3, the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek, is since then observed worldwide as the World Press Freedom Day.
Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/on-world-press-freedom-day-bjp-s-jp-nadda-praises-journalists-for-covid-19-job/story-UNJNB8uv3Omdyd5pDSRakK.html
Solution (a)
The Declaration of Windhoek is a statement of free press principles as put together by newspaper journalists in Africa during a UNESCO seminar on “Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Press” in Windhoek, Namibia, from 29 April to 3 May 1991. The Declaration of Windhoek was endorsed by UNESCO’s General Conference at its twenty-sixth session (1991).
May 3, the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek, is since then observed worldwide as the World Press Freedom Day.
Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/on-world-press-freedom-day-bjp-s-jp-nadda-praises-journalists-for-covid-19-job/story-UNJNB8uv3Omdyd5pDSRakK.html
The term ‘poison pill’ refers to
Solution (a)
A poison pill is a defensive tactic used by companies, which makes it difficult for a hostile acquirer to buy out a majority stake in the company, given the acquirer control over its management and shareholding.
Source: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/slate/all-you-wanted-to-know-about-poison-pills/article31616403.ece#
Solution (a)
A poison pill is a defensive tactic used by companies, which makes it difficult for a hostile acquirer to buy out a majority stake in the company, given the acquirer control over its management and shareholding.
Source: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/slate/all-you-wanted-to-know-about-poison-pills/article31616403.ece#
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)’.
Select the correct statements
Solution (c)
During the tenure of Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister, the then Prime Minister’s Secretariat was headed by a Joint Secretary until his death. The post of Principal Secretary to Prime Minister was created during the tenure of Indira Gandhi as Prime Minister. The Principal Secretary to PM is the head of the Prime Minister’s Office.
The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) and the National Defence Fund (NDF) are operated directly from the PMO.
Solution (c)
During the tenure of Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister, the then Prime Minister’s Secretariat was headed by a Joint Secretary until his death. The post of Principal Secretary to Prime Minister was created during the tenure of Indira Gandhi as Prime Minister. The Principal Secretary to PM is the head of the Prime Minister’s Office.
The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) and the National Defence Fund (NDF) are operated directly from the PMO.
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Brown Dwarfs’.
Select the correct statements
Solution (b)
A brown dwarf is a type of substellar object that has a mass between those of the heaviest gas giant planets and the least massive stars.
A red dwarf is the smallest and coolest kind of star on the main sequence. Red dwarfs are by far the most common type of star in the Milky Way, at least in the neighborhood of the Sun, but because of their low luminosity, individual red dwarfs cannot be easily observed.
Solution (b)
A brown dwarf is a type of substellar object that has a mass between those of the heaviest gas giant planets and the least massive stars.
A red dwarf is the smallest and coolest kind of star on the main sequence. Red dwarfs are by far the most common type of star in the Milky Way, at least in the neighborhood of the Sun, but because of their low luminosity, individual red dwarfs cannot be easily observed.
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Renewable Energy Certificate (REC)’
Select the correct statements
Solution (d)
There are two categories of RECs, viz., solar RECs and non-solar RECs. Solar RECs are issued to eligible entities for generation of electricity based on solar as renewable energy source, and non-solar RECs are issued to eligible entities for generation of electricity based on renewable energy sources other than solar.
REC would be exchanged only in the CERC approved power exchanges.
Reade More – https://www.recregistryindia.nic.in/index.php/publics/faqs
Solution (d)
There are two categories of RECs, viz., solar RECs and non-solar RECs. Solar RECs are issued to eligible entities for generation of electricity based on solar as renewable energy source, and non-solar RECs are issued to eligible entities for generation of electricity based on renewable energy sources other than solar.
REC would be exchanged only in the CERC approved power exchanges.
Reade More – https://www.recregistryindia.nic.in/index.php/publics/faqs
