10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #11 November 13, 2019

Explanation: Climate Transparency is a global partnership with a shared mission to stimulate a ‘race to the top’ in G20 climate action and to shift investments towards zero carbon technologies through enhanced transparency.
Joint assessment to increase transparency: Climate Transparency brings together the most authoritative climate assessments and expertise of stakeholders from G20 countries. Jointly, these experts develop a credible, comprehensive and comparable picture on G20 climate performance: The Brown to Green Report covers easy-to-use information on all major areas such as mitigation and climate finance and includes detailed fact sheets on all G20 countries. It is published on an annual basis on the eve of the G20 Summit.
Empowering change agents: Climate Transparency aims to increase awareness and peer pressure among policy-makers in G20 governments and influencers from civil society and the financial sector on a national and international level. Activities of Climate Transparency to empower change agents include international and country-specific media work, direct communication with decision makers and G20 engagement groups as well as workshops in G20 countries.

Explanation: The Jal Shakti Ministry has finalised a committee to draft a new National Water Policy (NWP). It will be chaired by Mihir Shah, who is a former Planning Commission member and a water expert. The committee has 10 principal members, including Shashi Shekhar, a former secretary of Water Resources, and A.B. Pandya, former chairman of the Central Ground Water Board. The committee is expected to produce a report within six months.

Explanation: Suranga Bawadi has been included in the World Monument Watch list for 2020 along with 24 other monuments from across the world. Suranga Bawadi is an integral part of the ancient Karez system of supplying water through subterranean tunnels built during the Adil Shahi era in Vijayapura, Karnataka. The magnificent underground system was built to supply water to the city which had a population of nearly 12 lakh then.

Explanation: Odisha have succeeded in thwarting an attack by the Fall Armyworm (FAW) on maize crop due to proper precaution and timely management by the state agriculture department and awareness among farmers. The Fall Armyworm (FAW) or Spodoptera frugiperda is an invasive agricultural pest. It was first reported in West Africa in 2016. FAW was spotted for the first time in India in Karnataka in June 2018 and then spread to ten other states including Odisha.

Explanation: The Ministry of Environment is undertaking a mass cleanliness drive in 50 identified beaches under the Swachh – Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan. The objective of the abhiyaan is to make beaches clean and create awareness amongst people about the importance of coastal ecosystems. The identified beaches are in 10 coastal States/Union Territories (UTs) namely Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The cleaning drives in all beaches are being undertaken involving school students of Eco-clubs, district administration, institutions, volunteers, local communities and other stakeholders. The collected waste will be processed as per Waste Management Rules, 2016.