10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #42 December 19, 2019

Explanation: Ministry of Communications launched the National Broadband Mission (NBM). Objectives:
•Broadband access to all villages by 2022
•Facilitate universal and equitable access to broadband services
•Lay incremental 30 lakhs route km of Optical Fiber Cable by 2024
•increase in tower density from 0.42 to 1.0 tower per thousand of the population by 2024
•Develop a Broadband Readiness Index (BRI): It will measure the availability of digital communications infrastructure and a conducive policy ecosystem within a State/UT.

Explanation: The BrahMos is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile capable of being launched from submarines, warships, fighter jets or land. It has a strike range of nearly 300 kilometers. It is developed by BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. (BAPL), New Delhi. It is a joint venture company between the Russian Federation’s NPO Mashinostroeyenia and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Explanation: The first Global Refugee Forum (GRF), a two-day gathering of United Nations member states has began in Geneva, Switzerland. The Global Refugee forum is jointly hosted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency and the government of Switzerland. The Global Refugee Forum is guided by the Global Compact on Refugees. It aims to debate and discuss the response of the world’s countries to the global refugee situation. The forum will be held every four years at the Ministerial level. The forum presents an opportunity for UN member states to announce action plans and pledges towards meeting objectives such as easing the burden on the host country, enhancing refugee self-reliance and supporting conditions in countries of origin for return in safety and dignity.
Q4. Consider the following statements with respect to Hydrogen fuel Cells:

Explanation: Recently, the Supreme Court has directed the government to look into the feasibility of introducing vehicles based on a hydrogen cell technology to deal with air pollution in Delhi. Fuel cells generate electricity through an electrochemical process. It converts chemical energy in fuels into electrical energy. It combines hydrogen and oxygen to generate an electric current with water being the only byproduct. The fuel cell promises power generation with high efficiency and low environmental impact.

Explanation: Ministry of Commerce & Industry has launched a national outreach Programme called GeM Samvaad. The outreach programme aims to spread awareness about the Government e-Marketplace (GeM). The programme will take place with stakeholders across the country and with local sellers in order to facilitate the on-boarding of local sellers on the marketplace while catering to specific requirements and procurement needs of buyers.