10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #62 January 15, 2020

Explanation: National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK): It acts as a Non-Statutory body of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment whose tenure is extended from time to time through Government Resolutions.
Functions:
•Recommend government regarding specific programmes for welfare of Safai Karamcharis
•Monitor the implementation of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.
According to data from the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK), of the 926 sewer deaths, families of 172 victims are yet to receive compensation. Gujarat and Maharashtra lag behind the most in compensation for sewer deaths.

Explanation: The Statue of Unity has been included in the 8 wonders of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
About 8 Wonders of SCO:The Eight Wonders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) project embraces eight unique archeological and historical monuments of the SCO member states.These eight sites are:
•Statue of Unity in India
•Daming Palace in China
•Navruz Palace in Tajikistan
•Mughals Heritage in Pakistan
•Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan
•Po-i-Kalan complex in Uzbekistan
•Tamgaly Gorge in Kazakhstan
•Golden Ring of Russia.

Explanation: About the IRAD:
•The Integrated Road Accident Database(IRAD) has been developed by the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras(IIT-M) and will be implemented by the National Informatics Centre(NIC).
•The database will help in analysing causes of road crashes and in devising safety interventions to reduce such accidents in the country.
•The system will be first piloted in the six States with highest fatalities from road crashes namely Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
•The IRAD will then be improved on the basis of the learning from the trial following which it will be rolled out across the country.

Explanation: Recently,the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the commissionerate system of policing for state capital Lucknow, and Noida.
About the commissionerate system:
•In the commissionerate system,the Commissioner of Police(CP) is the head of a unified police command structure and is responsible for the force in the city, and is accountable to the state government.
•The office also has magisterial powers including those related to regulation, control and licensing.
•The CP is usually drawn from the Deputy Inspector General rank or above, and is assisted by Special/Joint/Additional/Deputy Commissioners.

Explanation: Recently, Union home minister has chaired the sixth meeting of the Island Development Agency (IDA). About IDA:
•The Island Development Agency (IDA) was constituted in 2017 under the aegis of Ministry of Home Affairs to look into the holistic development of islands.
•Home Minister of India is its chairman and CEO of NITI Aayog acts as its convener.
•The other members of IDA include Secretary- Tourism, Tribal affairs, the Home Secretary, Secretary Ministry of Environment and Cabinet secretary.
•NITI Aayog has been mandated with the task to steer the holistic development of the islands in sustainable manner.