10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : April 12, 2019

The Namami Gange is an Integrated Conservation Mission which seeks effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of River Ganga.

NMCG is the implementation wing of the National Ganga Council. It was registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860.The government through the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016, declared NMCG as an Authority. It has been given powers to issue directions and also to exercise the powers under the Environment (Protection) Act,1986.

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has been awarded the distinction of Public Water Agency of the Year at the Global Water Awards in London,UK.

According to the State of World Population 2019 report, India’s population grew at an average of 1.2% annually between 2010 and 2019.It is more than double the annual population growth rate of China. The report was published by the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFP)

The report adds that India’s total fertility rate per woman declined from 5.6 in 1969 to 3.7 in 1994 and 2.3 in 2019. India has also registered an improvement in life expectancy at birth. The life expectancy at birth in 1969 was 47 years, growing to 60 years in 1994 and 69 years in 2019.

The report also noted there was a drop in the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) which was 488 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1994 and it came down to 174 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2015.MMR is defined as the proportion of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.

ICC is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. ICC has the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for (a)international crimes of genocide (b)crimes against humanity (c)crime of aggression and (d)war crimes. India is not a signatory to the Rome Statute.

A black hole is a region of space from which nothing, not even light, can escape. These black holes consist a huge amount of matter packed densely into a small area, giving it an immense gravitational pull. Black holes are thought to be formed when very massive stars collapse at the end of their life cycle.

The image of the black hole was taken by the Event Horizon telescope (ETH). The ETH is a project comprised of eight different telescopes at different observatories around the world. It has been operating in synchronicity to image the black holes in the centre of M87 galaxy and Sagittarius A* black hole located at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy.

Two schemes of the West Bengal government viz. “Utkarsh Bangla” and “Sabooj Sathi” have won World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) prizes of the United Nations.

Launched in 2016, the Utkarsh Bangla scheme provides for placement linked short-term skill trainings across the state of West Bengal.

Launched in 2015, Sabuj Sathi is a scheme for distribution of bi-cycles to students of class IX to XII studying in Govt. run and Govt. aided Schools and Madrashas.

The International Court of Justice was established in 1945 at Hague, Netherlands. It is composed of 15 judges elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. Its objective is to settle legal disputes submitted to it by (a)states (b) duly authorized international branches and (c) UN General Assembly.