10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : December 3, 2018

Ex Cope India-18 is the fourth edition in the series of Bilateral Joint exercise held between IAF and USAF, which is conducted in India. This is the first time, the exercise is being planned at two Air Force bases, Kalaikunda and Panagarh.

The aim of exercise is to provide operational exposure and undertake mutual exchange of best practices towards enhancing operational capability.

Sahariya tribal have been preserving and conserving the traditional Mandana paintings with white chalk on red background, seen on the walls and floors of rural houses.

• Famed for warding off evil and acting as a good luck charm, the tribal paintings are derived from the word ‘Mandan’ referring to decoration and beautification and comprises simple geometric forms like triangles, squares and circles to decorate houses.
• The art is typically passed on from mother to daughter and uses white khariya or chalk solution and geru or red ochre.
• Twigs are used to draw on the floors and walls of their houses, which are first plastered with clay mixed with cow dung.

The Global Tiger Recovery Program (GTRP) seeks to empower Tiger Range Country (TRCs) to address the entire spectrum of threats, domestic as well as those that are transboundary in nature, and work toward increased financial sustainability through the integration of conservation objectives into development.

The GTRP has been developed, with the shared goal of doubling the number of wild tigers globally by 2022 through actions to:

(i) Effectively manage, preserve, protect, and enhance tiger habitats;

(ii) Eradicate poaching, smuggling, and illegal trade of tigers, their parts, and derivatives;

(iii) Cooperate in transboundary landscape management and in combating illegal trade;

(iv) Engage with indigenous and local communities;

(v) Increase the effectiveness of tiger and habitat management; and

(vi) Restore tigers to their former range.

• The 13 Asian Tiger Range Countries (TRCs) are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russian Federation, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Agro Tech India – 2018  is Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) CII’s flagship agri fair.

The 13th edition of the CII Agro Tech India-2018 – the biennial agro technology and business fair was held in Chandigarh.

The UK is partner country at the CII Agro Tech 2018. The issue of stubble burning and ways to tackle the same was the focus of the “Kisan Goshthee” on paddy straw management, held during the ongoing four-day CII Agro Tech India 2018.

Partners: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of Food Processing Industries and Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, Government of India

The United Nations Convention against Corruption is the only legally binding universal anti-corruption instrument. The Convention’s far-reaching approach and the mandatory character of many of its provisions make it a unique tool for developing a comprehensive response to a global problem.

In May 2011, the Indian Government ratified two UN Conventions – the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC) and its three protocols.

The body was established in the year 1989 during the G7 Summit in Paris (France) to combat the growing problem of money laundering. It designs and promotes policies and standards to combat financial crime.

Initially, FATF was only dealing with developing policies to combat money laundering. But in 2001 its purpose was expanded to act against terrorism financing.