10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | May 26 2021

• A Bantustan was a territory that the National Party administration of South Africa set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South West Africa, as part of its policy of apartheid

Source: Article

• The 17+1 cooperation forum is a China-led initiative founded in the year 2012.

• Aim: To expand cooperation between China and the Central and Eastern European (CEE) member countries. This is done through investments and trade for the development of the CEE region.
• The initiative also focuses on infrastructure projects such as bridges, motorways, railway lines and the modernisation of ports in the member states.
• Significance: The initiative is largely seen as an extension of China’s flagship Belt and Road initiative (BRI).

Source: 17+1

Refer this link for a detailed representation of above islands on a map. 

Maldhari community filed a case against the encroachment in the ecologically-sensitive Banni grassland in May, 2018. Recently, NGT has ordered to remove all the encroachments within six months from Gujarat’s Banni grasslands. Also, the NGT directed a joint committee to prepare an action plan.

• Banni grassland is spread over 2,618 kilometre and account for almost 45 per cent of the pastures in Gujarat.
• It comprises 48 hamlets / villages organised into 19 panchayats, with a population of about 40,000.

• Two ecosystems, wetlands and grasslands, are juxtaposed in Banni.
• Maldhari community breeds Banni Buffaloes, a species endemic to the region. The buffaloes are adaptive to Kutch’s hot weather conditions

Source: Down To Earth

Agricultural product : State

• Navara Rice : Kerala
• Zardalu mango: Bihar

• Bydagi Chilli : Karnataka

Recently Bihar government has partnered with the Department of Posts to supply ”Shahi Lichi” and “Zardalu Mango” to the people at doorstep.

Source: PIB

• Statement 1 is correct: It mainly undertakes two functions viz. Minor Forest Produce (MFP) development and Retail Marketing and Development (creating a sustainable market and create business opportunities for tribal people)
• Statement 2 is correct: The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) was established in 1987, under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984. Hence, it is a statutory body.
• Statement 3 is incorrect: It works under Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Source: Pib

• Supreme Court in its various judgements has declared all of the above rights as part of Article 21

• Right to family pension
• Right to sleep
• Right to sleep

• Right to free legal aid
• Right to health
• Right to Shelter
• Right to livelihood
• Right to fair trial …. etc

• Please refer to Article 21 under Fundamental rights chapter in Laxmikanth’s polity book for a detailed list of these rights.

Source: Article

• Yellow Fungus is also called mucor septic. It is a fungal infection that medical experts say generally does not occur in humans but in reptiles.
• Causes:

• Poor Hygiene
• High levels of humidity beyond the 30-40% range

• Old food and improper disposal also contribute to the growth of the fungus.
• Excess use of steroids is also a possible reason in Covid-19 patients.

• Symptoms:

• Symptoms of yellow fungus are laziness, loss of appetite, or no appetite at all and weight loss.

• Yellow fungus infection, unlike the two other infections, could be much more dangerous as it starts off internally. Thus, its diagnosis is very difficult.

Read more: Yellow fungus infection

According to a recent study published in Nature Geoscience, Greenland’s glacial meltwaters have unusually high levels of mercury.

Key Findings of the study:

• Researchers found high concentrations of mercury in the water bodies fed by the Greenland Ice Sheet.
• The mercury level was almost ten times the volume of mercury found in normal rivers.

• The mercury level was also similar to that found in the polluted inland rivers of China.

About Mercury:

• Mercury is a naturally occurring metal found in found in air, water and soil.
• Mercury is considered by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as one of the top ten chemicals or groups of chemicals of major public health concern.
• The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury and its compounds.

Source: Down To Earth

• It is India’s first Covid-19 self-testing kit approved recently by the ICMR.
• This means anyone can collect their own nasal sample and test it for SARS-CoV-2.

• Such a self-test kit was first approved in the US last November. Similar kits have been approved in Europe and South Korea too.
• It is Developed by MyLab Discovery Solutions, a Pune-based molecular company.
• It uses a rapid antigen test, in which a nasal swab sample is tested for the virus and gives results within 15 minutes.

Source: Indian Express.