10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : December 5, 2018

Kandhamal Haldi likely to get GI tag.

A geographical indication (GI) is a label used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin

GIs are typically used for agricultural products, foodstuffs, wine and spirit drinks, handicrafts, and industrial products.

GI tags last up to a term of 10 years, and can be renewed.

It is given to an association of makers or growers of the product or state or Central government which may apply on their behalf.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development is formulating guidelines for  children’s hostels, prescribing the minimum standards of care that should be provided to children. The Juvenile Justice Act 2015 defines the child in need of care and protection as under:-

Child in need of care and protection” means a child –

• who is found without any home or settled place of abode and without any ostensible means of subsistence; or
• who is found working in contravention of labour laws for the time being in force or is found begging, or living on the street; or
• who is mentally ill or mentally or physically challenged or suffering from terminal or incurable disease, having no one to support or look after or having parents or guardians unfit to take care, if found so by the Board or the Committee; or
• who has a parent or guardian and such parent or guardian is found to be unfit or incapacitated, by the Committee or the Board, to care for and protect the safety and well-being of the child; or
• who does not have parents and no one is willing to take care of, or whose parents have abandoned or surrendered him; or
• who has been or is being or is likely to be abused, tortured or exploited for the purpose of sexual abuse or illegal acts; or
• who is found vulnerable and is likely to be inducted into drug abuse or trafficking; or
• who is being or is likely to be abused for unconscionable gains; or
• who is victim of or affected by any armed conflict, civil unrest or natural calamity; or
• who is at imminent risk of marriage before attaining the age of marriage and whose parents, family members, guardian and any other persons are likely to be responsible for solemnisation of such marriage;”

The Ministry had notified all states/UTs to undertake inspection of all CCIs and related facilities and to ensure their registration. As per Section 41 of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015, registration of all Child Care Institutions, whether funded by Government or not, is mandatory. The penalty of non-registration is prescribed under Section 42 of the Act. The Minister added that registration under the JJ Act is also mandatory for all CCIs running in the form of hostels.

• The India Water Impact Summit is an annual event where stakeholders get together to discuss, debate and develop model solutions for some of the biggest water related problems in the country.
• India Water Impact Summit 2018, being jointly organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) from 5-7 December 2018 in New Delhi.

e Summit will focus on three key aspects:

• Spotlight on 5 states: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi and Bihar. The objective is to showcase the efforts and works going on within the respective states.
• Ganga Financing Forum: The 2018 Summit also introduces the inaugural Ganga Financing Forum that will bring a number of institutions to a common knowledge, information and partnership platform. The Hybrid Annuity Model has redefined the economic landscape of water and waste-water treatment in India. All tenders have been successfully bid out and financial closures being achieved. Additionally, the Government is also now encouraging development of smaller decentralised waste water treatment projects. The Financing Forum will bring together financial institutions and investors interested in Namami Gange programmes.
• Technology and Innovation: Implementation of the pilot/demonstration programme known as the Environment Technology Verification (ETV) process. This will provide an opportunity to technology and innovation companies from around the world to showcase their solutions for addressing the problems prevalent in the river basin.

Tiger only have one species in the world but it is divided into six subspecies: Bengal (Indian), Sumatran, Amur (Siberian), Malayan, Amoy (South China) and Indochinese.

Namdapha National Park

It is located between the Dapha bum range of the Mishmi Hills and the Patkai range in Arunachal Pradesh.

Noa-Dihing River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra which flows westwards through the middle of Namdapha

Country’s only reserve to have four big cat species — the tiger, leopard and the severely endangered clouded and snow leopards

As per the regulation, there are 5 categories of RPAS categorized by weight, namely nano, micro, small, medium and large. Therefore, statement 1 is incorrect

The RPAS operations will be based on NPNT (No Permission, No Take off). Statement 2 is correct.