10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #18 October 24, 2019

Explanation: The Hunar Haat is an exhibition of handicrafts, embroidery made by artisans from the Minority Communities. Hunar Haats are organised by Ministry of Minority Affairs under USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills & Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development) scheme. The Haats have become a successful mission to provide employment and opportunities for artisans, craftsmen and culinary experts in national as well international markets. Union Minority Affairs Minister has said that the Government will provide employment opportunities to lakhs of artisans, craftsmen and traditional culinary experts through Hunar Haat in the next 5 years.

Explanation: The United Nations World Food Programme(WFP) has launched a cinema advertisement campaign ‘Feed Our Future’ for India. The campaign aims to raise awareness and take steps against hunger and malnutrition in India. The purpose of the campaign is also to build a curiosity in the audience to search ‘ShareTheMeal’ app which integrates food donation. ShareTheMeal is an app of UN WFP against global hunger. The app enables users to make small donations to specific WFP projects and track its progress. The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization fighting hunger worldwide. It is the food assistance branch of the United Nations.

Explanation: Jiyo Parsi is a Central Sector Scheme launched by the Ministry of Minority Affairs in 2013. The main objective of the scheme is to reverse the declining trend of Parsi population by adopting a scientific protocol and structured interventions, stabilize their population and increase the population of Parsis in India. The Scheme comprises of three components (a) Advocacy Component, (b) Health of the Community Component and (c) Medical Component.

Explanation: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released the report ‘Prison Statistics India 2017.’ The majority of prisoners in India are under trial prisoners which means they have not yet been pronounced guilty by a court of law. Among states, the highest percentage of undertrial prisoners was in Meghalaya while the lowest was in Mizoram. Among Union Territories, the highest was in Dadra and Nagar Haveli while the lowest was in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The actual capacity of the prisons has increased by 6.8% during the year 2015-2017.

Explanation: The Credit Suisse Group has released the 10th edition of its annual Global Wealth Report. The report tracks both the growth and distribution of wealth in terms of the numbers of millionaires and billionaires and the proportion of wealth that they hold as well as the status of inequality around the world.