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- Which Indian airport has ranked at 24th spot in the recently (in September ‘24) released OAG’s 2024 Megahubs airports?
1) Maharishi Valmiki International Airport
2) Manohar International Airport
3) Indira Gandhi International Airport
4) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
5) Thiruvananthapuram International AirportAnswer-3) Indira Gandhi International Airport
Explanation:
According to the ‘2024 Megahubs report’, released by the United Kingdom (UK)-based air consultancy firm Official Airline Guide (OAG), Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi(Delhi), has been ranked at 24th spot among the top 25 Megahub airports globally, up by one place from 25th spot in OAG’s 2023 report.
• Other than IGIA, Mumbai’s (Maharashtra) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) is also featured among the top 50 Megahubs airports globally. However, it saw a significant drop in its ranking from 34th position (in 2023) to 44th position (in 2024).
• UK-based London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has once again secured the 1st spot in the latest rankings, followed by Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) in Malaysia and Tokyo-Haneda International Airport (HND) in Japan, secured 2nd and 3rd position respectively.
• This is the 10th edition of OAG Megahubs report, which ranks the connectivity of the world’s leading international airport hubs both global and regional wise.
• The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) topped in the Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) megahub category with 14,583 Low-Cost Connections across 137 destinations.
• London Heathrow Airport(LHR) has once again been recognized as the world’s most internationally connected airport.
• As per OAG data, IndiGo emerged as the dominant carrier for both Delhi Airport and Mumbai Airport. Indigo operates 39% and 41% of flights at Delhi Airport and Mumbai Airport, respectively.
• Delhi Airport and Mumbai Airport are the only two Indian airports to be featured among OAG’s top 10 LCC Airports Megahub category. Click here to read more. - India has achieved Tier 1 status in the 5th edition of Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI 2024).
Which organisation has released the GCI 2024 in September 2024?
1) Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research
2) Department of Telecommunications
3) International Telecommunication Union
4) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
5) Asia-Pacific TelecommunityAnswer-3) International Telecommunication Union
Explanation:
India has achieved Tier 1 status in the 5th edition of Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI 2024), released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a trusted reference that measures the commitment of countries to cybersecurity at a global level.
• With an overall score of 98.49, India is featured in the Tier I category along with 46 countries.
• The level of development or engagement of each country is assessed along 5 pillars: Legal Measures, Technical Measures, Organizational Measures, Capacity Development, and Cooperation.
• It uses a new five-tier analysis, ranking countries from Tier 1 to Tier 5 based on their advancements and impacts in cybersecurity.
• India excelled(scored 20 out of 20) in legal, technical, capacity development, and cooperation, marking them as areas of strength. Organisational measures was listed as an area of potential growth (score: 18.49). - Which bank has recently (in September ‘24) partnered with Paisabazaar to launch its PaisaSave Credit Card?
1) Yes Bank
2) World Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) HDFC Bank
5) Asian Development BankAnswer- 1) Yes Bank
Explanation:
Paisabazaar, India’s largest marketplace for consumer credit and free credit score platform, has partnered with Yes Bank Limited to launch their co-branded credit card named ‘YES BANK Paisabazaar PaisaSave Credit Card’.
• The PaisaSave Credit Card is designed to reward frequent customers by providing significant cashback on everyday purchases, both online and offline, making it a must-have for the value-conscious customers.
• The customers can apply for a virtual Yes Bank Rupay Credit Card, which allows them to make Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments smoothly and expands the card’s utility.
• The card provides cashback of 3% on online purchases across platforms like Amazon, Myntra, Flipkart, Nykaa, Swiggy, Zomato, Tata Cliq, and Ajio.
• The users will continue to earn 1.5% cash back on further online purchases after reaching a monthly cashback limit of Rs 5,000 on online transactions. - Which online travel platform has recently (in September ‘24) introduced India’s First Travel Services Marketplace on Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) Network?
1) Airbnb
2) MakeMyTrip
3) TripAdvisor
4) CheckMyTrip
5) EaseMyTripAnswer-5) EaseMyTrip
Explanation:
New Delhi (Delhi) based EaseMyTrip, online travel platform in India, has introduced ScanMyTrip.com, India’s First Travel Services Marketplace on Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) Network.
• EaseMyTrip has become the first Online Travel Agency (OTA) to sell and purchase travel services through the ONDC platform.
• ScanMyTrip.com aims to empower OTAs, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), travel agents, and homestays by allowing them to list their services on the ONDC network, connecting them to a wide digital marketplace.
• In May 2024, EaseMyTrip signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with ONDC at the ‘ONDC Startup Mahotsav,’ demonstrating their commitment to the digital changes that ONDC is bringing to e-commerce. - According to a recent (in September ‘24) study from the United States of America (USA) based Cornell University, the first human-made meteor shower may occur from the rocky debris left over from NASA’s ___________ mission.
1) Tanager-1
2) Gaofen-11 05
3) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
4) Double Asteroid Redirection Test
5) Artemis IIAnswer- 4) Double Asteroid Redirection Test
Explanation:
A study from Cornell University of New York, the United States of America (USA) suggests that the rocky debris generated from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission may result in the first human-made meteor shower.
• In 2022, NASA DART spacecraft intentionally slammed into asteroid Dimorphos and generated a massive debris field, estimated to be around 2 million pounds (nearly 1 million kilograms) of rocks and dust. The fragments from the collision could potentially reach Earth and Mars within the next 10 to 30 years.
• These particles could produce visible meteors as they penetrate the Martian atmosphere. These meteor showers could last for up to a century.
• The study has been accepted for publication in The Planetary Science Journal. - Which country has won the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 held from 8th to 17th September 2024 at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in China?
1) China
2) India
3) Japan
4) Pakistan
5) MalaysiaAnswer-2) India
Explanation:
The 8th edition of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy was held from 8th to 17th September 2024 at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China. The Indian men’s hockey team won the Asian Champion Trophy 2024 by defeating China with a 1-0 score in the finals held at the Moqi Hockey Training Base in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China.
• This marks India’s 5th Asian Championship title. China finished as runners-up, while Pakistan came third.
• India previously won the title in 2011, 2016, 2018 (joint winners with Pakistan), and 2023.
• The total prize pot for the competition was set at USD 14.8 million, with the winners in line to net USD 5 million. The runners-up received USD 3 million, and the 2 losing semi-finalists received USD 1 million each.
• Every player of the Indian Hockey team will get a reward of Rs 3 lakh while Rs 1.5 lakh will be awarded to every support staff member.
• The Asian Champions Trophy is the annual men’s hockey tournament organised by the Asian Hockey Federation since 2011.
• Participants 2024: India, Pakistan, South Korea, Japan, China, and Malaysia.
• India emerged as the inaugural winners of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy defeating Pakistan in 2011. India is the most successful team in the tournament(5) followed by Pakistan at 2nd spot with 3 titles. - Which Javelin Thrower has finished second with a throw of 87.86 meters(m) at the 2024 Wanda Diamond League Finals in King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium?
1) Anderson Peters
2) Julian Weber
3) Neeraj Chopra
4) DP Manu
5) Oliver HelanderAnswer-3) Neeraj Chopra
Explanation:
Indian Javelin Thrower & Olympic Medalist Neeraj Chopra finished second with a throw of 87.86 meters (m) at the 2024 Wanda Diamond League Finals held from 13th to 14th September 2024 in King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium.
• Paris 2024 Olympics bronze medalist Anderson Peters of Grenada won his first Diamond League title with a throw of 87.87 m and the 2023 European Games champion Julian Weber of Germany finished 3rd with a throw of 85.97 m.
• This was Neeraj Chopra’s 5th appearance in the Diamond League final. He has previously won the title in 2022 with an 88.44m throw and became the 1st Indian to win the Diamond League Trophy.
• Neeraj has gained 14 points across two Diamond League meets in 2024 to qualify for the final.
• Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the 1st Asian javelin throw athlete to do so and he recently won the silver in the 2024 Paris Olympics with a throw of 89.45 m.
• Neeraj Chopra had set a national record of 89.94m at the Stockholm event of the Diamond League in 2022 and gave his career’s second-best of 89.49 m at the Lausanne meet in August 2024.
• He also won a gold at the Federation Cup 2024 (Jodhpur, Rajasthan) held in May 2024 with a best throw of 82.27m.
• The Diamond League is an annual series of track and field athletic competitions including fifteen of the best invitational athletics meetings. - Name the app that was recently (in September ‘24) launched by Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to help customized multilingual buyer apps.
1) Lokpath
2) Saarthi
3) NERACE
4) Bhooskhalan
5) JioFinanceAnswer-2) Saarthi
Explanation:
On 11th September 2024, The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has reportedly announced the launch of ‘Saarthi’, a reference application designed to assist businesses in creating their own customised buyer-side apps, co-developed with Bhashini.
• The app initially supports Hindi, English, Marathi, Bangla and Tamil, with plans to scale up to all 22 languages provided by Bhashini.
• The multilingual features of Saarthi, including real-time translation, transliteration, and voice recognition allow businesses to expand market reach, enabling companies to tap into new regions and increase customer acquisition. - In which city Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Eknath Shinde has recently (in September ‘24) launched the ‘Majhi Ladki Bahin Kutumb Behet’ campaign?
1) Mumbai
2) Pune
3) Amravati
4) Nagpur
5) ThaneAnswer-5) Thane
Explanation:
On 10th September 2024, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde launched the ‘Majhi Ladki Bahin Kutumb Behet’ campaign in Thane, as a part of his Shiv Sena party’s outreach programme aimed at connecting with beneficiary families across the state.
• The Chief Minister visited homes in Kisan Nagar and Jai Bhavani Nagar in Thane and interacted with women to assess the impact of various government welfare schemes on their lives. This initiative, led by the Yuva Sena, aims to reach two crore households across Maharashtra.
• During his visit to the Kopri-Pachpakhadi Assembly constituency, he met 15 families and expressed confidence that, with the collective efforts of Shiv Sena’s ministers, Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), Members of Parliament (MP), representatives, and Yuva Sena activists, the party would meet its goal of reaching one crore homes within a week.
• He highlighted the success of similar outreach programmes such as ‘Shasan Aplya Dari,’ which benefited more than five crore citizens. - Who has been recently (in September 2024) elected as the President of the 68th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?
1) Robert Keith Rae
2) Sang Wook Ham
3) Roberta Metsola
4) Philemon Yang
5) Rafael Mariano GrossiAnswer-2) Sang Wook Ham
Explanation:
Sang Wook Ham, South Korea’s ambassador to Austria, has been elected as the President of the 68th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an international organisation within the United Nations (UN).
• Sang Wook Ham will hold the office during the IAEA conference, held from 16 to 20 September 2024 at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) in Vienna, Austria.
• He was appointed as the Republic of Korea’s (ROK) Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna in 2022.
• He has served as a Chair of the Missile Technology Control Regime in 2016, and Chair of the International Trust Fund (ITF) for Enhancing Human Security for 2023-24.
• He served as the Chair of the IAEA Board of Governors in 2022.
• He was awarded the Presidential Citation in 2012 and an Order of Service Merit with Red Stripes in 2015.
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