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A)
Godrej Agrovet
B)
Rallis India
C)
Heritage Foods
D)
United Phosphorus Ltd

Correct Answer :   Godrej Agrovet


Diversified agribusiness company, Godrej Agrovet, has signed MoUs (Memorandum of Understanding) with Assam, Manipur and Tripura State governments for development and promotion of oil palm cultivation in the region under the National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) scheme.
 
As part of the MoU signed, Godrej Agrovet will be allotted land across the three States for the promotion and development of sustainable palm oil plantations in the region. The collaboration will bring new opportunities and growth in building oil palm plantations in these three States and would help to provide the required support to the farmers, the company said in a press statement.
 
Godrej Agrovet is the largest oil palm processor in the country and works directly with the farmers for the entire lifecycle of their crop. The MoUs are in line with the company’s long-term strategy to be the catalyst of India’s oil mission through sustainable growth of oil palm production and doubling of farmers’ income.

NMEO-OP scheme : The Centre had launched the NMEO-OP scheme in August 2021 with a planned outlay of ₹11,040 crore. Under this mission, government has envisaged to raise area under cultivation of oil palm to 10 lakh hectares by FY26 and 16.7 lakh hectares by FY30 with special focus on the North-East region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands..

Source : The Hindu Businessline

Published On : August 24, 2022
A)
Goldman Sachs company
B)
Morgan Stanley company
C)
Credit Suisse company
D)
BlackRock company

Correct Answer :   Credit Suisse company


Credit Suisse Group AG appointed "Dixit Joshi" as chief financial officer to replace David Mathers who decided to step down as the lender prepares for a broad shakeup after a string of losses.
 
Joshi will take over on 1st Oct 2022, the Swiss bank said in a statement.
 
The firm also named "Francesca McDonagh" as group chief operating officer from September 19, 2022 and Michael J. Rongetti as ad-interim chief executive officer of the asset management division. Francesco de Ferrari will become CEO of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : August 24, 2022
A)
Sanjeev Das
B)
Debasisa Mohanty
C)
Sagar Sengupta
D)
Ram Rajasekharan

Correct Answer :   Debasisa Mohanty


Senior scientist "Debasisa Mohanty" was on Monday(22nd Aug 2022) appointed as the director of the National Institute of Immunology (NII), according to a Personnel Ministry order.
 
He is currently working as the staff scientist with the institute.
 
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Dr Debasisa Mohanty, Staff Scientist-VII, NII, New Delhi to the post of Director, National Institute of Immunology, with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post and upto the age of his superannuation,” the order said..

Source : The Print

Published On : August 24, 2022
A)
Italy
B)
Belgium
C)
Portugal
D)
Netherlands

Correct Answer :   Portugal


Portugal currently registers 182 elderly (aged 65 years and above) for every 100 young people (aged up to 14 years), becoming the fastest aging country in the European Union (EU), according to a study published by the Contemporary Portugal Database Pordata.
 
In the past three decades, the elderly population tripled in the country, according to the study, based on data from the Portuguese National Statistics Institute (INE) and published by Publico newspaper on Sunday(21st Aug 2022).
 
In 1990, Portugal registered 66 elderly for every 100 young people, Xinhua news agency reported..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : August 24, 2022
A)
Gujarat
B)
Maharashtra
C)
Jharkhand
D)
Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Uttar Pradesh


Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister "Yogi Adityanath" has ordered to confiscate the properties of those found involved in illicit liquor and drugs trade and put up their posters in public places, an official said Tuesday(23rd Aug 2022).
 
While reviewing the campaign against illicit liquor and narcotics, Adityanath said involvement in such trade should be seen as a national crime, not just a criminal offence and ordered concerned officials to take strict action against such people.
 
According to a statement issued by Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar'Anti Narcotics Task Force' (ANTF) would be supervised by Additional Director General of Police (Crime).
 
In the first phase, Narcotics Police Stations would be established in Barabanki and Ghazipur districts, the statement said, adding that officers from agencies like Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) will be taken on deputation in ANTF.

Source : NDTV

Published On : August 24, 2022
A)
Punjab
B)
Maharashtra
C)
Uttarakhand
D)
Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Punjab


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday(24th Aug 2022) inaugurated Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Mullanpur of Punjab's Mohali district.
 
After inaugurating the state-of-the-art 2,600-bed Amrita Hospital in Haryana's Faridabad, PM Modi arrived in Mohali in the afternoon.
 
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann was also present when PM Modi inaugurated the cancer hospital in Mullanpur on the outskirts of Chandigarh.
 
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre is a 300-bed facility and equipped with state-of-the-art facilities such as MRI, mammography, digital radiography and brachytherapy to treat all types of cancer using every available treatment modalities like surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and bone marrow transplant.
 
The hospital has been built at a cost of over Rs 660 crore by Tata Memorial Centre, an aided institute under the Union department of atomic energy..

Source : Times of India

Published On : August 24, 2022
A)
24th August
B)
25th August
C)
26th August
D)
27th August

Correct Answer :   24th August


Every year, World Gujarati Language Day 2022 is celebrated on 24 August to commemorate the birth anniversary of the great writer of Gujarat ‘Veer Narmad’. ‘Gujarati Diwas’ is celebrated because the poet Narmad was considered to be the creator of the Gujarati language.
 
World Gujarati Language Day Significance :  On this day, People pay tribute to the poet who contributed significantly to the speech by also making a new Gujarati dictionary amid extreme tribulations.

* The dictionary includes words of all dialects with their diverse usages.

* Since then, looking at the historic Narmad philosophy, Vishwa Gujarati Diwas is celebrated yearly to dedicate a day to the language and to the Gujarati culture.
 
Who is Veer Narmad?
* Poet Veer Narmad was born on August 24th, 1833, in Surat, Gujarat
* He was from a Brahmin family.
* His full name was Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave. 
* He wrote his first poem in 22 years.
* he served as a teacher in Mumbai.
* Narmad was a playwright, essayist, speaker, lexicographer and reformer under the British Raj whose poem named “Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat” is now the state anthem of the Indian state.

Published On : August 24, 2022
A)
Bharat Petroleum
B)
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
C)
Indian Oil Corporation
D)
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

Correct Answer :   Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited


Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited(HPCL) has commenced on its Cow Dung to Compressed Biogas Project in Rajasthan. This will be HPCL’s first project under the waste to energy portfolio. The plant will have the capacity to utilise 100 tonnes of cow dung per day to produce biogas, which can be utilized as automotive fuel. The project is proposed to be commissioned in a year’s time.
 
The project’s ground breaking ceremony took place at Pathmeda village in Jalore ditrict of Rajasthan and was attended by senior HPCL officials including ED – Bio-fuel & Renewable Shuvendu Gupta.
 
The project is being developed under GOBAR-Dhan scheme launched by Government of India as a part of the Biodegradable Waste Management component under Swachh Bharat Mission to positively impact cleanliness and generate wealth and energy from cattle and organic waste..

Source : Indianarrative

Published On : August 24, 2022
A)
Ajay Bisaria
B)
Rudrendra Tandon
C)
Vikram Doraiswami
D)
Sanjeev Kumar Singla

Correct Answer :   Vikram Doraiswami


Vikram Doraiswami, presently Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom (UK), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Tuesday(23rd Aug 2022).
 
Shri Vikram K. Doraiswami (IFS: 1992), presently High Commissioner of India to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom,” the MEA said in a statement.
 
Doraiswami is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the statement added. Doraiswami joined the "Indian Foreign Service" in 1992. Before that, he did journalism for a year.
 
According to MEA, he received his master’s degree in history from Delhi University..

Source : The Print

Published On : August 24, 2022
A)
Amit Shah
B)
Droupadi Murmu
C)
Nirmala Sitharaman
D)
Narendra Modi

Correct Answer :   Narendra Modi


Prime Minister "Narendra Modi" on 24th August 2022 inaugurated a 2,600-bed private hospital in Faridabad, Haryana that is equipped with cutting-edge technology, including a centralised fully-automated laboratory, in what will be a major boost to healthcare infrastructure in the National Capital Region (NCR).
 
Haryna Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar were also present on the occasion.
 
The state-of-the-art Amrita Hospital, built on a sprawling 130-acre campus with sustainability in mind, has a dedicated seven-storey research block and has been constructed over a period of six years under the Mata Amritanandmayi Math.
 
The new super-speciality hospital has opened initially with 500 beds and is expected to be fully operational in a phased manner over the next five years. Once fully operational, the hospital with 81 specialities is billed to be the largest private hospital in Delhi-NCR and the country, its officials had earlier said.
 
The hospital buildings will span 36 lakh sq. ft in built-up area, with a 14-floor tower housing key medical facilities. There is also a helipad on the rooftop..

Source : The Hindu

Published On : August 24, 2022
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