29 June To 5 July CA — ca quiz Current Affairs

The Satellite Landing System (SLS) trial was successfully conducted at Jaipur Airport.

• An Indigo Airbus A320 was used for this demonstration.

• It uses the GAGAN system developed by ISRO and AAI.

• GAGAN stands for GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation.

The Whitley Awards are international honors for grassroots environmental conservation.

• Barkha Subba worked on the Himalayan Salamander, while Parveen Sheikh worked on Indian Skimmer birds.

• Winners receive £50,000 in funding for their projects.

• The ceremony was held at the Royal Geographical Society in London.

Sanae Takaichi is indeed Japan's first female PM to visit India for an annual summit.

• The 'Unicorn Project' focused on defense radio antennas was a key topic.

• Other topics included the Gobardhan Mission and bullet train technology.

• India and Japan conduct several exercises like Jimex and Veer Guardian.

Greece has officially allowed the use of UPI, making it the 10th country to do so.

• Cambodia was the 9th country to adopt UPI.

• UPI was launched in India in 2016 and is regulated by NPCI.

• This move is expected to boost Indian tourism in Europe.

India is ranked 94th in the Sustainable Development Report 2024.

• In 2015, India's rank was 112th.

• The report is published by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

• Finland topped the index, followed by Sweden and Denmark.

Borjuli Site in Sonitpur was recently declared a Biodiversity Heritage Site.

• The wild rice found here (Oryza rufipogon) is endemic to the region.

• The site is also recognized as a wetland under the Ramsar context.

• Another famous rice from Assam with a GI tag is 'Jodima Rice'.

CMBEC stands for China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic Corridor.

• Its goal is to provide China access to the Bay of Bengal, not the Arabian Sea.

• It starts from China's Yunnan province and passes through Myanmar's Rakhine state.

• This corridor is part of China's 'String of Pearls' strategy.

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been appointed as the 51st Vice Chief of Air Staff.

• He replaced Nagesh Kapoor in this position.

• The appointment was made under the Ministry of Defence.

• He is an experienced officer of the Indian Air Force.

The Borjuli site in Sonitpur, Assam, has been named a Biodiversity Heritage Site.

• This site is famous for 'Wild Rice' (Oryza rufipogon).

• Biodiversity Heritage Sites are declared under the Biodiversity Act 2002.

• International Biodiversity Day is celebrated annually on May 22.

The 16th annual summit between India and Japan took place in New Delhi.

• Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi visited India for this summit.

• The previous 15th summit was held in Tokyo, Japan.

• In 2027, India and Japan will complete 75 years of diplomatic relations.