2 May CA — ca quiz Current Affairs

Project 'Mausam' is an initiative of the Ministry of Culture, launched in June 2014 during the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee.

• Its main goal is to reconnect the countries of the Indian Ocean region through their ancient trade routes and cultural heritage.

• It covers 39 countries in the Indian Ocean region.

• The nodal agency for this project is the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi.

• UNESCO recently released a world map highlighting the maritime heritage under this project.

V. Rama Mathew has been appointed as the first woman Chairperson of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

• She is a 1988 batch IRS (Customs and Indirect Taxes) officer.

• She succeeded Sanjay Kumar Agarwal in this position.

• CBIC is a part of the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

• It was established in 1964 and its headquarters is located in New Delhi.

Iran topped the medal tally at the 2026 Asian Wrestling Championships with a total of 17 medals, including 9 Gold medals.

• Japan finished second with 15 medals (6 Gold).

• India finished at the 5th position with 9 medals (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 6 Bronze).

• The only gold medal for India was won by Aman Sehrawat in the men's 57kg freestyle category.

• The championships were held in Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan.

Dharma Guardian 2026 is a joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

• The 6th edition of this exercise was held at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan, India.

• Its objective is to share best practices and enhance interoperability between the two armies for counter-terrorism operations.

• It is an annual exercise that began in 2018.

• India also conducts other exercises with Japan like JIMEX (Navy) and SHINYUU Maitri (Air Force).

The Uttarakhand government has launched the 'Chief Minister's Skill Upgradation and Global Employment Scheme' to help youth find jobs in foreign countries.

• Under this scheme, the government will provide training to youth in sectors like nursing, hospitality, and elderly care.

• It will also assist them with visa and passport processes and provide financial help for travel.

• The scheme was approved in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.

• Uttarakhand capital: Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain (Summer); Governor: Gurmit Singh.

The world's largest Rudraksha Ganesha idol was unveiled in Dharwad city of Karnataka in April 2026.

• The idol is approximately 28 feet high and is made using more than 11 lakh Rudraksha beads.

• It was created by a group of artists and devotees over a period of several months.

• The initiative aims to promote spiritual awareness and the importance of traditional craftsmanship.

• Dharwad is known as the cultural capital of North Karnataka.

The 52nd G7 Summit in 2026 will be hosted by Canada.

• The 50th G7 summit (2024) was held in Italy, and the 51st summit (2025) will be held in Canada as well (wait, check rotation).

• Correction: The G7 rotation follows: France (2019), USA (2020), UK (2021), Germany (2022), Japan (2023), Italy (2024), Canada (2025), France (2026).

• So, the 52nd G7 Summit in 2026 will be held in France.

• G7 consists of: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, and USA (plus the EU).

The Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative was launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in 2018.

• Its goal is to spread awareness about cybercrime and build capacity for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and frontline IT staff.

• It is the first public-private partnership of its kind in India for cybersecurity.

• It follows the principles of 'Awareness, Education and Enablement'.

• Current Minister of Electronics and IT: Ashwini Vaishnaw.

The Border Roads Organization (BRO) has completed the strategic Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road connecting Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh.

• This 298-km long road provides a third all-weather connectivity route to Ladakh, besides the Manali-Leh and Srinagar-Leh roads.

• It passes through the Shinkun La tunnel, which will be the world's highest tunnel when completed.

• The road is crucial for defense logistics as it is less vulnerable to cross-border shelling.

• BRO was established in 1960 and works under the Ministry of Defence; current DG is Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan.

Indore has secured the title of India's cleanest city for the 8th consecutive time in the Swachh Survekshan 2025 awards.

• Surat (Gujarat) shared the first rank with Indore in this edition as well.

• Swachh Survekshan is the world's largest urban sanitation and cleanliness survey, conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

• It was first launched in 2016 to encourage cities to improve their sanitation status.

• Current Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs: Manohar Lal Khattar.