Indelible Ink
Recently, Mysore Paints and Varnish Ltd MPVL received its largest order
- Ink contains silver nitrate, which gets darker on reaction with nail and on exposure to light.
- Purple-coloured ink cannot be removed by any chemical, detergent, soap or oil for several months if once applied.
- Under rule 49K of Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 – Every elector shall allow his left forefinger to be marked with an indelible ink after inspected by Presiding officer or Polling Officer.
National Cooperative Database (NCD)
Recently, NCD was inaugurated
- Provides all information pertaining to Cooperative sector like number of co-operatives in states/UTs and in different sectors
- Ministry – Ministry of Cooperation
World Poverty Clock
World Poverty Clock says India’s extreme poverty at less than 3 per cent
- Provides real-time poverty estimates through 2030 for nearly every country in the world
- Funded by – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany.
- Every second, some escape while others fall into poverty and the clocks count all of them
- Escape rate – Calculates the current rate of poverty reduction in the world
Exercise ‘Dharma Guardian’
Recently, 5th edition of Joint Military Exercise ‘DHARMA GUARDIAN’ got ended at Rajasthan
- An annual joint military exercise
- Between – Indian and Japan
Pritzker Architecture Prize
Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto declared as winner of Pritzker Architecture Prize 2024
- Highest international award in the architecture field
- Awarded every year
- To honor a visionary architect for his consistent, impactful contributions to humanity’s built environment
- Yamamoto is the 9th laureate from Japan