Daily Current Affairs Quiz 23 May 2022

b) 2, 3 and 5 only

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Swiss nonprofit foundation established in 1971, based in Geneva, Switzerland. Recognized by the Swiss authorities as the international institution for public-private cooperation. Committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas.
Reports released by World Economic Forum
Global Risk Report.
Global Travel and Tourism Report.
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Energy Transition Index.
Global Competitiveness Report.
Global IT Report
WEF along with INSEAD, and Cornell University publishes this report.
Global Gender Gap Report.
Global Risk Report.
Global Travel and Tourism Report.
The World Development Report is released by the World Bank and the World Economic Outlook is released by the IMF.
Hence option B is correct.

b) Freshwater fish

Olive barbs, Filament barb, Highfin barb and Carnatic carp are freshwater fish species used to be found widely in the Idamalayar Dam, Bhoothathankettu, and the Kol fields of Thrissur district, Kerala. However, indiscriminate fishing and changes in habitat conditions have brought these species, especially Kuruva Paral, to the brink of extinction. Conservation measures are taken up under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-India High Range Landscape project.

b) Singapore

According to a statement issued by the commerce and industry ministry, India has recorded highest ever annual FDI inflow of USD 83.57 billion in the Financial Year 2021-22.
FDI equity inflow in manufacturing sectors has increased by 76 per cent in 2021-22. Singapore was the topmost investor in India last fiscal year, accounting for 27% of the FDI, followed by the US at 18% and Mauritius at 16%. In 2020-21, the inflows were USD 81.97 billion.

b) 2 only

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced that the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) would be extended to India’s neighbouring countries.

Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) was established in December 2020 as a joint initiative of the Union Health Ministry of Health and Department of Biotechnology (DBT) (under the Ministry of Science and Technology) with the Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to expand the whole-genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 disease, across India with the aim of understanding how the virus spreads and evolves.

b) Davos

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is set to hold its Annual Meeting 2022 in the Switzerland town of Davos from May 22 to 26.
This is the first global in-person event since the start of the pandemic. The theme of the WEF Annual Meeting 2022 will be “Working Together, Restoring Trust. The issues to be discussed include government policies and business strategies amidst global pandemic, and the war in Ukraine and geo-economic challenges.