Daily Current Affairs Quiz 3 June 2023

d) Brazil

Key facts about the Guarani tribe:

· The Guarani were one of the first peoples contacted after Europeans arrived in South America around 500 years ago.

· In Brazil, there are today around 51,000 Guarani living in seven states, making them the country’s most numerous tribes. Many others live in neighbouring Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina.

· These people in Brazil are divided into three groups: Kaiowá, Ñandeva and M’byá, of which the largest is the Kaiowá which means ‘forest people’.

· They are deeply spiritual people.

· Most communities have a prayer house, and a religious leader, whose authority is based on prestige rather than formal power

Recently, protests by Guarani tribal people have erupted across Brazil as the country’s Chamber of Deputies approved a new land bill that will restrict the new recognition of ancestral land of indigenous people.

c) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

National Medical Devices Policy, 2023 was unveiled recently by India’s Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
He also launched the Export Promotion Council for Medical Devices along with Assistance for Medical Devices clusters for Common Facilities (AMD-CF).

d) Pakistan

India has won the Men’s Hockey Junior Asia Cup-2023 title by defeating Pakistan 2-1. India has won this title for the record fourth time. Along with this, India has also broken the record of winning the Men’s Hockey Junior Asia Cup for the most number of times. Arijit Singh Hundal and Angad Bir Singh scored goals for India.

a) Deccan plateau

For generations, the rough wool of the sturdy Deccani sheep has been handcrafted by the Kuruma and Kuruba — pastoral communities spread across the Deccan plateau — into a tough, all-weather shawl called a gongadi in Telangana. Now, this resilient fabric has been repurposed into all-weather shoes for farmers by three alumni of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.

c) Indonesia

Sabang port in Indonesia is situated 700 km from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Recently, India and Indonesia completed a joint feasibility study on the development of this port.
The successful development of this port would allow India easier access to the Malacca Straits, a narrow stretch of the sea between Indonesia and Malaysia and one of six chokepoints along the world’s maritime trading routes.