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Current Question National

Thenzawl Golf Resort Project

In which of the following north-eastern state, Thenzawl Golf Resort Project has been virtually inaugurated?

A
Mizoram
B
Nagaland
C
Tripura
D
Meghalaya
Right ans is A

Explanation :

  • On 4th August, 2020, Tourism Ministry virtually inaugurated the state-of-the-art Thenzawl Golf Resort project in Mizoram.
  • The project was implemented under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.
  • It was sanctioned under the Integrated Development of New Eco-Tourism under Swadesh Darshan-North East Circuit at Thenzawl and South Zote, District Serchhip and Reiek, Mizoram.
  • The Golf Course is designed by Graham Cooke and Associates, one of the top-ranked Canada based Golf Course architectural firm.

Current Question National

Zoram Mega Food Park

In which of the following north-eastern states, Zoram Mega Food Park has been established?

A
Mizoram
B
Arunachal Pradesh
C
Nagaland
D
Tripura
Right ans is A

Explanation :

  • Recently, the government has operationalized the first Mega Food Park (MFP) of Mizoram i.e. Zoram Mega Food Park.
  • It has been set up under the ‘Mega Food Park Scheme’.
  • It is located in Khamrang village in Kolasib District, Mizoram.

Benefits

  • It will boost the North-East Region’s potential to become an organic destination of the world due to its rich agricultural and horticultural produce.

Current Question National

National Investment And Infrastructure Fund

Consider the following statements with reference to the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF):

  1. It is a collaborative investment platform for international and Indian investors, anchored by the Government of India.
  2. It was set up in December 2014 to catalyse funding into the country’s core sectors.
  3. It invests across asset classes such as infrastructure, private equity and other diversified sectors in India, with the objective to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for its investors.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A
Only 1
B
1 and 2
C
1 and 3
D
1, 2 and 3
Right ans is C

Explanation :

  • National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is India’s first infrastructure specific investment fund that was set up by the Government of India in February 2015.
  • The objective behind creating this fund was to maximize economic impact mainly through infrastructure investment in commercially viable projects, both Greenfield and Brownfield.

Funds

Master Fund

  • The Master Fund is an infrastructure fund with the objective of primarily investing in operating assets in the core infrastructure sectors such as roads, ports, airports, power etc.

Fund of Funds

  • The Fund of Funds anchor and/or invest in funds managed by fund managers who have good track records in infrastructure and associated sectors in India.
  • Some of the sectors of focus include Green Infrastructure, Mid-Income & Affordable Housing, Infrastructure services and allied sectors.

Strategic Investment Fund

  • Strategic Investment Fund is registered as an Alternative Investment Fund II under SEBI in India.
  • The objective of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund II (“Strategic Fund”) is to invest largely in equity and equity-linked instruments.
  • The Strategic Fund focuses on green field and brown field investments in the core infrastructure sectors.

Current Question National

Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port

Recently, which of the following port has been renamed as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port?

A
Kolkata Port
B
Paradip Port
C
Vishakhapatnam Port
D
None of the above
Right ans is A

Explanation :

On 3rd June, 2020, the government announced the renaming of Kolkata Port Trust after Syama Prasad Mukherjee at a function to mark the 150th-anniversary celebrations of the port trust

Kolkata Port

  • The Kolkata Port is the first Major Port as well as the only riverine port of the country.
  • It came to be governed by a Trust on October 17, 1870, on appointment of the Commissioners for Improvement of the Port of Calcutta as per Act V of 1870.
  • It features in The First Schedule, Part I—Major Ports of the Indian Ports Act, 1908 and is governed by the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963.

Current Question National

Ports Of Call

Consider the following statements with reference to the Ports of Call:

  1. Ports of call are intermediate stops for a ship on its scheduled journey for taking on supplies or fuel.
  2. Port of call can include both inland harbours and marine seaports that cater to vessels transiting internationally.
  3. Presently there are six ports of call in India. They are Kolkata, Haldi and Karimganj.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A
Only 1
B
1 and 3
C
Only 3
D
1 and 2
Right ans is D

Explanation :

  • Port of Call means an intermediate stop for a ship on its scheduled journey for cargo operation or taking on supplies or fuel.
  • It can be defined as the port of a country where cargo or a passenger (cruise) ship halts to discharge or load the cargo or to embark or disembark passengers.
  • For the cruise ship, port of call is the premier stop from where they take on passengers for their cruise holidays.
  • For cargo ships, a port of call is a port attended within a voyage to load or unload the cargo, or for bunkering or repairs carried out on the ship etc.
  • Port of Call can include both inland harbours and marine seaports that cater to vessels transiting internationally.
  • When a vessel makes the initial customs entry into a country, the first port which it will attend will be considered as the “First Port of Call”.
  • Presently India has six ports of call. They are Kolkata, Haldia, Karimganj, Pandu, Shilghat and Dhubri.