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1) CBI arrests 26 year old SriKrishna Ramesh alleged for the Karnataka Bitcoin Scam.
A) Arrested as per provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) act in a drug case.
B) Sriki has been accused of procuring drugs using bitcoins via darknet and peddling to high profile clients.
C) He was also involved in the ePRocurement site of Karnataka govt in 2019.
2) President Kovind promulgated two ordinances to extend the tenure of Directors of CBI and ED upto 5 years.
A) Ordinances are Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 and Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Ordinance 2021.
B) The present tenure of chiefs of Central agencies is 2 years.
C) No such extension will be granted after completion of a period of 5 years in total.
3) “Kaiser-i-Hind” to become State butterfly of Arunachal Pradesh.
A) It is an elusive swallowtail butterfly carrying India in its name and found in China.
B) State cabinet headed by CM Pema Khandu approved the proposal.
C) Kaiser-i-Hind literally means Emperor of India.
4) 46 cadres of Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) laid down arms in Assam’s Dima Hasao district.
A) DNLA operating in Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong districts was formed in 2019.
B) Both districts are now protected under the Sixth schedule of the Constitution.
C) Commander in chief Mushrang also laid down the arms.
5) PM Modi transferred the 1st instalment of PMAY-G to more than 1.47 lakh beneficiaries of Tripura.
A) More than 700 crore were credited directly to the bank accounts of beneficiaries
B) PMAY-G was established with the goal of providing pucca houses to all homeless poor people in rural areas.
6) The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and adjoining areas (CAQM) convenes a meeting on deteriorating air quality of Delhi NCR.
A) States and agencies have been advised for implementing Emergency measures listed under GRAP.
B) Adverse air quality is the combined result of paddy stubble, vehicular pollution, Diwali pollution etc.
7) The National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bengaluru develops indigenous Drone “OCTOCOPTER”.
A) It can transport essential supplies to remote locations during emergencies.
B) It has eight propellers with an advanced flight instrumentation system.
C) It can carry a payload of 15Kgs with hovering endurance of 40 minutes.
