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DAILY DOSE 14^th FEB -2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

History: 14^th February

In 1556, Akbar was crowned ruler of the Mughal Empire.
In 1989, the first GPS satellite was launched.
In 2019, a deadly terrorist attack took place on an Indian army convoy in Pulwama, Kashmir, killing 40 soldiers. Islamic terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad claimed responsibility.

The “Greening and Restoration of Wasteland with Agroforestry (GROW)-Suitability Mapping” portal allows universal access to state and district-level data.
It is hosted on the Bhuvan website.
The GROW initiative aligns with national commitments, aiming to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030 and create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
The initiative, led by NITI Aayog, involved a collaborative effort from multiple institutions and employed advanced technologies such as remote sensing and GIS to assess agroforestry suitability across all districts in India.

The Odisha government declared the Gupteswar forest in Koraput district as its fourth Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS).

Biodiversity Heritage Site are areas that are unique, ecologically fragile ecosystems having rich biodiversity comprising of any one or more of the components such as;

species richness, high endemism, presence of rare, endemic and threatened species, keystone species, species of evolutionary significance, wild ancestors of domestic/cultivated species or landraces or their varieties, past pre-eminence of biological components represented by fossil beds and having cultural or aesthetic values.

Under the Biological Diversity Act, the State Governments are empowered to notify in the official gazette, in consultation with ‘local bodies’, areas of biodiversity importance as Biodiversity Heritage Sites.
Also, the State Government in consultation with the Central Government may frame rules for the management and conservation of BHS.

The Agriculture Minister recently launched three initiatives aimed at bolstering crop insurance and supporting farmers in India.

The initiatives include the Kisan Rakshak Helpline 14447 and Portal, the Agri-Insurance Sandbox Framework Platform SARTHI, and a Learning Management System (LMS) Platform.
SARTHI Developed in collaboration with UNDP India Provides a comprehensive suite of insurance products tailored for farmers and rural India Simplifies the insurance process Offers digital payment options
Krishi Rakshak Portal and Helpline (KRPH) 14447 Aims to address farmers’ grievances transparently – Provides real-time assistance
LMS Platform Facilitates training and knowledge-sharing for stakeholders implementing agricultural schemes like PMFBY, MIIIS, and KCC
These initiatives aim to empower farmers technically and digitally, aligning with the government’s vision to transform India’s agriculture sector.

The Central Government launched the Kilkari program and Mobile Academy in Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Kilkari offers weekly IVRS-based audio messages on reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health care (RMNCH).
Mobile Academy provides free audio training to ASHAs to enhance their knowledge and communication skills via mobile phones.
The initiative aims to strengthen public health infrastructure and provide citizen-centric health services leveraging mobile technology.
Kilkari’ is an IVR-based mobile health service delivering free, weekly audio messages about pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare directly to families’ mobile phones.
It operates from the second trimester of pregnancy until the child is one year old.

The maiden joint military exercise ‘Sada Tanseeq’ between the Indian Army and the Royal Saudi Land Force concluded at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges.

It was a 12-day joint exercise that aimed to achieve interoperability between the two forces and acquaint each other with operational procedures and combat drills under United Nations (UN) mandate.

NAL) recently conducted successful tests on a High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS), marking a significant milestone in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology.

High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) is a solar-powered UAV. It can generate solar energy and remain in the air for months or years.
HAPS operates in the stratosphere (which extends from 6-50 km above the earth’s surface), flying at altitudes of 18-20 km, nearly double the heights of commercial aeroplanes.
This altitude allows them to provide surveillance capabilities akin to satellites.
HAPS is designed for persistent surveillance, communications, and specialist science missions.

Retail inflation, also known as Consumer Price Index (CPI)inflation, tracks the change in retail prices of goods and services which households purchase for their daily consumption.
CPI is calculated for a fixed basket of goods and services that may or may not be altered by the government from time to time.
The change in the price index over a period of time is referred to as CPI-based inflation or retail inflation.
CPI is calculated as a percentage.
It is a comparison of the general price level in the markets in a particular time period from a time frame in the past.
This is known as the base year.

The Bor Tiger Reserve (BTR) recently sought Rs 1 crore for various works to start wildlife safaris in the Bangdapur and Hingni forest ranges.

Bor Tiger Reserve is a wildlife sanctuary which was declared a tiger reserve in July 2014.
It is located in the Wardha District of Maharashtra.
It is the smallest tiger reserve in India by area.
The reserve covers an area of 138.12 sq. km, which includes the drainage basin of the Bor Dam.
It is centrally located among several other Bengal Tiger habitats.