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DAILY DOSE 19TH JAN-2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS
History: 19thJanuary
- In 1966, an Indian politician and Congress leader belonging to the prominent Nehru family, Indira Gandhi, was elected India’s fourth and first female Prime Minister.
- In 2013, NASA’s Curiosity Rover discovered calcium deposits on the surface of Mars.
- Debendranath Tagore Death Anniversary-Debendranath Tagore was a reformer and philosopher. He was an active participant in the Brahmo Samaj. in 1848, he founded the Brahmo religion. He is the father of the famous poet and Nobel prize winner, Rabindranath Tagore.
1) Union Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia Inaugurates Asia’s Largest Aviation Expo Wings India 2024
- Union Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia inaugurates Asia’s largest aviation expo, Wings India 2024, at Hyderabad’s Begumpet Airport.
- Event signifies a milestone for Indian aviation, showcasing growth and future potential.
- Key highlights include the release of a knowledge paper, UDAN 5.3 launch, Airbus-Air India Training Centre, contracts with TATA ASL and Mahindra Aerospace Structures, and Akasa Air’s order of 200 aircraft.
- Theme: “Connecting India to the World in Amrit Kaal: Setting the Stage for India Civil Aviation @2047.”
2) China’s Betavolt Unveils Groundbreaking Nuclear Battery: 50 Years of Maintenance-Free Power Generation
- Chinese startup Betavolt unveils groundbreaking nuclear battery offering 50 years of maintenance-free power generation.
- Miniaturized design integrates 63 isotopes into a coin-sized module, showcasing unprecedented technological advancement.
- Operates on the decay of isotopes, efficiently converting generated energy into electrical power.
- Versatile applications include aerospace, AI equipment, medical devices, microprocessors, sensors, small drones, and micro-robots.
- Engineered with safety measures, the layered design minimizes fire or explosion risks, ensuring resilience in a wide temperature range.
- Radiation concerns addressed as isotopes transform into a stable, non-radioactive isotope of copper after the decay period.
- Current performance: 15 x 15 x 5 mm battery produces 100 microwatts at 3 volts, aiming for 1 watt output by 2025.
3) SHRESHTA Scheme : Issued Instructions For Residential Private Schools
- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recently issued instructions for Residential Private Schools interested in joining SHRESHTA Scheme.
- Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA) aims to provide access to the best private residential schools for meritorious students from Scheduled Caste (SC) communities.
- It will provide scholarships to meritorious students from SC communities to study in private and NGO-run residential schools for Classes 9-12.
- The scheme is expected to provide admissions to around 3,000 students in Classes 9 and 11 each year.
- The core objectives of the scheme are to enhance the reach of the development initiatives of the government and fill in the gap in service-deprived SC dominant areas in the education sector.
- Students whose annual parental income is less than Rs 2,50,000 and who belong to SC communities are eligible to participate in this scheme.
4) Chang’e 6 Mission : Status
- The China National Space Administration (CNSA) recently announced that the Chang’e 6 sample return mission is on track to land on the surface of the Moon in the first half of 2024.
- The Chang’e 6 mission is a planned lander designed to return samples from the lunar south pole.
- The mission aims to land on the Moon, collect samples from the lunar surface, and return them to Earth.
- This process will contribute crucial data to unravel the Moon’s geological mysteries.
- Representing the first attempt to retrieve samples from the far side of the Moon, Chang’e 6 is set to bring back up to two kilograms of lunar samples, adopting a configuration similar to the successful Chang’e 5 mission.
5) State Bank of India and Rural Development Ministry Collaborate to Streamline Loan Access for Self-Help Groups
- Specialized Financial Product – Svyam Siddha: State Bank of India introduced a specialised financial product Svyam Siddha, exclusively tailored for SHG women entrepreneurs seeking loans up to Rs 5 lakhs.
- This initiative is designed to alleviate the challenges associated with extensive documentation requirements for bank loan applications and reduce the turnaround time (TAT).
- About SBI :
- Established : 1 July 1955
- Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Chairman : Dinesh Kumar Khara
- CFO : Kameshwar Rao Kodavanti
About Ministry of Rural Development :
- Union Minister : Giriraj Singh
- Minister of State : Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Faggan Singh Kulaste
6) China’s population drops for second year, with record low birth rate
- China’s population fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, as a record low birth rate and a wave of COVID-19 deaths when strict lockdowns ended accelerated a downturn that will have profound long-term effects on the economy’s growth potential.
- That was well above the population decline of 850,000 in 2022, which had been the first since 1961 during the Great Famine of the Mao Zedong era.
- China experienced a dramatic nationwide COVID surge early last year after three years of tight screening and quarantine measures kept the virus largely contained until authorities abruptly lifted curbs in December 2022.
- Total deaths last year rose 6.6% to 11.1 million, with the death rate reaching the highest level since 1974 during the Cultural Revolution.
- Births in the country have been plummeting for decades as a result of the one-child policy implemented from 1980 to 2015 and its rapid urbanisation during that period.
- As with earlier economic booms in Japan and South Korea, large populations moved from China’s rural farms into cities, where having children is more expensive.
- Japan’s birth rate was 6.3 per 1,000 people in 2022, while South Korea’s rate was 4.9.
About China:
- President: Xi Jinping
- Prime Minister: Li Qiang
- Capital: Beijing
- Currency: Yuan
7) Gianni Infantino Honored With Sports Personality Award In Dubai
- In a glittering ceremony at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Awards, FIFA President Gianni Infantino was bestowed with the prestigious International Sports Personality of the Year award.
- Established in 2009, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Awards have evolved over the past decade. Initially focused on domestic achievements, the awards opened up to international recipients in 2012.
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