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DAILY DOSE 22^nd FEB -2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

History: 22^th February

In 1997, Scottish scientists announced that they had cloned a sheep named Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell.
In 2003, Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest delivery in international cricket, measuring 161.3 kph.
Kasturba Gandhi Death Anniversary: Kasturbai Mohandas Gandhi was an Indian political activist. She married Mohandas Gandhi in 1883. National Safe Motherhood Day is observed on 11 April every year.

India has contributed USD 1 million to a fund established by India, Brazil and South Africa.
IBSA Fund was established in 2004 and became operational in 2006.
The IBSA countries – India, Brazil and South Africa – each contribute one million dollars annually to the Fund in a spirit of partnership and support for Southern-led, demand-driven, transformational projects in developing countries.

IBSA:

It is a unique Forum which brings together India, Brazil and South Africa, three large democracies and major economies from three different continents, facing similar challenges.
The grouping was formalised and named the IBSA Dialogue Forum when the Foreign Ministers of the three countries met in Brasilia on 6 June 2003 and issued the Brasilia Declaration

The Tamil Nadu government banned the sale and production of cotton candy in the state after it was found that the chemical Rhodamine-B was being used for making it.
Rhodamine-B is a water-soluble chemical compound.
While it appears green in powder form, it turns vivid fluorescent pink when it comes in contact with water.
It is a chemical commonly used for dyeing in the textile, paper, leather, and paint industries as a colouring agent that helps in attaining the red and pink spectrum.
“As per the Food Safety Standards Act, 2006, preparation, packaging, importing, selling and serving food items with Rhodamine-B in wedding ceremonies and other public events is a punishable offence.
These damages can lead to functional abnormalities and can hinder human motor functioning.
The chemical is toxic to humans and can cause oxidative stress on cells and tissues if ingested.
It becomes particularly hazardous when it is mixed with food products, leading to cancer and tumours over time.

The ninth edition of the Raisina Dialogue will be held from February 21 to 23rd in New Delhi.
Raisina Dialogue is an annual conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics, which aims to address the most challenging issues faced by the world.
It is held annually since 2016 in New Delhi.
The conference is attended by people from political, business, media, and civil society backgrounds.
The Dialogue is structured as a multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral discussion, involving heads of state, cabinet ministers and local government officials, who are joined by thought leaders from the private sector, media and academia.
It is organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
The theme of the 2024 edition is “Chaturanga: Conflict, Contest, Cooperate, Create,”

Achieving one of the three priority areas agreed upon during India’s G20 presidency in 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently launched the Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH) virtually.
Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH) is a WHO-managed network aiming to amplify and align resources toward country-led digital health transformation through strengthened collaboration and knowledge exchange.
It is a platform for sharing knowledge and digital products among countries.

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) published the Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2024.
This report focuses on success stories, trends, and the distinct challenges encountered in various parts of the region in striving towards the SDGs.
The Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report is one of the annual flagship publications of the United Nations ESCAP.

Key Highlights of the Report:

Progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remains uneven and inadequate across various segments of the population and within the five subregions of Asia and the Pacific.
At the current pace, the region will not achieve all SDGs until 2062, which marks a significant 32-year delay from the target year of 2030.
Only 11% of the 116 measurable SDG targets are on track. By 2030, the region is projected to achieve only one-third of the required progress if the current trajectory continues.

Global Pulses Conference (GPC) urges India to augment production of pulses to meet nutritional requirements.
The Global Pulse Conference 2024 was recently held in New Delhi.
India is aiming to achieve self-sufficiency in pulses by 2027, focusing on expanding cultivation and supplying new varieties of seeds.
Global Pulses Conference represents all segments of the pulse industry value chain from growers, researchers, logistics suppliers, traders, exporters and importers to government bodies, multilateral organisations, processors, canners and consumers

7) PayPal registers with FIU of India:

American payments gateway service provider PayPal has registered its operations with the Financial Intelligence Unit of India, about six years after a protracted legal battle ensued between the two entities.
It has completed the formal procedure of being designated as a reporting entity under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act recently and submitted documents to FIU.

8) 119th member of the International Solar Alliance:

Malta became the 119th country to join the International Solar Alliance, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

9) Uttarakhand CM launches ‘Himalayan Basket’:

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami unveiled the ‘Himalayan Basket’ initiative from his residence.
Initially conceived by local entrepreneurs Sumit and Sneha Thapliyal in 2018, this innovative project aims to harness the agricultural riches of Champawat district