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DAILY DOSE 22nd  JULY -2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

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DAILY DOSE 22nd  JULY -2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) IISR Wins Best Technology Award:

  • The Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) won the best technology award at the 96th Foundation Day of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for its cutting-edge work in horticultural studies.
  • Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan gave this award to him in New Delhi.
  • The interesting technology, called “Process for instant soluble turmeric enriched spice-flavored milk powder,” is one of the five best new ideas from the Horticulture Sciences Division of ICAR. This new development shows a big step forward in how food is processed.
  • Together with the Malabar Regional Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Limited, the technology went on sale in 2020.

 

2) India’s Next Ambassador To The US:

  • The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) chose Vinay Mohan Kwatra to be India’s new ambassador to the United States.
  • He took over for Taranjit Singh Sandhu, who retired in January 2024.
  • This news comes at a time when Kwatra is getting ready to start his new job.
  • A well-known Indian Foreign Services officer from the 1988 group is Vinay Mohan Kwatra.
  • He was India’s Foreign Secretary until July 2023. He had planned to leave in April but got an extra year to do so.

 

3) Dual-Tower Solar Thermal Plant:

  • China has introduced the world’s first dual-tower solar thermal power plant in Gansu Province, enhancing energy efficiency by 24%.
  • This innovative plant features two 200-meter-tall towers, each surrounded by nearly 30,000 mirrors that concentrate sunlight onto the towers to generate steam and drive turbines for electricity production.
  • The plant’s unique design involves two towers and overlapping mirror circles, allowing mirrors to serve either tower, boosting efficiency.
  • Acts as a thermal battery, storing excess heat collected during the day and releasing it at night for continuous power generation.

 

4) First Overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra:

  • India’s first overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra was inaugurated in Mauritius.
  • This event highlights the strong bilateral cooperation in the health sector between India and Mauritius.
  • The Jan Aushadi Kendra aims to provide affordable generic medicines to enhance public healthcare in Mauritius.
  • Janaushadhi Kendras are centres that provide quality generic medicines to the public.

 

 

5) International Centre For Audit Of Local Governance:

  • The International Centre for Audit of Local Governance (iCAL) was inaugurated by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.
  • iCAL, the first of its kind in India, aims to set global standards for auditing local governance bodies.
  • iCAL will bring together policymakers, administrators, and auditors associated with local governments to enhance auditing practices and capacity building.
  • The centre aims to set international benchmarks for local governance audits, improving financial performance assessment, service delivery, and data reporting.
  • iCAL’s primary goal is to empower auditors, executives, and elected representatives of local governments through training and leadership development.

 

 

6) National District Mineral Foundation Portal:

  • The union Minister of Coal and Mines launched Mineral Exploration Hackathon and the National District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Portal.
  • National District Mineral Foundation Portal is a centralized platform to gather the information on the District Mineral Foundations across the country.
  • The aim for launching this portal is to facilitate the access to the DMF data and track the developments and utilizations thereunder.
  • This portal provides details of 645 DMFs in the country with enhanced transparency, featuring centralized visibility of activities, project oversight, and dynamic analytics, as well as a repository of best practices for effective implementation.

 

7) Modified Interest Subvention Scheme:

  • The Centre plans to increase the upper limit of the short-term crop loans under the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS) from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.
  • Modified Interest Subvention Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme, 100% funded by the Government of India.
  • It was launched in the year 2006-07 with a view to provide short term Agri-loans availed by farmers through Kisan Credit Card (KCC) for their working capital requirements at concessional rate of interest.
  • At present, interest subvention is being given to concerned Financial Institutions (Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs)/ Small Finance Banks/ RRBs/ Cooperatives/ Computerized PACS ceded with SCBs) providing the loan.

8) National Clean Air Programme : New Study

  • A new study by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said that road dust mitigation works undertaken to reduce particulate matter 10 (PM10) pollution is draining a lion’s share — 64% — of funds under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).
  • National Clean Air Programme was launched in January, 2019 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change.
  • It is a long-term, time-bound, national level strategy to tackle the air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner.

Objectives

  • Stringently implementing mitigation measures to prevent, control, and abate air pollution.
  • Strengthening an air quality monitoring network across the country.

 

9) RoDTEP Scheme : In News

  • The tea industry has sought higher rates under the RoDTEP scheme to make exports more competitive in overseas markets.
  • RoDTEP Scheme is a flagship export promotion scheme of the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
  • The WTO-compliant scheme aims to refund to the exporters the embedded central, state, and local duties and taxes paid on inputs that have so far not been refunded or rebated.
  • RoDTEP was announced in September 2019 with the aim of boosting domestic exports and replacing the export incentive scheme, Merchandise Exports from India (MEIS) scheme.

 

10)  Rapid Apophis Mission For Space Safety:

  • The European Space Agency recently announced that its new Ramses spacecraft may accompany the asteroid Apophis before and after its safe, albeit rather close, pass of Earth.
  • Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (RAMSES) is a planetary defence mission of the European Space Agency (ESA).
  • It will intercept the asteroid 99942 Apophis and accompany it through its safe but exceptionally close flyby of Earth in 2029.
  • Roughly 375 m across, Apophis will pass within 32,000 km from Earth’s surface on 13 April, 2029.
  • It will be the closest approach of an asteroid of this size that humankind has ever known about in advance.

 

 

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