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DAILY DOSE 24th APRIL -2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Indelible Ink Used In Election:
- With the first phase of voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections beginning on April 19, the classic symbol of Indian polls is visible everywhere – a left hand with only its index finger extended, marked by a purple-black indelible ink.
- Devised as a method to prevent a person from casting more than one vote, the indelible ink has been used for decades in India.
- It has also travelled to other parts of the world to help in conducting elections.
- The Section 61 of Representation of the People Act (RoPA) of 1951 mentions the ink. It states that rules may be made under the Act “for the marking with indelible ink of the thumb or any other finger of every elector who applies for a ballot paper or ballot papers for the purpose of voting at a polling station before delivery of such paper or papers to him.”
- Indelible ink contains silver nitrate.
2) Ethylene oxide In Indian Spices:
- Following red flags raised by food regulators in Hong Kong and Singapore regarding the presence of a cancer-causing ingredient in certain Indian spice products from some brands, the Indian government has ordered food commissioners to collect samples of spices from all manufacturing units in the country.
- The harmful substance, ethylene oxide, has been classified as a ‘Group 1 carcinogen’ by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
- Ethylene oxide is banned for use in food items in India.
3) 50 Years Of Chipko Movement:
- The Chipko movement, which originated in the 1970s in the Himalayan villages of Reni and Mandal, marked its 50th anniversary recently.
- The Chipko movement was a non-violent protest that began in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand (then Uttar Pradesh), India, in 1973.
- Led by environmental activists such as Sundarlal Bahuguna and Gaura Devi, among others, the movement aimed to prevent the felling of trees in the Himalayan region.
- The name “Chipko” comes from the Hindi word meaning “embrace,” as villagers hugged the trees to prevent their cutting.
4) INSV Tarini:
- The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel INSV Tarini returned to her base port at Goa after a historic transoceanic expedition of nearly two months by two women officers of the Indian Navy.
- The journey included interactions with Mauritian officials and a training sortie with the Mauritius Coast Guard, strengthening ties between the two nations.
- This accomplishment signifies the Indian Navy’s dedication to gender equality and empowering women in maritime roles.
- The officers are now preparing for their next adventure – a global circumnavigation expedition called Sagar Parikrama-IV, scheduled for September 2024 aboard INSV Tarini.
- INSV Tarini is the second sailboat of the Indian Navy after INSV Mhedi.
5) National Service Scheme:
- Trained National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteers from 153 NSS units will offer their services to differently abled people and senior citizens in Kozhikode district on the day of polls.
- National Service Scheme was launched during 1969, the birth centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi.
- It is a Central Sector Scheme of the Government of India.
- It provides an opportunity to the student youth of the 11th & 12th Class of schools at +2 Board level and student youth of Technical Institution, Graduate & Post Graduate at colleges and University level of India to take part in various Government led community service activities & programmes.
- The NSS symbol is based on the “Rath” wheel of the Konark Sun Temple situated in Odisha.
6) Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi Scheme:
- The Delhi High Court said that the threshold income to claim benefit under the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) scheme was prima facie “extremely low”.
- Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi scheme was set up in 1997 and it is a central sector scheme. It provides one-time financial assistance to poor patients living below State/UT wise threshold poverty line and suffering from life threatening diseases relating to heart, kidney, liver, cancer, etc. for treatment at any of Super Specialty Government hospitals/institutes.
- The Umbrella Scheme of RAN has three components as under:
- Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) – Financial assistance for treatment of life-threatening diseases relating to heart, kidney, liver, etc. at Government hospitals/institutes having Super Specialty facilities; (Maximum financial assistance is 15 lakhs)
7) Exercise “Poorvi Lehar”:
- Indian Navy conducted Exercise Poorvi Lehar on East CoastOn 20th April 2024, Indian Navy conducted Exercise Poorvi Lehar(XPOL) 2024 on East Coast.
- XPOL aims to validate procedures and to assess Indian Navy’s preparedness to meet the maritime security challenges in the region.
8) Red Bull’s Max Verstappen Wins Chinese Grand Prix 2024 Formula 1:
- Belgian-Dutch driver Max Verstappen of Red Bull won the Formula 1 (F1) Chinese Grand Prix (GP) 2024 held at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China on 21st April 2024.
- McLaren’s Lando Norris(the United Kingdom(UK)) and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez (Mexico) finished in the second and third positions, respectively.
9) S&P Global: 3 Indian Banks Among Top 50 lenders in Asia-Pacific by Assets:
- Three Indian Banks namely, the State Bank of India (SBI), HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank are featured in the list of top 50 largest banks in Asia-Pacific Region by Assets – 2024 released by The S&P Global Market Intelligence.
- China’s Industrial and Commercial Bank of China limited retained its position as the largest bank in Asia pacific as well as in world in 2023.
10) Balraj Panwar secures India’s 1st Paris Olympics quota in rowing in men’s single scull event of the 2024 World Asian:
- Balraj Panwar secured India’s first Paris Olympics quota in rowing by securing 3rd position in the men’s single scull event of the 2024 World Asian and Oceanian Olympic & Paralympic Qualification Regatta at South Korea.
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