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DAILY DOSE 1st  AUG -2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting:

  • The Quad foreign ministers’ meeting in Tokyo saw Australia, India, Japan, and the US emphasise ending violence in Ukraine, Gaza, and Myanmar, and expressed their intention to expand the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) into the Indian Ocean Region.
  • The Quad is an informal diplomatic partnership between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States committed to supporting an open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resilient.
  • It was first proposed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2007, it became a formal group in 2017 after overcoming initial setbacks, including Australia’s withdrawal due to Chinese pressure.
  • Finally in 2017, India, Australia, the US and Japan, came together and formed this “quadrilateral” coalition.

 

2) WHO Study On Adolescent Girls:

  • A World Health Organization study published in the Lancet medical journal revealed that adolescent girls aged between 15 and 19 who have been in relationships have experienced physical or sexual violence.
  • The survey was conducted with thousands of adolescent girls from 154 countries and regions.

            Key Highlights of the WHO Study on Adolescent Girls:

  • It reveals that nearly a quarter (24%) of adolescent girls who have been in a relationship have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence by age 20.
  • Approximately 1 in 6 (16%) adolescent girls reported experiencing such violence in the past year.
  • No country is currently on track to eliminate violence against women and girls by the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (Goal 5) target date.

 

3) 9th Governing Council Meeting Of NITI Aayog:

  • The 9th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog, chaired by the Prime Minister, convened leaders from 20 states and 6 union territories to discuss the “Viksit Bharat @2047” theme, aiming to establish a framework for India’s development as a developed nation by 2047.
  • India aims to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2047, with a GDP target of USD 30 trillion. This ambition highlights the country’s focus on sustained economic growth, innovation, and global competitiveness.
  • The meeting encouraged each state and district to formulate its vision for 2047, aligning with the national vision of a developed India.
  • Emphasising the importance of states in achieving national goals, the Prime Minister reiterated that developed states are crucial for a developed India.

 

4) International Labour Organization (ILO) : In News

  • India, a founding member of the International Labour Organization (ILO), is likely to raise a complaint against the UN agency over its India Employment Report 2024.
  • International Labour Organization (ILO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) dedicated to improving labour conditions and living standards throughout the world.
  • It was created in 1919, as part of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I, to reflect the belief that universal and lasting peace can be accomplished only if it is based on social justice.
  • In 1946, the ILO became a specialized agency of the newly formed UN.

 

5) Zika Virus : Update

  • The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare recently said the government of India has formulated an action plan for managing Zika virus Disease.
  • Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus, similar to dengue fever, yellow fever, and West Nile virus.
  • It is a single-strand ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus.
  • It was named after the Zika Forest in Uganda, where it had been discovered for the first time in 1947, and the first human case of Zika was reported in 1952.
  • It typically occurs in tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, the Americas, Southern Asia, and the Western Pacific.

 

6) Achanakmar Tiger Reserve : Increase In Tiger Count

  • Achanakmar Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh witnessed a significant increase in Tiger count from 5 to 10, according to the All-India Tiger Estimation (AITE) 2022 census.
  • Achanakmar Tiger Reserve is situated in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh.
  • Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1975 and was declared a tiger reserve in 2009.
  • It covers an area of 553.286 sq. km.
  • It is part of the huge Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve.
  • It has a corridor connecting Kanha and Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and plays a critical role in the dispersal of tigers among these reserves.

 

7) Liquidity Coverage Ratio : RBI

  • RBI recently issued the draft guidelines for banks on the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), essentially asking them to set aside higher stock of liquid securities as a buffer on deposits.
  • Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) refers to the proportion of highly liquid assets held by financial institutions to ensure that they maintain an ongoing ability to meet their short-term obligations (i.e., cash outflows for 30 days).
  • 30 days was selected because, in a financial crisis, a response from governments and central banks would typically take around 30 days.
  • It is intended to make sure that banks and financial institutions have a sufficient level of capital to ride out any short-term disruptions to liquidity.

 

8) Vattezhuthu : Discovered

  • Archaeologists recently discovered a Vattezhuthu and eight Tamil inscriptions from the 1,00-year-old Thalikiswarar temple in Tirupur district, Tamil Nadu.
  • Vattezhuthu popularly known as Vattezhuthu, was a syllabic alphabet of south India (Tamil Nadu and Kerala) and Sri Lanka used for writing the Tamil and Malayalam languages.
  • The name Vatteluttu is thought to mean either ’rounded script’, ‘northern script’, or ‘chiseled script’.
  • It first appeared in stone inscriptions in southern India dating from the 4th century AD.
  • It probably developed from the Tamil-Brahmi script; a variant of the Brahmi script used to write Old Tamil between from about the 3rd century BC until the 1st century AD.

 

9) Ideas4LiFE Portal:

  • The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched Ideas4LiFE at IIT Delhi.
  • Ideas4LiFE portal was launched for inviting ideas related to products and services, which induce behavioral changes related to environment-friendly lifestyles.
  • It aims to encourage and motivate students, faculty and research scholars to contribute their innovative ideas to the global initiative of Mission LiFE.
  • It is a remarkable opportunity for inspired minds to participate in a global movement dedicated to environmental sustainability.

 

10)  Nano-MIND Technology:

  • Researchers from the Korean Institute of Basic Science have developed a magnetogenetics technology named Nano Magnetogenetic Interface for NeuroDynamics (Nano-MIND) which has been demonstrated on mice
  • Nano-MIND (Magnetogenetic Interface for NeuroDynamics) technology, opens up new possibilities for understanding and manipulating complex brain functions such as cognition, emotion, and motivation.
  • It allows for wireless, remote, and precise modulation of specific deep brain neural circuits using magnetism.
  • This innovative approach leverages magnetic fields and magnetized nanoparticles to selectively activate targeted brain circuits, offering a significant advancement over existing methods of brain manipulation.

 

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