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DAILY DOSE 24th MAY -2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Scheduled Caste And Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989:

  • The Allahabad High Court recently said that an alleged act of intentional insult or intimidation causing humiliation would constitute an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 only if it is committed in public view.

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989:

  • It is an Act to prevent the commission of offences of atrocities against the members of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs) by persons other than SCs and STs.
  • It provides for punishment for offences of atrocities committed against SCs and STs.
  • It authorizes the Central Government to frame rules for carrying out the purpose of the Act.

2) Foreigners Tribunal:

  • The Supreme Court (SC) recently halted the deportation of a woman who was declared a foreigner by a Foreigners’ Tribunal in Assam
  • Foreigners Tribunal (FT) came into existence through the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964, to let state administration (District Collector/District Magistrate) to make a reference about a person suspected to be a foreigner to the Tribunals.
  • The Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964, was enacted by the Central government through the use of powers granted under Section 3 of the Foreigners Act, 1946.
  • The Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964, applies to the whole of India, yet, FTs exist only in Assam as of now.
  • In other states, if an illegal immigrant is found, he is produced before a local court and dealt with as per the Foreigners Act, 1946.

 

3) eVTOL: To Launch e-flying Taxis In Bengaluru

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Madras-incubated ePlane Company is expected to launch its e-flying taxis in Bengaluru this year but the Indian government has yet to establish clear policies regarding eVTOL flying taxis.
  • An electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft is one that uses electric power to hover, take off and land vertically.
  • It is one of the newer technologies and developments in the aerospace industry.
  • It is a low-altitude urban air mobility aircraft capable of carrying only a few passengers- six-seaters and eight-seaters.

 

4) Ujani Dam:

  • Six persons, including two children, drowned after their boat capsized in the Ujani dam backwaters in Maharashtra’s Pune district recently.
  • Ujani Dam is located on the Bhima Rivernear Ujjani village in the Solapur district of the state of Maharashtra.
  • It is an earth-fill cum masonry gravity dam.
  • It was constructed between 1977 and 1980 with the primary objective of providing irrigation water and hydroelectric power to the region.

 

5) Buddha Purnima:

  • The President of India extends greetings on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, highlighting the significance of Lord Buddha’s teachings.
  • Buddha Purnima also known as Vesak, commemorates the birth of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who later became known as Gautama Buddha and founded Buddhism.
  • Celebrated primarily in South, Southeast, and East Asia, it falls on the full moon day of the Hindu month of Vaisakha, typically in April or May.
  • It is considered a ‘triple-blessed day’ as it marks Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and Maha Parnirvana.
  • It has been recognised by the United Nations as the ‘UN Day of Vesak’ since 1999.

6) First-Ever Patient Safety Rights Charter : WHO

  • World Health Organization (WHO) launched the first-ever Patient Safety Rights Charter at the Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety.
  • Assuring patient safety in health care is a critical component in delivering the right to health.
  • Patient safety can be compromised due to avoidable errors such as unsafe surgical procedures, medication errors, mis- or late diagnosis, poor injection practices, unsafe blood transfusion and the onset of life-threatening infections such as sepsis and other health care-associated infections.

 

7) Exercise Cyber Suraksha 2024:

  • Head of the Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan started Cyber Suraksha – 2024 on May 22, 2024.The Indian Armed Forces and other national groups are fully committed to protecting the country’s security in the very important area of cyberspace, as shown by Exercise Cyber Suraksha – 2024.
  • Defence Cyber Agency of India is in charge of the event, which runs from May 20th to May 24th. To protect India from new cyber threats, General Chauhan stressed how important it was to improve the country’s cyber defence system.

 

8) 1st Human Case Of ‘Bird Flu’ Reported In Australia:

  • A child who came back to Victoria from India in March was the first person in Australia to get the H5N1 bird flu.
  • The child had a serious sickness, but now fully better. Victoria’s chief health officer confirmed that there have been no more cases tied to this incident.
  • This shows how rare it is for this strain to be passed from person to person.
  • Avian influenza, also called “bird flu,” is a very contagious virus that affects many types of birds, both wild and tame.
  • It mostly spreads through direct touch or places that are contaminated with germs.

 

9) To Lam Named as the New President of Vietnam:

  • The 15th National Assembly of Viet Nam has elected General To Lam as the New President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for the 2021-2026 tenure.
  • He has been serving as a member of Politburo and Minister of Public Security since 2016.

 

10)  99th Member Of International Solar Alliance:

  • Spain has become the 99th member of the International Solar Alliance.
  • Spain handed over the International Solar Alliance Instrument of Ratification.
  • India and France jointly launched the International Solar Alliance during COP21 in Paris.

 

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