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DAILY DOSE 25th MAY -2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Cyclone Remal:
- A new low-pressure area has been found over the southwest and adjacent west central Bay of Bengal as of May 22, 2024, early in the morning.
- This storm will move northeast and is likely to turn into a depression by May 24.
- The storm is likely to get stronger as it stays on the same path.
- By the evening of May 25, it will be in the northeast and adjacent northwest Bay of Bengal.
- Based on predictions on the US Global Forecasting System (GFS) that Cyclone Remal could form in the northwest Bay of Bengal by the morning of May 26.
- Additionally, The Weather Channel (TWC) has admitted that a cyclonic storm is likely to happen, even though it says the chances of it becoming a severe cyclonic storm are low.
2) G7 Commits To Net Zero Emissions By 2050:
- The leaders of the G7 have recently kept their word to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
- The government of Albanese has put forward a plan to create a Net Zero Economy Authority in order to encourage more investment in green technologies.
- Following the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, which tried to keep global warming below 1.5°C as required by the Paris Agreement, there has been a rise in net zero commitments.
Net Zero Emissions:
- Net zero means balancing the amount of greenhouse gases released with the same amount stored or offset so that the temperature has no effect at all.
- This idea came about when people realized that cutting down on emissions alone is not enough to stop climate change.
3) World’s Rangelands : Degraded
- About half of the world’s rangelands are degraded and need policy interventions, and communities depending on them need focused support, according to a new report of the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD).
- Rangelands cover 80 million sq km, which is 54 per cent of the earth’s land surface.
- They are characterised by low vegetation and comprise grasslands, shrublands, wetlands, desert, semi-arid land, mountain pastures, plateaus and tundra.
- In India, rangelands occupy about 1.21 million sq km, from the Thar Desert to Himalayan meadows, as per the UNCCD report.
Rangelands:
- The UNCCD report defines rangelands as natural or semi-natural ecosystems that are grazed by livestock or wild animals.
- Rangelands contain vegetation such as grasses, shrubs, bushes, open forests, and agroforestry systems (land which contains trees and crops or pastures).
- The exact nature of rangelands’ vegetation is influenced by rainfall, temperature, and other climate phenomena.
4) National Council For Cement And Building Materials-Incubation Centre:
- The National Council for Cement and Building Materials-Incubation Centre (NCB-IC) was inaugurated by the Joint Secretary, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- At NCB-IC, the incubated startups/entrepreneurs will be mentored by the scientists of NCB and experts from the cement and building materials industry for further improvisation and development of market-ready products for commercialisation.
- The number of DPIIT-recognised startups has increased to 1,36,584.
5) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) : Radioactive Discharge
· The International Atomic Energy Agency urged increased caution against the trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials, citing over 4,200 incidents in the past three decades as it began its fourth International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS) on nuclear security.
· International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an intergovernmental organisation that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons.
· It was established in 1957 as the world’s “Atoms for Peace” organisation within the UN, and governed by its own founding treaty – the Statute of the IAEA.
· It reports to both the UNGA and the UNSC and is headquartered at the UN Office at Vienna, Austria
· In 2005, it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its work for a safe and peaceful world.
6) Global Water Crisis : World Bank Report
- The World Bank’s new report “Water for Shared Prosperity,” released at the 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia, highlights the alarming global water crisis and its implications for human and economic development worldwide.
Key Highlights:
- Significant gaps exist in access to water and sanitation services globally.
- As of 2022, 2.2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services and 3.5 billion lack access to safely managed sanitation.
- Eight out of ten people without basic drinking water and sanitation services reside in rural areas.
- Disparity in Freshwater Distribution: China and India, with 36% of the global population, hold only 11% of freshwater, while North America, with 5% of the population, possesses 52%.
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo holds over half of Africa’s water resources, yet regions like the Sahel, Southeastern Africa, and South and Central Asia remain water-stressed.
7) GSAP SKILLS Platform:
- The GSAP SKILLS Platform was launched at the Fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, Convention on Biological Diversity.
- Global Species Action Plan(GSAP), the Species Conservation Knowledge, Information, Learning, Leverage and Sharing (SKILLS) platform brings the GSAP’s content online and allows the updating of technical tools and resources in real time.
- It aims to facilitate global collaboration and partnership, connecting decision makers, species conservation practitioners and experts at all levels.
- It provides real-time updates on technical tools and resources, ensuring accessibility and relevance.
8) Mount Ibu : Erupted Again
- Mount Ibu erupted again, sending ash 4 km high, as streaks of purple lightning flashed around its crater.
- The Ibu volcano is an active stratovolcano located along the NW coast of Halmahera Island in Indonesia.
- Mount Ibu’s activities follow a series of eruptions of different volcanoes in Indonesia, which sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and has 127 active volcanoes.
- Stratovolcano is also called a composite volcano.
- This volcanic landform is characterized by a conical shape formed by layers of volcanic material deposited during successive volcanic eruptions.
9) ASMPA Missile:
- France has marked a significant milestone in its defence capabilities by successfully testing the updated ASMPA supersonic missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
- The Air-Sol Medium Range (ASMP/ASMP-A) is an air-launched land-attack supersonic cruise missile that carries a nuclear payload. It is a central component of France’s nuclear deterrent
- ASMP-A, an upgraded version of the ASMP, arrived into French service in 2009.
- This version had an extended range of up to 500 km, and supported a new 300 kt thermonuclear warhead.
- The ASMPA-R project is a renovated version of the AMSPA intended to add additional range and support another advance in its warhead.
10) Youngest Indian to scale Mt Everest:
- Sixteen-year-old Kaamya Karthikeyan has become the youngest Indian mountaineer to scale Mt Everest from the Nepal side. She also becomes the second youngest girl in the world to achieve this feat.
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