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DAILY DOSE 25th SEPT – 2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve:
- The Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) lost its dominant male tiger, T9, recently.
- Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) spans 653.67 sq.km. across the Gondia and Bhandara districts of Maharashtra.
- It is located in the heart of the central Indian Tiger Landscape, which contributes almost 1/6 of the total tiger population of the country.
- Declared a tiger reserve in 2013, it is the fifth tiger reserve in Maharashtra.
- NNTR is comprised of the notified areas of Nawegaon National Park, Nawegaon Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, New Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, and Koka Wildlife Sanctuary.
2) Gingee Fort Has Been Nominated For UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list:
- The Gingee Fort in Tamil Nadu’s Villupuram district has been nominated for UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list as part of the Maratha Military Landscapes proposal, which includes 11 other forts.
- Gingee Fort is renowned for its historical importance and strategic location atop three hillocks: Rajagiri, Krishnagiri, and Chandragiri.
- It is also known as the “Troy of the East,” as it is one of the most impregnable fortresses in peninsular India.
- Its strategic location and robust defences, including a 60-foot-wide rampart and an 80-foot-wide moat, made it vital during the Carnatic Wars between the French and British.
3) SPICED Scheme:
- The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has approved a Spices Board scheme, ‘Sustainability in the spice sector through progressive, innovative and collaborative interventions for export development’ (SPICED) scheme.
- SPICED Scheme is aimed at significantly enhancing the export of spices and value- added spice products as well as improving the productivity of cardamoms and upgrading the post-harvest quality of spices across India for export.
- It is implemented during the remaining term of the 15th Finance Commission, up to 2025-26.
4) Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitat Scheme:
- The Union Cabinet approved continuation of the Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats for the 15th Finance Commission cycle.
- Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitat Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched by the union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- It has been made operational by adding more components and activities to the erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Scheme – “Assistance for the Development of National Parks and Sanctuaries” during the 11th Plan Period.
- It envisages boosting technological interventions in different thematic areas over the current and next financial year in tiger and other wildlife habitats.
5) Epigenetics:
- Epigenetics plays a critical role in human health by regulating gene expression without the direct modification of DNA sequence.
- Epigenetics is the study of how cells control gene activity without changing the DNA sequence.
- “Epi-“means on or above in Greek, and “epigenetic” describes factors beyond the genetic code.
- Epigenetic changes are modifications to DNA that regulate whether genes are turned on or off.
- These Epigenetic modifications are attached to DNA and do not change the sequence of DNA building blocks.
6) Fjord:
- A diesel fuel spill from a ship that sank recently spreads to the Greenland fjord.
- A fjord is a long, deep, narrow body of water that reaches far inland.
- Fjords are often set in a U-shaped valleywith steep walls of rock on either side.
- Fjords are found mainly in Norway, Chile, New Zealand, Canada, Greenland, and the U.S. state of Alaska
- Fjords have been shaped throughout the span of several ice ages by slow-moving glaciers.
7) Union Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurates Invest India’s new office in Singapore:
- Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated Invest India’s new office in Singapore.
- The office will serve as a dedicated point of contact for companies from the region looking to invest in India, fostering collaboration across sectors.
8) Pune Airport To Be Named After Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj
- Maharashtra government approved a proposal to name Pune airport as Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj Pune International Airport.
- Last month, Murlidhar Mohol proposed naming the airport after the 17th-century saint, noting that Lohegaon, where the airport is situated, was the village of Sant Tukaram Maharaj’s mother.
9) Mizoram launches ‘Bana Kaih’ scheme to support farmers and entrepreneurs
- Chief Minister Lalduhoma officially launched the state’s new flagship initiative, the Hand Holding Scheme (Bana Kaih), during a ceremony held at Vanapa Hall.
- The scheme is designed to provide financial assistance and support to entrepreneurs and farmers across the state, promoting economic growth and self-sufficiency through a range of targeted programs.
10) PM Modi Returns to Delhi After Successful Three-Day US Visit
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded a successful three-day visit to the United States from September 21 to 23, 2024.
- His trip included participation in the 6th Quad Summit, the ‘Summit of the Future’ at the United Nations, bilateral meetings, and engagement with the Indian diaspora.
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