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DAILY DOSE 26th  JUNE -2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) UP-PRAGATI Accelerator Program:

  • KisanKraft Ltd, an agricultural firm based in Bengaluru, has joined the World Bank’s Water Resource Group’s (WRG) low methane rice project to promote direct seeded rice (DSR) in Uttar Pradesh.
  • KisanKraft’s DSR varieties use less water, reduce the need for pesticides and fertilizers, and do not require stagnant water.
  • The initiative is part of the UP-PRAGATI Accelerator program aiming to promote DSR cultivation on 250,000 hectares over the next five years, enhancing water efficiency and low-carbon practices.
  • The Uttar Pradesh Program for Agricultural Transformation and Increased Incomes (UPPAP) aims to enhance agricultural advancements and boost incomes by promoting water-use efficiency and low-carbon practices through technological and institutional innovations.

 

2) Draft Reciprocal Exchange Of Logistics Agreement (RELOS):

  • Russia has approved a draft logistics agreement with India, ending years of delays.
  • Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Agreement (RELOS) is an administrative arrangement between India and Russia to enhance military cooperation.
  • It streamlines military logistics support, making joint operations more efficient and cost-effective.
  • Facilitates replenishment of supplies, providing berthing facilities for troops, warships, and aircraft during both wartime and peacetime missions.
  • Enables smoother use of host nation’s logistics networks, swift crisis response, and reduces overall mission costs.

 

3) Poori Padhai Desh Ki Bhalai Campaign:

  • CRY’s seven-week campaign aims to raise awareness and increase girls’ school participation.
  • Only 60% of girls are enrolled in higher secondary education, per the Union Education Ministry. Only three out of every five girls in India reach 11th and 12th standards.
  • Child Rights and You is an Indian non-governmental organization that works towards ensuring children’s rights.
  • The organization was started in 1979 by Rippan Kapur, an Air India purser. CRY works with 99 grassroots projects across 19 states in India and has impacted the lives of over three million children.

4) Sant Kabir Das Jayanti:

  • On 22nd June 2024, the Prime Minister commemorated the 647th birth anniversary of Sant Kabir Das.
  • Sant Kabir Das, a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint, was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to a Muslim family but was raised by a Hindu weaver couple.
  • He was a notable figure in the Bhakti movement, which emphasised devotion and love for the divine.
  • The Bhakti movement started in the 7th century in South India and spread to North India during the 14th and 15th centuries.
  • Popular poet-saints of the Bhakti movement, like Ramananda and Kabir Das, sang devotional songs in vernacular languages.

 

5) World Medical And Health Games:

  • Four Armed Forces Medical Service (AFMS) Officers have made India proud by winning a record 32 Medals in the 43rd World Medical and Health Games held in Saint-Tropez, France.
  • The World Medical and Health Games also called the Olympic Games for Health Professionals.
  • It is the most prestigious global sporting event within the medical community. The legacy of the World Medical and Health Games dates back to 1978.
  • Over 2500 participants from more than 50 different nations participate in this event annually.

 

6) 53rd GST Council Meeting:

  • The 53rd meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has approved several measures to ease compliance for small businesses, exempting hostel accommodation, Railway services etc.
  • It also agreed to reconvene in August 2024 to discuss restructuring the multiple tax rates under the seven-year GST.

Key Highlights of the 53rd GST Council Meeting:

  • The council announced the rollout of biometric-based Aadhaar authentication on a national level to combat fraudulent input tax credit claims made through fake invoices. This is aimed at enhancing tax compliance.
  • Hostel accommodation services outside educational institutions are exempt from GST for rents up to Rs 20,000 per person per month, making it more affordable for students and the working class.

 

7) Enemy Agents Ordinance:

  • Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) said those found assisting militants in J&K should be tried by investigating agencies under the Enemy Agents Ordinance, 2005.
  • The J&K Enemy Agents Ordinance was first issued in 1917 by the then Dogra Maharaja of J&K.
  • It is referred to as an ‘ordinance’ since laws made during the Dogra rule were called ordinances.
  • After Partition in 1947, the ordinance was incorporated as a law in the erstwhile state and was also amended.
  • In 2019, when Article 370 of the Constitution was repealed, J&K’s legal framework also underwent several changes.

 

8) Vadhavan Port:

  • The Union Cabinet recently approved the Rs 76,220 crore to Vadhavan Port project in Maharashtra after months of deliberations.
  • Vadhavan Port is an approved greenfield deep-sea port in Vadhavan, Palghar District, Maharashtra.
  • The port will be developed as an all-weather deep draft major port, which will include the development of core infrastructure, terminals, and other commercial infrastructure in public-private partnership (PPP) mode.
  • The project will be constructed by Vadhavan Port Project Limited (VPPL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) formed by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) and Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) with a shareholding of 74% and 26%, respectively.
  • The total estimated cost for the project, including land acquisition is Rs. 76,220 crores.

 

9) Javelin Anti-Tank Missile:

  • India and the US recently held discussions on the co-production of American javelin missiles in India to meet the requirements of the Indian military.
  • Javelin Anti-Tank Missile is a man-portable antitank guided missile (ATGM) system.
  • It is developed and produced jointly by American defence majors Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.
  • It was designed to defeat heavily armored vehicles, such as main battle tanks and lighter-skinned military vehicles.
  • The weapon also has capability against other target types, like fortifications, bunkers, and helicopters.
  • It first entered service with the S. military in 1996.
  • It measures roughly 1.2 m in length, 127 mm in diameter, and weighs 22.1 kg.

 

10)  International Sugar Organisation:                                                                                    

  • India is hosting a global event in sugar sector ‘International Sugar Organisation (ISO) Council Meeting’ in New Delhi from 25th till 27th June, 2024.
  • International Sugar Organisation is an inter-governmental bodycompletely devoted to improving conditions in the world sugar market.
  • It was established in 1968 and it is also a UN affiliated body.
  • It has about 85 countries as members covering almost 90% of sugar production in the World.
  • It is mandated to bring major sugar producing, consuming and trading nations together to bring mutual understanding and progressive approach in dealing with issues pertaining to the sugar sector.

 

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