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DAILY DOSE 27th  SEPT – 2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) World Tourism Day:

  • World Tourism Day is being celebrated across the globe. The Day is celebrated on 27th of September every year highlighting tourism’s role in connecting people and boosting economies.
  • The theme for this year is ‘Tourism and Peace.’ The day also aims to foster a more sustainable and equitable tourism industry for future generations.
  • The Ministry of Tourism will celebrate World Tourism Day 2024 in New Delhi today. It will highlight the crucial role of tourism in fostering development and global harmony.

 

2) India Third Largest Producer And Consumer Of Ethanol:

  • Food and Public Distribution Minister Pralhad Joshi has said that India has become the World’s third largest Producer and Consumer of Ethanol.
  • While inaugurating the two-day India Sugar and Bio-Energy conference in New Delhi, the Minister emphasized that the government is committed to a robust, sustainable sugar industry that is not only an economic pillar but also a driving force in India’s renewable energy landscape.
  • Speaking on Sugar Production in the country, the minister said that in the last decade sugarcane cultivation increased by about 18 percent while the sugarcane production has increased by 40 percent.

 

3) Minimum Wage Rates

  • Central government has announced an increase in minimum wage rates by revising the Variable Dearness Allowance. The new wage rates will take effect from 1st October.
  • The minimum wage rates are categorized based on skill levels-unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly skilled, as well as by geographical areas A, B, and C. After the revision, minimum wage rates for workers in area ‘A’ in construction, sweeping, cleaning, and loading & unloading for unskilled work will be 783 rupees a day. For semi-skilled workers, the minimum wage will be 868 rupees a day, and for skilled, clerical, and watch & ward (without arms), the minimum wage will be 954 rupees a day. For highly skilled workers and watch & ward (with arms), the revised wage will be 1,035 rupees a day.

 

4) PARAM Rudra Supercomputers

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation three PARAM Rudra Supercomputers in Pune this evening via video conferencing.
  • Modi also inaugurated a High-Performance Computing (HPC) system tailored for weather and climate research.
  • Prime Minister said, that with Param Rudra Supercomputers and HPC system, India takes significant steps towards self-reliance in computing and driving innovation in science and tech. In the era of the digital revolution, computing capacity is becoming an alternative for national capability.
  • Prime Minister said that today is a day of great achievement for India in the world of science and technology.

5) CDSCO : 50 Drugs As ‘Not Of Standard Quality’:

  • Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) has declared more than 50 drugs as ‘not of standard quality ‘in its recent monthly report. This raises safety concerns regarding their usage.
  • These drugs include paracetamol, Vitamin B Complex, and calcium and Vitamin D3 tablets. These products were not of standard quality and were manufactured by several companies. CDSCO):
  • It is the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of India for the medical devices industry under the provisions of the Drugs & Cosmetics Rules.
  • It works under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
  • Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is the head of the CDSCO.

 

6) India Signs Agreement To Protect Marine Biodiversity:

  • India signed an international agreement to protect marine biodiversity on the high seas at the United Nations General Assembly.
  • The pact, formally known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, is signed by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
  • This Agreement is aimed at ensuring that marine life is conserved and used in a sustainable manner on the high seas, which is beyond nations’ territorial waters, and the exclusive economic zone could extend up to 370 km from the shores, which constitutes about two-thirds of all the oceans.

 

7) Global Innovation Index 2024:

  • India Climbed One Place To 39th Rank Out Of 133 Economies In GII, Report By The Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization.
  • Consistent Improvement In Ranking Is Owing To Knowledge Capital, Vibrant Start-up Ecosystem, Amazing Work Done By Public And Private Research Organisations.
  • GII Is A Reliable Tool To Assess Innovation-led Social And Economic Changes In Their Respective Countries.
  • Switzerland, Sweden, The United States, Singapore & United Kingdom Are World’s Most Innovative Economies, While China, Turkiye, India, Viet Nam & Philippines Are The Fastest 10-year Climbers.

 

8) “Tsangyang Gyatso Peak”:

  • National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS), has successfully scaled an unnamed and unclimbed 6383 MSL or 20,942 ft high peak in Gorichen range of Arunachal Pradesh Himalayas on Tawang-West Kameng region.
  • The peak, at a height of 6,383 meters above sea level in the Gorichen range of Arunachal Pradesh Himalayas in Tawang-West Kameng region, was considered one of the most technically challenging and unexplored summits in the region.
  • After overcoming immense challenges including sheer ice walls, treacherous crevasses, and a 2-kilometer-long glacier, the team has immortalized the momentous feat.

 

9) ‘Paridhi 24×25’:

  • Union Minister of Textiles, Shri Giriraj Singh, alongside Union Minister of State for External Affairs & Textiles, Pabitra Margherita, launched the India-specific fashion trend book “Paridhi 24×25,” a bilingual web portal of VisioNxt, and an AI Taxonomy e-book.
  • This significant event attracted over 150 industry leaders from the fashion, textiles, and retail sectors, as well as prominent craftsmen and weavers from various craft clusters.
  • VisioNxt has already produced over 60 micro trend reports, more than 10 close-to-season trend reports, 3 research papers, and the inaugural AI Taxonomy book on Indian wear categories.

 

10)  Kamal Chawla:

  • In snooker, Indian veteran Kamal Chawla has clinched his maiden IBSF World 6-Red title with a commanding 6-2 victory over Pakistan’s Asjad Iqbal in the final at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
  • This triumph marks a significant turnaround for Chawla, who was the runner-up in the 2017 edition of the tournament.
  • India also won three more bronze medals through Malkeet Singh, Vidya Pillai, and Keerthana Pandian.

 

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