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DAILY DOSE 28th JUNE -2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Bannerghatta Biological Park : Largest Leopard Safari
- South India’s first and the country’s largest leopard safari was recently inaugurated at the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP).
- Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) has been an integral part of Bannerghatta National Park and emerged as an independent establishment in 2002.
- In order to meet the growing demand for eco-recreation, eco-tourism, and conservation, an area of 545.00ha of forest from the National Park was set aside to constitute a biological park originally and later extended to 731.88ha.
- It is located about 22 kms south of Bengaluru city, Karnataka.
2) Crime And Criminal Tracking Networks And Systems
- Ahead of the implementation of the new criminal laws, at least 23 modifications have been made to the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network Systems (CCTNS).
- Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems (CCTNS) was conceptualized by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the National e-governance plan of India and is being implemented as a “Mission Mode Project (MMP)” since 2009.
- It is an ambitious project that aims to put in place a comprehensive and integrated system for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of policing at the police station level throughout the country.
- It aimed to interlink all police stations under a common application software for the purposes of investigation, data analytics, research, policymaking and providing Citizen Services such as reporting and tracking of complaints, requests for antecedent verifications by Police, etc.
3) Kalibr Missile:
- The Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) recently attacked Ukrainian infrastructure, using its sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles.
- Kalibr Missile is a family of Russian cruise missiles that can be launched from ships, submarines, containers, airplanes, or transport erector launchers.
- It has variants designed for anti-ship, anti-submarine and land attack purposes.
- They were developed and produced by Russia’s Almaz-Antey corporation.
- Depending on the variant, the Kalibr missile varies in mass and length, ranging from 1,300 kg to 2,300 kg and from 6.2 m to 8.9 m, respectively.
4) Exercise HOPEX:
- The Indian Air Force and Egyptian Air Force participated in the Exercise HOPEX 2024.
- Exercise HOPEX is the fourth joint exercise of IAF (Indian Air Force) and EAF (Egyptian Air Force) which was held in Egypt from 21 to 26 June.
- The aim of this exercise is to promote bilateral and regional cooperation, which is a symbol of the long-standing relations between the two countries.
- The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Rafale fighter jets are currently in Egypt for Ex- HOPEX. The C-17 Globemaster and IL-78 tankers are also participating in the weeklong exercise.
5) 100th Member Of International Solar World : Paraguay
- Paraguay is the 100th country to become a full member of the International Solar Alliance.
- A formal ceremony was held in New Delhi to mark this important step in the growth of ISA. Fleming Raul Duarte, Paraguay’s ambassador to India, gave the Instrument of Ratification.
- The event shows that Paraguay is serious about promoting clean energy.
- India and France helped to start the International Solar Alliance at the COP21 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris in 2015.
6) External Debt To GDP Ratio:
- The external debt to GDP ratio declined to 18.7% at the end of March 2024 from 19.0% at the end of March 2023.
- India’s external debt reached $663.8 billion by the end of March 2024, marking a 6% increase (approximately $39.7 billion) compared to March 2023.
- The external debt-to-GDP ratio is a crucial economic metric that compares a country’s external debt to its gross domestic product (GDP).
- External debt refers to the total amount of money a country owes to external creditors, including foreign governments, international organizations, and private entities outside the country.
- It includes both short-term and long-term debt obligations.
7) ULLAS-Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram:
- Ladakh has become the first administrative unit to achieve full functional literacy under the ULLAS-Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram (New India Literacy Program).
- The Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society (ULLAS) is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented from 2022-2027.
- The scheme aligns with the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
- It aims to empower those adults aged 15 years and above from all backgrounds who could not get due schooling and mainstream them with society to be able to contribute more to the growth story of the country.
8) Space MAITRI Mission:
- The Australian government entered into an $18 million memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under the space MAITRI mission.
- Space MAITRI (Mission for Australia-India’s Technology, Research and Innovation), represents a major step forward in the strategic partnership between the two nations in the space domain.
- It aims to foster closer ties between commercial, institutional and governmental space organizations from India and Australia.
- It focuses on debris management and sustainability, aligning with both nations’ core values and objectives in promoting responsible space operations and mitigating the growing threat of space debris.
9) eSakshya (evidence) App:
- Days ahead of the implementation of the three criminal laws, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is testing eSakshya (e-evidence) app.
- eSakhsya App is a mobile-based application to help police record the scene of crime, search and seizure in a criminal case and upload the file on the cloud-based platform.
- The police official will have to upload a selfie after the procedure is complete.
- Each recording could be a maximum four minutes long and several such files could be uploaded for each First Information Report (FIR).
- This mobile application developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) will be available to all police stations which register and download the App.
10) Biomass briquettes:
- In recent times biomass briquettes are being used as a fuel alternative for the power and electricity generation sector.
- Biomass briquettes: are made up of compact blocks of organic materials, such as agricultural residues, forestry wastes, or industrial by-products.
- These are used for heating, cooking fuel and electricity generation usually in developing countries that do not have access to more traditional fuel source.
- Bio-briquettes can be created from easily available biomass waste often found in rural settings.
- These can be made by hand from any freely available organic matter, including invasive species and agro-waste.
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