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DAILY DOSE 28th SEPT – 2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) DF-41:
- China says it successfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, a rare public test that analysts said was meant to send a message to the United States and its allies amid heightened regional tensions.
- DF-41 Originate in 1980, China test-fired its first ICBM, the DF-5.
- Estimated range: 12,000 to 15,000 kilometers
- China held more than 500 operational nuclear warheads as of May 2023 and is likely to have more than 1,000 by 2030.
2) LAC Issue:
- India and China are learnt to have made “significant progress” in narrowing their gap on pending issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
- The 31st WMCC talks and upcoming Corps Commanders’ meeting are key to finalizing troop redeployment and disengagement along the LAC.
- Both sides are discussing implementation details.
- Local commanders are holding regular meetings to prevent clashes, with both sides on alert but avoiding confrontation. Redeployment of troops will be gradual, continuing winter stocking efforts.
3) International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons:
- The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is celebrated on September 26th every year to raise awareness about the threat of nuclear weapons and to promote their elimination. It was declared by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in 2013.
- The first Special Session of the UNGA devoted to disarmament, held in 1978, reaffirmed the preeminence of nuclear disarmament.
- The Atomic Energy Commission (1946) to propose measures for controlling nuclear energy and eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
4) Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation : In News
- The Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) flagged 53 drugs, including Paracetamol and Pan D, as ‘not of standard quality’ (NSQ), raising significant safety concerns regarding their consumption.
- The CDSCO has issued two lists, one with 48 drugs that failed quality tests and another with 5 drugs categorized as “Not of Standard Quality” (NSQ Alert), based on random monthly sampling by state drug officers.
- CDSCO under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, is the Central Drug Authority for discharging functions assigned to the Central Government of India under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
5) Minerals Security Finance Network:
- India has officially joined the US-led Minerals Security Finance Network.
- It is a new initiative emerging from the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP).
- It is aimed at strengthening global cooperation in securing critical mineral supply chains.
- The network brings together institutions from the Indo-Pacific region and Europe, promoting cooperation, information exchange, and co-financing.
6) Women In Space Leadership Programme:
- A Women in Space Leadership Programme (WiSLP) was launched by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in collaboration with the British Council as part of the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI).
- This initiative aims to develop a women’s leadership framework to support institutions in strengthening their gender-inclusive practices and policies, specifically around space sciences and allied areas.
- It fosters women’s leadership in space sciences by developing a strategic leadership framework. Under this initiative Coventry University acts as the delivery partner.
7) Asia Power Index:
- India ranked third in the annual Asia Power Index, released by an Australian think tank.
- Asia Power Index was launched by the Lowy Institute in 2018.
- It is an annual measure of power dynamics in the Asia-Pacific region.
- It evaluates 27 countries across the Asia-Pacific, examining their ability to shape and respond to the external environment.
- The Index focuses on both the material capabilities of states and the influence they exert on the international stage.
8) Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary:
- A rarest of rare weather phenomenon- the collision of two cyclones- has been found to have caused flattening of thousands of trees in the Eturnagaram wildlife sanctuary in Mulugu district.
- Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary is located near the border of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana in the village of Eturnagaram, a tribal village in Mulugu district of Telangana.
- It is located 100 km from Warangal and 250 km from Hyderabad.
- It was declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1952 by Hyderabad Nizam Government.
- It is spread over an area of around 806 sq. km.
9) Taiwan Strait:
- A Japanese warship cruised for the first time to assert its freedom of navigation through the Taiwan Strait.
- Taiwan Strait is also called Formosa Strait which separates the island of Taiwan and continental Asia.
- The chief ports are Amoy in mainland China and Kao-hsiung in Taiwan.
- Several rivers including the Jiulong and Min rivers from China’s Fujian Province drain into the Taiwan Strait.
10) Unified Logistics Interface Platform : Hackathon 2.0
- NICDC Logistics Data Services Ltd. (NLDSL) announces the launch of Unified Logistics Interface Platform Hackathon 2.0.
- Hackathon 2.0 is a competitive event, aimed at fostering innovation and developing digital solutions to tackle pressing challenges in the logistics industry.
- It invites developers, start-ups, and industry players to come together.
- The focus of this year’s hackathon is on addressing key logistics challenges such as sustainability, complex supply chain processes, unified documentation, and multimodal logistics optimization.
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