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DAILY DOSE 3rd  JUNE -2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) James Webb Space Telescope: Detecting The Most Distant Known Galaxy

  • The James Webb Space Telescope has smashed its own record for detecting the most distant known galaxy.
  • The galaxy called JADES-GS-z14-0, is revealed as it was just 290m years after the big bang, at the dawn of the universe.
  • The telescope’s previous record holder was a galaxy seen at 325m years after the big bang, which happened nearly 14bn years ago.
  • The newly observed galaxy is much brighter than expected, suggesting that the first generation of stars were either more luminous or formed much more rapidly than conventional cosmological theories have predicted.

 

2) Two-State Solution:

  • India said that it was one of the first countries to recognise Palestine and has long supported the two-state solution to end the Israel-Palestine conflict.
  • Two-state solution has long been proposed as the best hope for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
  • It would see an independent Palestinian state established alongside the existing one of Israel, giving both peoples their own territory.
  • In 1947, the United Nations agreed a plan partitioning Palestine into Arab and Jewish states with international rule over Jerusalem. Jewish leaders accepted the plan, which gave them 56% of the land.
  • The state of Israel was declared on May 14, 1948. A day later, five Arab states attacked.

 

3) Chang’e-6 : China

  • China’s space agency said that China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on 2nd of June.
  • The Chang’e-6 craft successfully landed in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the back of the moon.
  • It is the first human sampling and return mission from the far side of the moon.
  • It was launched by a Chinese Long March-5 rocket from Wenchang Space Launch Center on the southern island of Hainan before 53 days.
  • Chang’e-6 consists of an orbiter, a returner, a lander and an ascender.
  • The lander was equipped with multiple sensors, including microwave, laser and optical imaging sensors which can measure distance and speed and identify obstacles on the lunar surface.

 

4) Iris-T Missile:

  • According to a recent report, the Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, lost an Iris-T missile, sparking serious concerns about the crucial technology being compromised.
  • Iris-T Missile is a next-generation short-range air-to-air missile.
  • The IRIS-T is a six-nation program under German lead, with Diehl BGT Defence (a German defense company) acting as industrial prime contractor.
  • The IRIS-T programme sees Germany, Greece, Norway, Italy, Spain and Sweden unite to provide access to technology and expertise. Diehl Defence is the main contractor.
  • It is rated for short-range and medium-range air defense.
  • The IRIS-T SLM is designed to neutralize threats posed by a variety of enemy aerial systems, such as aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, and helicopters operating at ranges of up to 40 km (25 miles).

 

5) World No-Tobacco Day 2024:

  • The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (GoI), organized an event today to observe World No Tobacco Day 2024.
  • The Member States of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987.
  • In 1988, a Resolution was passed, calling for the celebration of World No Tobacco Day, every year on 31 May.
  • The annual campaign is an opportunity to raise awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure and to discourage the use of tobacco in any form.
  • The theme: “Protecting Children from Tobacco Industry Interference”.

 

6) What Is Exit poll?

  • Congress refrained from participating in Lok Sabha Elections-related debates in exit polls 2024.
  • An exit poll is a post-election survey that shows how many seats a political party will likely win.
  • It is not the same as the official election results.
  • They can be released by media houses only after the voting ends for an election.
  • They are taken immediately after voters have cast their ballots.
  • The exit polls are regulated by Section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

 

7) Landslides In Northeast India : Cyclone Remal

  • The Cyclone Remal caused landslides in the northeastern region of India causing several casualties, highlighting the need for multi-hazard disaster resilience. While early warnings for cyclones have improved, landslides still remain a challenge.
  • A landslide can be defined as the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope.
  • They are a type of mass wasting, which denotes any downward movement of soil and rock under the direct influence of gravity.
  • Landslide encompasses five slope movement modes: falls, topples, slides, spreads, and flows.
  • Causes:
  • Slope movement occurs when forces acting downward (mainly due to gravity) exceed the strength of the earth materials that compose the slope.
  • Landslides are caused due to three major factors: geology, morphology, and human activities.

 

8) India’s First 3D-Printed Rocket Launched:

  • Chennai-based start-up Agnikul Cosmos has launched the world’s first rocket, Agnibaan Sub Orbital Technology Demonstrator (SOrTeD), powered by a fully 3D-printed engine.
  • It aims to conduct a test flight to showcase the company’s internally developed technologies and gather important flight data.
  • This has achieved several firsts for the Indian space ecosystem i.e. launch from a private pad (Dhanush), homegrown semi-cryo engine-powered rocket launch and the world’s 1st single-piece 3D printed engine.
  • It uses liquid oxygen and kerosene as propellant.
  • Launch was supported by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe).

 

9) Nelson Mandela Health Promotion Award 2024:

  • The World Health Organization (WHO) has given the Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion for 2024 to the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru.
  • NIMHANS is known as India’s top mental health center. This very important award was given at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
  • The Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion was created by the WHO in 2019 to recognize the important work that people, institutions, and groups around the world have done to promote health.
  • This award recognizes excellent accomplishments and new ideas that have been used to improve health standards and advocacy.

 

10)  Global Organ Transplant Strategy : 77th World Health Assembly

  • The 77th World Health Assembly made news when it approved a draft resolution to make organ donations, including those using tissues and human cells, more available around the world.
  • This project is aware of the differences in the number of transplants that are available and wants to make it easier for people in both poor and developed countries to get one.
  • The resolution asks member states to come up with a global plan to improve organ transplants.
  • This plan will be put into action in 2026. It shows how important it is to follow WHO’s Guiding Principles even more, especially when it comes to increasing the number of dead donations so that they can be used for therapy in their fullest capacity.
  • To get more people to donate organs, the idea of making World Donor Day official was backed.

 

 

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