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DAILY GK DOSE 3rd OCT – 2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

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DAILY DOSE 3rd  OCT – 2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Iran declared war on Israel by firing 181 missiles.

  • On October 2, the Israeli military said Iran had fired missiles at Israel, and air raid sirens sounded across the country and almost 10 million people were ordered to stay near bomb shelters.
  • Israeli police reported a suspected “terrorist” shooting in Jaffa, south of Tel Aviv, resulting in several casualties.
  • Four people were killed and seven others were injured in the attack.

 

2) PM Modi inaugurated ‘Jamaica Marg’ in Delhi.

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi named the road in front of the Jamaica High Commission as ‘Jamaica Marg’.
  • The unveiling of Jamaica Marg is a reminder of the global reach of India’s diplomatic efforts.
  • Both countries leaders met at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.
  • They discussed various aspects of the India-Jamaica partnership, including further cooperation in sports and cultural exchanges.

 

3) National Mission For Edible Oils – Oil Palm:

  • The second day of a National Level Multi-Stakeholder Consultative Workshop on Sustainable Oil Palm Cultivation under the National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) was held recently.
  • National Mission for Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)launched by the Government of India in August 2021, NMEO-OP targets a substantial increase in oil palm cultivation and crude palm oil production.
  • It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with a special focus on the Northeast region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with a focus on increasing the area and productivity of oilseeds and Oil Palm.
  • A financial outlay of Rs. 11,040 crores have been made for the scheme, out of which Rs. 8,844 crore is the Government of India share and Rs. 2,196 crore is the State share, and this includes the viability gap funding also.

 

4) Telangana becomes the first state to get NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship

·     NITI Aayog launched the first State Chapter of Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP).

·     NITI Aayog in association with WE Hub and the Telangana government, launched the first State Chapter of Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP).

·     The platform aims to promote and support women entrepreneurs across sectors.

 

5) Anna DARPAN Project:

  • The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has selected Coforge Limited as the System Integrator (SI) for its digital transformation project, Anna DARPAN.
  • The project aims to streamline and enhance the supply chain management system at various levels.
  • This system will be designed to improve efficiency and productivity by creating an interactive and user-friendly UI design.
  • It will also enable data-driven decision-making by leveraging data analytics to support strategic and operational decisions.

 

6) Digital Personal Data Protection Act:

  • NITI Aayog, the top think tank of the government, had opposed some of the provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, and particularly red-flagged the changes proposed to the Right to Information (RTI) Act that could “weaken” the legislation.
  • The data protection law proposed is an amendment to a section in the RTI Act with such effect that disclosure of personal information about public officials would not be allowed even when these are justified in larger public interest.
  • Digital Personal Data Protection Act:
  • It is a comprehensive privacy and data protection law that provides guidelines on processing, storing, and securing personal data.

 

7) Jal Hi AMRIT Programme:

  • The Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs said that the government has introduced the Jal Hi AMRIT scheme in its first 100 days.
  • Jal Hi AMRIT Programme was launched under the AMRUT 2.0 scheme.
  • Under this initiative, it is envisaged to incentivise State & UTs to manage the used water (sewage) treatment plants (UWTPs/ STPs) efficiently to ensure recyclable good quality treated water, meeting environmental standards, on a sustained basis.
  • The purpose of the exercise is to build competition among the cities, develop capacities and incentivise them to attain the best quality of used treated water at the treatment facilities.

 

8) The first-ever Kho Kho World Cup will be hosted by India in 2025:

  • It has been announced by the Kho-Kho Federation of India (KKFI) and the International Kho-Kho Federation that the first Kho-Kho World Cup will be held in India in 2025.
  • 24 countries from 6 continents will take part in this event, and 16 men’s and as many women’s teams will participate in it.
  • Ahead of the World Cup, KKFI plans to take it to 200 schools in 10 cities to promote the sport.
  • A membership drive for school students will also be run by the federation , aiming to register at least 50 lakh players ahead of the mega tournament.

 

9) BharatGen project launched by India for generative AI in local languages:

  • On September 30, an initiative called BharatGen was launched by India to make generative AI available to citizens in various Indian languages.
  • Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said it is the world’s first state-funded project of its kind.
  • This initiative, run by IIT Bombay under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS), will create generative AI systems.
  • It will be able to generate high-quality text and multimodal content in various Indian languages.

 

10) 2024 edition of the annual apex level international conference IPRD started in New Delhi on 3 Sep

  • The 2024 edition of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD), the annual apex-level international conference of the Indian Navy, is being held in New Delhi from 3 to 5 October.
  • The three-day conference’ theme is “Resource Geopolitics and Security in the Indo-Pacific.”
  • IPRD is the flagship expression of the Indian Navy’s international engagement at the strategic level, addressing overall maritime security issues in the Indo-Pacific region.

 

 

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