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DAILY DOSE 6th AUG -2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns, flees country; army chief announces interim govt.
- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has tendered her resignation and has left the country along with her sister on August 5, 2024.
- The 76-year-old politician served as prime minister from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024.
- Daughter of Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina has been the longest-serving prime minister in the country’s history with close to three decades in office combined.
2) Astra Missile : Recent Update
- The Indian Air Force (IAF) has given clearance to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) to produce 200 Astra air-to-air missiles for its Su-3O and LCA Tejas fighter aircraft.
- Astra Missile is a Beyond-Visual-Range (BVR) air-to-air missile designed to be mounted on fighter aircraft.
- It is indigenously developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
- The missile was built to engage and destroy aerial targets, which have high maneuverability and supersonic speed.
- The missile is capable of advanced air combat, which allows it to engage in multiple high-performance targets.
3) Thadou People:
- A section of the Thadou tribes represented by the Manipur-based Thadou Students’ Association (TSA) has formed a global platform to look into critical issues facing the community, particularly in Manipur.
- Thadou people are an indigenous people who live in the hill country adjacent to the Imphal Valley in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur.
- They are the second largest in terms of population in Manipur, next to Meitei,according to the Manipur Census 2011.
- They are also found in Assam, Nagaland, and Mizoram in India, and in Chin State and Sagaing Division in Burma/Myanmar.
4) Glioblastoma:
- Glioblastoma is a type of cancer that starts as a growth of cells in the brain or spinal cord.
- Like all cancers, glioblastoma is caused by DNA mutations that result in uncontrolled cell growth. The underlying causes for these genetic cell mutations are largely unknown.
- Glioblastoma forms from cells called astrocytes that support nerve cells.
- Astrocytes help give your brain the nutrients it needs.
- Glioblastoma tumors make their own blood supply, which helps them grow. It’s easy for them to invade normal brain tissue.
5) Bailey Bridge:
- The Indian Army’s Madras Engineer Group or Madras Sappers built a “Bailey bridge”, which was assembled at Chooralmala, to reach Mundakkai village — one of the sites worst hit by the landslides.
- It is a type of modular bridge, one whose parts are pre-built so that they need minimal construction work and can be assembled quickly when needed.
- A US Army Engineer School manual notes that the Bailey bridge originated during wartime. Donald Coleman Bailey, an English civil engineer, invented it during World War 2 (1939-45).
- The pre-fabricated parts in a Bailey bridge include light steel panels linked through pins, which are big, screw-like objects.
6) Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano:
- According to a new study, the Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano which is filled with magma has been erupting beyond the ground hose and at the same time sinking for the past 10 years.
- Ol Doinyo Lengai Volcano is located in northern Tanzania, at the southern end of Lake Natron.
- It is known to the local Maasai people as the “Mountain of God.
- It is an active stratovolcano with unique geological characteristics.
- It rises to an elevation of 9,442 feet (2,878 metres) and is one of the many volcanoes situated along the East African Rift System.
7) Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC) Scheme:
- The Centre is unlikely to extend the Mahila Samman Savings Certificate scheme that was made available for two years beyond its March 2025 deadline, according to official sources.
- Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC) Scheme is a one-time scheme announced in Budget 2023 and will remain available for a two-year period, i.e., up to March 2025.
- It is a risk-free scheme dedicated towards women and girls of all age groups.
- The scheme offers a maximum deposit facility of up to Rs 2 lakh in the name of women or girls for a tenure of 2 years.
- It will encourage more women to adopt formal financial saving instruments.
8) India host the third Voice of the Global South Summit:
- India will host the third Voice of the Global South Summit on August 17, 2024.
- The first summit took place in January 2023, and the second in November 2023, just after the G20 Summit. Each event involved over 120 countries.
- First Summit (January 2023): “Unity of Voice, Unity of Purpose”.
- Second Summit (November 2023): “Together, for Everyone’s Growth, with Everyone’s Trust.
- The Global South Summit, which started in 2004 in Havana, Cuba, seeks to enhance cooperation among developing nations.
9) Amit Shah unveils four apps for new criminal laws:
- Union home minister Amit Shah launched four newly developed national apps — e-Sakshya, Nyay Setu, Nyay Shruti and e-Summons — aimed at streamlining the criminal justice system, acting as catalysts for efficiency and transparency.
- With e-Sakshya, investigating officers can record videos and take photographs of crime scenes as needed. The application also allows officers to gather information from witnesses and record their statements.
- Nyay Shruti, facilitates court hearings through electronic medium. This automated system is connected with the police, prisons, prosecution, forensics, and designated access points.
10) Lyme Disease:
- Lyme disease is a significant public health concern, affecting approximately 476,000 individuals in the US each year.
- Lyme disease is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi.
- It is primarily transmitted to humans through the bite of infected black-legged ticks, often referred to as deer ticks.
- It cannot spread between humans, from pets to humans, through air, food, or water or lice, mosquitoes, fleas, and flies also do not transmit it.
- It is prevalent in wooded and grassy areas worldwide, particularly during warmer months. It is most commonly reported in North America, Europe and some parts of Asia.
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