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DAILY DOSE 9th  SEPT – 2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) SAMRIDH Scheme:

  • The Union Ministry of Electronics & IT secretary launched the 2nd Cohort of Startup Accelerators of MeitY for Product Innovation, Development and Growth (SAMRIDH) scheme.
  • SAMRIDH is the Union Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) ‘s flagship programme for startup acceleration under the National Policy on Software Products—2019.
  • It was launched in August 2021 and supports 300 software product startups with an outlay of ₹99 crore over a period of 4 years.
  • It aims to support existing and upcoming Accelerators to select and accelerate potential IT-based startups to scale.
  • Among others, the program focuses on accelerating the startups by providing customer connect, investors connect and connect to international markets.

 

2) Arnoux’s Beaked Whale:

  • A team of researchers has stumbled upon rare Arnoux’s Beaked Whales off the coast of Antarctica recently.
  • Arnoux’s Beaked Whale are a rare cetacean species.
  • A cetacean is a member of the family of large aquatic mammals such as whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
  • Scientific Name: Berardius arnuxii
  • Arnoux’s Beaked Whales are a gregarious species generally found in groups of 6-10, but larger groups of 80 individuals have been recorded.

 

3) New Flag And Insignia Of The Supreme Court Of India:

  • The President of India recently unveiled the new flag and insignia of the Supreme Court at the two-day National Conference of District Judiciary in New Delhi.
  • The newly unveiled flag features symbols central to India’s legal and cultural heritage: the Ashoka Chakra, the Supreme Court building, and the Constitution of India.
  • The new Supreme Court flag is blue in colour.
  • The insignia has ‘Supreme Court of India’ and ‘Yato Dharmastato Jayah’ (in Devanagari script) inscribed on it.

 

4) Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics:

  • Scientists recently found that FP 100 (Hygromycin A), a first-in-class, small molecule, narrow-spectrum antibiotic, successfully eradicates Fusobacterium nucleatum without harming the oral or gut microbiomes.
  • Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics are classified as “narrow-spectrum” or “broad-spectrum” depending on the range of bacterial types they affect.
  • Narrow-spectrum antibiotics are active against a selected group of bacterial types.
  • They can act on either gram +ve or gram –ve but not both.
  • They are used for the specific infection when the causative organism is known.

 

5) Food Recovery To Avoid Methane Emissions (FRAME) Methodology:

  • According to estimates based on data from a new methodology termed as Food Recovery to Avoid Methane Emissions (FRAME) each food bank reduces the same volume of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions as removing 900 gasoline-powered cars from the road for a year.
  • Food Recovery to Avoid Methane Emissions (FRAME) Methodology quantifies the avoided emissions and co-benefits from redirecting food loss and waste to direct human consumption, through food recovery and redistribution operations.
  • It is developed by the Global Food Banking Network (GFN) in partnership with the Global Methane Hub and the Carbon Trust.
  • The FRAME initially began as a pilot project in Mexico and Ecuador, where six community-led food banks were analysed.

 

6) Micronutrient Intake : Study

  • A study published in Lancet Global Health highlighted the global inadequacy of micronutrient intake, particularly for iodine, vitamin E (tocopherol), calcium, iron, riboflavin (vitamin B2), and folate (vitamin B9) across different regions and age groups.
  • As the first global estimate based on dietary intake data, it underscores the need for nutritional interventions such as dietary modifications, biofortification, fortification, and supplementation.
  • Key Findings of the Study:
  • Global Findings :
  • Iodine, Vitamin E, Calcium Over 5 billion people worldwide have inadequate intakes.
  • Iron, Riboflavin, Folate, Vitamin C More than 4 billion people have insufficient intakes.

 

7) Exercise Varuna:

  • A P8I aircraft of the Indian Navy has reached France to participate in ‘Exercise Varuna’ with the French Navy.
  • Exercise Varuna is the bilateral Naval Exercisebetween India and France.
  • This bilateral exercise between the two navies was initiated in 1993.
  • It was named ‘VARUNA’ in 2001and has become a hallmark of India-France’s strategic bilateral relationship.
  • The 2024 edition of Indo-French bilateral naval ‘Exercise Varuna’ is scheduled in the Mediterranean Sea.

 

8) International Vulture Awareness Day 2024:.

  • The first Saturday of September marks International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD), an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the world’s most imperilled group of birds.
  • This initiative, which began in South Africa and the United Kingdom, has been observed since September 2009.

 

9) Conference on ‘Spectrum of Literacy’ Precedes International Literacy Day 2024:

  • As a precursor to International Literacy Day 2024, the Ministry of Education, Government of India, will host an International Conference titled “Spectrum of Literacy” on September 7, 2024.
  • This virtual conference will be organized by CIET, NCERT, New Delhi, and will bring together global and national experts, educators, policymakers, and literacy advocates to explore.

 

10)  5th India-Maldives Defence Cooperation Dialogue Held in New Delhi:

  • The 5th Defence Cooperation Dialogue between India and the Maldives was held in New Delhi on September 6, 2024.
  • The Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane, while the Maldivian delegation was headed by General Ibrahim Hilmy, Chief of Defence Force, Maldives National Defence Force.

 

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