Wednesday, 9 October 2024

Nobel prizes 2024

Nobel prizes 2024 

1)=>Medicine: the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun

for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation

This year’s Nobel Prize honors two scientists for their discovery of a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated.

 


Tuesday, 3 September 2024

Ecology 2024



Ecology 2024 

=>56th tiger reserve in India: 56th Tiger Reserve of the country located in Chhattisgarh, Guru Ghasidas - Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve is the the 3rd largest in the country, with a spread of over 2800 sq. km

Sunday, 25 August 2024

Paralympics, Paris 2024

Paralympics, Paris 2024

=>Paralympics 2024, curtain down: Paralympics 2024 ended on 8th of the September 2024. China tops the list, while India was at 18th rung with a total of 29 medals including 7 golds.


Harvinder Singh & Preeti Pal were the flag bearer at the closing ceremony.
=>Paralympics 2024, day 9th updates: Another record was broken by the Indian contingent on Friday at the Paris Paralympics, with the sixth gold medal added to tally by Praveen Kumar. This time, Tokyo Games silver medalist Praveen went one better as he won gold in the men’s high jump T64 final. India had won five gold medals in Tokyo, and in Paris, they have now won six.

Thursday, 25 July 2024

Union Budget 2024-25

 Union Budget 2024-25

बजट 2024-25

 9 प्राथमिकताएं

विकसित भारत' के लक्ष्य को प्राप्त करने के लिए बजट में सभी के लिए पर्याप्त अवसर पैदा करने हेतु

। कृषि में उत्पादकता और लचीलापन

| रोजगार एवं कौशल

। समावेशी मानव संसाधन विकास और सामाजिक न्याय

■ विनिर्माण और सेवाएँ

शहरी विकास

ऊर्जा सुरक्षा

■ आधारभूत संरचना

9 प्राथमिकताएं

केंद्र बजट 2024

■ बजट - निर्मला सीतारमण देवी (7 वीं बार ) ■ फोकस - चार मुख्य बिंदु पर

- गरीब', 'युवा', 'अन्नदाता' और 'नारी' ।

कैसे खर्च होगा केंद्र

सरकार का पैसा

2024-25 के लिए बजट

अनुमान, ₹ करोड़ में कुल 48,20,512

ब्याज भुगतान - 11,62,940 परिवहन -

5,44,128

रक्षा - 454,773

| नवाचार, अनुसंधान एवं विकास और परीक्षा बिं प्रमुख सब्सिडी - 3,81,175

। अगली पीढ़ी के सुधार

-निर्मला सीतारमण - 7 बार बजट

- मोरारजी देसाई - 10 बार बजट

| GDP दर - 6.5% से 7% अनुमान

शहरी विकास- 82,577

| ऊर्जा - 68,769 विदेश मामले - 22,155

■ संघ राज्य क्षेत्र - 68,660

■ सामाजिक कल्याण 56,501

| वाणिज्य और उद्योग - 47,559

| वैज्ञानिक विभाग - 32,736 अन्य 1,44,477

राज्यों को अंतरण - 3,22,787

| ग्रामीण विकास- 2,65,808

| पेंशन-- 2,43,296

कर प्रशासन- 2,03,530

| कृषि और संबद्ध कार्यकलाप - 1,51,851 गृह- 1,50,983

FRIET-1,25,638

| आईटी और दूरसंचार - 1,16,342

स्वास्थ्य - 89,287

वित्त - 86,339

योजना एवं सांख्यिकी - 6,291

| पूर्वोत्तर का विकास - 5,900

















































Monday, 22 July 2024

Paris Olympic 2024

 PARIS 2024

पेरिस ओलंपिक - 2024


=>5 new sports will be played in 2028 LA Olympics: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved five new sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics in 2023:Baseball/softball, Flag football, Lacrosse, Squash & T20 cricket

=>Neeraj Chopra: This time stood up to 2nd rung, and got a silver medal.

Thursday, 21 March 2024

Report/ findings 2024

Reports/Findings 2024 

 =>21st Livestock Census:

  •  The Livestock Census is conducted every five years.
  • The census carries out a headcount of the number of domesticated animals, poultry, and stray animals in the country.
  • The census takes into account information about the species, breed, age, sex, and ownership status of the animals in question.
  • Background: Since 1919, a total of 20 livestock censuses have been carried out so far, with the last being conducted in 2019.
  • The enumeration process for the 21st census will take place between October 2024 to February 2025.
  • Focus of 21st Livestock Census
    • According to the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, information on sixteen animal species will be collected in the 21st census. These include: cattle, buffalo, mithun, yak, sheep, goat, pig, camel, horse, ponies, mule, donkey, dog, rabbit, and elephant.
    • In total, the census will capture information on 219 indigenous breeds of these sixteen species recognised by ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR).
    • Besides these, the census will also carry out a headcount of poultry birds such as fowl, chicken, duck, turkey, geese, quail, ostrich, and emu.
  • The census this time will be fully digitised, like the last one in 2019.

Thursday, 29 February 2024

committees/commisions 2024

 Committees/Commissions 2024

=>Parliament Official Language Committee:  Home- Minister Sh. Amit Shah is the chairman. For Section 4 of the Official Languages Act, 1963 says that a Committee on Official Language shall be constituted on a resolution to that effect being moved in either House of Parliament with the previous sanction of the President and passed by both Houses.                   

  • The Parliamentary Committee of Official Languages was set up in 1976 under Section 4 of The Official Languages Act, 1963.
  • The Committee is chaired by the Union Home Minister, and has, in accordance with the provisions of the 1963 Act, 30 members - 20 MPs from Lok Sabha and 10 MPs from Rajya Sabha.
  • The purpose of the Committee is
    • To review the progress made in the use of Hindi for official purposes, and
    • Recommendations should be made to increase the use of Hindi in official communications.


Appointments/occupants of high Govt. offices 2024

 Appointments/occupants of high Govt. offices 2024

=>Comptroller and Auditor General of India: K. Sanjay Murthy has been appointed the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Infrastructure boost in India 2024

Infrastructure Boost in India 2024

=>Semiconductor Manufacturing Units: India now has four semiconductor manufacturing facilities after the inclusion of the three new units. Prominent American chip company Micron has committed to invest up to US$825 million to build a facility in India for the assembly and testing of semiconductor chips.

The three new semiconductor manufacturing units are as follows:

  1. Semiconductor Fab with 50,000 wfsm capacity – at Dholera, Gujarat
  2. Semiconductor ATMP (Assembly, Test, Marking and Packaging) unit – at Morigaon, Assam
  3. Semiconductor ATMP unit for specialized chips – at Sanand, Gujarat  

Latest in Science/Tech 2024

Latest in Science/Tech 2024 

=>SpaceX launched India's satellite: Elon Musk's SpaceX launched GSAT-20 - ISRO's latest communications satellite from Cape Canaveral in Florida on November 19th. The launch utilized Space X's Falcon 9 rocket. This is the first major commercial partnership between SpaceX and ISRO. The estimated cost for this collaboration is between $60-70 million.

Places in news 2024

 Places in News 2024

=>Cow as the Mother of the State: Maharasta state has accorded this honor to the CowThe Maharashtra government has granted the status of 'Rajyamata-Gomata' (state mother cow) to indigenous cow breeds, citing their cultural, agricultural, and medicinal significance.

Persons in news 2024

Persons in News 2024  > ... ...

=>Miss Grand International 2024 title: won by Rachel Gupta,   Rachel Gupta, 20, from Jalandhar was crowned Miss Grand International (MGI) 2024 on Friday in Bangkok, Thailand, where the final was being held. Rachel is the first Indian in MGI history to win the Golden Crown

 It is for the first time that an Indian grabbed the title.

Obituaries 2024

 Obituaries 2024 

=>Bibek Debroy: Bibek Debroy, Chairman Of PM's Economic Advisory Council, Dies At 69.A Padma Shri awardee, Mr Debroy earlier served as the chancellor of the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) in Pune.

Economy 2024

Economy 2024  > ... ...

=>Indian forex at its record height:  it reached at $705 b, the 4th largest in the world after US, China, and Switzerland.

India brought back its gold from Britain, which was in UK banks as a guarantee for loan.

important External Affairs 2024

Important External Affairs 2024

=>Donald Trump is the new US president: Mr. Trump the Republican candidate won the election by defeating Democrat candidate Kamla Harris. He is the 47th president of USA.

Nobel prizes 2024

Nobel prizes 2024  1) => Medicine:   the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine  jointly to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the dis...