Daily Current Affairs for 24th June 2017 ( English)
1. CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular
Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad has been chosen by
NITI-Aayog for
hosting the Atal Incubation
Centre for biotechnology start-ups. Atal
Incubation Centre scheme aims to create high-class incubation facilities
with necessary infrastructure in terms of capital equipment and operating
facilities, coupled with the availability of sectoral experts for mentoring the
start-ups.
Innovation Mission (AIM) under NITI Aayog is aimed at promoting a
culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.
2. Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) is a multi- million dollar project being developed by an
international consortium of Five
countries including India. The other four countries are Canada,
China, Japan and the U.S. Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) is the world’s biggest
telescope which would
facilitate astronomers to observe the intricacies of the universe
from earth. India will spend Rs 1,300 crore on the project. India’s contribution
to the project will be more in terms of hardware than money. The project
would be led by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore, with the
help of the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES),
Nainital, and Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA),
Pune. India has a 10% partner in the telescope
project. The telescope is expected to be ready by 2020.
3. Kanyashree Prakalpa (Girl Child) scheme of West Bengal received the highest prize in United Nations Public Service
Award . West Bengal has been
awarded in the Asia-Pacific group for the category: ‘Reaching the Poorest and Most
Vulnerable through Inclusive Services and Participation‘.The scheme provides
financial help to the girls from disadvantaged families to pursue higher
studies. It also aims to prevent child marriage. Increased educational
attainment, prevention of child marriage and financial inclusion are the
objectives of the scheme. The scheme was launched by Mamata Banerjee in October 2013.
4. Imran Khawaja has been appointed as the deputy
chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Imran Khawaja is the Chairman of
Associates counties and a veteran administrator from Singapore.
5. ‘City Liveability Index’ is the first liveability index which will rank
the major cities on the basis
of the quality of life. This was launched by the
urban development minister M. Venkaiah Naidu. Here 116 major cities were ranked
based on a comprehensive set of 79
parameters such as availability of roads, education, healthcare,
mobility, employment opportunities, emergency response, grievance redressal,
pollution, availability of open and green spaces, cultural and entertainment
opportunities etc. This will cover cities with a population above one million,
including the capital cities. The rankings based on the index would be released in 2018.
6. India and Russia have finalized
a roadmap to further boost bilateral defence cooperation during
the 17th India-Russia intergovernmental commission on military-technical
cooperation held at Moscow.
7. Palbinder Kaur Shergill has become the first
turbaned Sikh woman to be
appointed as Canada’s Supreme
Court judge.
8. The first
global assessment of the impact of climate change on world heritage listed
coral reefs has been reported
by UNESCO. According to the
report, by 2100 most of the coral reef system would die unless carbon emissions
are reduced. UNESCO has concluded that cutting
down emissions and delivering the Paris Climate agreement to be the only ways out to save coral
reefs the world over. It is estimated that at least 25 coral reefs are set
to experience twice-per-decade severe bleaching events by 2040. Coral
Reefs are often referred as the rainforests of the oceans. The Great
Barrier Reef is the biggest coral reef in the world. It was recorded as
a World Heritage site in 1981.
9. Maharashtra government urges all the employees including IAS, IPS , Forest
officials and the workers of state government , semi-government bodies and
corporations to contribute a day’s
salary to the CM’s relief fund in July to help families of farmers living
in the suicide prone zone.
10. Maharashtra Forest
Minister , Sudhir Mugantiwar
has said that the government plans to launch a mobile app named “My Plant “ on 1st July 2017 that will help in recording data recording the tree
plantations in the state.
11.The Union Minister of Power , Piyush Goyal has launched a weather
portal that will help all the
electricity distribution companies to manage power distribution.
Announcement !
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