Today’s Current Affairs: 7th September 2024 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Day: September 7, 2024
SAMRIDH Scheme
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 […]
Arnoux’s Beaked Whale
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 […]
New Flag And Insignia Of The Supreme Court Of India
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 […]
Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics
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. […]
Food Recovery To Avoid Methane Emissions (FRAME) Methodology
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 […]
Micronutrient Intake : Study
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 […]
Exercise Varuna
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 […]
International Vulture Awareness Day 2024
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.
Conference on ‘Spectrum of Literacy’ Precedes International Literacy Day 2024
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 […]
