Answer: B
Observed on the second Thursday of October month.
Answer: D
Current Context : Shri Sanjeev Kumar Singla has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to France.
INDIA-FRANCE RELATIONS:
Defense Cooperation:
Economic Relations:
Space Collaboration:
Cultural and Educational Exchange:
Answer: A
Current Context : Senior diplomat Ajit Vinayak Gupte has been appointed India’s next ambassador to Germany.
INDIA AND GERMANY RELATIONS:
Diplomatic ties were established in 1951, with consistent engagement at high levels.
Trade and Investment:
Defense Cooperation:
Answer: A
Current Context : Recently, The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) has suspended the membership of the Delhi Zoo over concerns about the treatment of its lone African elephant named Shankar.
ABOUT WAZA
Answer: A
Current Context : Recently, India’s Minister of Health, JP Nadda, has been elected as the Chairperson for the 77th Session (RC77) of the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region.
ABOUT REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR SOUTH-EAST ASIA (SEARO)
Answer: C
Current Context : The Union Health Ministry has doubled the monthly nutrition support under Ni-Kshay Poshan Yojana from the existing Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 per month for all TB patients, during treatment.
CHANGES IN NI-KSHAY POSHAN YOJANA (NPY)
Increased Nutritional Support:
Special Allocation:
Energy Dense Nutritional Supplementation (EDNS):
Expansion to Household Contacts:
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT):
About Ni-Kshay Portal:
Answer: B
Current Context : The Prime Minister of India recently launched the Unified Genomic Chip for the benefit of livestock, as part of a larger initiative by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD).
ABOUT UNIFIED GENOMIC CHIP:
BENEFITS:
Answer: C
Current Context : According to a new study India’s reliance on kerosene-based lamps accounts for about 10 per cent of the total residential black carbon emissions.
ABOUT BLACK CARBON:
Black carbon, or soot, is a major component of PM2.5 (fine particulate matter).
Sources:
Environmental Impact:
Seasonal Influence:
Answer: B
Current Context : U.S. scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of microRNA and its crucial role in how multicellular organisms grow and live.
ABOUT MICRORNA
Significance: Their findings have shown that miRNAs are conserved across a wide range of organisms, including humans, and play a critical role in development, aging, and diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative conditions.
ABOUT NOBEL PRIZE
2024 Nobel Prize Recipients:
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