Published on: July 14, 2024
Snippets : 13 JULY 2024
Snippets : 13 JULY 2024
- In a bid to expand Karnataka’s semiconductor ecosystem, Karnataka administration is considering the development of the Bengaluru-Mysuru belt as a hub for the semiconductor industry.
- Karnataka state government appointed Mysuru-based writer Ka Tha Chikkanna as chairperson of the National Saint Poet Kanakadasa Study and Research Centre.
- The Karnataka government plans to install floating solar panels on 40 lakes, which can potentially generate 2,500MW of power. The initiative aims to reduce electricity costs for lift irrigation projects, currently amounting to Rs 10-12 crore monthly. Floating solar panels, already generating 1GW of power in India, offer a land-free solution despite high installation costs. The government is also exploring revenue generation from lakes through commercial activities, potentially increasing income from fishing and other ventures. A meeting with experts and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar will further assess these proposals. Four lakes in the Bengaluru Urban are on the list – Bagalur Lake (Yelahanka), Singanayakanahalli Lake (Yelahanka), Jigani Doddakere (Anekal) and Muttanallur Amanikere (Anekal)
- The Kerala Forest Department’s master plan to manage human-wildlife conflict, declared a State-specific disaster, involves a ₹645 crore investment over three years, integrating advanced technologies like AI-based alert systems, drones with thermal sensors, and camera traps with traditional methods like beehive fencing and bio-fences, funded through Central-State allocations and schemes including MGNREGS, also incorporating solar lights, barriers, and habitat management strategies
- India will host the first World Audiovisual and Entertainment Summit in November alongside the International Film Festival of India in Goa Two Russian warships have arrived in the southern Chinese port city of Zhanjiang to take part in joint naval exercises
- China and Russia detachment of vessels from the Pacific fleet will take part in the joint naval exercise — Interaction Maritime 2024
- Krejcikova, the 2021 Roland-Garros champion, is one of six women in the Open era (post 1968) to secure their first two singles Majors at the French Open and Wimbledon. The others are Evonne Goolagong (1971), Chris Evert (1974), Garbine Muguruza (2016 and ’17), Simona Halep (2018 and ’19) and Ash Barty (2019 and ’21)
- The United States and its allies will deliver to Ukraine five additional air defence systems, including Patriot missile batteries and Patriot components
- Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) recently discovered a new species of deep-water dogfish shark Squalus hima from a fishing harbour in Kerala along the Arabian Sea
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) now allows resident individuals to open Foreign Currency Accounts (FCAs) in International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) at GIFT City, Gujarat, under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), a policy initiative introduced in 2004 that permits resident individuals to remit up to USD 250,000 per financial year for any permissible transaction in any freely convertible foreign currency
- Recently, it was reported that an exotic beetle released into a vast reservoir in Betul district has successfully eradicated an invasive weed species, Salvinia molesta, within 18 months
- PM inaugurates Indian Newspaper Society (INS) Towers in Mumbai, Maharashtra
- The Government of India is launching the ‘Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises’ (AgriSURE) to support startups and agripreneurs through a Rs 750 crore Category-II Alternative Investment Fund (AIF). Managed by NABVENTURES, the fund aims to provide equity and debt investments, foster innovation in sustainable agriculture, and engage stakeholders to enhance public-private collaboration.
- DRDO has initiated a project with Accord Software and Systems Pvt Ltd in Bengaluru to develop an indigenous receiver chip for NavIC, ISRO’s Indian navigation constellation. This aims to reduce dependency on US GPS, supporting land, rail, and air navigation with IRNSS satellites. The project, under a 24-month timeline starting July 1, is part of DRDO’s collaborations under the Technology Development Fund Scheme, fostering indigenous solutions across defence and aerospace sectors
- The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched MeDevIS, an online platform designed to serve as a global open access clearing house for medical device information. It aims to assist governments, regulators, and users in decision-making related to medical device selection, procurement, and usage for health diagnostics, testing, and treatment
- India and Taiwan have implemented a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) for organic products, effective from July 8, 2024. This agreement allows agricultural products meeting India’s NPOP standards to be sold in Taiwan as organic, and vice versa under Taiwan’s Organic Agriculture Promotion Act. It simplifies export processes by eliminating dual certifications, benefiting products like rice, processed food, and medicinal plants.
- The UNDESA’s World Population Prospects 2024 report highlights India’s ascent as the world’s most populous nation, projecting its population to peak at 1.7 billion in the 2060s before declining to 1.5 billion by 2100. Globally, the report forecasts a peak population of 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s, declining slightly to 10.2 billion by 2100. China, currently the second-largest population, is expected to decline significantly to 633 million by 2100. The report also notes global trends such as declining fertility rates and increasing life expectancy, with more than half of all countries having fertility rates below replacement levels.
