Daily Current Affairs 24th August 2023
National News
A Memorandum of Understanding has been entered into between the Indian Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard to enhance maritime cooperation.
- The Philippine Coast Guard has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Coast Guard in August 2023 to enhance bilateral and regional maritime cooperation. The agreement was signed in New Delhi in the presence of the top naval commanders of the two countries.
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- This Memorandum of Understanding has been carried out with the main objective of jointly solving the issues arising in the Indo-Pacific region and ensuring safe seabeds.
The Union Minister launched the “Annual Skill Development Programme” in New Delhi.
- Panchayat Raj and Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh launched his ministry’s “Annual Skill Development Programme” at a function in the national capital New Delhi on August 22.
- The Union Minister mentioned on the occasion that the plan is a comprehensive blueprint strategy document designed to help develop and empower individuals. It is also significant that it has been designed with the aim of increasing the efficiency of Central Government Skill Development Officers and removing deficiencies in the nature of work.
IPMA has entered into an MoU with GeM website to sell products directly to the government.
- The Indian Pipe Manufacturers Association (IPMA) has entered into an MoU with Government e-Marketplace (GeM), the central government’s public specialized procurement platform, for the sale of products by the country’s pipe manufacturers to members and traders under public procurement.
- The agreement was signed on August 22, 2023 in the national capital, New Delhi. It is significant that the scheme is designed to promote a healthy and improved, diverse business environment for all vendors under the IPMA organization irrespective of their size.
India aims to achieve $150 billion bio-economy by 2025 – Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh.
- Union Minister of Technology and Science Dr. Jitendra Singh has said that India has set a target of achieving a bio-economy of nearly $150 billion by 2025.
- He made the announcement at an August 22 signing ceremony in New Delhi between the Department of Biotechnology and the US-National Science Foundation.
- He said that India has about 3 to 5 percent market share in the global biotechnology sector and the central government will take measures to improve this.
An initiative to improve rail-sea-rail transport has been introduced.
- The Union Ministry of Coal has recently introduced a proactive initiative to promote the scheme for the efficient transfer of coal from one place to another in the country by integrating Rail-Sea-Rail (RSR) transport.
- This multi-modal transport initiative is designed to seamlessly transport coal from the country’s mines to ports, drastically reducing transport costs to its end users and improving logistics efficiency.
- It is significant that the scheme covered the major states of Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and parts of Madhya Pradesh.
International news
Srettha was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Thailand.
- After much controversy since the progressive Move Forward Alliance (MFP) won the majority of seats in the May 2023 election, Thailand’s parliament voted on August 22 to elect Srettha Thavisin of the Pyu Thai Party as the country’s new prime minister.
- To get this post of Prime Minister, he needed nearly 375 votes from the upper and lower houses of the country and they have now reached the majority, according to the notification issued by the Prime Minister’s office of that country.
The US FDA has approved the First Respiratory Syncytial virus vaccine for children.
- The FDA, the United States’ Food and Drug Administration, recently approved the country’s First Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine for use in pregnant women.
- It is noteworthy that the vaccine was developed by Pfizer and is designed to ensure prevention of “lower respiratory tract infection” in women between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy and severe disease in infants aged 6-8 months.
The Government has entered into an MoU with UNDP for the Development Center of the NE System.
- The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have entered into an MoU on August 22 in an effort to promote rapid development in the North Eastern region of India.
- The MoU aims to enable the two organizations to work together to provide a platform for enhanced cooperation in the country and to support states in establishing SDGCCs (Sustainable Development Cluster Centres).
UAE Dubai Customs has launched a social initiative for workers.
- UAE Permanent Committee on Labor Affairs (PCLA) in Dubai & Dubai Customs in association with “Taqdeer Award Consortium” has launched a social initiative called “Cooling Hearts” which involves providing fruit juices, cold water and fruits to small and marginal workers there.
- A total of 10,000 kits have been designed to be distributed in this three-month-long campaign, PCLA said. The initiative will first be launched on Maiden Street in the country’s famous Nadd Al Shiba, the Dubai government said.
State news
ANAROCK has entered into a management agreement with the Madhya Pradesh Housing Board.
- ANAROCK, India’s leading independent residential real estate services consultancy, has announced that it has entered into an MoU with Madhya Pradesh State Housing Board (MPHB) for its proprietary AI-enabled customer relationship management and organizational development services.
- This MoU is aimed at improving the housing facilities required by the common people of the state and bringing about a 10-fold increase in merchandise sales within a few months of the implementation of the package.
The first ABDM microsite under the National Health Commission’s 100 Microsites program has been launched at Aizawl.
- The National Health Authority (NHA) has recently launched a new scheme called 100 Microsites Exposure to accelerate Ayushman Bharat Digital (ABDM) across the country.
- Under it, Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram state, has acquired the status of India’s first to run ABDM microsite with its launch in August 2023. It is significant that under this, these ABDM sites have been operationalized in all health facilities including private treatment centers, small hospitals and laboratories in the region.
Appointments
Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the Election Commission of India’s National Voter Awareness Ambassador.
- Indian cricket legend and esteemed Bharat Ratna winner Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as Election Commission of India’s national ambassador for election-voter awareness and education on August 23.
- The Election Commission of India said in its latest announcement that it will sign a memorandum of understanding for the tenure of this appointment for “Three Years”. It is significant that this appointment has been made with the aim of increasing voter participation in the 2024 general elections.
SABIC CEO has been selected as the executive representing Saudi Arabia at the B20 summit.
- The CEO of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), Mr. Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh has been selected as the country’s executive representative for the upcoming B20 summit in the capital of India, New Delhi.
- It is reported that he will lead a group of top business leaders in Saudi Arabia. The conference will be held in India from August 25 to August 27. The group is designed to enhance the Kingdom’s overseas business priorities and streamline the private business sector in Saudi Arabia.
Science and Technology
AI-generated artworks have been ruled ineligible for copyright protection.
- A US federal court in Washington DC has issued an important ruling that solutions and artworks created solely by artificial intelligence without any human intervention cannot be afforded “Copyright Protection” under US law.
- Administered in 1976, this copyright law is designed to prevent unauthorized copying of a person’s work. Many tech experts say the ruling will ensure more people use AI technology.
Sports news
The Khelo India Women’s League has officially been renamed the Asmita Women’s League.
- Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anurag Singh Thakur announced on 22nd August that the Khelo India Women’s League will officially be called “Asmita Women’s League” henceforth.
- Asmita stands for the mission of empowering women through their activism in the field of sports. The Union Minister said that any government school, college, government or private organization can conduct this ‘Asmita Women’s League’ series and this decision has been taken with the aim of improving the sporting excellence of India.
The Union Minister has inaugurated nearly 33 Galo India Centers across Rajasthan.
- Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has inaugurated “33 Khelo Khelo Centres” in the state of Rajasthan at the Sawai Mansingh Ground in its capital Jaipur on the morning of August 23.
- The Union Minister has also announced that a “National Center of Excellence” with a dedicated Sports Science Center will be set up in the state along with 18 Khelo India Centers of Excellence. It is significant that with this the total number of Khelo India centers in the state has increased to 51.
Important day
International Day for the Abolition of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 2023
- A rousing convention against the slave trade was held on August 23, 1791 in St. Domingue, now Haiti. The International Day for the Abolition of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed every year on the 23rd of October to commemorate some of the important decisions taken at this conference.
- Fighting slavery’s legacy of racism through transformative education is the theme for this year.
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