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GK Update

Mon 06 Jan, 2025

National News

Panchayat Se Parliament 2.0

  • Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated “Panchayat Se Parliament 2.0” which seeks to give insight into the Constitution and parliamentary procedures to over 500 women representatives from Panchayati Raj institutions from across the country.

About Lok Sabha Speaker

  • Article 93: Mentions Speaker of Lok Sabha
  • Article 96: The Speaker or the Deputy Speaker is allowed to preside when the resolution for his/her removal from office is under consideration.
  • Article 94: Related to resignation, removal, vacation etc. provisions
  • Article 95: To carry out the functions of the Speaker or to act in that capacity

PanchPran

  • The Vice-President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar said, “The foundation of our national transformation rests on five powerful pillars namely Social harmony, Family Enlightenment, Environmental Consciousness, Swadeshi and Civic duties, named as PanchPran.

Articles related to Vice President

  • Article 63: Office of Vice President
  • Article 64: Ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha
  • Article 65: As acting President
  • Article 66: Election
  • Article 67: Removal or Impeachment
  • May be removed from his office by a resolution of the Rajya Sabha passed by a majority of all the then members of the Council and agreed to by Lok sabha.
  • 14 days notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution.

Central Ayurveda Research Institute

  • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone (virtually) of Central Ayurveda Research Institute in Rohini, New Delhi.
The Central Ayurveda Research Institute, established in 1979.

 

Economy

Development projects worth over ₹12,200 crore in Delhi

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 13-km section of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) between New Ashok Nagar, Delhi and Sahibabad, Uttar Pradesh, costing ₹4,600 crore.
  • He also launched development projects worth over ₹12,200 crore, including a 2.8-km stretch of the Delhi Metro Phase IV.

 

India's Metro became 3rd largest in the world with the inauguration of Delhi Metro's phase IV.

PLI scheme 1.1

  • Union Steel Minister H.D Kumaraswamy launched the ‘PLI scheme 1.1’ for the steel industry at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.

PLI Scheme

  • It is a form of performance-linked incentive to give companies incentives on incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units. 
  • Launched in 2020
  • Total Sectors Covered: 14

Science and Tech

Indigenous technology to produce Paracetamol

  • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed an indigenous technology to produce Paracetamol, a widely used pain reliever and fever reducer drug.

CSIR

Estb: 1942 HQ: New Delhi President: Narendra Modi

India's first HMPV Case

  • India's first Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) Case has been identified in an eight-month-old baby in Bengaluru.

HMPV

Causes flu-like symptoms and can lead to severe respiratory issues, especially among children and vulnerable groups. Negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus of the family Pneumoviridae

G-Gaiter Paediatric

  • Genrobotics launched India's first robotic-assisted Paediatric Gait Trainer, G-Gaiter Paediatric, to improve physical rehabilitation for children with mobility issues.

Branches of Medical Field

  • Pediatrics: The branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
  • Cardiology: Focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the heart and blood vessels.
  • Dermatology: Treats disorders of the skin, hair, nails, and mucous membranes.
 Neurology: Diagnosis and treatment of nervous system ailments, encompassing diseases of the brain, nerves, muscles and spinal cord.

Oncology: Deals with the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of cancer.

Obstetrics-Gynaecology: Treatment of women during pregnancy or prenatal care.

 

Defence

INS Tushil

  • INS Tushil, the Indian Navy's latest stealth frigate, has docked at Senegal's Port of Dakar during its operational deployment.

Indian Navy

  • Estb: 26 Jan 1950
  • Navy Day: 4 December
  • Motto: “Sam no Varunah”
  • Chief: Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi

Sports

67th National Shooting Championship

  • Varun Tomar from the Indian Army has won the Men’s 10-meter Air Pistol finals of the 67th National Shooting Championship 2024 at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.

67th National Shooting Championship

Rifle Events: Held at M.P. Shooting Academy, Bhopal  Pistol Events: Held at Dr. Karni Singh. Shooting Ranges, Tughlakabad

EST Course

  • National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) released the notification for the Electronic Shooting Target (EST) Course for the Technical Officials at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ranges, New Delhi.
  • The course is in collaboration with Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), and so the program will be free of any course fee.

NRAI

Founded: 1951 HQ: New Delhi President: Raninder Singh

Art and Culture

$1 million prize for deciphering the Indus valley script

  • Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin offered a $1 million prize for deciphering the Indus valley script.

Indus Valley Civilisation

  • Also known as Bronze Age civilisation
  • Discovered by: Sir John Marshall
  • Harappa was the first city of the Indus Valley Civilization to be discovered in 1921 by Daya Ram Sahni.

Awards and Honours

82nd Golden Globe Awards Winners

  • Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy): Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
  • Best Motion Picture (Drama): The Brutalist (A24)
  • Best Motion Picture (Animated): Flow (Sideshow/Janus Films)
  • Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Wicked (Universal Pictures)
  • Best Motion Picture (Non-English Language): Emilia Pérez (Netflix) – France
  • Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture Drama: Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here)
  • Best Original Song Motion Picture: “El Mal” – Emilia Pérez
  • Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture Drama: Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
  • Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: Demi Moore (The Substance)
  • Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: Sebastian Stan (A Different Man)
  • Best Director Motion Picture: Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
  • Best Screenplay Motion Picture: Peter Straughan (Conclave)

Person in News

358th Birth Anniversary Guru Gobind Singh Ji

  • The 358th Birth Anniversary, the Prakash Parv of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj, celebrated on 6 January.

Guru Gobind Singh Ji

  • Born: 1666, Patna, Bihar
  • Died: 1780
  • 10th Sikh Guru
  • 1699: Founded the Khalsa sect

Important Days

World Day of War Orphans

  • World Day of War Orphans is observed every year on January 6 to highlight the plight of children orphaned by wars and conflicts.

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