Current Affairs - 13-14 October 2024
In today’s current affairs, India moves towards revising its GDP base year, while new studies suggest sustainable agriculture could recover groundwater in Northern India. Assam prepares to implement recommendations from the Justice Biplab Kumar Sharma Committee on the Assam Accord. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 was awarded for breakthroughs in protein design. PM Modi inaugurated major tribal development projects in Jharkhand under DAJGUA. The Telangana government has also initiated the sub-categorization of Scheduled Castes, while Ukraine’s innovative Dragon Drones are in use during the Russo-Ukrainian war.
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Key Highlights:
- Base Year Revision for GDP: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is revising India’s GDP base year to more accurately reflect the economy's current structure.
- Sustainable Agriculture for Groundwater Recovery: IIT Gandhinagar suggests that shifting 40% of rice-growing areas to alternative crops can help recover 60-100 cubic kilometers of lost groundwater in Northern India.
- Assam Accord Clause 6 Road Map: The Assam government is developing a roadmap to implement the recommendations of the Justice Biplab Kumar Sharma Committee on the Assam Accord, expected by 25 October 2024.
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024: David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M. Jumper were awarded for innovations in computational protein design and structure prediction, revolutionizing drug discovery and molecular biology.
- DAJGUA Tribal Empowerment Projects: PM Modi launched the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) in Jharkhand, alongside several initiatives aimed at tribal welfare, including 40 new Eklavya Model Residential Schools.
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