Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 27 March 2022

SSC CGL Current Affairs

Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 27 March 2022

::NATIONAL::

WHO establishes the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India

The World Health Organization and the Government of India signed an agreement to establish the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine.
This global knowledge centre for traditional medicine, supported by an investment of 250 million USD from the Government of India, aims to harness the potential of traditional medicine from across the world through modern science and technology to improve the health of people and the planet.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet said,
"India is honoured to be home to a state-of-the-art WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine.
This Centre will contribute towards making a healthier planet and leveraging our rich traditional practices for global good.
Traditional medicines and wellness practices from India are very popular globally. This Centre will go a long way in enhancing wellness in our society."
Around 80% of the world's population is estimated to use traditional medicine. To date, 170 of the 194 WHO Member States have reported the use of traditional medicine, and their governments have asked for WHO's support in creating a body of reliable evidence and data on traditional medicine practices and products.
The new centre will be based in Jamnagar, Gujarat, and will be officially opened on April 21, 2022.
It will focus on developing a strong evidence base for traditional medicine policies and standards, as well as assisting countries in integrating traditional medicine practices and products into national health systems and regulating their quality and safety for maximum and long-term impact.
Union Minister for Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal termed it as matter of great pride for the country.

::INTERNATIONAL::

Air raid sirens ring out across multiple Ukrainian cities

Air raid sirens have rung out across a number of cities across Ukraine. According to local media, Some of the cities are the capital Kyiv, Cherkasy and Kropyvnytskyi in central Ukraine, Zaporizhia and Dnipro in the southeast, Zhytomyr in the east, and Kharkiv and Sumy in the northeast regions in Ukraine.
Zelenskiy: Ukraine's troops have dealt 'powerful blows' to Russia
Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelenskiy gave his latest address late on Friday, saying his troops' resistance had dealt Russia "powerful blows."
Zelenskiy also spoke about the situation in Mariupol, which has been among the worst hit by the Russian bombardment.
He said the suffering in Mariupol is worsening, as tens of thousands of people are trapped with little access to food, power or heat, while the city around them has been reduced to ruins.
US President Biden in Warsaw for talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda
Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden landed in Poland's capital Warsaw on Friday after visiting U.S. troops deployed to Poland near the border with Ukraine.
While in Rzeszow in southeast Poland Biden had a briefing about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, where Russia's attacks a month ago have displaced millions.
He arrived on Friday afternoon at the airport in Rzeszow, the largest city in southeastern Poland, where some US troops are based about an hour's drive from the Ukrainian border.
The Polish leader was to welcome Biden at the airport on Friday, but his plane was delayed due to a technical problem.
Democratic countries must stay united on Ukraine, Biden tells Poland's Duda
U.S. President Joe Biden continued his visit to Poland on Friday with a briefing from aid agencies about the refugee crisis unfolding in the region.
Staff from the U.S. Agency for International Development briefed the president on the humanitarian response to help civilians sheltering from Russian attacks inside Ukraine and to respond to the growing flow of refugees fleeing Ukraine.
Poland has taken in more than 2.23 million people fleeing violence in Ukraine, out of some 3.7 million all together who have poured over borders across central Europe during the last four weeks.
Speaking alongside his Polish counterpart AndrzejDuda, Biden used the opportunity to call for unity amongst democracies.
Biden to hold talks with his polish counterpart
U.S. President Joe Biden will today hold talks with his polish counterpart.
Talks with Polish President AndrzejDuda will include discussion of his offer to hand over nearly 30 soviet-era MIG fighter jets to Ukraine.
The US President will also meet some of the more than two million Ukrainian refugees who have fled to Poland in the last few weeks.
The US is promising one billion dollars in humanitarian aid to help with the escalating refugee crisis that Poland is facing.

::ECONOMY::

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in India: Groupe ADP, GMR Airports, Airbus, Axens and Safran sign a MoU to collaborate on making Indian aviation future ready

Airport operators Groupe ADP and GMR Airports together with Airbus, Axens and Safran have signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to conduct a joint study on Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and their potential in India.
The aviation sector globally contributes to 2-3% of CO2 emissions as compared to other sectors. In 2009, the aviation industry collectively agreed under the frame of ATAG (Air Transport Action Group) to the world’s first set of sector-specific climate change targets.
These targets include- Carbon neutral growth from 2020 and achieving 50% reduction in carbon emission by 2050 relative to a 2005 baseline. In 2021, the ATAG commitments have been modified to aim at Net Zero in 2050, in order to be coherent with current global roadmaps defined in the Paris Agreement with 1.5°C temperature limit scenario. To realize this ambitious goal for the Aviation sector, ATAG has identified SAF as one of the most promising options. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) also stressed the need for massive deployment of SAF in its work dedicated to LTAG (Long Term Aspirational Goals) recently adopted.
In India, already the 3rd largest domestic aviation market in the world and with a forecasted yearly growth of about 9% going forward, SAF use will be a key element to achieve the targets of carbon reduction and net zero target of the country by 2070, set by the Indian Prime Minister NarendraModi.

::Science and tech::

Tripartite MoU signed between Ministry of Ayush, CSIR, and ICAR for collaboration in areas of common interest

MoU will promote and facilitate research and development, validation, and deployment of agri-technologies related to medicinal plants
Ministry of Ayush has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding with the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for Inter-Ministerial co-operation for the promotion and facilitation of research and development, validation, and deployment of agri-technologies related to medicinal plants and their value-added products of benefit to humans, plants and animals.
The MoU was signed by Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, Dr. TrilochanMohapatra, Director General, ICAR and Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education, and Dr. Shekhar C. Mande, Director General, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR in the presence of senior officials from the three organizations in New Delhi.
Previously, the Parties had bilateral cooperation with each other. The national aspirations related to Atmanirbhar Bharat draw necessity for multi-party stakeholder cooperation to achieve the defined goals. India with its vast history of rich culture and traditions has been endowed with valuable scientific heritage in the fields of health, wellness, agriculture, and food among many others. This rich heritage holds relevance not only in contemporary times but would address futuristic needs as well, by way of cooptation and integration with modern science and technology.
The key objective of the tripartite MoU signed today by the Ministry of Ayush, ICAR and CSIR are to draw cognizance to the traditional agricultural practices of India, and take up joint R&D pursuits for validating and deploying these interventions for facilitating socio-economic growth in the country.
On this occasion, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush drew attention to valuable traditional knowledge in the form of Vrikshayurved, Mrigayurved, etc., stating that the cooperation will be instrumental in validating these traditional sciences and practices towards integrative agriculture for the benefit of not only humans but also plants and animals. He also touched upon the AyurvedAahar initiative of the Ministry of Ayush and International Year of Millets in 2023, and the potential of the three Parties to contribute to the cause and promote healthy food habits based on the traditional diets of India
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. TrilochanMohapatra, Director General, ICAR, and Secretary, DARE stated that the cooperation being signed by ICAR, Ayush and CSIR is a historical milestone towards reaffirming the mandates of the three organizations to the national goals on food & agriculture. The effort will focus on specific joint activities by the three Parties in the said areas to make a significant impact on the lives of Indians.

::Sports::

A year after getting financial help from the Sports Ministry, UP Archer NeerajChauhan makes India’s Asian Games team

A year after getting financial help from the Sports Ministry, UP Archer NeerajChauhan makes India’s Asian Games team
Nearly a year and a half after getting financial help from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS)’s PanditDeendayalUpadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons (PDUNWFS), Uttar Pradesh’s archer NeerajChauhan has made it to the Indian National Archery Team for the Asian Games.
What is more, Neeraj, who on Sunday finished in the top three positions of the ongoing Asian Games Selection Trials, will also get to represent India at the four World Cups and World Games that are set to take place later this year.
“The timely intervention at that time helped me and my family a lot and got me back to training for the future competition,” Neeraj said during a phone conversation.
Neeraj had first made news back in the year 2020 when during the COVID 19 lockdown his father, who at the time was the only earning member of the family had lost his job due to the pandemic.
The sudden job loss had led to a huge financial crunch for the family, which had then forced Neeraj and his family to sell vegetables to make ends meet.