Today's Current Affairs 5th March 2024

INTERNATIONAL

France Pioneers Constitutional Protection for Abortion Rights

• France has made history by becoming the first nation globally to anchor the right to abortion within its constitution.
• About France

Capital: Paris;

President: Emmanuel Macron;

Prime minister: Gabriel Attal;

Official language: French. 

NATIONAL

India’s first indigenous Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu

• PM Modi marked the beginning of a new era in India’s nuclear energy sector by witnessing the “Core Loading” at the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. 

Uttar Pradesh Leads in Issuing 5 Crore Ayushman Cards under Ayushman Bharat PMJAY

• Uttar Pradesh, under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has achieved a milestone by becoming the first state in the country to issue five crore Ayushman cards.
• The state of Uttar Pradesh has issued 50,017,920 Ayushman cards, benefiting 74,382,304 individuals. 

Cuttack Rupa Tarakasi, Banglar muslin get GI tag

• The Cuttack Rupa Tarakasi, more widely known as Silver Filigree, has recently been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai. 

APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS

Sub-Inspector Suman Kumari Makes History as BSF’s First Female Sniper

• Sub-Inspector Suman Kumari has etched her name in history as the first woman sniper of the Border Security Force (BSF).
• About BSF:

Founder: Khusro Faramurz Rustamji;

Founded: 1 December 1965;

Director General: Nitin Agarwal, IPS. 

Brajesh Mehrotra appointed as new chief secretary of Bihar

• The Bihar government appointed senior IAS officer Brajesh Mehrotra as the new chief secretary of the state.
• About Bihar:

Capital: Patna;

Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar;

Bird: House sparrow;

Flower: Marigold;

Formation: 22 March 1912 

IMPORTANT DAYS

Geological Survey of India Celebrates 174th Foundation Day

• The Geological Survey of India (GSI) commemorated its 174th Foundation Day on March 4th, 2024.
• In Kolkata, the festivities kicked off with an inaugural ceremony led by Shri Janardan Prasad, Director General of GSI.
• About Geological Survey of India:

Founded: 4 March 1851

Founder: Thomas Oldham

Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Formed: 4 March 1851; 172 years ago

Government agency executive: Shri Janardan Prasad

Parent Government agency: Ministry of Mines 

Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day 2024: March 5th

• Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder is characterized by two or more distinct personality states. This disorder is observed annually on March 5th.
• Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day, first observed in 2012 by the Ivory Garden.

 SUMMITS AND MOU’S

BIMSTEC Faculties Exchange Programme in Dhaka Aims to Boost Mutual Cooperation

• In Dhaka, a pioneering five-day exchange program unites diplomats and faculties from seven BIMSTEC countries to enhance cooperation among Foreign Service academies.
• BIMSTEC comprises seven South Asian and Southeast Asian nations – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand
• BIMSTEC was founded in 1997. 

REC Limited Partners With UNISED to Support Education of Children in Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh

• REC Limited, a prominent Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power and a leading Non-Banking Finance Company, has recently joined hands with the Unit of Science and Educational Development (UNISED) to bolster educational initiatives in Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh.
• Formalization of collaboration through MoA between REC Foundation and UNISED occurred in a ceremony in New Delhi.