Current affairs 06 May 2023

Govt sets foodgrain production target of 332 MT for 2023-24.

Union Agriculture Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated National Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign 2023-24.
During the conference, he announced that the Ministry of Agriculture has set a target of a record 3,320 lakh tonnes (332 million tonnes) production of foodgrains for the year 2023-24.
In 2022-23, 3,235 lakh tonnes were produced.
The target for the production of Pulses is fixed at 292.5 lakh and for oilseeds at 440 lakh tonnes in 2023-24.

India will launch its own heat index in 2024 to quantify the impact of heat on its population and generate impact-based heatwave alerts for specific locations.
IMD started issuing an experimental heat index for different parts of the country.
It includes various parameters like wind, temperature, humidity, duration of exposure, etc.
Impact of Heat waves: It has an immense impact on human health, causing cramps, exhaustion, stress, and heat stroke.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has approved the world's 1st Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine for older adults.
However, this vaccine still needs approval from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, before its launch in Public.
The vaccine was approved for people aged 60 and older.
RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms.
It can be serious, especially for infants and older adults.

Chennai's 18-year-old Geoffrey Emmanuel has become the first Indian rider to participate in FIM Wolrd Junior Grand Prix at at the Circuit de Estoril in Portugal.
Geoffrey, son of seven-time National Champion Emmanuel Jebaraj, will race for Cuna De Campeones in his maiden FIM JuniorGP season.
The first round of the 2023 season is scheduled for May 5-7 at the Circuit de Estoril in Portugal.

India and Israel have signed an MoU on Industrial Research and Development Cooperation.
Aim: To collaborate in high technology areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Quantum, and semiconductors, synthetic biology, etc.,
The MoU was signed between CSIR and the DDR&D, Ministry of Defense of Israel.
It enables cooperation in the industrial R&D programs in mutually agreeable industrial technology fields through the implementation of specific projects.