Current affairs 05 April 2024

Magurele Laser in Romania becomes the most powerful laser in the world.

• The laser at Magurele, near Bucharest, Romania marked a world premiere after reaching the highest power, 10 PetaWats.
• Magurele Laser (ELI-NP, Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics) is part of the European ELI project.
• The laser was designed to reach 10 PT of power through two laser arms, completed by a very bright laser beam that can reach up to 19.5 MeV.

Press Trust of India joined Meta's third-party fact-checking program.

• PTI has joined Meta's Third Party Fact-Checking Partnership to target misinformation on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
• Meta has announced PTI's inclusion, emphasizing the expansion of its fact-checking network ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
• The collaboration aims to identify, review, and rate potentially misleading content, enhancing information credibility on these platforms.

QCI, Laghu Udyog Bharati collaborated on MSME Competitive Lean Scheme.

• The Quality Council of India has signed an MoU with Laghu Udyog Bharati to boost awareness and participation in the MSME Competitive Lean Scheme.
• The collaboration will include awareness programs, camps, and consultations at state and district levels for MSMEs.
• The National Accreditation Board for Education and Training, a part of QCI, will encourage LUB members to register for the scheme.

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India’s 1st home-grown gene therapy for cancer launched at IIT Bombay.

• The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu launched India’s first home-grown gene therapy for cancer at IIT Bombay.
• This line of treatment is named CAR-T cell therapy.
• India’s first CAR-T cell therapy has been developed through collaboration between the IIT, Bombay and Tata Memorial Hospital in association with industry partner ImmunoACT.

NATO chief floated 100 billion euro fund for Ukraine.

• NATO has proposed a €100 billion fund for Ukraine; funding sources remain unclear, the UK has urged an increase in defense spending.
• Ukraine has shot down Iranian drones; images have depicted shelling impacts in Sumy, Lviv.
• Russia has sought information from the West on terror, citing the Crocus City attack, Nord Stream blasts; has called for treaty obligations.