Current affairs 02 June 2024

Researcher discovers technology that can charge a phone in 1 minute.

• Indian-origin researcher Ankur Gupta has unveiled a new technology that can charge an EV in just 10 minutes, and a laptop or phone in a minute.
• Ankur Gupta is an assistant chemical and biological engineering professor at the US-based University of Colorado Boulder.
• The research has been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.

Sikkim HC Becomes India's 1st To Introduce Menstrual Leave for females.

• The Sikkim High Court registry has introduced a menstrual leave policy for female employees.
• Women employees in the High Court Registry may henceforth avail menstrual leave of 2-3 days in a month.
• The smallest high court in India, the Sikkim HC comprises three judges and a registry staff of nine officers, including one woman officer.

China's "One Person, One File": Blueprint for Digital Totalitarianism.

• OPOF program will significantly increase facial recognition cameras and compile detailed personal data files on every resident.
• The system uses AI to preemptively identify threats, often misinterpreting benign behavior as subversive.
• OPOF exacerbates privacy violations and digital discrimination, evidenced by its enforcement of Uyghurs and religious groups under ideological pretexts.

India’s GDP Grows 8.2% in FY24 against 7% in FY23.

• India’s real GDP is estimated to grow by 8.2% in the Financial Year 2023-24 as compared to the growth rate of 7% registered in the Financial Year 2022-23.
• Nominal GDP or GDP at current prices is estimated to attain a level of over 295 lakh crore rupees in the year 2023-24.
• Real GDP or GDP at constant prices is estimated to attain a level of over 173 lakh crore rupees in the year 2023-24.

TIME 100 Most Influential Companies 2024.

• This is the 4th edition of TIME’s annual list featuring the world’s most Most Influential Companies.
• Three Indian Companies namely Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Tata Group, and Serum Institute of India (SII) are featured on the TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2024.
• RIL and Tata Group are been featured under the Titans category and SII is featured under the Pioneer category.