Current affairs 06 June 2024

Tata Memorial acquired India's first advanced brain surgery equipment.

• The Neurosurgery department at Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai, recently procured a state-of-the art intraoperative Ultrasound (iUS) machine for performing complex brain tumour surgeries.
• The equipment enhances tumor removal precision, especially near critical brain regions.
• Dr. Moiyadi emphasized the potential to extend high-level care to more patients, supported by a UBS grant.

Volvo to issue world's first EV battery passport ahead of EU rules.

• Volvo launched the world's first EV battery passport for its EX90 SUV, detailing raw material origins and carbon footprint ahead of EU 2027 mandate.
• Developed with Circulor using blockchain to ensure supply chain transparency; accessible to owners via QR code.
• Passport includes battery health updates for 15 years, enhancing EV value assessment and costing $10 per car.

Netherlands emerges as India's 3rd largest export destination in 23-24.

• The Netherlands has emerged as India's third largest export destination after the US and UAE during 2023-24, even as the country's merchandise shipments dipped by over 3%.
• India's trade surplus with the Netherlands has increased to USD 17.4 billion in the last fiscal from USD 13 billion in 2022-23.
• The main commodities that registered healthy export growth is petroleum products.

Hyderabad is no longer the common capital of Telangana and Andhra.

• 10 years after the day when Telangana and Andhra became two separate states, Hyderabad will no longer be the common capital for both.
• As per the provisions of the Reorganisation Act, 2014, Hyderabad technically served as the common capital for both states since June 2, 2014.
• In 2015, the then cm of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu declared Amaravati as the capital of the residuary state.

James Webb telescope discovers 2 earliest galaxies in the universe.

• The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered the two earliest and most distant galaxies, JADES-GS-z14-0 and JADES-GS-z14-1, dating back to 300 million years after the Big Bang.
• JADES-GS-z14-0, the larger of the two, spans an estimated 1,600 light-years.
• The galaxies were spotted in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field.