Current affairs 16 June 2024

DRDO and Woman-led Startup Develop Advanced AI Authentication Tool.

• Ingenious Research Solutions Pvt Ltd., led by Dr. Shivani Verma, developed Divya Drishti, an AI tool integrating facial recognition and gait analysis for enhanced personal identification.
• The AI tool has been developed under the technical guidance and mentoring of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics, a laboratory of DRDO based in Bangalore.
• Dr. Samir V Kamat: Chairman DRDO

India’s Forex Reserves reach record high of 655.817 Billion USD.

• India's forex reserves hit an all-time high of 655.817 billion USD for the week ending June 7.
• The reserves had previously jumped by 4.837 billion USD to 651.51 billion USD, surpassing the previous record of 648.87 billion USD set on May 10.
• A significant portion of this increase came from foreign currency assets, which rose by 3.773 billion USD to reach 576.337 billion USD.

Shruti Vora, the first Indian to win 3-Star Grand Prix in Equestrian.

• Shruti Vora won the three-star Grand Prix event in the FEI Dressage World Cup in Lipica, Slovenia, with 67.761 points, riding Magnanimous.
• She finished ahead of Moldova’s Tatiana Antonenco, who scored 66.552 points, marking a historic achievement for Indian equestrian sports.
• Vora has previously represented India in the 2022 Dressage World Championship and the Asian Games in 2010 and 2014.

Smritivan Memorial Museum Shortlisted for UNESCO's Prix Award.

• The Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum in Bhuj, Gujarat, has been shortlisted for UNESCO's prestigious Prix Versailles Award, recognizing it as one of the seven most beautiful museums globally.
• This marks the first time an Indian museum has received such global recognition for its architectural and design excellence.

DRDO Initiated Development of Underwater-Launch UAVs.

• DRDO partnered with Pune's Sagar Defence Engineering to develop India's first underwater-launched UAVs (ULUAVs).
• These innovative drones, to be deployed from submarines, mark a significant advancement in India's underwater military capabilities.
• Sagar Defence was chosen through competitive bidding, receiving the contract from DRDO's Technology Development Fund out of 17 firms.