Current affairs 27 June 2024

India Hosts 64th ISO Council Meeting in New Delhi.

• India is hosting the 64th ISO Council Meeting from June 25-27, 2024, with delegates from over 30 countries discussing sugar and biofuel sector issues.
• A workshop titled Sugar and Biofuels – Emerging Vistas and an industrial tour to showcase India's biofuel technology highlight the event.
• The meeting aims to strengthen the Global Biofuel Alliance and includes cultural programs.

Uttar Pradesh Leads India in Compressed Biogas Production.

• A CSE report indicates Uttar Pradesh could produce 24% of India's CBG, with strategic areas like Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, and Saharanpur playing a key role due to abundant feedstock.
• Uttar Pradesh's bioenergy policy, which includes Rs. 750 crore funding, subsidies, and leasing options for CBG projects from 2022 to 2027, underlines its leadership in this sector.

Ladakh achieved Full Functional Literacy under ULLAS program.

• Lt. Gov. of Ladakh, Dr B D Mishra, declared Ladakh as the first administrative unit to achieve Full Functional Literacy under the ULLAS scheme.
• The ULLAS - Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram, or New India Literacy Programme (NILP), is a centrally sponsored scheme aligning with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
• It aims to empower adults aged 15 and above who missed formal schooling.

Principal Scientific Adviser Inaugurated Quantum Security Research Lab.

• On the 23rd Foundation Day of Society for Electronic Transactions and Security (SETS) in Chennai, Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood inaugurated the Quantum Security Research Lab in Chennai.
• SETS, initiated by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in 2002, collaborates with academic and governmental bodies to develop solutions like Post Quantum VPN and Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG).

C-DAC and AICTE partner to boost high performance computing education.

• C-DAC and AICTE signed a Memorandum of Agreement to develop human resources in High Performance Computing (HPC) and allied areas.
• The initiative aims to enhance teaching skills, offer courses, and align education with industry needs.
• Under the National Supercomputing Mission, this collaboration expects to train 2,500 faculty members and educate 50,000 students in HPC.