Current affairs 13 December 2024

Uttar Pradesh Set To Become India's Top Cow Milk Producer.

• Yogi Adityanath's government prioritizes cow welfare, emphasizing indigenous breed conservation, vaccination, and breed improvement.
• UP produces 5.29 million tonnes of cow milk annually.
• Gorakhpur Veterinary College, costing ₹228 crore, covers 80 acres, while Bhadohi College, budgeted at ₹50 crore, covers 15 acres.

Indian Scientists Develop First Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A.

• India's first human gene therapy, using lentiviral vectors, developed by CSCR at CMC Vellore, successfully completed clinical trials.
• Therapy reduced annual bleeding rates to zero for five participants with hemophilia A, eliminating repeated injections.
• Study, published in NEJM, demonstrated long-term safety and efficacy, offering hope for 136,000 hemophilia patients in India.

BMW, UNICEF Partner to Boost STEM Education in Rural India.

• BMW and UNICEF collaborate to enhance foundational learning and STEM skills for 100,000 children in Assam, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal.
• Focus on marginalized adolescent girls in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas and Tribal Ashramshalas to promote gender equality.
• Initiative aligns with India’s national education and gender goals for inclusive growth.

Boost in Urea & Fertilizer Production with New Policies.

• 6 new urea plants with 12.7 LMT capacity each set up under NIP to enhance self-reliance; Talcher unit revival via coal gasification approved.
• Urea production surged from 225 LMT (2014-15) to 314.09 LMT (2023-24) under NUP-2015.
• P&K fertilizer production rose to 182.85 LMT (2023-24) with NBS policies and SSP freight subsidies.

MP Sets Gita Recitation Guinness Record; CM Transfers Welfare Funds.

• Over 5,000 Acharyas recited the third chapter of Gita's Karma Yog, setting a Guinness World Record in Bhopal on Gita Jayanti.
• CM Mohan Yadav transferred ₹1,572 crore to 1.28 crore Ladli Behans and ₹334.38 crore under the Social Security Pension Scheme.
• Announced Jankalyan Parv and outreach programs to promote welfare schemes.