18-04-23 Daily-Haryana-HPSC Current Affairs

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said streetlights will be installed in 750 villages with more than 10,000 population and CCTV cameras will be installed in the big villages of the state from a security point of view. A decision for making arrangements for the installation of CCTV cameras will be taken soon, Khattar said while interacting with the residents of Dhatir village in Palwal district, during a Jan Samvad programme.

Khattar visited Palwal as part of his Jan Samvad programme during which he visited villages and interacted with the people. During the Jan Samvad programme organized in Bagpur village, Palwal, Khattar announced to upgrade the girls primary school in the village, besides sanctioning Rs 4.15 crore for Solra road and Rs 2.10 crore for Bagpur road. On the demand of employment for women of the village, the chief minister ordered the formation of two self-help groups. Through self-help groups, the government is providing interest-free loans to women for employment. Earlier this month, Khattar had held Jan Samvad at several villages in Bhiwani as part of his three-day tour to the district. Khattar started the Jan Samvad programme in Rohtak district last year.

IIT Indore, in partnership with NASA-Caltech and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, has designed an inexpensive camera setup that can capture multispectral images of four chemical species in a flame using a single DSLR camera. Previously, capturing such images required a complicated system with four cameras, but this new setup can simultaneously capture multiple spectral three-dimensional images of four chemical species in a flame using only one DSLR camera.

After almost three years of research, a team of five researchers collaborated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and NASA-Caltech in the USA to create the CL-Flam, a low-cost DSLR camera device. The device was developed at a cost of approximately Rs 50,000

Asian Wrestling Championships 2023: Aman Sehrawat wins Indias 1st Gold Medal

Aman Sehrawat, a freestyle wrestler, won Indias 1st gold medal, under the mens 57kg freestyle category, at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2023. 36th edition of Asian Wrestling Championships was held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 9 April to 14 April 2023

During the Commonwealth Finance Ministers High-Level Working Group Meeting held in Washington D.C., finance ministers from several Commonwealth nations have urged for a comprehensive overhaul of the global financial architecture to improve the availability of development financing for countries that are vulnerable

They have also agreed to appoint India as the chair and Nigeria as the deputy chair of the Finance Ministers Working Group for a Commonwealth Call for Reform of the Global Financial Architecture. The ministers joint demand for reforms reflects their shared commitment to addressing the needs of developing countries and promoting global economic stability

HDFC Bank, the leading private sector bank in India, has signed a Master Inter Bank Credit Agreement with the Export-Import Bank of Korea, with a total value of US $300 million. The signing ceremony took place in GIFT City, Gujarat, and aims to help HDFC Bank raise foreign currency funds, which will be used to support Korea-related businesses

The credit line will be utilized by HDFC Bank for the funding requirements of companies with equity participation by Korean firms, companies having business relationships with Korean companies, and consumers who wish to purchase cars manufactured by Korea-related companies

The potential signing of a free trade agreement between India and the European Union is seen as a positive step towards promoting economic ties between the two regions. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has emphasized the benefits of such an agreement, which could serve as a catalyst for enhancing the India-EU relationship

It is important to note that negotiations for a free trade agreement between India and the EU have been ongoing for several years, with both sides seeking to address various issues related to market access and intellectual property rights. The potential benefits of such an agreement are significant, and it remains to be seen whether the negotiations will ultimately result in a mutually beneficial deal

It came to light that Syrias earnings are largely from Captagon hence it is now the largest narco-state in the world.

A narco-state is one whose economy and income depend on the trading of illegitimate drugs.

Captagon is a dangerous alternative to amphetamine and is considered an illegal drug at a global level. The cost of this drug is not much however with bribing and corruption, the range increases up to USD 14-20.