Assam & NE Current Affairs & GK – October 16-18, 2022
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President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ Supercomputer facility at IIT Guwahati
President of India, Droupadi Murmu, inaugurated ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ Supercomputer facility and a high-power active and passive component laboratory of SAMEER at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.
Key Points
- PARAM Kamrup, a one of its kind supercomputer in the NorthEast region, has been set up under the National Supercomputing Mission.
- It will provide advanced computing, healthcare techniques along with solutions for many issues to this region. Many components of this supercomputer developed indigenously.
- The SAMEER laboratory will be used for the design and development of high-power microwave passive and active components. This facility will provide a platform for scientists to carry out research and development activities in different areas of high-power microwave engineering.
- The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) has deployed Supercomputer PARAM Ganga at IIT Roorkee in March 2022.
About National Supercomputing Mission
- The National Supercomputing Mission was launched In 2015 with the objective to enhance the research capacities in the country to form a Supercomputing grid.
- The mission is being jointly operated by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
- It supports the government’s vision of ‘Digital India’ and ‘Make in India’ initiatives.
- It is implemented by Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune and IISc, Bengaluru.
Meghalaya will host ‘Megha Kayak Festival, 2022’
Meghalaya is all set to host a four-day mega global adventure sports spectacle, the ‘Megha Kayak Festival, 2022’, starting October 13 at the picturesque Umtrew River at Umtham Village.
Key Points
- The event is organized by Meghalaya Tourism which is in line with Hon’ble Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s vision of showcasing the mesmerizing Meghalaya to the world.
- The 2022 edition of the festival will see over 100 participants from around 20 countries across the world.
- The festival will include white water kayaking events in three competition categories – Downriver Time Trial, Extreme Slalom and Downriver Freestyle for professionals as well as intermediate and amateur racers.
- This festival will be a wonderful opportunity to promote adventure tourism and help establish Meghalaya as one of the major water sports destinations in the world.
Roger Binny elected as the 36th BCCI President
Former cricketer Roger Binny has been officially elected as the 36th Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president. He replaces Sourav Ganguly, who had been on the post since 2019. He was elected unopposed.
Binny has represented India in 27 Tests and 72 ODIs and has also served as a member of the national selection committee.
He was one of the architects of India’s 1983 World Cup triumph and president of Karnataka State Cricket Association.
He previously served as a member of the BCCI selection committee.
Global Hunger Index 2022
India has ranked 107th out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022. The GHI, aims to track prevalence of global hunger by region and by country.
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is released by Concern Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe. Its ultimate aim is to help the world achieve “Zero Hunger by 2030″.
Key Points
- The proportion of undernourishment in the population went from 14.8 in 2014 to 16.3 in 2022.
- India’s child wasting rate under five years jumped from 15.1 in 2014 to 19.3 in 2022.
- Stunting in children under five has reduced from 38.7 in 2014 to 35.5 in 2022, and under-five mortality reduced from 4.6 in 2014 to 3.3 in 2022.
- Prevalence of undernourishment has also risen in India from 14.6% in 2018-2020 to 16.3% in 2019-2021.
- India is ranked behind its neighbours Nepal (81), Pakistan (99), Sri Lanka (64), and Bangladesh (84).
- India score of 29.1 which falls in the ‘serious’ category of hunger level.
- The top of the list is dominated by European nations including Croatia, Estonia and Montenegro. Yemen has ranked in the lowest position at 121.
- China and Kuwait have ranked the highest among the Asian countries.
- The 2022 GHI score (measured by a GHI score of 18.2) for the world is considered “moderate”.
Indicators
The GHI, focuses on 4 main parameters
Undernourishment: The share of the population with insufficient caloric intake.
Child stunting: The share of children under age five who have low height for their age, reflecting chronic undernutrition.
Child wasting: The share of children under age five who have low weight for their height, reflecting acute undernutrition.
Child mortality: The share of children who die before their fifth birthday, partly reflecting the fatal mix of inadequate nutrition and unhealthy environments.
Ukrainian people win European parliament’s Sakharov prize
The people of Ukraine have been awarded the Sakharov Prize 2022 by the European Parliament for Freedom of Thought to honour their fight against Russia’s invasion.
The Prize was bestowed to the people of Ukraine, represented by their president, elected leaders, and civil society.
This award recognizes the bravery of Ukrainians who have been affected by the Russian invasion and their role in defending freedom, democracy, rule of law, and European values on the battlefields.
The Sakharov Prize involves prize money of 50,000 euros.
About the Sakharov Prize
- The Sakharov Prize was established in December 1988 by the European Parliament.
- This award is conferred to individuals or groups who have dedicated their life defending human rights and freedom of thought.
- The award is named in honor of Russian scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov.
- The first award was given to South African Nelson Mandela and Russian Anatoly Marchenko.
- Previous year, the Sakharov prize was conferred to the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
- The first organization to receive the award in 1992 is the Argentine Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo.