Health ministers from 11 African nations, including Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Tanzania, signed the Yaounde Declaration, aiming to end malaria deaths.
The declaration, endorsed at the Yaoundé conference hosted by the World Health Organizationand Cameroon, involves commitments to intensified actions against malaria in regions with 70% of the global burden.
Pledges include increased domestic funding, technological advancements, stronger leadership, and multi-sectoral collaboration to reduce malaria mortality, reflecting an unwavering commitment to mutual accountability.
Science & Technology
3. Which missile was successfully tested with MIRV technology recently? – Agni-5
Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) recently conducted the first successful flight test of the indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV).
Agni-5 missile is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of 5,500 to 5,800 kilometers.
Sports
4. Who won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for the month of February? – Yashasvi Jaiswal
President Draupadi Murmu A.S. Rajiv has been appointed as Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission.
A.S. Rajeev is a senior banker with over 38 years of experience in four major banks – Syndicate Bank, Indian Bank, Vijaya Bank and Bank of Maharashtra.
Central Vigilance Commission is an apex Indian government body.
It was established in the year 1964.
Exercises & Operations
7. Exercise Cutlass Express 2024 was organized in which country? – Seychelles
China has officially revealed new territorial claims in the northern Gulf of Tonkin, a shared area with Vietnam.
The crescent-shaped Gulf, located in the South China Sea, borders Vietnam’s northwestern coast, China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island.
Known as “Beibu Gulf” in Chinese and “Bac Bo Gulf” in Vietnamese, it connects with the South China Sea and Hainan Strait.
Notably, the Gulf of Tonkin gained historical significance due to the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident during the Vietnam War.
12. What is ‘Inflection 2.5’, recently seen in the news? – Large Language Model
