The Union Minister for Jal Shakti launched Version 2.0 of the ‘Flood Watch India’ mobile app by the Central Water Commission (CWC).
The app provides real-time flood information and 7-day forecasts to the public in English and Hindi, with both readable and audio formats.
Users can monitor flood situations across the country using real-time river flow data and get flood forecasts at nearby stations.
The app includes advanced technologies like satellite data analysis and mathematical modeling.
Version 2.0 adds 392 more flood monitoring stations, totaling 592, and provides storage information for 150 major reservoirs to better predict downstream flood situations.
Government Schemes
2.What is the primary objective of the Jiyo Parsi Scheme, recently seen in news? – To reverse the declining trend of the Parsi population
The Jiyo Parsi Scheme, launched in 2013-14 by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, aims to reverse the declining Parsi population in India.
It includes three components: Medical Assistance, Health of Community, and Advocacy.
The scheme provides financial help to Parsi couples for medical treatments, child care, and elderly support.
Additionally, outreach programs are conducted to raise awareness among the Parsi community.
The recent launch of the Jiyo Parsi Scheme portal marks a new step in implementing these structured interventions to stabilize the Parsi population in India.
Science & Technology
3.What is ‘Dysbiosis’, recently seen in news? – An imbalance within a microbiome
Antibiotics, especially broad-spectrum ones, can disrupt gut bacteria, causing dysbiosis.
Dysbiosis is an imbalance in the microbiome, the community of microorganisms in our body.
A balanced microbiome has diverse microorganisms without any dominating.
Dysbiosis occurs when this balance is lost, affecting how microorganisms function in the body.
It typically happens in the gastrointestinal tract due to infections, antibiotics, or diet.
Dysbiosis increases vulnerability to infections and disrupts the microbiome’s essential functions.
4. Recently, DRDO and the Indian Army have successfully test fired indigenously built Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) at which region? – Pokhran, Rajasthan
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav recently said that India has added three more sites to the Ramsar sites network, with this the number of Ramsar sites in India has increased to 85.
Njarayan Bird Sanctuary and Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu and Tawa Reservoir in Madhya Pradesh have been added to this list.
Sports
6. Buchi Babutournament is associated with which sport? – Cricket
Short News
Appointments
7. Who has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to the United Nations? – P Harish
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Govind Mohan, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, as Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of Home Affairs with immediate effect.
Govind Mohan will take over as Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, replacing Ajay Kumar Bhalla on completion of his term on August 22, 2024.
Important Days & Weeks
11. Which organizations celebrates its foundation day on 15th August? – ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation
State Current Affairs
12. Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary, recently seen in the news, is located in which state? – Odisha
On Independence Day, sambar and barking deer were released in Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary.
It is located in Khurda district, Odisha, marking the northeastern limits of the Eastern Ghats.
The sanctuary, established in 1982, is home to many threatened wild animals and birds.
The climate is tropical, with summer, rainy season, and winter.
The flora includes a mix of evergreen and deciduous vegetation, with species like Dhaman, Kusum, and Thorny bamboo.
The fauna includes elephants, chital, wild boar, rhesus monkey, sloth bear, Indian wolf, and hyena.
Miscellaneous
13. On August 15, the World Health Organization declared which disease as a global health emergency for the second consecutive year? – Mpox (monkeypox)
