Daily Current Affairs 6 July 2024, BPSC Exam Current Affairs

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Bihar Special

2% drop in Neonatal Mortality rate

• Mortality Rate Change: Reduced from 5% to 3% due to increased discharge rates and improved facilities
• Discharge Rate Increase: Increased from 83% to 85% by May
• Admissions: 5,568 children admitted to SNCU by May 2024-25
• Bed Occupancy: 84% of SNCU beds occupied by infants
• Appreciation: SNCU's work praised in a recent high-level Health Department review meeting
• Referral Cases Goal: Instructions to reduce SNCU referral cases to less than 10%

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Environment And Geography

• Percentage of Total Deaths: This accounts for 7.2% of total annual deaths
• Affected Cities: New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Shimla
• Highest Mortality Rate : New Delhi with 11.5% of deaths
• Lowest Mortality Rate: Shimla with 3.7% of deaths
• PM 2.5 Levels: Typically exceed WHO's limit of 15 micrograms per cubic meter in all cities
• Mortality Increase: 1.42% increase in mortality rate for every 10 micrograms/cubic meter increase in PM 2.5
• Study Data: Examined 3.6 million deaths in cities from 2008 to 2019
• Source: Study published in Lancet

• The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and one of the oldest of its kind. It is also one of the world's highest-impact academic journals.
• It was founded in England in 1823.

Awards and Honors

• Recognition: Unwavering commitment to safety
• Focus: Maintaining a safe and healthy work environment and underscores L&TMRHL's adherence to stringent Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) standards.
• Company: L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd. (L&TMRHL), a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T)  L&TMRHL is a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), implementing the Project on a design, Built, Finance, Operate, and Transfer (DBFOT) basis.

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Award

• Co-convenor of the High-Level Expert Group for reforms of Multilateral Development Banks formed by the G20 and the President of the Institute of Economic Growth.

• Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission
• Chaired the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Review Committee (FRBM)
• Member of the Upper House of Parliament India, the Rajya Sabha, from 2008 to 2014.

Miscellaneous

• Announcement: Exclusively made by MD Rajiv Bajaj to CNBC-TV18 in September 2023

International Relations

PM Narendra Modi's visit to Russia and Austria

• Dates: 8-9 July,2024
• Event: 22nd India-Russia Annual Summit
• Agenda: Review multifaceted bilateral relations and discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest
• Significance: First meeting between Modi and Putin since the Russia-Ukraine war began in February 2023

• Dates: 9-10 July,2024
• Significance : First visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Austria in 41 years
• Meetings: call on Austria President Alexander Van der Bellen and hold talks with Chancellor of Austria Karl Nehammer.
• Business Interaction : Address business leaders from India and Austria
• Community Interaction: Prime Minister to interact with Indian community members in Moscow and Vienna