Daily Current Affairs 1 June 2024, MPPSC Exam Current Affairs

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The Asia University Rankings 2024

• Tsinghua University (China) has led the list for the sixth consecutive year, followed by Peking University (China) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore) in second and third place, respectively.
• The Asia University Ranking 2024 includes 739 universities from 31 countries/regions. This represents a 10.5% growth, up from 669 in 2023.
• Japan has the greatest presence on the 2024 list, with 119 universities, followed by India (91, up from 75 in 2023) and Mainland China (86).

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• The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru is the only Indian institute included among the top 50 and top 100 Asian universities.
• In 2023, four Indian institutes/universities were ranked in the top 100.
• The ranking of Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences (Himachal Pradesh) fell from 77th to 150th in 2024, while Mahatma Gandhi University (Kerala) fell from 95th to 134th.

• THE, (Formerly The Times Higher Education Supplement -The Thes), is a British magazine reporting on news and issues related to higher education.
• Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Paul Howarth
• Headquarters- London, The United Kingdom(UK)

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India’s First Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager

• The goal is to create an enhanced sensing tool that will improve precision in semiconductor chip examination, reduce chip failures, and increase energy efficiency.
• The Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager, like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), provides non-invasive and non-destructive imaging of semiconductor chips, overcoming the limits of previous technologies in detecting anomalies as chip sizes shrink.
• It uses nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamonds, as well as specialised gear and software, to dramatically improve failure analysis, device development, and optimization procedures. It also visualizes three-dimensional charge flow in multi-layer chips, allowing for more advanced fault diagnosis.
• It will have numerous applications, including microelectronics, biological and geological imaging, and fine-scale imaging of magnetic fields.

• Headquarters: Mumbai
• Founded: 1 April 1968
• Parent: Tata Group
• Founders: Faquir Chand Kohli, J. R. D. Tata

• It is a two-week advanced aerial combat training exercise designed to integrate aircrew in a multinational environment.
• It is intended to simulate a realistic and demanding situation, bringing together pilots and equipment from several nations and services.
• Approximately 3100 service members are expected to fly, maintain, and support over 100 aircraft during the exercise.
• The IAF used Rafale fighter jets in the Red Flag 24 exercise.
• The exercises can be tailored to incorporate multiple forces into a realistic threat environment, taking advantage of the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex's more than 77,000 square miles of airspace, the world's biggest combat training range.

• Since their debut in 1975, Red Flag exercises have been meant to provide a thorough learning environment by simulating actual combat scenarios.
• There are two different Red Flag drill locations: Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada and Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.
• The United States Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC) organizes the Nevada exercise, while the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), the US Indo-Pacific Command's air component command, manages the Alaska exercise.

Lokmata Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Tricentenary Celebrations

• The year-long Tricentenary Celebrations, programmes based on the life, work and personality of Mata Ahilya Bai Holkar will be organised at various places across the country.
• Former Lok Sabha Speaker Smt. Sumitra Mahajan, Urban Administration Minister Shri Kailash Vijayvargiya, Water Resources Minister Shri Tulsiram Silawat, Shri Krishna Gopal, Sushri Nivedita Bhide, Sushri Sonal Mansingh, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Shri Gyananand Ji Tirth, Mahamandaleshwar Kirandas Bapu Maharaj, Mahamandaleshwar Krishnavandan Ji Maharaj were specially present in the inauguration programme.
• Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav said that Devi Ahilya Bai's life, personality and work will be included in the educational curriculum.

• Ruled Malwa region (central India) 1766-1795.
• Earned Title "Lokmata" (Mother of the People)
• Beloved for leadership, administration, and philanthropy.
• Ascended Throne: Overcame challenges after the deaths of her husband and father-in-law.

IITK and DRDO Launch Joint Center of Excellence in Defense Technologies.

• Sanjay Tandon, the previous director of the Institute of Technology Management (ITM) in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, has been appointed director of IITK's centre of excellence.
• The centre intends to spearhead targeted research in a variety of defence verticals, including advanced nanomaterials, accelerated material design, high-energy materials, and bioengineering.
• The DRDO will fund projects and build critical technical facilities and contemporary infrastructure to enable and boost research and development (R&D) programs.
• The DIA CoE at IIT Kanpur was established in 2022 following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Def-Expo-2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

About Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO):

• It is the Research and Development (R&D) wing of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
• Chairman– Dr. Samir Vankatpati Kamat
• Headquarter– New Delhi, Delhi
• Formed– 1958