Daily Current Affairs 10 May 2024, WBPSC Exam Current Affairs

Daily Current Affairs for WBPSC Exam

Economy

India's Vision: Establishing a Dedicated Semiconductor R&D Wing

• The envisioned R&D wing will operate autonomously within ISRC, concentrating on expediting development cycles.
• The government explores various funding avenues, including public-private partnerships (PPP) and potentially co-funded initiatives, to drive intensive research endeavors.
• Emphasis is laid on fostering intellectual property rights (IPR) to enhance domestic capabilities and innovation in semiconductor manufacturing.

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Agriculture

Proposed Policy to Exclude Stubble Burners from MSP Benefits

• To enforce these directives, the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DoFPD) has communicated with the chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, NCT of Delhi, and Rajasthan.
• Dated January 5 and 30, 2024, these letters outline strategies for penalization through record-keeping and subsequent exclusion of offending farmers from MSP benefits starting from the next Kharif season (2024-25).

Infrastructure

New Self-Healing Road Technologies: NHAI

• NHAI is emphasizing a technology integrating infused bitumen and steel fibers into the asphalt mix.
• This method enables the road surface to spontaneously fill and repair gaps or potholes through the collaborative action of bitumen and steel threads.
• This advancement not only improves road longevity but also reduces traffic disturbances caused by potholes.

Environment

Environmental Cost of Digital Content Consumption: Study Reveals

• These activities collectively contribute to approximately 40% of the per capita carbon budget necessary to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

• Expanding upon prior studies, this research delves beyond the infrastructural elements, including data centers and transmission networks, which already consume 2-3% of global electricity. Instead, it focuses on understanding user-specific consumption patterns of digital content.

• The researchers emphasize the critical role of decarbonizing the electricity sector in mitigating the environmental impact of digital content consumption.
• Through a swift transition to renewable energy sources and advancements in carbon dioxide removal technologies, they project a potential reduction of climate impacts to just 12% of the per capita carrying capacity by 2030.