Current Affairs Today - Latest Current Affairs Questions 2024

Ehang company based in Guangzhou, China has developed an air taxi named EH216-S. It is an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that can fly with two passengers or 600 pounds of cargo. China-based Ehang company has created a fully automatic flying air taxi.

Team India scored 220+ runs for a record 9th time in T20 format. At the same time, South Africa is at second place in this list after Barat. South Africa has scored 220+ runs 8 times in T20 format.

Solution: The Noa-Dihing music frog is a newly discovered species found in the Namdapha-Kamlang landscape of Arunachal Pradesh. It is named after the Noa-Dihing river. The 380 km long Noa Dihing or Budhi Dihing is a major tributary of the Brahmaputra River.

Solution: The Gujarat state government has declared the Ghol species as the state fish of Gujarat at the Global Fisheries Conference India 2023. The ghoul, also known as the blackspotted croaker, is highly prized for its swim bladder, which is used in cosmetics. It is also considered a delicacy and is claimed to have medicinal properties. Gujarat's annual fish export is Rs 5,000 crore, which is 17% of India's fish export.

1. A report by the National Monuments Authority (NMA) has announced the designation of Mangarh Hill Peak in Rajasthan as a national monument in honour of 1500 Bhil tribal freedom fighters.

2. The hill, located on the Gujarat-Rajasthan border, is the site of a tribal rebellion where more than 1500 Bhil tribal freedom fighters were killed in the year 1913.

Solution: According to a report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), titled “Sand and dust storms: A guide for mitigation, adaptation, policy and risk management measures in agriculture”, sand and dust storms Agriculture poses a significant obstacle to achieving 11 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Sand and dust storms are meteorological phenomena that involve powerful and turbulent winds that raise many small particles to significant heights.

Solution: The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized loneliness as a significant global health concern and has launched several efforts to tackle this widespread issue. WHO has formed an international commission to address the problem, led by Dr. Vivek Murthy, the US Surgeon General, and Chido Mpemba, Youth Envoy to the African Union Commission.

The United Nations General Assembly officially designated 20 November as "Africa Industrialization Day" during its session in December 1989.

Solution: Indian officials have opted to retain the use of American Cummins engines for the entire Zoravar Light Tank project. Originally, the project was intended to incorporate a German engine, but faced delays due to the lack of German export control clearance, known as BAFA clearance. As a result, it was decided to proceed with the American engine. Zoravar Light Tank is a cooperative initiative between DRDO and commercial company Larsen & Toubro.

In 2005, the United Nations endorsed it as a global day to be celebrated every third Sunday in November every year as "appropriate acknowledgment to the victims of road traffic injuries and their families".