UPSC Quiz – 2024 : IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz 22nd October 2024

·       It is a transition metal nitride semi-conductor that has emerged as a promising candidate for next-generation electronics due to its properties.

·       Challenges – Despite its potential, the practical application of ScN in electronic devices has been hindered due to its relatively lower electron mobility.

·       This key factor influences the speed and efficiency of semiconductor devices and researchers had been curious to unravel why the mobility of the electrons are limited.

·       The factors that limit electron mobility in ScN are – Ionized-impurity and grain-boundary scatterings significantly reduced mobility.

·       Depositing single-crystalline ScN that are devoid of impurities and defects is expected to increase its mobility significantly.

Applications:

·       Infrared sources, emitters, and sensors

·       Electronics

·       Healthcare

·       Defence and security

·       Energy technologies

·       Malabar Grey Hornbill is endemic to India whose existence could be threatened due to rampant and unchecked deforestation, resulting in a decline of suitable nesting and fruit trees.

·       Features – It is apparently sedentary but will move around locally, especially within deciduous forest parts of the range.

·       This species prefers the higher terrain with dense tree cover.

·       Range – It is found in evergreen forests and plantations.

·       It occurs in evergreen and deciduous forests, especially riverine forest and in the hills above 500 m elevation, but also in the lowland.

·       Protection – It is listed as Vulnerable under the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

·       It constitutes seven Member States: five deriving from South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and two from Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Thailand.

·       The main aim of the BIMSTEC was the promotion of economic cooperation between countries bordering the Bay of Bengal.

·       Permanent Secretariat: Dhaka, Bangladesh

·       India is the lead country for Transport & Communication, Tourism, Environment & Disaster Management and Counter Terrorism & Transnational Crime.

·       The study surveyed 1,520 participants across urban and rural areas in Jammu.

·       The concern over rising diabetes cases and called for increased awareness to prevent and control the disease.

·       The importance of preserving the health of youth, calling them “architects of Viksit Bharat” (Developed India).

·       The government is setting up about 1.5 lakh (150,000) Health and Wellness Centres across India, focusing on prevention and control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) including diabetes.

·       To promote preventive healthcare, including traditional medicine and yoga.

·       It was held at off Goa’s coast in the Indian Ocean region.

·       The exercise was conducted in two phases and as part of harbour activities, personnel from both Navies engaged in professional interactions, including Subject Matter Expert Exchanges and planning conferences.

·       In addition, sports fixtures and social engagements were also held.

·       The exercise included gun firings at surface inflatable targets, close-range anti-aircraft firings, maritime manoeuvres, and Replenishment at Sea Approaches (RASAPS).

·       The Chetak helicopter embarked on-board INS Trikand undertook cross-deck landings and vertical replenishment with the Omani naval ship, RNOV Al Seeb.