UPSC Quiz – 2024 : IASbaba’s Daily Current Affairs Quiz 10th August 2024

·       The electricity will get stored in a device fixed in the soles and can be used to operate small appliances

·       Features: It is equipped with a global positioning system (GPS) and radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies, these shoes can help determine the location of personnel in real-time.

Applications

·       The TENG technology can be used to track the location of senior citizens suffering from Alzheimer’s, school children and climbers and can help monitor the attendance and work of workers in factories

·       These shoes can also accurately analyse the movements of sportspersons to improve their performance.

·       For trekking and mountaineering enthusiasts, the shoes provide reliable tracking during expeditions with their self-powered GPS feature, ensuring safety and efficient navigation.

·       It is a women focused framework of financial assistance, project formulation, hand-holding and capacity development.

·       Funding: There is no minimum or maximum limit on financial assistance to projects by women cooperatives.

·       NCDC provides 2% interest subvention on its rate of interest on term loan portion for new and innovative activities.

·       1% interest subvention on its rate of interest on term loan portion for all other activities resulting in lower borrowing costs of women cooperatives.

·       Any cooperative society with three months in operation is eligible to apply for assistance which will be in the form of credit linkage for infrastructure term loan.

·       Women cooperatives are those which are registered as women cooperatives under any State / Central Act or those cooperatives which have minimum 50% women as primary members.

Significance

·       The scheme is a framework of assistance to improve socio-economic status of women.

·       It supports entrepreneurial dynamism of women through women cooperatives.

·       It converges critical inputs of women’s enterprise, business plan formulation, capacity development, credit and subsidy and interest subvention of other schemes.

·       It sits on top of each kidney and basically instructs each organ on functioning mechanism as it reaches them through the bloodstream.

·       Cortisol face – A puffed-up face attributed to elevated cortisol levels, similar to symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome.

Role of Cortisol –

·       Helps the body deal with crisis situations.

·       Works with other “fight or flight” hormones and it triggers glucose release for energy.

·       It is involved in carbohydrate and fat metabolism.

·       Affects blood pressure, insulin, and immune system.

·       Problems with high cortisol levels – Increased inflammation and risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

·       Sleep cycle disruption and increased appetite for high-calorie foods.

·       Potential weight gain, especially around the belly.

·       Anxiety, irritability, and cognitive issues.

Testing cortisol levels – Blood, urine, or saliva tests.

·       Normal ranges provided for morning and afternoon

Ways to reduce cortisol and weight gain

·       By making lifestyle modification by changing Balanced diet and to limit the intake of sugar and caffeine.

·       Consume omega-3 rich foods (fish, seafood, flax seeds, and chia seeds).

·       Include fermented foods (plain yogurt, apple cider vinegar).

·       Kursk is a city and administrative centre of Kursk oblast (region) located on the south-western border of Russia.

·       It is situated in the centre of the European part of Russia.

·       It lies along the upper Seym River, about 280 miles (450 km) south of Moscow.

·       It is located in the area known as the Black Earth territory due to its fertile soil.

·       The climate is moderately continental.

·       Kursk’s industries include machine building, food processing, and the manufacture of electronic equipment and synthetic fibers.

·       A large nuclear power station was completed in 1979.