6th May, 2023 Current Affairs

6th May, 2023 Current Affairs

NATIONAL
Ports, Shipping & Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to receive 1st Indian cargo ship at Sittwe Port in Myanmar on 9th May

• Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will be receiving the first Indian cargo ship at Sittwe Port in Myanmar on 9th of this month. Development of Sittwe Port is part of the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project. Once operationalised, the Sittwe port will enable multi-modal transit connectivity with South East Asia.
• The Port has been developed under a framework agreement between India and Myanmar for the construction and operation of a Multimodal Transit Transport Facility on Kaladan River connecting the Sittwe port in Myanmar with Mizoram. The route is likely to unlock tremendous economic potential for the entire Bay of Bengal peninsula

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INTERNATIONAL
10th Landport between India and Bangladesh inaugurated at Dawki in Meghalaya

• The 10th Landport between India and Bangladesh was inaugurated at Dawki in Meghalaya by State Minister for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Thursday. Speaking at the inaugural function, Minister Nityanand Rai said that the landport will boost trade and facilitate easier travel between the two countries. It will strengthen the bonds of friendship between the two countries and open up many new opportunities, said the Minister.
• Deputy Chief Minister of Meghalaya Sniawbhalang Dhar, High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Pranay Verma, Chairman, Landport Authority of India Aditya Mishra and Bangladesh Landport Authority Chairman Mohammad Alamgir were among the dignitaries present on the occasion.
• Dawki landport provides facilities like the passenger and cargo  terminal buildings, warehouse, canteen, toilet blocks for export drivers, sewage treatment plant among others to facilitate movement of people and trade between the two countries.
• The Dawki landport is situated about 84 kilometres  away from the Meghalaya capital Shillong. On the Bangladesh side, it faces Tamabil in Sylhet district.
• The Dawki landport will serve as an important economic and transportation hub between India and Bangladesh. Opening of the landport on the Indian side will substantially ease the movement of people and goods across the borders of the two countries.

Coronation of King Charles III and his wife Camilla set to take place in London

• The coronation of King Charles III and his wife Camilla is set to take place in London in a ceremony today which will be attended by thousands of guests including foreign leaders, celebrities and members of the royal family.
• Despite forecasts of rain, crowds have already begun to gather on the procession route. There will also be gun salutes at Edinburgh and Stirling castles as millions of people across the UK and around the world celebrate.
• All the pageantry will be shown on big screens at Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens and Glasgow Cathedral. Hundreds of thousands of people will line the route as, around two hours later, the Royal couple return in a huge procession to Buckingham Palace. There will be a huge security operation in central London, with 100 heads of state set to attend.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The Skin’s Secret Weapon: Researchers Uncover an Ancient Mechanism for Wound Repair

• The world can be a hazardous place, with various dangers lurking around us such as bacteria, viruses, accidents, and injuries. Our skin acts as the ultimate shield, providing a steadfast defense against these threats. It serves as the boundary between the internal and external environment and is the largest organ in the body, functioning nearly seamlessly to protect us.
• Still, the skin is not immune to harm. It endures daily assaults and still tries to keep us safe by detecting and responding to these dangers. One method is the detection of pathogens, which activates the immune system. However, recent research conducted by Elaine Fuchs at Rockefeller University and published in the journal Cell, has uncovered a new protection mechanism that responds to injury signals in damaged tissue, such as low oxygen levels caused by blood vessel disruption and scab formation. This mechanism is activated without the need for an infection.
• The study is the first to identify a damage response pathway that is distinct from but parallel to the classical pathway triggered by pathogens.
• At the helm of the response is interleukin-24 (IL24), whose gene is induced in skin epithelial stem cells at the wound edge. Once unleashed, this secreted protein begins to marshal a variety of different cells to begin the complex process of healing.

SPORTS
India bags 14 medals at Asia Cup stage-2 Archery World Ranking tournament

• India has bagged 14 medals at the Asia Cup Stage 2 World Ranking Tournament to top the event in Tashkent yesterday. 14 medals include seven gold, five silver and two bronze. India’s compound archers bagged all the medals on offer to stamp their authority.
• The compound archers made a clean sweep in the Men’s and Women’s section to have a share of five gold, two silver and two bronze and the Recurve archers added two gold and three silver to propel India to the top spot in final standings with 14 medals.

Published date : 06 May 2023 05:52PM