29th June- Current Affairs

29^th June- Current Affairs

Aruna Sundararanjan committee :

Ø Mandate: To review levies, including spectrum usage charge (SUC), and promote ease of doing business in the telecom sector.

Ø Composition: The committee will be headed by Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan.

Ø Background:

·        The telecom sector has been undergoing financial stress for a long time.

·        The reduction of levies and fees, including licence fee, SUC and universal service levy, has been a long-standing demand of the industry, along with review of the definition of aggregated gross revenue

Ladakh Singhey Khababs Sindhu Festival :

Ø It is a tourist's promotional festival in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. 

Ø It is celebrated on the bank of Indus River at Leh.

Ø It is celebrated every year since 1997 for 3 days in the month of June. 

Ø Folk songs and dances are performed and local handicrafts and ethnic foods are being exhibited before the tourists during the festival. 

Go Tribal Campaign :

Ø Bodies involved: The campaign was launched by Tribal Affairs Ministry and TRIFED in association with Amazon Global. 

Ø Objective: The collaboration aims to create awareness and promote tribal arts and crafts as well as aid in socio-economic welfare of over 700 Indian tribes. 

Ø The event also saw the global Launch of “Tribes India” through Amazon Global Selling, under which Tribes India and Amazon Global Marketing will launch TRIBES India products globally through Amazon.com. 

Diphtheria:

Ø Cause: Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheria, a bacterium.

Ø Health impact: One type of diphtheria affects the throat and sometimes the tonsils. Another type causes ulcers on the skin; these are more common in the tropics (places where all 12 months have mean temperatures of at least 18 °C).

Ø Vulnerable groups: Diphtheria particularly affects children aged 1 to 5 years. In temperate climates diphtheria tends to occur during the colder months.

Ø Vaccine: The diphtheria vaccine is among the oldest vaccines in India’s Universal Immunisation Programme.