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3rd July- Current Affairs



3rd July- Current Affairs

Whaling :
Ø Japanese whalers brought back two minke whales to the northern Japanese port of Kushiro, their first catch after resuming commercial whaling for the first time in 31 years.
Ø History: International Whaling Commission (IWC) was set up under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW) which was signed in Washington DC in 1946. 
Ø Objective: To provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry. 
Ø HQ: Impington, near Cambridge, England. 

Lithium-ion Giga Factories :
Ø NITI Aayog has proposed the establishment of giga factories in India for the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries in the next couple of years.
Ø Arguments for Lithium-Ion Giga Factories: The lack of domestic capability will result in massive imports from China for its electric vehicles as is the case in electronics.
Ø A lithium-ion battery or Li-ion battery (abbreviated as LIB) is a type of rechargeable battery.
Ø Components:
o   Li-ion batteries use an intercalated lithium compound as one electrode material, compared. to the metallic lithium used in a non-rechargeable lithium battery.
o   The electrolyte, which allows for ionic movement, and the two electrodes are the constituent components of a lithium-ion battery cell.

Working on a warmer planet :
Ø According to a recent report by the International Labour Organization (ILO), India could lose the equivalent of 34 million jobs in 2030 due to global warming.
Ø Name of the report: Working on a Warmer Planet - The Impact of Heat Stress on Labour Productivity and Decent Work. 
Ø Released by: The International Labour Organization. 

Key Highlights of the Report: 
Ø India will be the most affected country. because of its large population. 
Ø India is projected to lose 5.8 per cent of working hours in 2030 due to global warming, particularly impacting agriculture and construction sectors. 
Ø The report noted that Ahmedabad incorporated a cool roofs initiative into its 2017 Heat Action Plan, notably by providing access to affordable cool roofs for the city's slum residents and urban poor. 

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