Current Affairs - Miscellaneous

The paintbrush swift butterfly (Baoris farri), a rare species in the western Himalayas, has been photographed and recorded for the first time in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh is home to approximately 430 butterfly species or about 25% of the total butterfly species found in India.

The UNFCCC report warns that the world is on track for a catastrophic 3-degree Celsius warming scenario by the end of the century. This means that the average global temperature will be 3 degrees Celsius higher than it was before the Industrial Revolution. This would have devastating consequences for the planet, including more extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and mass extinctions.

Namo Bharat is the name of India's first semi-high-speed regional rail service. It was formerly known as RapidX. Namo Bharat is a groundbreaking initiative that aims to enhance regional connectivity in India. The project is on the cusp of revolutionizing regional travel and is a significant step towards improving India's transportation infrastructure.

The RBI's pilot run of the E-Rupee is to test the CBDC for inter-bank borrowing. Interbank borrowing is the process by which banks borrow money from each other to meet their short-term liquidity needs. The E-Rupee pilot project is expected to improve the efficiency and transparency of inter-bank borrowing transactions.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cautionary notice regarding a potential cyclonic storm forming in the Arabian Sea. This impending weather event, likely to be named ‘Cyclone Tej‘, has the potential to impact Mumbai, Pune, and other regions of Maharashtra and the Konkan area.