Daily Current Affairs – 08-06-2025

Tamil Nadu

Indian Army Launches First FM Radio Station in Uttarakhand

® Inaugurated in Pithoragarh district under Operation Sadbhavana ® Named ‘Panchshul Pulse’, broadcasting on 88.4 FM ® Aims to build goodwill between Army and border communities ® Broadcasts local history, culture, agriculture, and achievements of martyrs and social workers ® Covers a 12 km radius from Army Public School, Panchshul Brigade

34 Biostimulants Registered Under FCO to Boost Sustainable

Agriculture

® Registered by Ministry of Agriculture under Fertiliser Control Order (FCO), 1985 ® Total registered biostimulants in India now over 45 (first 11 in May 2024) ® Aim: Improve plant resilience, nutrient uptake, and yields under climate stress ® Key categories include: Seaweed extracts, humic acids, protein hydrolysates, enzymatic products ® Supports sustainable farming and enhances India’s role in global biostimulant exports

Nuvaxovid COVID-19 Vaccine Approved by U.S. FDA

® Developed by Novavax; protein-based (non-mRNA) vaccine ® Targets the JN.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 ® Uses non-infectious spike protein to trigger immune response ® Provides an alternative platform for COVID-19 vaccination

India’s First Gene-Edited Sheep Developed Using CRISPR at

SKUAST-Jammu

® Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu, has created India’s first gene-edited sheep using CRISPR-Cas9 technology. ® Scientists edited the myostatin gene in a local Merino lamb, resulting in a 30% increase in muscle mass, comparable to European Texel sheep. ® This marks a significant advance in livestock genetics and precision breeding. ® The same team had earlier cloned India’s first Pashmina goat ‘Noori’ in 2012.