Daily Current Affairs – 14-04-2024

Culture/Events/Days

Sweden is the

newest nation to sign Artemis Accords

Artemis Accords was established in 2020, with seven other founding member nations Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. As of now, there were 38 signatories, including India. Artemis Accords are a non-binding set of principles designed to guide civil space exploration. These principles will   help to ensure the maintenance of a peaceful and responsible exploration,emergency assistance,interoperability etc.

Technology

Glyptothorax

Punyabratai

Recently, the ICAR-NBFGR discovered a new catfish species in the pristine waters of Arunachal Pradesh, India and named it as Glyptothorax punyabratai . Catfish represent one of the largest groups of freshwater fishes, with more than 2000 species. Most catfish are found in freshwater but a few are marine. Most species of catfish are nocturnal. Catfish are primarily benthic or bottom-dwellers.