DAILY GK 13,14 JAN

 DAILY GK 13,14 JAN 

1.      3,700 INDIAN DAMS WILL LOSE 26% STORAGE CAPACITY BY 2050

·           According to a new study by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health (UNU-INWEH), around 3,700 large dams in India could lose on average 26% of their initial total storage by 2050 owing to sediment deposition, which might affect future water security, irrigation, and power generation.

·           Due to sediment trapped in dams, about 50,000 large dams around the world will lose 24-28% of their water storage capacity by 2050.

·           UNU-INWEH, also known as the UN’s ‘Think Tank on Water’, is one of the UNU institutes and an academic arm of the United Nations (UN).

 

2.      WORLD’S 20 MOST PUNCTUAL AIRLINES & AIRPORTS

·           At 15th place, IndiGo among world's 20 most punctual airlines

·           According to The Official Airline Guide (OAG)’s Punctuality League 2023 report, India’s largest airline IndiGo and Airports Authority of India (AAI)-owned Coimbatore International Airport, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, are among the 20 most punctual airlines and airports globally in terms of On-Time Performance (OTP) in 2022.

·           The OTP can be defined as, flights that arrive or depart within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival or departure times.

·           IndiGo has been ranked 15th among the Top 20 most Punctual Airlines with OTP of 83.51 percent in 2022, while Coimbatore International Airport is ranked 13th among the Top 20 Most Punctual Airports.

·           The list is topped by Garuda Indonesia

·           Japan’s Osaka international airport (Itami) holds the first position

 

3.      ITS 1ST EARTH-LIKE EXOPLANET DISCOVERED

·           The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered its first exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, formally classified as LHS 475 b, which is reportedly almost the exact size of Earth, clocking in at 99% of Earth’s diameter.

·           LHS 475 b, located in the constellation Octans, is only 41 light-years away.

 

4.      UN REPORTS: 5 MILLION CHILDREN DIED BEFORE THEIR FIFTH BIRTHDAY IN 2021

·           According to the recent data published in the “Levels & Trends in Child Mortality” report by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), an estimated 5 million children died before turning five, with nearly half (47%) dying during their first month.

·           In 2021, another 2.1 million children and youth between the ages 5–24 years lost their lives.

·           Since 2000, the global under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) has declined by 50%, while mortality rates in older children and youth have decreased by 36%, and the stillbirth rate has decreased by 35%.

·           UN IGME is led by UNICEF and includes the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank Group and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.

 

5.      SULTAN AHMED AL JABER COP28 CLIMATE PRESIDENT

·           The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has named Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology of UAE and Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company(ADNOC), as President of the COP28 climate summit.

·           The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in Dubai, UAE, from 30th November to 12th December 2023.

·           Shamma Al Mazrui appointed COP28 UAE Youth Climate Champion.

·           Razan Al Mubarak appointed COP28 UAE UN Climate Change High-Level Champion.

·           The COP27 Sharm el-Sheikh Climate Change Conference was held In the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in 2022.