Daily Current Affairs and GK | 11 September 2024

Topic: State News/ Uttar Pradesh

1. India's first vulture breeding centre inaugurated in Gorakhpur.

• On 6 September, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated India's first conservation and breeding centre for Asiatic King Vultures at Bharivaisi in Campierganj range of Gorakhpur Forest Division.
• The "Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre" aims to improve the population of this species, which is listed as critically endangered in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List since 2007.
• Other vulture conservation and breeding centres in the country house the long-billed and white-backed vultures.
• The centre, set up at a cost of Rs 2.80 crore in Gorakhpur, comprises a breeding aviary, holding aviary, hospital aviary, nursery aviary, veterinary section, administrative building, recovery aviary, guardroom, generator room and pathways.
• According to the plan, the target is to release 40 pairs of vultures from the centre in the next 8 to 10 years.
• The facility has eight staff members, including biologists and scientists, who are dedicated to monitoring and caring for the vultures around the clock.

Topic: Important Days

2. World Suicide Prevention Day 2024: 10 September

• Every year on 10 September, World Suicide Prevention Day is celebrated.
• It is celebrated to raise awareness among organizations, government, and the public about suicidal death.
• The main focus of this day is to create awareness about ways and measures to prevent suicide and mental health.
• The theme of World Suicide Prevention Day 2024-2026 is "Changing the narrative on suicide".
• The theme aims to raise awareness about the importance of reducing stigma and encouraging open conversations to prevent suicide.
• In 2003, the International Association for Suicide Prevention, in association with the World Health Organization (WHO) established World Suicide Prevention Day.
• It is currently estimated that more than 700,000 suicides occur each year worldwide.

Topic: State News/ Telangana

3. AI city will be developed on 200 acres near Hyderabad.

• Telangana government unveiled its vision of an Artificial Intelligence city near Hyderabad. This city will be spread over 200 acres.
• The state-of-the-art AI City will serve as a vibrant hub for the AI ecosystem.
• It will host an AI Advisory Council supported by an AI research and collaboration network, leading universities, global corporations, and innovative startups.
• The AI City logo was released by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy at Global AI Summit 2024.
• AI City will provide the ideal environment for collaboration, driving the development of next-generation AI technologies.
• This facility will also give citizens direct access to the world of artificial intelligence to citizens.

Topic: Banking System

4. PayGlocal as an online payment aggregator has been approved by the RBI.

• The RBI has granted PayGlocal final permission to function as an online payment aggregator.
• It will provide a wide range of enterprises with a full suite of payment solutions.
• PayGlocal is a prominent provider of cross-border payment solutions.
• Former Visa senior directors Prachi Dharani, Rohit Sukhija, and Yogesh Lokhande founded PayGlocal in 2021.
• Payment Aggregator is a third-party service provider that makes it possible for customers to send and receive payments online.