27th FEBRUARY 2025 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS

27th FEBRUARY 2025 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS

Mineral, non-ferrous metal production increases in FY 2024-25 (April-January)

• After setting a record in mineral resource production in FY 2023-24, the production of some key minerals in the country has continued to grow strongly in the current fiscal year (April-January).
• Iron ore constitutes 70% of mineral production by value. Iron ore production in FY 2023-24 was 274 million metric tonnes.
• As per provisional data, iron ore production increased from 228 million metric tonnes in FY 2023-24 (April-January) to 236 million metric tonnes in FY 2024-25 (April-January), showing a steady growth of 3.5 per cent. Manganese ore production increased by 11.1% to 3.0 million metric tonnes in the financial year 2024-25 (April-January). Chromite production increased by 8.7% to 2.5 million metric tonnes in the financial year 2024-25 (April-January). Additionally, bauxite production also increased by 5.6% to 20.6 million metric tonnes in the financial year 2024-25 (April-January) from 19.5 million metric tonnes in the financial year 2023-24 (April-January).
• In the non-ferrous metals sector, primary aluminium production registered a growth of 1.2% in the financial year 2024-25 (April-January) over the same period last year. This increased to 35.10 lakh tonnes in the financial year 2024-25 (April-January). It was 34.67 lakh tonnes in the financial year 2023-24 (April-January). During the same period, refined copper production increased by 7.4 per cent from 4.19 lakh tonnes to 4.50 lakh tonnes.
• India is the 2nd largest producer of refined copper and aluminium in the world and the 4th largest producer of iron ore in the world. The continuous growth in iron ore production in the current financial year indicates that the demand for steel metal is increasing.

International Radiobiology Conference on Space Radiation, Heavy Ions and Biological Effects of Human Spaceflight

• Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, a laboratory in New Delhi under the Central Defence Research and Development Organisation, Delhi. The International Radiobiology Conference on "Space Radiation, Heavy Ions and Biological Effects of Human Spaceflight" will be held for three days.
• The international conference was inaugurated by Professor Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, who was the Chief Guest today at the Manekshaw Centre.