The first global resolution on Artificial Intelligence (AI) was overwhelmingly accepted by the UN General Assembly on March 24, 2024.
The resolution, which is supported by 123 nations, is intended to guarantee that the potent new technology is reliable, safe, and secure.
The rapid advancement of AI has sparked questions about its potential benefits and drawbacks, potential effects on human rights, personal data protection, and democratic processes.
The resolution is the most recent in a line of actions taken by governments worldwide to control the advancement of AI and lessen its possible drawbacks.
Science and Technology
Clinical Trials of Tuberculosis Vaccine in India (Health)
Bharat Biotech International Ltd announced on March 24, 2024, that adult clinical trials for the MTBVAC vaccine against tuberculosis have begun in India.
This is the first vaccination against tuberculosis that the Spanish biopharmaceutical company, Biofabri, has created using human tissue.
After a dose-escalation trial in adults without HIV infection was completed in 2024, a Phase 2 inquiry was started to determine whether MTBVAC is safe in this group of individuals with HIV.
The manufacturers have described the new vaccine as an example of public-private, national, and worldwide partnership and expect it will mark a turning point in global vaccination research.
Sports Panorama
Sreeja Akula
Sreeja Akula of India won the women's singles title at the WTT Feeder Beirut II 2024 table tennis event held at Lebanon's Al Kawthar Secondary School on March 24, 2024.
Akula, the world's No. 47, defeated Luxembourg's Sarah De Nutte to win her second WTT singles title.
In January, the 25-year-old won his first title at the Feeder Corpus Christi 2024 in Texas.
Akula, on the other hand, was unable to win a second table tennis title in Lebanon after losing the women's doubles final to Hong Kong China's Doo Hoi Kem and Zhu Chengzhu.
Poymantee Baisya and Akash Pal from India defeated Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra in the mixed doubles final.
State Affairs
Haryana Scientists Discovered a New Disease of Pea
The scientists at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University in Hisar have found a new and potentially fatal disease impacting pea crops as of March 24, 2024.
The disease, known as "Witches' Broom," is linked to the pathogen 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris' (16SrI).
The scientists' study on this new disease was accepted by the American Phytopathological Society (APS), which acknowledges new illnesses in plants.
BR Kamboj, Vice-Chancellor of the University, stated that scientists from Haryana Agricultural University were the first in the world to discover this disease.
Miscellaneous
World Tuberculosis Day 2024
This year's World Tuberculosis (TB) Day was celebrated on March 24, 2024. Held on March 24 every year, World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is an annual observation.
The infectious disease known as tuberculosis (TB) mostly affects the lungs. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the type of bacteria that causes it.
When an infected person sneezes, coughs, or spits, the TB germs can spread via the air.
A combination of antibacterial drugs can be used to treat and prevent tuberculosis for a period of 6 to 12 months.
"Yes! We can end TB" is the theme for World TB Day in 2024. This topic draws attention to the ongoing initiatives and awareness-raising projects to end this fatal illness.
