GBS disease:
- Recently, an outbreak of Gilan Pare Syndrome, also known as GBS, has been reported in Pune, Maharashtra.
- An autoimmune disease occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s healthy cells.
- GBS is a form of the disease.
- This disease affects the nerves that run the muscles.
- Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare condition that causes sudden numbness and muscle weakness that can affect most of your body.
The Axiom Project 4:
- Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who was selected by ISRO to travel to the International Space Station in collaboration with NASA, has been announced as the pilot of the project.
- The four astronauts selected for Axiom 4 will be sent to the International Space Station.
- ISRO is planning to send humans to space this year under the Gaganyaan program.
- Four students were selected and trained for the program.
- Earlier, ISRO had signed an agreement with NASA to send an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station in the Gaganyaan program.
- Four astronauts, led by former NASA astronaut Becky Whitson, have been approved to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) in June.
- He will become the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS).
Budget Session:
- The Budget session of Parliament will begin on January 31 and end on April 4.
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the Union Budget for the eighth time.
- President Droupadi Murmu will address the Lok Sabha in the first session of the current year.
- The Parliament meets for three sessions in a year. The President convenes each House of Parliament from time to time.
- The gap between two sessions of Parliament should not exceed 6 months i.e. Parliament meets at least twice in a year.
- The Budget is usually presented on the last working day of February.
- After the presentation of the budget by the Finance Minister, the members discuss various provisions of the budget and matters related to taxation.
- The budget session is usually divided into two periods with a gap of one month between them.
- The session commences every year with the address of the President to both the Houses.
January 31 is International Zebra Day.
- Every year on January 31, International Zebra Day is celebrated across the world.
Drops of information:
- Trichy railway division has been adjudged as the best railway division in Southern Railway.
- Senior Engineer of Nellai Railway Station Mandramurthy was conferred with the ‘Vishist Rail Seva Puraskar’ for his outstanding work in the field of Railways.
- The Department of Posts, Government of Tamil Nadu has released a special cover highlighting the specialties of Vellodu Bird Sanctuary in Erode district.
- Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named as the interim president of Syria.
- Chief Minister MK Stalin inaugurated the Manimandapam of social justice activists in Villupuram.
- Indiramma Housing Scheme is a scheme launched by the Government of Telangana to provide affordable houses to all roofless residents of the state.
- The 38th National Games are being held in Uttarakhand.
- Narmada Nithin Kumar of Tamil Nadu won the gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle event with a score of 254.4.
- Dhanush won the gold medal in the men’s 200 metre breaststroke event.