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πŸ¦…Several avian species have orange plumage, including some warblers, orioles, and redstarts.
πŸ•ŠInterestingly in most of these birds, only the male displays such colors. For instance, the male hooded oriole has a bright orange color, unlike the female, which has a more yellowish tinge
🍁HCN(hydrocyanic acid) is a toxic compound synthesized by some microorganisms, specially Bacillus and Pseudomonas sp. (Ahmad et al., 2008), which helps to control the growth of weeds that colonize on the plant root surfaces and suppress plant growth
🐎The post of LoP was not recognised till 1969, when Ram Subhag Singh became the first recognised LoP of the Lok Sabha.
🌿The post received statutory recognition through the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 which defines the term 'Leader of the Opposition' as that member of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha who, for the time being, is the leader of that House of the party in opposition to the government having the greatest numerical strength and recognised, as such, by the chairman of the Rajya Sabha or the speaker of the Lok Sabha.
πŸ€According to a booklet on "The Indian Parliament", the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha is said to be the "shadow Prime Minister with a shadow Cabinet".
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What happens when excessive urea is added to soil?
The high activity of ureolytic bacteria increases the amount of ammonia in the soil via fast urea degradation. As a result, plants are damaged due to lack of necessary nutrients and the toxicity of ammonia and carbon dioxide released from urea degradation, they said.
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🍁Araku ValleyπŸͺ΄
🌱It is a valley in the Eastern Ghats inhabited by different tribes, mainly Araku Tribes.
🌱Araku is located in the Eastern Ghats about 114 kilometres (71 mi) from Visakhapatnam, close to the Odisha state border. The Anantagiri and Sunkarimetta Reserved Forest, which are part of Araku Valley, are rich in biodiversity and are mined for bauxite.
🌱Galikonda hill rising to a height of 5,000 feet (1,500 m) is amongst the highest peaks in Andhra Pradesh.
🌿CISF is an armed force of the Union established under an Act of Parliament, β€œCentral Industrial Security Force Act, 1968 (50 of 1968)”.
🌿Post the Mumbai terror attack in November 2008, the mandate of CISF was broadened to provide security cover to private corporate establishments also. The CISF also provides security consultancy services to private entities and its services are much in demand.