✅Key feauture of US democracy

✅In India, political redistricting is handled by the Delimitation Commission of India which is constituted by the Central Government after the Parliament has enacted a Delimitation Act (under Article 82) after every census. It has been set up 4 times to date. Fresh delimitation has been frozen till 2026.

👉Mission DIVYASTRA

✅As of now, the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom are known to have MIRV-equipped missiles.

✅These missiles can be launched from land or from sea (or from a submarine).

✅Biodiversity Credits or biocredits are increasingly being pushed as a means for financing work on the various targets set under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).

✅The KMGBF, established at the 15th Conference of Parties (CoP15) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), sets forth ambitious targets for biodiversity conservation, sustainable utilization, and equitable benefit sharing.

✅Implementation and Initiatives:
👉Ocean Conservation Commitments (OCCs)
👉Wallacea trust

✅INDIA'S FIRST DARK SKY RESERVE -
👉Changthang, Hanle,Ladakh

✅INDIA'S FIRST DARK SKY PARK- 👉The Pench Tiger Reserve,Maharashtra(5th in Asia)
👉The certification was given by the International Dark-Sky Association, a global dark-sky movement to promote astronomy.

✅INDIAN GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL:
👉It is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and was formed in the year 2001.
👉It is India's Premier certification body
👉The council also organises the Green Building Congress, its annual flagship event on green buildings.
👉Member of the World Green Building Council.

HQ- Hyderabad

✅The Indian Govt. intends to initiate a three-phase vaccination drive against human papillomavirus (HPV) for girls aged 9-14, aiming to mitigate the risk of cervical cancer.

✅The Serum Institute of India in 2023 launched an indigenous HPV vaccine known as CERVAVAC.

👉India contributes the largest share of the global cervical cancer burden; nearly 1 in every 4 deaths globally due to cervical cancer.

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✅India has extended its support  for protecting the Antarctic environment and for co-sponsoring the proposal of the EU for designating East Antarctica and the Weddell Sea as Marine Protected Areas (MPA)

👉CCAMLR was established by international convention in 1982 with the objective of conserving Antarctic marine life.
👉It’s Secretariat is located in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

❗️MPAs do not necessarily exclude fishing, research or other human activities; in fact, many MPAs are multi-purpose areas.

✅India's Missions:
●BHARATI
●MAITRI
●DAKSHIN GANGOTRI

✅ The terms -
●ATTITUDE HOLD
●TERMINAL DESCENT
●ROUGH BRAKING
are related to different phases of landing of Chandrayaan 3.

✅PVC SIMCARDS

CONTEXT- Bharti Airtel switches to recycled PVC SIM cards over plastic simcards to reduce green house gas emissions.

👉Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a synthetic polymer made from the polymerization of vinyl chloride.

✅Properties of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) includes-
●Chemical Resistance
●Weather Resistance
●Flame Retardance
●Electrical insulation
●Durability

✅MADAI MELA-
👉Madai is a significant Adivasi festival of Chhattisgarh.
👉Tribal communities venerate Goddess Danteshwari.

✅KARAGA-
👉Karaga is the festival of the Thigala community.
👉Karaga is a folk dance form of Karnataka, which is dedicated to the goddess Draupadi.

✅MOATSU-
👉Ao tribe of Nagaland.

✅Kharchi Puja- Tripura

👉The Charter of the UN is the founding document of the UN. It was signed on 26th June 1945, in San Francisco and came into force on 24th October 1945.

✅Article 99 is considered discretionary, allowing the Secretary-General to highlight critical issues. However, can NOT force UNSC to take any decision.

👉As such, the UN Charter is an instrument of international law, and UN Member States are bound by it.
👉The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the primary judicial body of the United Nations, operates by its Statute.