India’s first underwater museum is being developed off Nivati Rock, Sindhudurg coast (Maharashtra) by submerging decommissioned naval ship Ex-INS Guldar to create an artificial reef and marine tourism site.

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Asiatic Lion is found in the wild only in and around the Gir landscape of Gujarat.

• Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) is a contagious viral disease affecting carnivores such as lions, tigers, leopards, wolves and dogs; it attacks the respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems.

• Babesiosis is a tick-borne parasitic disease caused by Babesia protozoa that infect red blood cells, leading to fever, weakness and anaemia.

• Conservation status of the Asiatic Lion: Asiatic Lion is listed as Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List.

• The Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh was originally identified as a second home for Asiatic lions to reduce the risk from disease outbreaks and natural disasters affecting a single population.

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Bhopatpur village (Kotwa Block), East Champaran, has been identified as a site linked to Raja Todar Mal & is proposed to be developed as a heritage tourism destination.

Raja Todar Mal
1. He was one of the Navaratnas (Nine Gems) in the court of Akbar.
2. He is known for introducing the Zabt (land revenue) system & systematic land measurement (survey) reforms in the Mughal Empire.
3. Todar Mal’s revenue reforms were based on the Dahsala System (Ten-Year Settlement), introduced around 1580 CE.
4. The standard unit of land measurement under his reforms was the Bigha, measured using the Jarib (measuring rope/bamboo).

• Raja Todar Mal played a crucial role in bringing Bihar under Mughal control; he participated in the campaign against Daud Khan Karrani, which culminated in the Battle of Rajmahal (1576), leading to the annexation of Bihar and Bengal into the Mughal Empire.

• Akbar personally captured Patna in 1574, after which Todar Mal was sent under Munim Khan for the Bengal–Bihar campaign.

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The world's first carbon-free ferrocene analogue was developed by Sundargopal Ghosh and Stutee Mohapatra (IIT Madras) in collaboration with Eluvathingal Jemmis (IISc Bengaluru).

It was done by replacing iron with osmium (Os) and carbon rings with boron-based rings, solving a 70-year-old chemistry challenge.

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Dragonfly--> Gynacantha Khasiaca

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Asiatic Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii) is a Schedule I species under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and Nagaland's Daukeling Hebamlo CCA has become the world's first Community Conserved Area dedicated to its conservation.

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With the relocation of cheetahs to Banni Grasslands (Kutch, Gujarat), Gujarat is set to become the second state after Madhya Pradesh (Kuno & Nauradehi) to host African cheetahs under India's cheetah reintroduction programme.

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Dr. Hiren Gohain, noted Assamese scholar and litterateur, has been selected for the Swahid Kushal Konwar Award 2026, named after Assam's first martyr of the Quit India Movement (1942).

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NFHS-6

NFHS-6 = 👉Extremely important for 72nd BPSC🔥⭐️

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