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India’s Nuclear Energy Programme

The nuclear energy programme in India was launched around the time of independence under the leadership of Homi J. Bhabha.

Objective:  To provide safe and reliable electric power for the country’s social and economic progress and to be self reliant in all aspects of nuclear technology.

India has adopted a three stage strategy of nuclear power generation:

Stage 1 Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR):
The PHWR is a pressure tube type reactor using heavy water (D2O) moderator, heavy water coolant and natural uranium dioxide fuel. 

Stage 2 Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR): India’s second stage of nuclear power generation uses the Pu-239 obtained from the first stage reactor operation, as the main fissile element of fuel core in fast breeder reactors (FBR). 

Stage 3 Thorium based Reactor: Thorium utilization is the long term objective of the Indian Nuclear Power Programme.
In this stage Breeder reactors are based on Thorium- Uranium-233 cycle.

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Nanopharmaceuticals
It is defined as a pharmaceutical preparation containing nanomaterials intended for internal use or external application on a human for the purpose of therapeutics, diagnostics and health benefits.

Nanomaterial
It is defined as material having a particle size in the range of 1 to 100 nm in at least one dimension.

Nano-formulations
They are not entirely new drugs but medicines that have better quality because of the technology-led delivery mechanisms that are used to make its administration in the body more effective.

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Climate Funds and Initiatives- Part 1

World Bank
1. Clean Technology Fund
2. Green Climate Fund
3. Forest Carbon Partnership facility
4. BioCarbon Fund
5. Climate Investment Fund
6. Strategic Climate Fund
7. Partnership for Market Readiness
8. Carbon Partnership facility

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India Mapping - Short Cuts and Tricks

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Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

- It is an attached office of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- Founded- 1976
- It is the regulatory authority for civil aviation security in India.
- It is headed by an officer of the rank of Director General of Police and is designated as Director general of Security (Civil Aviation).

 

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KURMA App

- citizen science initiative launched for turtle conservation.

- provides a database to identify a species and also the location of the nearest rescue centre for turtles across the country

- Developed by the Indian Turtle Conservation Action Network (ITCAN) in collaboration with the Turtle Survival Alliance-India and Wildlife Conservation Society-India

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Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) 

- formed in 2001
- Based in USA.
- It is a global partnership Initiative of IUCN for Conservation of turtles and tortoises

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Kaziranga National Park

Located in Assam
1974, declared as National Park under WPA-1972.
1985, received the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2006, GoI declared as Tiger Reserve.

Key Species - great one-horned rhinoceroses, Wild water buffalo, and swamp deer

NEWS - Recent Assam flood has killed 108 animals, including One Horned Rhinos

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Indian rhinoceros 

- Called as 'great one-horned rhinoceros'
- listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Habitat - the alluvial Terai-Duar savanna, grasslands and riverine forest.

Once ranged the entire stretch of the Indo-Gangetic Plain

Threats
Habitat Destruction, Poaching, frequent floods, hunting.

Conservation 
- listed in CITES Appendix I since 1975.
- Protected under WPA -1972.