Dhole

- also known as Asiatic wild dog / Indian wild dog/whistling dog/ red dog
- an apex social carnivore in the tropical forests of South and South East Asia.

Conservation
- IUCN Red List status - Endangered 
- Protected under CITES – Appendix II.
- India - protected under Shedule II of WPA - 1972

Threats
- lack of habitat and lack of food
- competition with other animals, 
- hunting,
- Getting diseases from pet dogs

News - Dhole was recently in news regarding its conservation efforts

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NCERTs Based Geography section

1. Tropical( Kharif) Crops
CoBaMa ki TuJoRi (Cobama ki Tujori)
Cotton, Bajra, Maize, Tur, Jowar, Rice

2. Temperate ( Rabi) Crops
Whe Ba G Ra M ( Vibha Garm)
Wheat , Barley , Gram, Rapeseed, Mustard

3. Tropical Evergreen Trees
REMA
Rosewood, Ebony, Mahogany, Aini

 4. Semi Evergreen Trees- CHK (check)
         cedar, hallock, Kail

 5. Tropical Deciduous Dry
PAKka TABela ( Pak ka Tabela)
Palas, amaltas, Khair, Tendu,
Axlewood , Bel

6. Tropical Deciduous Moist SSS AT ( 3- Sat)
Sandalwood, Sal, Shisham, Amla, Teak


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1. Great Lakes of USA = Homes
  Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

2.  Tri-color - saffron, white and green,
Colors represents
Courage,Peace,Faith ( CaPF)

3  Countries surrounding Adriatic Sea "Infinitely Slim Cockroach Bit My Aunt")

    Italia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania.

4. Formation of states in Chronological Order:

AaM GuNaH Hi Meg ManTri Si GArMi de sakta hai

       A = Andhra Pradesh (1953)
       M = Maharashtra (1960)
       Gu = Gujarat (1960)
       Na = Nagaland (1963)
       H = Hariyana (1966)

       Hi = Himanchal Pradesh (1971)
       Meg = Meghalaya (1972)
       Man = Manipur (1972)
       Tri = Tripura (1972)
       Si = Sikkim (1975)
       G = Goa (1987)
       Ar = Arunanchal Pradesh (1987)

    Mi = Mizoram (1987)
    CHH=   chhatisgarh
    UK=UTTERAKHAND
    JH= JHARKHAND
    TEL=TELANGANA

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Beirut

- It is the capital Lebanon. 
- Located on Mediterranean coast, and is an important regional seaport.

News
- A huge explosion recently devastated the port area of the capital Beirut.
- caused by ammonium nitrate stored unsafely in a warehouse.

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Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA):

- incorporated in 2017
- a joint venture of Ministry of HRD and Canara Bank.
- It is registered under the Companies Act 2013 as a Union Govt company and as Non–deposit taking NBFC with RBI.

- Objective - To enable India’s premier educational institutions to excel and reach the top in global rankings by financing building world class infrastructure including R&D Infra.

News:
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has received a funding of ₹455.02 crore for institutions infrastructure development from HEFA.

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1.Official languages of UNO = FACERS

       F- French
       A- Arabic
       C- Chinese
       E- English
       R- Russian
       S- Spanish

2.5 Principal organs of United Nations

        GS IS ECONOMICS :
         
G- General Assembly
          S- Security Council
          I- International Court of Justice
          S- Secretariat
          ECONOMICS- Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

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1. Arrival Of European companies in chronological order= PD BD FS

    P = Portuguese (1498)
    D = Dutch 
    B-BRITISH English) (1600)
  D = Dennis (1616)
  F = French (1664)
  S = Swedish (1731)


2. SCO countries =  TRUCKK - IP

          T-Tajikistan
          R-Russia
          U-uzbekistan
          C-China
          K-kyrgystan and kazakhstan
          I= India
          P=Pakistan

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Fluorosis

- It is a crippling disease resulting from deposition of fluorides in the hard and soft tissues of the body, due to excess intake of fluoride through drinking water/food products/industrial pollutants over a long period.
- It results in dental fluorosis, skeletal fluorosis, and non-skeletal fluorosis.
- WHO, - "fluoride concentration in drinking water should not exceed 1.5mg/l"

News: a new equipment for fluoride ion detection and quantification in drinking water, have been developed by Scientists from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), to evade Fluorosis-based disorders.

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Ammonium nitrate

- It is a white, crystalline chemical which is soluble in water.
- Pure ammonium nitrate is not an explosive on its own.
- Its very explosive If mixed with ingredients like fuel or some other contaminants

Usage
- in commercial explosives used in mining and construction
- agricultural fertilisers

regulations in India
- regulated by The Ammonium Nitrate Rules, 2012, under The Explosives Act, 1884.
- storage of ammonium nitrate in large quantities in populated areas, is illegal in India.

Health effects
It can irritate the respiratory system.

News - It's explosion was the reason for Beirut blast happened recently.

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Abanindranath Tagore

News - 150th Birth Anniversary
on 7th August 2020.

- nephew of Rabindranath Tagore
- one of the most prominent artists of Bengal school of art.
- He was the first major supporter of swadeshi values in Indian art.

Contributions

- created the ‘Indian Society of Oriental Art’
- established the Bengal school of art.
- started integrating Chinese and Japanese calligraphic traditions into his style.

#PT2020 #Enviornment_Basics

Pangolin

- scaly mammal on the planet.

- Of the eight species of pangolin worldwide, two are found in India. They are Chinese pangolin, mostly found in northeast India and Indian pangolin.

Protection Status

- Indian pangolin has been listed as “endangered”.

- It is also a Schedule I category protected animal, under the Wildlife Protection Act (1972).

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