#science Namakkal; soil similar to Lunar surface. Tamil Nadu has the kind of soil that is present on the lunar surface, particularly that which is very similar to the soil present at the southern pole [of the Moon]. The lunar surface has 'Anorthosite' [a type of intrusive igneous rock] type of soil.
#scheme Mizoram; first state in India to operationalise ABDM microsite. Microsites are defined geographical regions where focused outreach efforts would be made to onboard small and medium-scale private healthcare providers. These Microsites would be majorly implemented by State Mission Directors of ABDM, while the financial resources and overall guidance would be provided by NHA.
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#polity NCDRC: Quasi-Judicial set up u/Consumer Protection Act of 1986 + Commission is headed by a sitting or a retired Judge of the Supreme Court/Chief Justice of the High Court + under the administrative control of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
CCPA: Regulatory body Est. u/CPA, 2019. It has a Chief Commissioner as head and only two other commissioners as members.
CCPA: Regulatory body Est. u/CPA, 2019. It has a Chief Commissioner as head and only two other commissioners as members.
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#science Equal Contrast Technique (ECT): New methodology to give analysis of historic time series of images of sun.
#economy Minimum Export Price (MEP); price below which an exporter is not allowed to export; kind of quantitative restriction on trade to arrest rise in domestic prices. Legal backing is provided by Foreign trade act, 1992. First imposed on basmati in FY11. Short term measure.
#environment Pench Tiger Reserve; has introduced cycle safaris. The Reserve is located in the southern reaches of the Satpura hills in the Seoni and Chhindwara districts in Madhya Pradesh and continues in Nagpur district in Maharashtra as a separate Sanctuary.
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#upscpyq 1 and 3 only. Died in China; He was extensively involved in the missionary activity in Portuguese India.
#international Johannesburg Declaration of BRICS; 6 new countries #mnemonic USA-E2I.
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran.
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran.
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#science Fukushima nuclear water release; ALPS: Advanced Liquid Processing system.
#history Bidnaur Fort at Nagar in Hosnagar Taluk of Shivmoga District, Karnataka. Once the capital of Keladi Kings, Nagara is now a forgotten village.
#history The land revenue system implemented by Shivappa Nayaka in Keladi, called shist. Nagara Rebellion in 1830; The local leaders and peasants started gathering in mass meetings, called Kuttams, to express their dissatisfaction with the tax system and the administration.
#environment Lion-Tailed Macaque is an Old World Monkey; Males define the boundaries of their home range by call; In the wild, these are only native to India; Primate endemic to rainforests of Western Ghats; diurnal in nature. IUCN; Endangered. Karnataka has the world's largest population of lion-tailed macaques. Sharavathi Valley Lion-Tailed Macaque Sanctuary (SVLTMS), spread across Shivamogga and Uttara Kannada districts.
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