#environment Lake Geneva, Switzerland; high plastic pollution levels.

#culture Seethakali Folk Art; It is a unique centuries-old folk art form that is believed to have originated in Kerala.
This art form was first performed some 150 years back by the people of Vedar and Pulayar communities. Theme: It is based on certain episodes taken from the Indian epic Ramayana. The props and instruments used during performances are all made of natural materials like bamboo and palm leaves.

#defence AUSINDEX.

#international India and Iran drop foreign arbitration clause in Chabahar Port Issue. UNICTRAL: It is a subsidiary body of the UN General Assembly, established in 1966. Mandate: To further the progressive harmonisation and unification of the law of international trade. The Commission is composed of 60 member States elected by the General Assembly. The General Assembly elects members for terms of six years. India is a founding member of this organisation.

Chabahar Port: It is a seaport in the Sistan-Balochistan province of Iran, on the Gulf of Oman, at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. It is a deep-water port with direct access to the Indian Ocean that is outside the Hormuz Strait.

#science SMaHT Network.

#science mutational signatures

#environment NTCA gives in-principle nod to declare Kumbhalgarh; Tiger Reserve; Rajasthan.

#defence Coil Guns; electromagnetic weapon.

#culture Modiacult Declaration; UNESCO + Culture is a public good. In the Declaration, governments also commit to intensify the fight against illicit trafficking in cultural goods with increased international cooperation.

#defence Bright-Star; tri-services exercise in Cairo.

#science no one can own the Moon due to OST.

#science naming of landing sites on the Moon; Working groups of IAU’s handle this process. Names then reviewed by task group are submitted to Working Group on Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN); approved names are then entered into Gazetteer of planetary nomenclature and updated on its website. Any objection to it can be raised within three months.

#geography Idalia; tropical storm off the coast of Mexico.

#technology XRISM Mission; It will use state-of-the-art spectroscopy to measure changes in the brightness of celestial objects at different wavelengths. The mission has two instruments, Resolve and Xtend.

SLIM, or Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, is a compact robotic moon lander with no astronauts aboard.

#economy National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA): The NFRA was constituted in 2018 under the Companies Act, 2013 + It is an independent regulator to oversee the auditing profession and accounting standards in India + + It consists of a chairperson, who shall be a person of eminence and having expertise in accountancy, auditing, finance, or law to be appointed by the Central Government and such other members not exceeding fifteen consisting of part-time and full-time members + It has the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, while trying a suit + HQ: New Delhi.

#technology Smishing.

#international Damascus and Aleppo: Syria.
Bordering countries; Located end of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Turkey, Lebanon and Israel, Iraq to the east, and Jordan.
#mnemonic: TIJIL.

#upscpyq 2018; Kirkuk and Mosul: Iraq.

#agriculture Rabi and Kharif.

#upscpyq Kharif: 1, 2 and 3.

#environment Sigur Plateau is a plateau in the north and east of Nilgiri District in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the most important wildlife corridors connecting the western ghats and the eastern ghats. The Sigur plateau is enclosed by the Bandipur National Park, the Sathyamangalam Wildlife sanctuary and Wayanad wildlife sanctuary. The Irular community tribals inhabit the Sigur plateau.