#history Tharangambadi, which means the land of singing waves, was formerly called Tranquebar. 1618, Danish King Christian IV sent a few merchant and naval ships, under the command of Admiral Ove Gjedde, to establish a trading post in the Indian Ocean region; the Danish Admiral managed to get permission from Maharaja of Thanjavur Raghunatha Nayak for establishing a trading post on the Coromandel Coast. got the right to administer and fortify Tranquebar for yearly tribune and built the massive Fort Dansborg, locally called the Danish Fort. The sale of the fort and the territory to the British in 1845 marked the end of Danish rule in India.

#international Important G20 Summits:
2011: France: Establishment of Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS).
2013: Russia: Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) was passed.
2015: Turkey: First time G20 member countries focused on migration and refugee crisis + Statement on Fight against terrorism was issued.
2016: China: Digital economy included in G20 agenda + G20 action plan on 2030 Agenda for sustainable development.
2019: Japan: Exploitation of Internet for terrorism and VECT (Violent Extremism Conducive to Terrorist).
2021: Italy: Pledge to go carbon neutral.
2022: Indonesia: Joint statement condemning Russian aggression against Ukraine.

#international Pskov region: Russia.

#environment red sand boa; The species is endemic to Iran, Pakistan and India. Eryx johnii is found in dry, semi-desert scrub plains and rocky dry foothills. It prefers loose sand, or sandy soil that crumbles easily, into which it burrows, living underground. Eryx johnii is ovoviviparous, with females giving birth to up to 14 young at a time in late summer to monsoon. It is very calm snake species. Eryx johnii has many superstitious beliefs attributed to it. Such blind faith has resulted in illegal trade in India, despite being a protected species under Schedule IV of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, of India..

#science O. Robertsi: Parasitic Roundworm.

#environment Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the foothills of the Himalayas, between the Teesta and Mahananda rivers. Situated in Darjeeling, West Bengal. In 1959, it got the status of a sanctuary mainly to protect the Indian Bison and Royal Bengal Tiger, which were facing the threat of extinction.

#technology confirmation of presence of Sulphur on moon. Laser Pulse Technique: The LIBS is a scientific technique that analyses the composition of materials by exposing them to intense laser pulses.

#international The Baltic states; or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term, which currently is used to group three countries: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO. Sharing borders with Russia, Poland and Belarus.

#science Tidal Disruption Event; TDE is a phenomenon that occurs when a star passes too close to a supermassive black hole and intense gravitational forces from the black hole cause tidal forces that can tear the star apart.

#technology ChaSTE Probe.

#technology ILLUMA-T: NASA.

#environment Takahe Bird: New Zealand.

#international AfDB. HQ: Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

#international Gabon: A member of OPEC, it is Africa’s 7th largest oil producer. French colony until 1960, Gabon is bordered by Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

#mnemonic EG-C-RC. Atlantic Ocean on the West.

#international OCCRP; The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project is a global network of investigative journalists founded in 2006.

#international The Millennium Challenge Corporation is a bilateral United States foreign aid agency established by the U.S. Congress in 2004. It is an independent agency separate from the State Department and USAID.

#history Neolithic remains found at Khajaguda.

#history Britishers levied Thimir Vari (tax) on residents of Coimbatore. K.S. Palaniyappan, was among the most important members of the team that set the aerodrome on fire. Freedom fighter K.V. Ramasamy, popularly called Sulur Netaji, presided over a meeting to chalk out strategies to set the aerodrome ablaze. Maniyakarar (Village Administrative Officers in the modern day).

#environment Dorekere Lake: Bangalore. Birds: Great Cormorant, Oriental Darter, Painted Snipe.

#technology Kakrapar Atomic Power Project; Gujarat.

#technology KAPP-3; Kakrapar; PHWR (Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors)