#science Patulin: It is a toxic mycotoxin produced by several types of fungi. It is harmful to a wide range of creatures, including humans, mammals, plants, and microbes. TUS-MM1 cells transformed any absorbed patulin into desoxypatulinic acid, a compound much less toxic than patulin, by adding hydrogen atoms to it.
#upscpyq 3 only. Panini is not associated with Pushyamitra Shunga. Amarasimha is said to have been "one of the nine gems that adorned the throne of Vikramaditya, and according to the evidence of Xuanzang, this is the Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
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#upscpyq Amendment to Constitution. Neither one nor two. The amendment process is initiated introducing a bill in any of the two Houses of Parliament, but not in State Legislatures. Federal provisions can be amended only after the ratification by the legislatures of half of the states by a simple majority.
#health The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool that attempts to measure and track hunger globally as well as by region and by country, prepared by European NGOs of Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. The GHI is calculated annually, and its results appear in a report issued in October each year. Dimensions: Calorie Undernourishment, Child Malnutrition, and Under-Five Mortality.
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#technology AG-365S: It is a multi-utility agricultural drone in the small category (less than 25kg). It has been designed and developed by Marut Drones; an Indian drone technology company based in Hyderabad. It is the first multi-utility agriculture small-category drone to receive the DGCA-approved type certificate in India.
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#schemes UIDF: Established through the use of priority sector lending shortfall. The Fund will be used by public agencies to create urban infrastructure in tier-2 and tier-3 cities. It is managed by the National Housing Bank. The interest rate on UIDF loans has been kept at Bank Rate minus 1.5 per cent.
#environment National Carbon Registry has been established by UNDP. This software has recently been accredited as a digital public good (DPG).
#history Self-Respect Movement was started by E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker in Tamil Nadu in 1925. The Justice Party was a political party in the Madras Presidency of British India. It was established on 20 November 1916 in Madras by Dr C. Natesa Mudaliar and co-founded by TM Nair and P.T Chetty.
Other name: South Indian Liberation Federation.
Other name: South Indian Liberation Federation.
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#environment This species is found in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and possibly, in Bangladesh, its range extends westwards into eastern Iran. In India, it is reported to be present in 15 of India's states including much of the Ganga River drainage. Significant populations occur in middle Ganga (Bihar and Jharkand), Chambal River (Rajastan and Madhya Pradesh) and in Gujarat. The sex of hatchlings depends on temperature during incubation. Both parents protect the young for up to one year. IUCN: Vulnerable.
#History Sanatan Dharma Sabha: Pandit Din Dayalu Sharma at Jhajjar on 22 August 1886. In April 1887, he convened the “Bharat Dharam Mahamandala” (Indian Religious Conference) at Kapurthala, with the aim of bringing together all leaders of the Sanatana Dharma.