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👉🔺 Direct Monetisation
- It simply means that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directly funds the Central government’s deficit against government bonds or securities.
- Until 1997, the government used to sell securities directly to the RBI.
- This allowed the government to technically print equivalent amounts of currency to meet its budget deficit.
- However, this practice was stopped over its inflationary impact and in favour of fiscal prudence.
- This is different from the “indirect” monetisation that RBI does when it conducts the Open Market Operations (OMOs) and/or purchases bonds in the secondary market.
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- It simply means that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directly funds the Central government’s deficit against government bonds or securities.
- Until 1997, the government used to sell securities directly to the RBI.
- This allowed the government to technically print equivalent amounts of currency to meet its budget deficit.
- However, this practice was stopped over its inflationary impact and in favour of fiscal prudence.
- This is different from the “indirect” monetisation that RBI does when it conducts the Open Market Operations (OMOs) and/or purchases bonds in the secondary market.
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👉🔺 Important Straits
- Strait of Hormuz is a channel linking the Persian Gulf (west) with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea (southeast).
- Strait of Gibraltar is a channel connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, lying between southernmost Spain and north western most Africa.
- Strait of Malacca, waterway connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean).
- Cook Strait is a strait separating the North and South islands of New Zealand, extending northwest to southeast from the Tasman Sea to the South Pacific Ocean.
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- Strait of Hormuz is a channel linking the Persian Gulf (west) with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea (southeast).
- Strait of Gibraltar is a channel connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, lying between southernmost Spain and north western most Africa.
- Strait of Malacca, waterway connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean).
- Cook Strait is a strait separating the North and South islands of New Zealand, extending northwest to southeast from the Tasman Sea to the South Pacific Ocean.
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🔺Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA)
-The authority is being constituted under Section 10(1) of The Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
-Its aim is to protect the rights of the consumer by cracking down on unfair trade practices, and false and misleading advertisements that are detrimental to the interests of the public and consumers.
-It will be headquartered in the National Capital Region of Delhi but the central government may set up regional offices in other parts of the country.
-The authority is being constituted under Section 10(1) of The Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
-Its aim is to protect the rights of the consumer by cracking down on unfair trade practices, and false and misleading advertisements that are detrimental to the interests of the public and consumers.
-It will be headquartered in the National Capital Region of Delhi but the central government may set up regional offices in other parts of the country.
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👉🔺 Difference between Epidemic, Endemic, Pandemic and Syndemic
- Epidemic - An epidemic is a large outbreak, one that spreads among a population or region. It is less severe than pandemic due to a limited area of spread.
- Endemic - A disease is called endemic when the presence or usual prevalence of its infectious agent is constant within a given geographical area or population group.
- Pandemic - A pandemic is declared when a new disease for which people do not have immunity
spreads around the world beyond expectations.
- Syndemic - A Syndemic is a situation when two or more epidemics interact synergistically to produce an increased burden of disease in a population.
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- Epidemic - An epidemic is a large outbreak, one that spreads among a population or region. It is less severe than pandemic due to a limited area of spread.
- Endemic - A disease is called endemic when the presence or usual prevalence of its infectious agent is constant within a given geographical area or population group.
- Pandemic - A pandemic is declared when a new disease for which people do not have immunity
spreads around the world beyond expectations.
- Syndemic - A Syndemic is a situation when two or more epidemics interact synergistically to produce an increased burden of disease in a population.
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👉🔺 Kasowal Bridge
- It is a 484- metre long permanent bridge on the River Ravi to connect the Kasowal enclave of Punjab along the Pakistan border to the rest of the country. It is Built by the Borders Roads Organization.
- The enclave was formed because it has the Ravi behind it and the International Border ahead of it.
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- It is a 484- metre long permanent bridge on the River Ravi to connect the Kasowal enclave of Punjab along the Pakistan border to the rest of the country. It is Built by the Borders Roads Organization.
- The enclave was formed because it has the Ravi behind it and the International Border ahead of it.
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👉🔺 Sacred Groves
- Sacred groves are communally protected forests which usually have a significant religious connotation for the protecting community.
- In India, there are over a lakh sacred groves across different states called by different names like Kaavu in Malayalam, Koyil kaadu in Tamil, Orans in Rajasthan, Devara kaadu in Karnataka and Sernas in Madhya Pradesh.
- Sacred groves have been legally protected under ‘community reserves’ in the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2002.
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- Sacred groves are communally protected forests which usually have a significant religious connotation for the protecting community.
- In India, there are over a lakh sacred groves across different states called by different names like Kaavu in Malayalam, Koyil kaadu in Tamil, Orans in Rajasthan, Devara kaadu in Karnataka and Sernas in Madhya Pradesh.
- Sacred groves have been legally protected under ‘community reserves’ in the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2002.
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👉🔺 BlackRock
- BlackRock is a banking Trojan and said to be an enhanced version of existing Xerxes malware which itself is a variant of the LokiBot Android trojan.
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- BlackRock is a banking Trojan and said to be an enhanced version of existing Xerxes malware which itself is a variant of the LokiBot Android trojan.
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👉🔺 Theravada Buddhism
- It is the most ancient branch of extant Buddhism.
- Theravada Buddhism developed in SriLanka and subsequently spread to the rest of Southeast Asia.
- It is the dominant form of religion in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
- In India, this strain of Buddhism is represented by the followers of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, known as the Ambedkar Buddhists, who are exclusive to India.
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- It is the most ancient branch of extant Buddhism.
- Theravada Buddhism developed in SriLanka and subsequently spread to the rest of Southeast Asia.
- It is the dominant form of religion in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
- In India, this strain of Buddhism is represented by the followers of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, known as the Ambedkar Buddhists, who are exclusive to India.
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👉🔺 Haloarchaea
- Lonar lake water in Maharashtra Buldhana district turned pink due to a large presence of the salt-loving ‘Haloarchaea’ microbes.
- The increased salinity and pH facilitated the growth of halophilic microbes, mainly Haloarchaea.
- Halophiles are a group of microorganisms that can grow and often thrive in areas of high salt (NaCl) concentration.
- Haloarchaea or halophilic archaea is a bacteria culture which produces pink pigment and is found in water saturated with salt.
- Haloarchaea microbes were ingested by Flamingos.
- These microbes acted as carotenoid (pigment) rich food for the birds.
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- Lonar lake water in Maharashtra Buldhana district turned pink due to a large presence of the salt-loving ‘Haloarchaea’ microbes.
- The increased salinity and pH facilitated the growth of halophilic microbes, mainly Haloarchaea.
- Halophiles are a group of microorganisms that can grow and often thrive in areas of high salt (NaCl) concentration.
- Haloarchaea or halophilic archaea is a bacteria culture which produces pink pigment and is found in water saturated with salt.
- Haloarchaea microbes were ingested by Flamingos.
- These microbes acted as carotenoid (pigment) rich food for the birds.
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👉🔺 Human Growth Hormone (hGH)
- Human Growth Hormone (hGH) is produced in the body and secreted by the pituitary gland near the base of the brain.
- HGH helps in bone, organ and cartilage growth and also helps in repairing damaged muscles.
- When the gland releases the growth hormone, it results in the secretion of a protein called IGF-1 from the liver.
- The IGF-1 protein is what ultimately stimulates the growth of bones, muscle, and other tissues.
- hGH is banned both in-competition as well as out-of-competition by the World Anti- Doping Agency (WADA).
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- Human Growth Hormone (hGH) is produced in the body and secreted by the pituitary gland near the base of the brain.
- HGH helps in bone, organ and cartilage growth and also helps in repairing damaged muscles.
- When the gland releases the growth hormone, it results in the secretion of a protein called IGF-1 from the liver.
- The IGF-1 protein is what ultimately stimulates the growth of bones, muscle, and other tissues.
- hGH is banned both in-competition as well as out-of-competition by the World Anti- Doping Agency (WADA).
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Global Fund for AIDS, TB, and Malaria
Popularly known as the Global Fund, it aims to “attract, leverage and invest additional resources to end the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria to support attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations.”
Founded in 2002, the Global Fund is a partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and people affected by the diseases.
Secretariat is in Geneva, Switzerland.
The G8 formally endorsed the call for the creation of the Global Fund at its summit in July 2001 in Genoa, Italy
The Global Fund was formed as an independent, non-profit foundation under Swiss law and hosted by the World Health Organization in January 2002.
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Popularly known as the Global Fund, it aims to “attract, leverage and invest additional resources to end the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria to support attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations.”
Founded in 2002, the Global Fund is a partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and people affected by the diseases.
Secretariat is in Geneva, Switzerland.
The G8 formally endorsed the call for the creation of the Global Fund at its summit in July 2001 in Genoa, Italy
The Global Fund was formed as an independent, non-profit foundation under Swiss law and hosted by the World Health Organization in January 2002.
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