Central Zoo Authority
-Central Zoo Authority is a statutory body whose
main objective is to enforce minimum standards
and norms for upkeep and health care of animals
in Indian zoos.

-Zoos are regulated as per the provisions of Wildlife
(Protection) Act, 1972 and are guided by the
National Zoo Policy, 1992. The Wildlife Protection
was amended in 1991 to establish the Central Zoo
Authority

Utility patents, known as petty patents, are exclusive rights granted for innovative utilitarian inventions
that do not reach the level of inventiveness required for patents and are, therefore, accorded protection
for a shorter time period.

In these patents standards of non-obviousness and inventiveness are much lower.

India Knowledge Hub (IKH)

NITI Aayog has created the India Knowledge Hub (IKH), a dynamic web portal, functioning as a
repository to store and disseminate best practices from across the country.

National Forest Inventory (NFI)
- NFI assessment are done by FSI to estimate growing stock or standing volume of the trees, number of trees, bamboo, soil carbon, occurrence of NTFP, and invasive species and several other factors depicting growth and health of forests

Parabens are a group of organic compounds used as preservatives in cosmetics and hygiene products

#Science #Prelim2020

EPIC 211945201b or K2-236b-

first time a distant planet six times bigger than Earth and revolve around sun

#Prelim2020

CAA -

CAA will NOT apply to areas under the sixth schedule of the Constitution – which deals with autonomous tribal-dominated regions in
a. Assam
b. Meghalaya
c. Tripura
d. Mizoram.

The law will also NOT apply to states that have the inner-line permit regime
a. Arunachal Pradesh
b. Nagaland
c. Mizoram

#Polity

Article 142: Extraordinary powers


1. Article 142 (1) states that the Supreme Court in the exercise of its jurisdiction may pass necessary order for
doing complete justice in any pending matter.

2. Such passed order would be enforceable throughout the territory of India having the effect of parliamentary law until provision on that matter is made.

3.The article entrusts ultimate power in the Supreme Court for ensuring ‘complete justice’. This power is usually used in cases involving human rights and environmental protection.

#Polity

Odisha is the only state in India having all three species — gharial, mugger and saltwater crocodile.

#Environment

CHEOPS (CHaracterising
ExOPlanet Satellite)-

Launched by European Space Agency (ESA)

It is the first mission dedicated to studying bright, nearby stars that are already known to host exexoplanets.