🔆Common Cat Snake:

✅Common Cat Snake, also known as Indian gamma snake, is a species of rear-fanged snake endemic to South Asia.
✅Scientific Name: Boiga trigonata
In India, it is found all over the country, excluding north-east states after Sikkim; it is also, not found in Indian islands.
✅Habitat: It can be found in almost all kinds of forests and wide ranges of elevations.
✅While venomous, the Common Cat Snake's venom is not considered highly dangerous to humans. It primarily uses its venom to subdue prey.
Features:
✅It is a medium-sized snake that is usually found in the 70-100 cm range.
Its body is slender, thin, and bears a thin tail.
✅Its underside is yellow-white or yellow-brown.
✅Unlike other cat snakes of its range, this species bears characteristic “gamma” or “Y”-shaped marking that helps in its quick identification on the field.
✅Lifespan: 12-20 years
✅Diet: It primarily consists of small vertebrates.
✅IUCN Red List: Least Concern

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Nature based Solutions

🔆Unexpected Connection Between Nickel Toxicity and Cholesterol

Key Points:
✅Nickel Sensitivity: Researchers found that certain fungal strains were sensitive to nickel toxicity.
✅SRE1 Protein: The gene encoding the SRE1 protein, which is conserved in animals, was found to be crucial for nickel tolerance in fungi.
✅Sterol Biosynthesis: The SRE1 protein regulates genes involved in sterol biosynthesis, which is essential for cell membrane function.
✅Nickel and Sterol Interaction: Nickel exposure was found to disrupt sterol biosynthesis in both fungal and mammalian cells.
✅Potential Implications: This discovery could have implications for understanding the mechanisms of nickel toxicity and developing strategies to mitigate its effects.
Analysis:
The unexpected connection between nickel toxicity and sterol biosynthesis highlights the complexity of biological systems. This research underscores the importance of interdisciplinary research and the potential for surprising discoveries.

PM Vidyalaxmi

✅PM Vidyalaxmi scheme, a new initiative under the Central Sector aimed at providing financial support to meritorious students, ensuring that financial constraints do not hinder access to higher education.
✅This scheme is a significant step in realizing the vision outlined in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which emphasises the need for financial assistance to be made available to deserving students through various mechanisms in both public and private higher education institutions (HEIs)

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#National_Park

Gorumara National Park

▪️ Located in the Dooars region of the Himalayan foothills in jalpaiguri west Bengal

▪️ It is primarily known for its population of Indian rhinoceros.

▪️ The major river of the park is the Jaldhaka river, a tributary of the Brahmaputra.

▪️ Flora : Sal forests with common teak, rain tree and Bombax 
Bamboo groves etc.

▪️ Fauna :  Indian rhinoceros, gaur, Asian elephant, sloth bear, chital, and sambar deer.

A New Era in Solar Energy: Progress Driven by the International Solar Alliance

🔸The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is a global initiative launched in 2015 by India and France at the COP21 summit in Paris to promote solar energy as a sustainable solution for energy access and climate change

🔸Headquartered in India, the ISA is the first international organization established in the country, reflecting India’s commitment to multilateralism and a carbon-neutral future

🔸With 120 Member and Signatory Countries, the ISA plays a key role in advancing global solar cooperation, enhancing energy security, and supporting the transition to cleaner energy systems