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🔆Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve:

✅Location: It is located in the Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.
✅It is the largest and oldest Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra. 
✅The origin of the name "Tadoba" lies with the name of the god "Tadoba" or "Taru", worshipped by the tribes that live in the dense forests of the Tadoba and Andhari regions. "Andhari" refers to the Andhari River that meanders through the forest.
✅The total area of the reserve is 625.4 sq. km. This includes Tadoba National Park, covering 116.55 sq. km, and Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary, covering 508.85 sq. km.
✅Corridor: The reserve has corridor linkages with Nagzira-Navegaon and Pench Tiger Reserves within the State.

📍Flora:
✅It is blessed with thick forests covered with teak trees and other vegetation such as crocodile bark, salai, tendu, karaya gum, and mahua madhuca.
✅The reserve is adorned with patches of grass and bamboo shrubberies.
📍Fauna:
✅The notable faunal species include the tiger, leopard, sloth bear, wild dog, gaur, chital, and sambar.

🔆Chaukhamba Peak:

✅It is a four-pillar-shaped enormous peak located in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, west of the Hindu holy town of Badrinath.
✅It is a mountain massif that has four summits, along a northeast-southwest trending ridge situated in the Gangotri group of the Garhwal Himalayas. 
✅Being named as Chaukhamba Peak I, II, III, and IV, all of them have different elevations that lie between 7,138 m and 6,854 m.
✅Chaukhamba Peak I remain the tallest of all the four summits, i.e., 7,138 m above sea level. 
✅It towers above the Gangotri glacier, forming the eastern anchor of the group.

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■ DRAFTING COMMITTEE

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Among all the committees of the Constituent Assembly, the most important committee was the Drafting Committee set up on August 29, 1947.

This consisted of seven members. They were:

◇ Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Chairman)

◇ N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar

◇ Alladi Krishnaswamy Ayyar

◇ Dr. K.M. Munshi

◇ Syed Mohammad Saadullah

◇ N. Madhava Rau (He replaced B.L. Mitter who resigned due to ill-health)

◇ T.T. Krishnamachari (He replaced D.P. Khaitan who died in 1948)

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Govind Pashu vihar National Park

▪️ Named after Freedom fighter Govind Ballabh pant

▪️lies in the Garhwal Himalayas, uttarkashi district Uttarakhand

▪️ Remaining strong hold of Bearded Vulture (Near threatened)

▪️ Project Snow leopard inaugrated here by GOI

✅Marine Heatwaves are prolonged periods of anomalously high Sea Surface Temperature (SST).

✅These events are linked to coral bleaching, seagrass destruction, and loss of kelp forests, affecting the fisheries sector adversely.

✅The most common drivers of marine heatwaves include ocean currents which can build up areas of warm water and air-sea heat flux or warming through the ocean surface from the atmosphere.

✅Winds can enhance or suppress the warming in a marine heatwave, and climate modes like El Niño can change the likelihood of events occurring in certain regions.

🔆INS Nirdeshak:

✅It is the second in a series of four Survey Vessels (Large) being built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.

📍Features
✅It displaces about 3400 tons and overall length is 110 meters. It can achieve speeds in excess of 18 knots.
✅It is propelled by two marine diesel engines combined with fixed-pitch propellers.
✅It was built using ‘Integrated Construction’ technology. This was in compliance with applicable provisions and regulations of the Classification Society (IRS).
✅It is fitted with state-of-the-art hydrographic equipment such as data acquisition and processing systems, autonomous underwater vehicles, remotely operated vehicles, DGPS long-range positioning systems, digital side scan sonar, etc.
✅It has an indigenous content of over 80% by cost.
✅Significance: The delivery of Nirdeshak is a tribute to the collaborative efforts of a large number of stakeholders, MSMEs and the Indian industry in enhancing the maritime prowess of the nation in the Indian Ocean Region.

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GS2 #Polity

Judgement of SC on Section 6A Citizenship Act 1955

Lake Manasarovar is a high-altitude freshwater lake in Tibet, China, fed by the Kailash Glaciers near Mount Kailash. It's considered the world's highest freshwater lake and is sacred in four religions: Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Bön. Lake Rakshastal is a saltwater lake known as a "ghost lake" that's separated from Lake Manasarovar by only one way.
Through Ganga Chhu channel, the water of Mansarovar flows in Rakshastal. This channel was created by Rishis (Hindu Holy men) in order to add pure water from Lake Manasarovar.
Lake Manasarovar is a freshwater lake, while Lake Rakshastal is a saltwater lake, even though they are located in close proximity and Lake Manasarovar flows into Lake Rakshastal. The difference in salinity is due to the fact that Lake Rakshastal is an endorheic lake, meaning there is no outflow from the basin. As water evaporates from the lake, minerals in the water remain behind and become more concentrated.

𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘚𝘈𝘎𝘈𝘙) :

𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥:
March 12, 2015, by PM Narendra Modi.

𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦:
Enhance maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) to ensure security and growth for all.

𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴 :
1.) Security: Strengthen coastal & maritime security.
2.) Collective Action: Address piracy, terrorism.
3.) Sustainable Development: Focus on regional collaboration for development.
4.) Maritime Engagement: Build trust and ensure respect for maritime laws.

Environmental laws in India

Important from GS 3 perspective

🔆Forecasting Better in India, Come Rain or Shine

✅India is facing one of its worst monsoon seasons with recurrent flooding affecting most states.

✅According to a 2021 study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), around 40% of districts in India experience alternating climatic hazards, meaning that regions vulnerable to flooding during the monsoon are also at risk of droughts during the dry season.

✅The Mission Mausam, a government initiative launched in 2024, aims to address these challenges by expanding India's weather observation capabilities, enhancing forecasting models, and investigating innovative approaches.

✅Therefore, it is important to explore the importance of better forecasting systems and the role of Mission Mausam in mitigating the risks posed by extreme weather events.

🚨 BREAKING: Children of Those Who Acquired Foreign Citizenship Barred from Resuming Indian Citizenship

👨🏻‍⚖️ The Supreme Court has ruled that children of individuals who acquired foreign citizenship cannot resume Indian citizenship under Section 8(2) of the Citizenship Act.

🇮🇳 This decision clarifies that when a person acquires foreign citizenship, their Indian citizenship ceases by operation of law, making it impossible for their children to claim Indian citizenship through voluntary renunciation.

⚖️ The court rejected arguments that children of those who acquired foreign citizenship could resume Indian citizenship, stating that such an interpretation would lead to "absurd results".

🪪 This ruling has significant implications for individuals seeking to reclaim Indian citizenship.

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🔆World Iodine Deficiency Day

✅World Iodine Deficiency Day, also known as Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day, is observed annually on 21st October.
✅The day aims to raise awareness about the essential role of iodine in maintaining good health and to emphasize the consequences of iodine deficiency.
✅A major policy decision was made in 1984 to iodize all edible salt in India, which became a phased initiative starting in 1986.

📍The implementation of the National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme (NIDDCP) has led to significant achievements in the reduction of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) across India:
 
🔰Reduction in Total Goiter Rate (TGR)
🔰Increased Iodized Salt Production & Consumption
🔰The Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulation, 2011
🔰Establishment of monitoring labs

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The Energy Will Return

If you speak badly of others, the negative energy that you put out into the universe, will return to you. The same is true of positive energy.

Its just like boomerang.
Whatever energy you spread, universe will get to know that you want this kind of energy only. And you get same energy in return.
That's why spread goodwill, positivity and spirituality in fully conscious manner.

Feel Good, Be Happy ✨❤️