Mutts established by AdiShankara
- Govardhan Mutt of Puri
-Sharada Mutt (at Sringeri in Karnataka)
-Dwarka Mutt (in Gujarat)
-Jyotir Mutt (at Joshimath in Uttarakhand)

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TIGER RESERVE IN INDIA

Madhya Pradesh:
🐅 Kanha Tiger Reserve
🐅 Pench Tiger Reserve
🐅 Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
🐅 Panna Tiger Reserve
🐅 Satpura Tiger Reserve
🐅 Sanjay- dubri Tiger Reserve

Maharashtra:
🐅 Melghat Tiger Reserve
🐅 Tadoba- Andhari Tiger Reserve
🐅 Sahyadri Tiger Reserve
🐅 Bor Tiger Reserve
🐅 Nawegaon- Nazgira Tiger Reserve
🐅 Pench Tiger Reserve

Mizoram :
🐅 Dampa Tiger Reserve

Arunachal Pradesh:
🐅 Namdapha Tiger Reserve
🐅 Kamlang Tiger Reserve
🐅 Pakke Tiger Reserve

Assam:
🐅 Manas Tiger Reserve
🐅 Nameri Tiger Reserve
🐅 Orang Tiger Reserve
🐅 Kaziranga Tiger Reserve

Andhra Pradesh:
🐅 Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve

Bihar:
🐅 Valmiki Tiger Reserve

Kerala:
🐅 Periyar Tiger Reserve
🐅 Parambikulam Tiger Reserve

Karnataka:
🐅 Bandipur Tiger Reserve
🐅Bhadra Tiger Reserve
🐅Dandeli – Anashi Tiger Reserve
🐅 Nagarhole Tiger Reserve
🐅Biligiriranga Hills Tiger Reserve

Tamilnadu:
🐅 Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve
🐅 Anamalai Tiger Reserve
🐅 Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
🐅 Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

Telangana:
🐅 Kawal Tiger Reserve
🐅 Amrabad Tiger Reserve

Uttar Pradesh:
🐅 Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
🐅 Philibhit Tiger Reserve
🐅 Amangarh Tiger Reserve* It is buffer of Corbett TR.

Uttarakhand:
🐅 Corbett Tiger Reserve
🐅 Rajaji Tiger Reserve

Rajasthan:
🐅 Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
🐅Sariska Tiger Reserve
🐅 Mukandra Hills Tiger Reserve
🐅 Ramgarh Vishdhari (newest)

Jharkhand:
🐅 Palamau Tiger Reserve

Chhattisgarh:
🐅 Udanti- Sitanadi Tiger Reserve
🐅 Achanakmar Tiger Reserve
🐅 Indravati Tiger Reserve

Odisha:
🐅 Similipal Tiger Reserve
🐅Satkosia Tiger Reserve

West Bengal:
🐅Sunderbans Tiger Reserve
🐅 Buxa Tiger Reserve

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Environment Conventions

● Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements
of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

● Rotterdam Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade

● Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

● Minamata Convention on Mercury

● Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

● Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

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Bhakti Saint & their time period
●Shankara (788 - 820 AD)
●Ramanuja (1017-1137 A.D)
●Basava (12th Century)
●Madhva (1238-1319 AD)
●Ramanada (15th century)
●Kabir (1440-1510 AD)
●Chaitanya (1468-1533 AD)
●Guru Nanak Dev (1469-1538 AD)
●Purandara (15th century)
●Dadu Dayal (1544-1603 AD)
●Surdas (1483-1563 AD)
●Vallabhacharya (1479-1531 AD)
●Shankaradeva (1499-1569 AD)
●Mirabai (1498-1563 AD)
●Haridas (1478-1573 AD)
●Tulasidas (1532-1623 AD)
●Namdeva (1270-1309 AD)
●Jnanesvar (1275-1296 AD)
●Eknath (1533-1599AD)
●Tukaram (1608?- 1650AD)

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Important Tribes of in News
1)Bonda - Orissa.
2)Katkari - Maharashtra, Gujarat.
3)sahariya-M.P.,Rajasthan.
4)Baiga tribe-M.p.
5)Asur and paharia-Jharkhand
6)Reang/Bru-Tripura.. Mizoram.
7)Chenchu tribe-Andhrapradesh
8)Konda reddy-Andhrapradesh
9)Onge, Jarawa and Sentineles -
Andaman nicobar.
10)Chakma-Mizoram
11)Angami-Nagaland
12)Santhal-Jharkhand
13)Changpa-Ladakh
14)Parivara, Talwara and
the Siddi community Tribes from = Karnataka.

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Reports & Indices
●World Investment report - UNCTAD
●Economic performance Index - IMF
●Global Financial Stability report - IMF
●End of Childhood report - Save the Children ( non-profit)
●Global Economic prospects report - World Bank
●Global Peace Index - Institute for Economics & Peace

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Climate types
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Martial arts in India
●Thang-ta - Manipur
●Thoda- Himachal Pradesh
●Lathi khela- Punjab and Bengal
●Pari- Khanda - Bihar by Rajputs
●Kalaripattu - Kerala
●Silambam- Tamil Nadu
●Mardani Khela - Maharashtra
●Gatka -Punjab

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Important inscriptions
Junagarh
●Located at the Girnar hills. First pure Sanskrit inscription, by king Rudraman of Saka dynasty in around 150 CE.
●It says that Pushyagupta, the governor of Chandragupta Maurya, built a dam on Sudarshan lake.
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Mehrauli Inscription/ Garuda pillar
●Erected by Chandragupta Vikramaditya originally at Vishnupada (Udayagiri),M.P. but was transported to Delhi later.
●The pillar bears a Sanskrit inscription in Brahmi script
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Allahabad Pillar inscription (Prayag Prasasti)
●Issued by Samudragupta and composed by Harisena.
●Written in refined Sanskrit In Champu Kavya Style.
●Mentions the conquest of Samudragupta both in North & South and described the boundaries of Gupta Empire and his diplomatic relations.
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Aihole
●Bagalkot, Karnataka.
●Inscription discovered in Meguti temple.
●It is eulogy of Chalukya king Pulakeshin II and mentions his victory over Harshavardhana.
●Written in Sanskrit, composed by Ravikirti the court poet of Pulakeshin -II.
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Hathigumpha Inscription
●Udayagiri, near Bhubaneswar, Odisha
●By Kharavela the ruler of Kalinga during second century BC.
●Mentions the military expeditions carried by Kharavela and also shows his Jaina belief as the inscription starts with Jain Namokar Mantra.

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Major Ports in news

●Bandar Abbas - Iran

●Chabahar - Iran

●Gwadar - Pakistan

●Kandla - India

●Hambantota - Sri Lanka

●Sittwe - Myanmar

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Important channels:

●6 deg. channel: Separates Nicobar & Sumatra (Indonesia).

●8 deg. channel: Separates Lakshadweep and Maldives.

●9 deg. channel: Separates Minicoy & other Lakshadweep islands.

●10 deg. channel: Separates Andaman & Nicobar.

●11 deg. channel: In Lakshadweep, separated Amini & Cannanore.

●Duncan Channel: Separates South Andaman & Little Andaman.

●Coco Channel: Separates Andaman and Coco island (Myanmar).

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Diversity
●Alpha diversity refers to the average species diversity in a habitat.
●Beta diversity refers to the differences in species composition.
●Gamma diversity is the measure of the overall number of species

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Day Zero: The day when a city’s taps dry out and people have to stand in line to collect a daily quota of water.

Zero-day -It refers to a newly discovered software vulnerability. Because the developer has just learned of the flaw, it also means an official patch or update to fix the issue hasn't been released.

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Census:
1) Population Census- Every 10 Years
(2021 Census will be 16th)
2) Livestock Census- Every 5 Years
3) Agriculture Census - Every 5 Years
4) Forest Survey - Every 2 Years
5) Tiger Census - Every 4 Years
6) Elephant Census - Every 5 Years
7) Rhino Census - Every 3 Years

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Theories Regarding the Origin of the Universe

•Big-Bang Theory- E. George Lamaitre
•Steady State Theory- Thomas Gold and Herman Bondy
•Pulsating Universe Theory- Dr. Allen Sundes

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