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22 Feb, 2021

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Tree City Status to Hyderabad

GS-III : Biodiversity & Environment Flora

Tree City Status to Hyderabad

  • Hyderabad city has the ‘Tree Cities of the World’ status by the Arbor Day Foundation jointly with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation.
  • It is the only city in India to have been selected for this recognition for its commitment to growing and maintaining urban and community forestry.
  • Hyderabad applied for this recognition, citing the State government’s Haritha Haram programme and its initiative for the Urban Forest Parks.

Source: IE

Siberian Mammoths

GS-III : Biodiversity & Environment Animals

Siberian Mammoths

  • Scientists have recovered and sequenced the oldest DNA on record, from the molars of mammoths that roamed Siberia up to 1.2 million years ago.
  • Until now, the oldest DNA came from a horse that lived in Canada's Yukon Territory about 700,000 years ago.
  • Researchers gained insights into mammoth evolution and migration by comparing the DNA to that of mammoths that lived more recently (4,000 years ago).
  • The molars of the mammoths were discovered near the Krestovka River, Adycha River and the Chukochya River.

Source: TH

One Nation One Standard

GS-II : Governance Policies and Programmes

One Nation One Standard

  • Mission "One Nation One Standard" would make India the leader in setting global benchmarks in setting standards.
  • This mission was established in 2019 to ensure quality products and services to consumers in the country.
  • While all areas of production and services be included in this mission, bringing a national uniformity and standardization in all kinds of public procurement and tendering can be an immediate deliverable.
  • The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) would explore international partnerships and associations to achieve synergy in the field.

Source: TH

Sri Nankana Sahib Massacre

GS-I : Modern History Significant Events

Sri Nankana Sahib Massacre

  • Nankana Sahib is the birthplace of the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev.
  • The centenary of the Sri Nankana Sahib Massacre (Saka Nankana Sahib) is being marked in an event in Nankana Sahib on February 21, 2021.
  • It was also the site of the first big agitation by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to take back control of gurdwaras from priests (mahants) backed by the British.
  • Sikh leaders made attempts to bring mahant to the negotiation table but their efforts failed.
  • On February 21, 1921, the unarmed Sikh leaders (jatha) entered Nankana Sahib to take possession of gurudwara, they were attacked by the armed mahants. This led to the massacre.

Source: TH

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