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27 Dec, 2023

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Active Volcanoes LIST

GS-I : Physical Geography Volcanic Activity

Active volcanoes are volcanoes that are either erupting or on the verge of eruption. Mount Etna (Italy), Hawaiin Islands (Pacific Ocean), Mauna Loa (Pacific Ocean), Mount Vesuvius (Italy), and Barren Island (India) are some examples of active volcanoes around the world.

Volcanoes are geological features formed by the eruption of molten rock, ash, and gases from beneath the Earth’s crust onto its surface. They are often located at the boundaries of tectonic plates, where the Earth’s lithospheric plates interact. Volcanic activity can take various forms, including explosive eruptions and gradual extrusions of lava.

Largest Volcanoes In the World

Feature & Location

Volcanoes in the World

Feet

Metres

Hawaii, U.S.A

Mauna Loa

3085

9170

Canary Islands, Spain

Teide

24066

7500

Hawaii, U.S.A

Haleakala

30000

9144

Reunion, France

Piton des Neiges

23199

7071

Argentina/Chile – Highest active volcano on Earth

Ojos del Salado

22615

6893

Argentina/Chile – Second highest active volcano on Earth

Llullaillaco

22110

6739

Ecuador – Second highest in Ecuador

Cotopaxi

19347

5897

Ecuador – Farthest point from Earth’s centre

Chimborazo

20561

6267

Bolivia – The highest peak of Bolivia

Nevado Sajama

21463

6542

Tanzania – Highest volcano outside South America; the highest peak in Africa

Kilimanjaro

19341

5895

Russia – Highest volcano in Eurasia; the highest peak in Russia

Mount Elbrus

18510

5642

Ecuador – Third highest in Ecuador

Cayambe

18996

5790

Mexico – Highest volcano in North America; the highest peak in Mexico

Pico de Orizaba

18491

5636

Iran – Highest volcano within Asia; the highest peak in Iran

Mount Damavand

18406

5610

Kenya – Second highest volcano in Africa; the highest mountain in Kenya

Mount Kenya

17057

5199

Mexico – Second highest volcano in North America

Popocatepetl

17802

5426

Mexico – Third highest volcano in North America

Iztaccihuatl

17559

5230

Turkey/Armenia – The highest mountain in Turkey

Mount Ararat

16854

5137

Georgia – Highest volcano in Georgia

Mount Kazbek

16558

5047

Alaska – highest volcano in the United States

Mount Bona

16421

5047

The Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia – highest active in Eurasia; the highest mountain in Siberia

Klyuchevskaya Sopka

1584

4750

Rwanda/Democratic Republic of Congo – highest mountain in Rwanda

Mount Karisimbi

14787

4507

Guatemala – highest mountain in Central America

Volcan Tajumulco

13845

4220

Papua New Guinea – highest volcano in Australasia and Pacific islands

Mount Giluwe

14331

4368

Washington – highest volcano in the contiguous United States

Mount Rainier

14409

4392

Hawaii, United States – World’s tallest mountain from base to summit

Mauna Kea

13796

4205

Antarctica – Highest volcano in Antarctica

Mount Sidley

13717

4181

Armenia – highest mountain in Armenia

Mount Aragats

13435

4095

Cameroon – highest mountain in Cameroon

Mount Cameroon

13435

4095

Sumatra, Indonesia – Highest volcano in Indonesia; the highest mountain in Sumatra

Mount Kerinci

12484

3085

Chubu Region, Honshu – highest mountain in Japan

Mount Fuji

12388

3776

Lombok, Indonesia – Second-highest volcano in Indonesia

Mount Rinjani

1224

3726

Tenerife, Canary Islands – the highest peak in the Atlantic Islands and Spain

Teide

12198

3718

Java, Indonesia – highest mountain in Java

Semeru

12060

3676

Chad – the highest mountain in Chad & the Sahara

Emi Koussi

11204

3415

Sicily – active; highest volcano in Western Europe; the highest peak in Italy south of the Alps

Mount Etna

10922

3329

Maui, Hawaii – the highest peak of Maui

Haleakala

10023

3055

Bali, Indonesia – highest mountain in Bali

Mount Agung

9944

3031

Bioko, Equatorial Guinea – the highest mountain in Equatorial Guinea

Pico Basile

9879

3011

Mindanao – highest mountain in the Philippines

Mount Apo

9692

2954

Oromia Region – highest volcano in Ethiopia

Mount Zuqualla

9806

2989

Unimak Island, Alaska – highest mountain in the Aleutian Islands

Mount Shishaldin (Sisquk)

9373

2857

Heard Island – the highest mountain in Australia

Mawson Peak

9006

2745

Azores – highest mountain in Portugal

Pico

7713

2351

Jan Mayen, Norway – highest volcano in Norway

Beerenberg

7470

2277

Argentina–Chile border region

Pali-Aike volcanic field

591

180

Batangas, Philippines – – Smallest volcano on earth

Taal Volcano

1020

311

Active Volcanoes in India

S.No

Volcano’s Name

Location

Description

1

Barren Island

Andaman Sea

  • Barren Island is an island that is dominated by Barren Volcano.
  • Barren Island is South Asia's only confirmed active volcano and the only active volcano in a series of volcanoes stretching from Sumatra to Myanmar.
  • The volcano's first known eruption occurred in 1787.
  • The volcano has erupted several times since then.
  • It is the only active volcano in India.

2

Baratang Island

Andaman Island

  • Baratang Island is also known as Ranchiwalas Island.
  • The only known mud volcanoes in India are found near Baratang.
  • These mud volcanoes have erupted infrequently in the past, with recent eruptions in 2005 thought to be linked to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

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Operation Prosperity Guardian

GS-II : International Relations International issues

Houthi militants from Yemen have attacked or seized commercial ships near the Red Sea amidst the ongoing Gaza war.

  • It is a multinational security initiative in the Red Sea.

Launched by – USA

Partner countries – UK, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain have joined and others.

  • Coordinated by – Combined Maritime Forces, Task Force 153.

The Combined Maritime Forces is a multi-naval taskforce with 39 members including India and Pakistan. It was set up in 2022 to improve maritime security in the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden.

Role – Increased presence of military ships and joint patrols.While they will not necessarily escort a specific vessel, they will provide umbrella protection to as many as possible.

Red Sea

  • The nearly 2,000-km Red Sea connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean via the narrow Suez Canal (since 1869).
  • Importance – According to the US agency, the Suez Canal accounted for 9.2 million barrels per day of total oil flows in the first half of 2023.
  • Another estimate says that about 12% of global trade depends on the Suez Canal, compared to 5% on the Panama Canal.
  • Impact of attacks – Oil prices rose fearing about the problems that could confront global shipping and logistics.
  • The journeys could increase by 2 weeks because of the re-routing through Africa.
  • A container bound for the Middle East will now attract a war risk surcharge.

The Houthis are Zaydi Shias, a sub-sect of Shia Islam are in civil war with the Yemen government by controlling northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa while the government now operates out of Aden.

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Global Study on Homicide Report 2023

GS-II : International organisation United Nation

Recently, the 4th edition of Global Study on Homicide Report was released.

  • Published by – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Objective - To reveal into the facts behind the violence, to try and identify notable trends and to inform policies and solutions.

  • Data source - Updated UNODC homicide statistics dataset.

UN Surveys on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (UN-CTS) is conducted annually to collect data from UN member nations along with other pertinent data sources.

  • Covers 3 categories – Homicides related to criminal activities, interpersonal homicides, and socio-politically motivated homicides.
  • 2023 Report – It highlights regional and sub-regional trends, demographics, age, and gender profiles of victims and it considers the impacts of megatrends like climate change and even Covid-19.

It also examines the criminal justice system’s response to, seeking to identify areas for improvement and intervention.

SDG Goal 16 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is to significantly reducing all forms of violence and related death rates.

Key Findings of the Report

  • Increased violence – Due to disputes over water access and worsening situation with population growth, economic expansion and climate change.
  • Year 2021 was exceptionally lethal with an estimated 458,000 intentional homicides worldwide, averaging 52 killings every hour.
  • India (2019-21) – 16.8% or every 6th of all murders is due to disputes over natural resources or property.
  • About 0.5% or 300 were due to water-related conflicts.

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MPs Suspension and associated Rules

GS-II : Indian Polity Parliament

Recently 78 opposition MPs have been suspended for disrupting Parliamentary proceedings over the Parliament security breach issue.

What is the issue?

  • Presiding officers of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha suspended the opposition lawmakers for disrupting the parliamentary proceedings.
  • They were suspended as the legislators demanded a discussion and a statement from the Home Minister regarding last week’s security breach.
  • This was the highest number of MPs suspended in a single day in the history of Indian Parliament.
  • The opposition accused the government of failing to provide security on the 22nd anniversary of a deadly attack on the parliament.
  • The speaker of the Lok Sabha, has said that security is his responsibility and is conducting a review. He has blamed the MPs for breaking the rules of the House.
  • At least 149 suspensions have been meted out, both Houses included, since 2019, compared with at least 81 in 2014-19, and at least 36 in 2009-14.
  • Over the years, 4 broad reasons have been identified for disorder in legislatures.
    • The lack of time available to MPs for raising important matters,
    • The unresponsive attitude of the government and retaliatory posture by Treasury benches,
    • Deliberate disruption by parties for political or publicity purposes, and
    • The absence of prompt action against MPs disrupting Parliamentary proceedings.
  • Parliamentary processes can carry on, following the suspension of the opposition MPs, as the quorum of 10% will be met by the governing party and its allies with an overwhelming majority.

What are the rules and procedures for suspension of MPs?

About

Lok Sabha

Rajya Sabha

Power to suspend

Speaker

Chairman

Rules of procedure and conduct of business

Rules 373, 374, and 374A

Rules 255 and 256

Procedure for suspension

Rule 374A allows the Speaker to automatically suspend an MP for five days or the remaining part of the session

Automatic suspension is not available here, a motion has to be moved and adopted by the House to suspend an MP

Authority of presiding officers

To direct, name, and suspend MPs for disorderly conduct, as per the rules of procedure and conduct of business in each House

Mild offences

  • They are punished by admonition or reprimand.
  • Admonition is a milder form of reprimand, and is usually given by the Presiding Officer in the House.
  • Reprimand is a more severe form of admonition, and is given by the President or the Vice-President of India in the Central Hall of Parliament, in the presence of both Houses.

Punishment of withdrawal

  • If the Presiding officers is of the opinion that the conduct of any member is grossly disorderly, may direct such Member to withdraw immediately from the House.
  • The member so ordered to withdraw shall do so forthwith and shall remain absent during the remainder of the day’s sitting.

Punishment of suspension

  • Continuing to disregard the Presiding Officer’s directions can invite the punishment of suspension.
  • A member can be suspended, at the maximum, for the remainder of the session only.

Reinstate suspended member

The house at any time can reinstate a suspended member by passing a motion.

Extreme misconduct

The House may expel a member “to rid the House of persons who are unfit for membership.”

What are the consequences of suspension of MPs?

  • Prevent debates- It can prevent opposition parties from raising crucial issues and can lead to the government's unresponsiveness and the Treasury benches' retaliatory posture.
  • Lack of representation- The bills in the parliament will be introduced without two-thirds of the opposition members present in the House.
  • Dysfunctional-MPs have all the right to seek answers and hold the government accountable to the parliament, suspension of MPs dilutes the spirit of accountability.

Court intervention in matter of suspension of MPs

  • Article 122- It protects the parliamentary proceedings from judicial scrutiny and grants immunity to the presiding officers and MPs from any legal action for their conduct in Parliament.
  • Exceptions to Article 122-The courts can intervene in some cases where the procedural rules of the legislature are violated or the fundamental rights of the legislators are infringed.
    • For example the courts can review the validity of the anti-defection lawor the expulsion of MPs from the House.
  • Maharashtra Legislative Assembly case- The Supreme Court stayed the suspension of 12 MLAs and observed that it was disproportionate and arbitrary, and violated the principles of natural justice.

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India-Oman WEST ASIA DIPLOMACY

GS-II : International Relations West Asia

Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tarik is on an official visit to India.

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi held 'productive' talks with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, with a focus on expanding bilateral cooperation in the key areas of security, defence, trade and economy.
  • The two sides also announced the third tranche of Oman-India investment fund worth USD 300 million (around Rs 2,500 crore) that would be used for channelising investment into the fastest growing sectors of the Indian economy.
  • The fund was started as a 50:50 joint venture between the SBI and the Oman investment authority, with the first tranche of USD 100 million followed by USD 200 million.
  • There was also a discussion on the possibility of Oman utilising India’s digital payment system UPI with a corresponding Omani platform, besides an exchange of views on trade in Rupee.
  • Saying that a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) will add a new dimension to economic ties, PM Modi expressed hope that both sides will soon be able to sign the pact.
  • It is learnt that the overall situation arising out of the Israel-Hamas conflict also figured in the talks.
  • Ministry of External Affairs’ spokesperson said that the challenge of terrorism and the larger need to try and achieve a two-state solution as a way forward was discussed.

Vision Document: Key Outcomes

  • India-Oman Vision Document: India and Oman adopted a vision document titled ‘A Joint Partnership For The Future’ rooted in Oman’s ‘Vision 2040’, its national development blueprint, and India’s development vision of ‘Amritkaal’
    • The India-Oman vision document covers several sectors vital for upgrading the relationship including digital connectivity, medical tourism, maritime security, hospitality, agriculture, and food security.
  • Focus on CEPA: Both pushed for finalizing a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA).
    • A CEPA is a free trade agreement between two countries and provides immediate and progressive duty reductions on imported goods and transparency in customs procedures for preferential treatment of imported goods.
  • Third Tranche of Oman-India Investment Fund: Both announced the third tranche of Oman-India investment fund worth USD 300 million (around Rs 2,500 crore) for channelising investment into the fastest growing sectors of the Indian economy.
    • The fund was established as a 50:50 joint venture between the State Bank of India (SBI) and the Oman Investment Authority.
    • The initial tranche amounting to USD 100 million, succeeded by an additional USD 200 million.
  • Cooperation Agreements: Agreements were signed on cooperation in the field of information technology, combating financial crimes, culture, and the establishment of a Hindi chair of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations in Oman.
    • The Ministry of Culture decided to recreate the maritime voyage of a stitched ship which is expected to sail from Mandvi in Gujarat to Muscat during 2025 to ‘26.
  • Digital Payment Cooperation: Discussion on the possibility of Oman leveraging India’s UPI digital payment system with a corresponding Omani platform, along with discussions on trade in Rupee was held.
  • Space Collaboration: India and Oman have engaged in discussions regarding space cooperation, in various sectors including space-based systems, data services, and information exchange.
    • The focus areas included remote sensing, satellite launch, communication, and the practical applications of space technology.

What is the history of India-Oman relations?

  • Historical relations-The maritime trade routes established between the Sumerian civilisation and the Harappan civilisation in the Indus Valley highlight the great historical significance.
  • Oman had links with the India through Gujarat, and with Tamilakam along the Malabar Coast.
  • Political relations- The political engagement between the two countries has increasingly taken on a more strategic shape.
  • Oman is a strategic partner of India and an important interlocutor at Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC), Arab League and Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) forums.
  • Oman’s friendly relation- Oman was one of the few Arab countries that maintained close ties with India during and after the Cold War, despite the pro-Pakistan stance of most of the Arab world.
  • G20 summit- As a mark of this special friendship, India has invited Oman as a guest country during India's Presidency in 2023.
  • Diplomatic relations- Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1955 and the relationship was upgraded to Strategic partnership in 2008. It is based on the twin pillars of mutual trust and shared interests.
  • Economic relations- India is among Oman’s top trading partners.
    • Crude oil- 2nd largest market for Oman after China.
    • Non-oil exports- 2nd largest market for Oman after Saudi Arabia

Main items of India’s export

Main items of India’s import

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation

Inorganic chemicals, Organic or Inorganic compounds of precious metals

Fertilizers

Iron and Steel

Ships, boats and floating structures

Defence wing

Joint Exercise

Maritime exercise

Naseem al-Bahr

Military exercise

Al Najah IV

Air exercise

Eastern Bridge VI

Defence cooperation - Oman is India’s closest defence partner in Gulf region. Oman is the first Gulf country with which all the three wings of India’s defence forces hold joint exercise.

  • The 1st ever India-Oman Defence Industrial Seminar was held in Muscat in 2023.
  • Operation Sankalp- During the Persian Gulf crisis in 2019, the Indian Navy launched this operation to ensure the safe passage of Indian flagged ships which most often operated off the coast of Oman
  • Cultural relations- There is a deep socio-cultural bond between India and Oman, rooted in the strength of people-to-people contacts.
  • Yoga special events- ‘Oman yoga yatra’ and ‘Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ was launched by embassy, it reflects the rich Indian cultural tradition celebrated by the people of Oman.
  • The 1st ever ‘Festival of India in Oman’, organized by the Embassy with support of Ministry of Culture of India in 2017.
  • Indian community in Oman- It is organized under Indian Social clubs in Muscat, Salalah, Sohar, and Sur.
  • These clubs have several sub-groups called Linguistic Wings which cater to their members' cultural and social needs.
  • Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards- It is given to recognize the outstanding contributions of Indians and People of Indian Origin in Oman to the strengthening of our bilateral relations.

Oman is India’s gateway to West Asia?

  • Connectivity- India-Middle-East-Europe Connectivity Corridor (IMEEC) infrastructure project to link India to Europe across West Asia, Oman will play a key vital role in undersea connectivity.
  • Defence base- India has been granted access to the Duqm port in Oman, which can serve as a strategic base for India in the region.
  • Geopolitical significance- Oman’s location is of utmost strategic importance to India due to the coastline along Arabian Sea as well as the Gulf of Oman leading into the Persian Gulf and towards the Gulf of Aden.
  • Key strategic partners- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman completes the trio of key strategic partners of India in the Gulf region.
  • Oman’s peaceful neutral policy-Oman has adopted a moderate and mediating role in the region, avoiding involvement in conflicts and disputes.
  • Persian Gulf crisis- Oman facilitated dialogue and communication between US and Iran, it’s efforts were praised by the international community as a constructive contribution to regional stability

About Duqm Port

  • It is situated on the southeastern seaboard of Oman, overlooking the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.
  • India has secured access to the key Port of Duqm in Oman for military use and logistical support.
  • This is part of India’s maritime strategy to counter Chinese influence and activities in the region.
  • The Port of Duqm also has a special economic zone, where about $1.8 billion investments are being made by some Indian companies.

IMPORTANCE

  • Historical Ties between India and Oman: People-to-people Connect between India and Oman can be traced back 5,000 years.
    • Makran coast into the Gulf of Oman was an important trade route for the Indus region known as Meluha during ancient times.
  • Geographical Proximity: Oman is the closest neighbor to India in the Arabian Gulf region.
    • Oman emphasizes its commitment to keeping the Straits of Hormuz open.
  • Strategic Relations between India and Oman: Diplomatic relations were established in 1955 and the relationship was upgraded to a Strategic partnership in 2008 based on twin pillars of mutual trust and shared interests.
    • Essential Strategic partner: Alongside Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman forms a trio of essential strategic partners for India in the Gulf region.
    • Oman’s Diplomatic Balancing Act: The nation has balanced its strong ties with Western powers and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries while adopting a pragmatic approach to its neighbor Iran.

    • Oman As Crucial Pillar of India’s West Asia Policy: The multi-faceted engagement between the two countries has increasingly taking a more strategic shape in recent decades. Oman as an integral part of all important groupings in the region:
    • The GCC, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Arab League.
    • Oman was one of the few countries to have been invited by India to its G-20 presidency as a guest nation earlier this year.
  • Defence Ties between India and Oman: Regular exchange of visits by Defence Ministers of both sides.
    • Oman is the only country in West Asia with which all three services of the Indian Armed Forces conduct regular bilateral exercises and service-level staff talk.
    • Oman is India’s closest defense partner in the Gulf region and defence cooperation has emerged as a key pillar of the strategic partnership between India and Oman.
  • Security Cooperation between India and Oman: Both the countries held a joint military drill ‘Al-Najah’ and naval exercises named Eastern Bridge and Naseem-al-Bahr respectively.
  • Maritime Security: In recent years, both countries have cooperated in ensuring maritime security in the Indian Ocean region.
    • Operation Sankalp: It was launched during the Persian Gulf crisis in June 2019 to ensure the safe passage of Indian flagged ships operating off the coast of Oman.
    • MoU on Duqm Port: India signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Duqm Port, which gives Indian naval ships operating in the area access to basing facilities and other logistical support.
  • Trade Ties between India and Oman: Trade and commerce forms an important pillar of the bilateral engagement.
    • Bilateral trade between India and Oman during FY 2022-23 was $12.388 billion.
    • There are over 6,000 India-Oman joint ventures in Oman, with an estimated investment of over $7.5 billion.
    • Port of Duqm SEZ: It is earmarked to be the Indian Oceans largest deep sea port where an Indo-Oman Joint V enture, Sebacic Oman is undertaking a $ 1.2 billion project for setting up the largest Sebacic acid plant in the Middle-East.

The South Asia Gas Enterprise (SAGE), a private consortium based in India, has suggested laying a 1,400 km deep-sea pipeline from Oman to India for gas transfer.

  • India was the second largest market for Oman’s crude oil exports for the year 2022 after China.
  • In October 2022, India and Oman launched the Rupay debit card in Oman, a key footprint of India’s initiative of promoting digital public infrastructure (DPI) in the world.
  • Oman played a significant contribution to the Iran nuclear deal in July 2015.

Challenges

  • Security: Security challenges in the region have a ripple effect on India and, thus, any instability in the region has a direct bearing on the safety and security of the Indian diaspora, India’s energy security and its steadily growing trade relations.
  • Volatile Oil Economy: Oman’s economy is extremely vulnerable because of its heavy reliance on oil exports, which account for more than 90 percent of exports.
    • This can negatively impact India’s energy interests.
  • Slow Progress of Iran-Oman-India Pipeline: India has been considering constructing an underwater natural gas pipeline via Oman, the Middle East to India Deepwater Pipeline (MEIDP) also known as the Iran-Oman-India pipeline.
    • The Project aims to transport Iranian natural gas to India through Oman but it faces delays due to technological, sanction, and diplomatic Hurdles.
  • China Angle: China has identified Oman as a key country in the region and has been enhancing defence ties with it steadily.
    • China has fostered strong relations with Oman, and Oman holds the distinction of being the first country to supply oil to China.
  • The Duqm Factor: India access to the Port of Duqm is a strategic move for India but the move could be perceived as a geopolitical maneuver, potentially leading to increased tensions in the region.
  • Backing Rebellious Groups: A number of interest groups have accused Oman of backing Saudi Arabia interests and the Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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A Touchscreen

GS-III : S&T S&T

Between 2007 and 2013, capacitive touchscreens overtook resistive touchscreens in the consumer electronics market.

Invention – The 1st touch screen was invented in 1965 by E.A. Johnson of U.K, a capacitive device.

Function – It is a surface that combines 2 functions

    • To receive inputs for a computer (say, tapping on an app)
    • To display the output (launching the app).
  • Working – It consists of 3 main components

A touch sensor – It has an electrical current going through it and touching the screen causes a voltage or signal changes which are used to determine the location of the touch.

Main technology used in sensors are

    • Resistive
    • Capacitive
    • Surface Acoustic Wave(SAW)
    • Infrared LED or Optical

A controller – It takes information’s from the touch sensor and translates it into information the PC can understand.

A software Driver – It allows the touch screen and computers to work together.

Applications – Smartphones, ATM machines, TVs, refrigerators, e-readers, billing systems, and electronic voting machines (EVMs).

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Wild Orchids

GS-III : Biodiversity & Environment Animals

Epiphytic orchids found in the Dooars and Darjeeling hills are dying out because of deforestation in their natural habitat.

Orchids – A diverse group of flowering plants with vibrant and intricate flowers which belong to the family Orchidaceae.

  • Range – Tropical rainforests, mountains, and even deserts.
  • Distribution – India has over 1200 species of Orchids, 388 are endemic to India while 128 are endemic to the Western Ghats.

The hot-spots of orchids in India are Himalayas, North-East India and Western Ghats and they are highest in Arunachal Pradesh followed by Sikkim and West Bengal.

3 Types – 60% of all orchids found in India are epiphytic, 447 are terrestrial and 43 are mycoheterotrophic.

    • Epiphytic – They grow on another plant including rock surfaces (lithophytes) merely for physical support, drawing moisture and nutrients from the air, not from the host.
    • Terrestrial – They grow on land and climbers, found largely in temperate and alpine regions.
    • Mycoheterotrophic - They derive nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi, attached to roots of a vascular plant.
  • Protection status – Appendix II of CITES (trade of wild orchid is banned globally).
  • ThreatHabitat loss owing to illegal logging and development and the most endangered are the epiphytic orchids.
  • Importance – They are natural gauges of air quality because they don’t grow in polluted air.
  • It helps in cross-pollination and helps the next generation of insects to survive and grow as caterpillars thrive on them for food.
  • It has symbiotic relationship with the indigenous people.
    • The Oraon and Kharia tribal communities use orchids to treat cuts and fractures, skin diseases, aches and pains, gastrointestinal acidity and so on.

A World Health Organisation report that says 80% of people on this planet depend on traditional remedies and epiphytic orchids add to the value chain of herbal healing.

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Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

GS-III : Economic Issues Inclusive Growth

It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). It was implemented in 2015-16.

Implementation by: National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

Objective: To enable a large number of Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood.

Components:

  1. Short Term Training: This training aims to provide skills for school/college dropouts or unemployed persons. Apart from providing training, the Training Centres will also impart skills training in Soft Skills, Entrepreneurship, Financial and Digital Literacy
  2. Recognition of Prior Learning: Under this, Individuals with prior learning experience or skills will get assessed and certified. This ensures the proper alignment of skills of the unregulated workforce to the National Skills Qualification Framework.
  3. Special Projects: These are the projects that require some deviation from the terms and conditions of Short-Term Training.
  4. Kaushal and Rozgar Mela: The beneficiaries will take part in Kaushal and Rozgar Melas conducted every six months. Apart from that, the beneficiaries will also take part in National Career Service Melas.
  5. Placement Guidelines: Under this, the training centers will provide placement opportunities to candidates, trained and certified under the Scheme.
  6. Monitoring Guidelines: The Inspection Agencies use various methods to ensure that high standards of quality of PMKVY scheme. They perform self-audit reporting, call validations, surprise visits, etc. Further, they also utilize the Skills Development Management System (SDMS) to monitor the implementation of the scheme.

Other Facts:

  • Under the scheme, Individuals with prior learning experience or skills will also be assessed and certified under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
  • Training and Assessment fees are completely paid by the Government.

PMKVY 2.0 (2016-20)

About PMKVY 2.0: After the successful implementation of the pilot PMKVY (2015-16), PMKVY 2.0 was launched in 2016. It was scaled up both in terms of Sector and Geography. The second phase also provides greater alignment with other missions of the government of India like Make in India, Digital India, Swachh Bharat. The scheme was scheduled to end by 31st March 2020. However, it was extended for skilling migrant workers.

Objectives:

  • Enable and mobilize a large number of youths to take up industry-designed quality skill training, become employable and earn their livelihood.
  • Increase productivity of the existing workforce, and align skill training with the actual needs of the country.
  • Encourage standardization of the Certification process and put in place the foundation for creating a registry of skills.
  • To benefit 10 million youth over a period of four years (2016- 2020).

PMKVY 3.0

About PMKVY 3.0: The third phase of the scheme will be implemented in 2 phases. 1st phase will be implemented on a pilot basis during the year 2020- 21 known as PMKVY 3.0. The 2nd phase(2021-2026) will initiate the create the implementation
framework.

It is designed towards making skill development more demand-driven and decentralised in its approach. The third phase also focuses on digital technology and Industry 4.0 skills.

Objective: It envisages training 8 lakh candidates over the scheme period of 2020-2021 with an outlay of Rs 948.90 crore.

Key Features:

  • This phase is designed towards making skill development more demand-driven and decentralized in its approach with a focus on digital technology, Industry 4.0 skills, and COVID-related skills.
  • District Skill Committees(DSCs) under the guidance of State Skill Development Missions(SSDM) shall play a key role in addressing the skill gap and assessing demand at the district level.
  • It will encourage healthy competition between states. This is achieved by increasing the allocation to those states that perform better.
  • It will also be a propagator of vocational education at an early level for youth to capitalize on industry-linked opportunities.

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1895304

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0

The Finance Minister announced that Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 will be launched to skill lakhs of youth within the next three years. The scheme will emphasize on On-job training, industry partnership, and alignment of courses with needs of industry. She further highlighted that the scheme will also cover new age courses for Industry 4.0 like coding, AI, robotics, mechatronics, IOT, 3D printing, drones, and soft skills.

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Cyber Security Analysis

GS-III : Internal security Cyber Security

It is a criminal activity that either targets or uses a computer, a computer network or a networked device. Most cybercrime is committed by cybercriminals or hackers who want to make money.

  • Cybercrime can be carried out by individuals or organizations, some are organized, use advanced techniques and are highly technically skilled.

Types-

    • Email and internet fraud.
    • Identity fraud- Personal information is stolen and used.
    • Cyberextortion- Demanding money to prevent a threatened attack.
    • Cryptojacking- Hackers mine cryptocurrency using resources they do not own.
    • Cyberespionage- Hackers access government or company data.
    • Infringing copyright, illegal gambling etc.,

India has a large and growing population of internet users, with more than 52% of the population or 759 million people accessing the internet at least once a month in 2022

    • India is the second largest online market in the world, behind China.
    • By 2025, the number is expected to grow to 900 million.

India has a rapidly expanding digital economy, with sectors such as healthcare, education, finance, retail, and agriculture relying on online platforms and services.

    • However, India’s outdated or inadequate cyber security infrastructure, policies, and awareness, making it easy for hackers to exploit the gaps and weaknesses in the system that’s why India faces sophisticated and persistent cyber threats from state-sponsored and non-state actors, who target India’s strategic, economic, and national interests.

Policy

The National Cyber Security Policy is a policy document drafted by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in 2013 aimed at protecting the public and private infrastructure from cyber attacks. The guideline also seeks to protect the personal information of internet users, financial and banking information, and sovereign data.

In 2020, the National Cyber Security Strategy was conceptualised by the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) headed by Lt General Rajesh Pant. The report focused on 21 areas to ensure a safe, secure, trusted, resilient, and vibrant cyberspace for India.

The Policy is aimed at building a secure and resilient cyberspace for citizens, businesses and the Government. Its mission is to protect cyberspace information and infrastructure, build capabilities to prevent and respond to cyber-attacks, and minimise damages through coordinated efforts of institutional structures, people, processes, and technology.

The objectives of the policy include creating a secure cyber ecosystem, compliance with global security standards, strengthen the regulatory framework, creating round the clock mechanisms for gathering intelligence and effective response, operation of a National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre for 24×7 protection of critical information infrastructure, research and development for security technologies, create a 500,000 strong cyber security workforce, to provide fiscal benefits to businesses for adopting cyber security practices, to build public private partnerships for cooperative cyber security efforts.

In brief, the National Cyber Security Policy covers the following aspects:

  • A vision and mission statement aimed at building a secure and resilience cyberspace for citizens, businesses and Government.
  • Enabling goals aimed at reducing national vulnerability to cyber attacks, preventing cyber attacks & cyber crimes, minimising response & recovery time and effective cybercrime investigation and prosecution.
  • Focused actions at the level of Government, public-private partnership arrangements, cyber security related technology actions, protection of critical information infrastructure and national alerts and advice mechanism, awareness & capacity building and promoting information sharing and cooperation.
  • Enhancing cooperation and coordination among all the stakeholder entities within the country.
  • Objectives and strategies in support of the National Cyber security vision and mission.
  • Framework and initiatives that can be pursued at the Government level, sectoral levels as well as in public-private partnership mode.
  • Facilitating monitoring key trends at the national level such as trends in cyber security compliance, cyber attacks, cyber crime and cyber infrastructure growth.

National Cyber Security Policy: Strategies

  • Creating a secure cyber ecosystem through measures such as a national nodal agency, encouraging organisations to designate a member of senior management as the Chief Information Security Officer and develop information security policies.
  • Creating an assurance framework .
  • Encouraging open standards.
  • Strengthening the regulatory framework coupled with periodic reviews, harmonization with international standards, and spreading awareness about the legal framework.
  • Creating mechanisms for security threats and responses to the same through national systems and processes. National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-in) functions as the nodal agency for coordination of all cyber security efforts, emergency responses, and crisis management.
  • Securing e-governance by implementing global best practices, and wider use of Public Key Infrastructure.
  • Protection and resilience of critical information infrastructure with the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre operating as the nodal agency.
  • To promote cutting edge research and development of cyber security technology.
  • Human Resource Development through education and training programs to build capacity.

Reasons for increasing Cyber Attacks

  • Adverse relations with China:
    • China is considered one of the world leaders in information technology.
    • Therefore, it is expected to have capabilities to disable or partially interrupt the information technology services in another country.
    • Combined with the recent border standoff and violent incidents between the armies of the two countries, the adversity in relations is expected to spill over to attacking each other’s critical information infrastructure.
  1. and covert warfare:
    • Unlike conventional warfare with loss of lives and eyeball to eyeball situations, cyber warfare is covert warfare with the scope of plausible deniability, i.e., the governments can deny their involvement even when they are caught.
    • Similarly, even a small nation with advanced systems and skilled resources can launch an attack on a bigger power, without the fear of heavy losses.
  2. dependency on technology:
    • As we grow faster, more and more systems are being shifted to virtual space to promote access and ease of use.
    • However, the downside to this trend is the increased vulnerability of such systems to cyber-attacks.

Issues with Cyber Security

  • Low digital literacy among the public: While India is considered the world leader in the technology industry, the general level of awareness in India about internet etiquette is low.
  • Vulnerable points in the system: sometimes the third-party apps have built-in back door entry or may have malware attached to their installation file. Such issues can be addressed by effective user account control and careful monitoring of the system.
  • State-sponsored Cyber Attacks: The problem with such state-sponsored attacks is the unlimited funding received by the hackers to break into the foreign systems.
  • It is a continuous process: Cyber-attacks, by their very nature, are innovative and creative. They continue to evolve, and the next attack is more advanced than its previous version.
  • Novel issues: Because of the ever-changing and fast evolving nature of technology, new issues keep creeping up in the IT sector.

Challenges Posed by Cyber Attacks on India?

  • Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability: India’s critical infrastructure, such as power grids, transportation systems, and communication networks, is vulnerable to cyber attacks that can disrupt essential services and endanger public safety and national security.
    • For example, in October 2019, there was an attempted cyber-attack on the Kudankulam Nuclear power plant.
  • Financial Sector Threats: The financial sector in India faces a high risk of cyberattacks from cybercriminals who seek to profit from stealing or extorting money. Attacks on banks, financial institutions, and online payment systems can cause financial losses, identity theft, and a loss of trust in the financial system.
    • For instance, in March 2020, a malware attack on the City Union Bank’s SWIFT system led to unauthorised transactions worth USD 2 million.
  • Data Breaches and Privacy Concerns: As India moves towards a digital economy, the amount of personal and government data stored online increases. This also increases the risk of data breaches, where hackers access and leak sensitive information. Data breaches can have serious consequences for the privacy and security of individuals and organisations.
    • For example, in May 2021, the personally identifiable information (PII) and test results of 190,000 candidates for the 2020 Common Admission Test (CAT), used to select applicants to the IIMs, were leaked and put up for sale on a cybercrime forum.
  • Cyber Espionage: Cyber espionage is the use of cyber attacks to spy on or sabotage the interests of other countries or entities. India, like other countries, is a target for cyber espionage activities that aim to steal confidential information and gain a strategic edge. Cyber espionage can affect India’s national security, foreign policy, and economic development.
    • For example, in 2020, a cyber espionage campaign called Operation SideCopy (a Pakistani threat actor) was uncovered, which targeted Indian military and diplomatic personnel with malware and phishing emails.
  • Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs): APTs are complex and prolonged cyber attacks, usually carried out by well-resourced and skilled groups. These attacks are designed to infiltrate and remain hidden in the target’s network for a long time, allowing them to steal or manipulate data, or cause damage.
    • APTs are difficult to detect and counter, as they use advanced techniques and tools to evade security measures.
    • For example, in February 2021, a cyber security firm called RedEcho revealed that a China-linked APT group had targeted 10 entities in India’s power sector, with malware that could potentially cause power outages.
  • Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: Supply chain vulnerabilities refer to the weaknesses in the software or hardware components that are used by government and businesses for their operations. Cyber attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities to compromise the systems and services that depend on these components, and cause widespread damage.
    • For example, in December 2020, a global cyberattack on SolarWinds, a US-based software company that provides network management tools, affected several Indian organisations, including the National Informatics Centre (NIC), the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).

Initiatives Regarding Cyber Security?

  • National Cyber Security Policy: This policy aims to build a secure and resilient cyberspace for citizens, businesses, and the government. It outlines various objectives and strategies to protect cyberspace information and infrastructure, build capabilities to prevent and respond to cyber attacks, and minimise damages through coordinated efforts of institutional structures, people, processes, and technology.
  • Cyber Surakshit Bharat Initiative: This initiative was launched to raise awareness about cyber crimes and create safety measures for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and frontline IT staff across all government departments.
  • Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C): This centre was established to provide a framework and eco-system for law enforcement agencies to deal with cyber crimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner. It has seven components, namely:
    • National Cyber Crime Threat Analytics Unit
    • National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
    • National Cyber Crime Training Centre
    • Cyber Crime Ecosystem Management Unit
    • National Cyber Crime Research and Innovation Centre
      National Cyber Crime Forensic Laboratory Ecosystem
    • Platform for Joint Cyber Crime Investigation Team.
  • Cyber Swachhta Kendra (Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre): This centre was launched in 2017 to create a secure cyberspace by detecting botnet infections in India and notifying, enabling cleaning and securing systems of end users to prevent further infections.
  • Computer Emergency Response Team - India (CERT-In): It is an organisation of the MeitY which collects, analyses and disseminates information on cyber incidents, and also issues alerts on cybersecurity incidents.
  • Critical information infrastructure (CII): It is defined as a computer resource, the destruction of which, shall have debilitating impact on national security, economy, public health or safety.
    • The government has established the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) to protect the CII of various sectors, such as power, banking, telecom, transport, government, and strategic enterprises.
  • Defence Cyber Agency (DCyA): The DCyA is a tri-service command of the Indian Armed Forces that is responsible for handling cyber security threats. It has the capability to conduct cyber operations, such as hacking, surveillance, data recovery, encryption, and countermeasures, against various cyber threat actors.
  • Indian Computer Emergency Team (CERT-In) - CERT-In is the national nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents as and when they occur.
  • Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) - It is launched to deal with all types of cybercrime in the country, in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
    • National Cyber Forensic Laboratory
    • National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
    • Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System
  • National Cyber Forensic Laboratory (Investigation) - It has been established at New Delhi to provide early stage cyber forensic assistance to Investigating Officers.
  • National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal- It has been launched to enable public to report incidents pertaining to all types of cyber crimes, with special focus on cybercrimes against women and children.
  • Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System- It has been launched for immediate reporting of financial frauds and to stop siphoning off funds by the fraudsters.
  • National Cyber Forensic Laboratory (Evidence) - It has been set up at Hyderabad to provide the necessary forensic support in cases of evidence related to cybercrime, preserving the evidence and its analysis in line with the provisions of Information Technology Act and Evidence Act.
  • National Cyber Security Coordinator - It is under the National Security Council Secretariat, coordinates with different agencies at the national level on cybersecurity issues.
  • The National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre - It has been set up for the protection of national critical information infrastructure.
  • Cyber Swachhta Kendra - It is a Botnet Cleaning and Malware Analysis Centre that has been launched for detection of malicious software programmes and to provide free tools to remove them.
  • National Cyber Coordination Centre - It works on creating awareness about existing and potential threats.
  • Cyber Crisis Management Plan - It has been formulated for countering cyber-attacks.
  • Centre for Financial Literacy Project- It was launched by Reserve Bank of India in 2017 as a pilot project on financial literacy with an objective to adopt community led innovative and participatory approaches.
  • Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) platform- ‘CyTrain’ portal has been developed under I4C, for capacity building of police officers/judicial officers through online course on critical aspects of cyber crime investigation, forensics, prosecution etc., along with certification.
  • Awareness generation- Dissemination of messages through SMS, I4C social media account.
    • Example- CyberDostI4C in Facebook, Radio campaign, Cyber Safety and Security Awareness weeks etc.,
  • Cyber Surakshit Bharat programme- It is a public-private partnership to educate and enable the Chief Information Security Officers & broader IT community in Central/State Governments, Banks, PSUs and Government organizations to address the challenges of cyber security.

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Net Borrowing limits for states

GS-II : Governance Governance

  • Finance Ministry recently announced that States may be able to tap about Rs.2.04 lakh crore as additional borrowings over and above their net borrowing limits for the year.
  • The Centre had allowed 22 States to raise additional borrowings of almost Rs.61,000 crore this year on top of their net borrowing ceilings of 3% of Gross State Domestic Product.

The extra borrowing ceiling was granted to States who met their pension liabilities by making required contributions to the National Pension System (NPS).

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United Earth Amazonia prize

GS-III : Biodiversity & Environment Biodiversity & Environment

  • The United Earth Amazonia prize is a "Green Nobel" prize that recognizes environmental work in the Amazon rainforest.
  • The prize highlights projects that help preserve and protect the rainforest and its biodiversity.
  • The prize was instituted by Marcus Nobel, a Swedish-American businessman based in Portland, Oregon.

The prize was inaugurated last year without any monetary reward, but it is set to expand its scope in 2024.

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World Intellectual Property Indicators 2023 (WIPI)

GS-III : Economic Issues Economic Data

  • According to the report of WIPI, 2023 global patent applications has been increased.
  • In 2022, applicants based in China filed around 1.58 million patent applications, followed by the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Germany.

The WIPI report also includes India as a star performer and secured the 40th position out of 132 countries.

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INSUQUICK

GS-III : S&T Health

  • Drug firm USV and bio-tech company Biogenomics have launched INSUQUICK, India's 1st biosimilar Insulin Aspart recently.
  • InsuQuick is a rapid-acting insulin that helps control blood sugar levels and treats diabetes mellitus in children over 2 years old.

It is a 'Make in India' product.

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Blue dragons (Glaucus atlanticus)

GS-III : Biodiversity & Environment Wildlife & Fauna

  • The blue dragon (Glaucus atlanticus) is a small, shell-less, blue sea slug that floats upside down in the open ocean.
  • It is also known as the blue sea dragon, blue angel, sea swallow, and blue ocean slug.
  • They are found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.
  • Blue dragons are mobile prey feeders, meaning they prey on organisms that move on their own.
  • Conservation Status

IUCN – Endangered.

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Bhoomi Rashi Portal

GS-II : Government policies and interventions Government policies and interventions

  • Aim – It is a single point platform for online processing of land acquisition notifications to accelerate highway infrastructure development projects in India.

Ministry - Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

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Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project

GS-III : Economic Issues Railways

  • The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) is a 272-kilometer railway track that will connect the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India.
  • The project was declared a "National Project" in 2002 due to its importance in providing seamless connectivity to Kashmir.

Chenab Rail Bridge, world’s highest railway bridge, over the Chenab river in Reasi district, Jammu & Kashmir is also a part of this project.

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Ennore Creek

GS-I : Indian Geography Water resources

  • The Ennore Creek is a backwater located in Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu.
  • As an arm of the Kosathalaiyar River, the Creek meets the Bay of Bengal at Mugathwara Kuppam, while the northern channel of the creek connects to the Pulicat Lake.
  • This creek has been demarcated as Coastal Regulation Zone IV (Water Body) in the coastal zone management plan by the Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority.

Undertaking any reclamation, bunding, construction or altering the water bodies is illegal under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 & Environment Protection Act, 1986.

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Valmiki reserve

GS-III : Biodiversity & Environment Conservation

  • Valmiki Tiger Reserve lies in the West Champaran district of Bihar.
  • It forms the eastern most limit of the Himalayan Terai forests in India, and is the only tiger reserve of Bihar.
  • It is situated in the Gangetic plains and the forest has combination of bhabar and terai tracts.

Rivers Gandak, Pandai, Manor, Harha, Masan and Bhapsa flow through various parts of the reserve.

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Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya

GS-I : Art and Culture Art and Culture

  • The Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya, located in Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi, is a part of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.
  • The digital museum was a tribute to every Prime Minister of India since Independence, and a narrative record of how each one has contributed to the development of our nation.

It was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on April 14, 2022.

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MAITRI – II Station in Antarctica

GS-III : S&T R&D

  • India aims to set up a new research station in Antarctica near the Maitri station in the eastern part of the icy continent by 2029.
  • The existing Indian research station, Maitri is very old, is imperative to build a new research station.

Dakshin Gangotri, India's 1st research station in Antarctica, was commissioned in 1983 had to be abandoned in 1989 after being submerged in snow.

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Black Tigers

GS-III : Biodiversity & Environment Animals

  • Black tigers are a rare color variant of the Bengal tiger. They are not a separate species or subspecies of tiger.
  • Their all-black color is due to pseudo-melanism, a condition that causes thick stripes that make the tawny background barely visible.
  • Black tigers are only found in India's Similipal Tiger Reserve which also has the highest rate of black tiger sightings in the world.

Similipal Tiger Reserve

  • It is a national park and tiger reserve located in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, that gets its name from the red silk cotton tree, "Simul".
  • It has been designated as a tiger reserve in 1956 and brought it under Project Tiger in 1973.

It is a part of the UNESCO world network of Biosphere Reserve.

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“Paat-Mitro”

GS-II : Government policies and interventions Government Schemes & Programmes

  • The Ministry of Textiles launched “Paat-Mitro”, a mobile application, developed by Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCI) during ‘Jute Symposium’ recently.
  • The app is to support jute farmers and provides information about agronomy and Minimum Support Prices, as well as the latest agricultural practices.

It also includes information about jute category standards and Jute-ICARE (Jute- Improved Cultivation and Advanced Retting Exercise).

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