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Rare Pink Handfish

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

After 22 years, Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) discovered a rare pink handfish near the Tasmanian coast. The last time the fish was seen was in 1999.

Highlights:

In February 2021, Australian marine researchers used an underwater camera

to photograph the seabed in Tasman Fracture Marine Park. They discovered the pink handfish later while reviewing the footage.

The Taman Fracture Marine Park is known for its deep crack in the earth’s crust, which allows scientists to study marine life up to 4,000 meters below the surface.

Pink handfish was previously thought

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to only live in shallow waters. This time, however, it was discovered at a depth of 150 meters.

ISRO successfully launches its PSLV mission with nine satellites

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday successfully launched nine satellites aboard its workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C54 (PSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, located in the south-eastern state of Andhra Pradesh.This was the 56th PSLV flight of ISRO and the last one for the year.

The launch of the satellites aboard PSLV comes nearly a week after the entry of the private sector into the space .

Under ‘Mission Prarambh’, Vikram-S, a small-lift launch vehicle, named in honour of Vikram Sarabhai, the pioneer of India’s space programme, was launched into orbit by Skyroot Aerospace, a private space company.

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Union Budget 2023-24: 300-400 Vande Bharat trains may be announced in Budget

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The government is likely to announce another 300-400Vande Bharat(VB) trains in the nextBudget. The railways is also targetting to manufacture the first “standard gauge” (SG) version of this semi-high-speed train in the next one year, which will pave way for its export to markets in Europe, South America and east Asia by 2025-26.

The announcement of the new VB trains will be in addition to the already announced plan to making 475 such semi high-speed trains operational in the next 3-4 years. Sources said the ultimate aim is to sanction 300-400 such trains annually to meet the growing demand and to provide better riding experience to passengers.

On the plan to improve upon the design of

these trains to increase their speed on existing tracks, a RAILWAY ministry official said India will get its first set of trains with tilting technology by 2025-26. Nearly 100 VB trains out of the already sanctioned 475 will use this technology, which enables trains to maneuver curves at higher speeds.

India – malaysia joint military exercise harimau shakti – 2022 commences at pulai, kluang, Malaysia

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

India – Malaysia joint military Exercise Harimau Shakti -2022 commenced at Pulai, Kluang, Malaysia on 28^thNovember and will culminate on 12th December 22. Exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI is an annual training event between the Indian and Malaysian Army which is being conducted since 2012.

Joint field training exercises, joint combat discussions and joint demonstrations will culminate with a two-day validation exercise, where special emphasis will be on enhancing tactical skills and enhancing inter-operability between the forces and to promote Army to Army relations.

Exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI will enhance the level of DEFENCE co-operation between Indian Army and

the Malaysian Army, which in turn will further foster the bilateral relations between

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Downgrades Status of Southern White Rhinos

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

In a major hurdle to Africas rhino conservation efforts, COP19 has recently accepted the proposal to downgrade the status of southern white rhinos from Appendix I to Appendix II. The southern white rhino is one of the two subspecies of white rhinos, with the other being the northern white rhino. It is one of the largest and heaviest animals in the world.

A proposal by Namibia and Botswana to transfer the southern white rhinos from Appendix I to Appendix II allows the trade of live animals for conservation purposes and hunting trophies only.

Animals in Appendix II may not necessarily be on the brink of extinction but the trade of such species is regulated to protect their existence.

This amendment is restricted to the downgrading

of live animals only for in situ conservation purposes.

Record yield of fruits, vegetables expected in 2021-22: Centre

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Union Government expects a record production of 342.33 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables in 2021-22. It is an increase of about 7.73 million tonnes (2.3%) over the production in 2020-21.

The area of cultivation could increase to 28.08 million hectares from 27.48 million hectares in 2020-21, according to the third advance estimates of the area and production of various horticultural crops for 2021-22 released by the Union Ministry of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

The production of fruits is estimated to be 107.24 million tonnes against 102.48 million tonnes in 2020-21. Similarly, the production of vegetables

is estimated to be 204.84 million tonnes compared with 200.45 million tonnes in 2020-21.

Pakistan is off FATFs grey list

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is commonly referred to as the worlds terrorism financing watchdog, which means it is the author and custodian of an international regime that works to ensure that the flows of in the global financial system are not misused to fund terrorist activities.

FATF describes itself as an inter-governmental body that works to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and

other related threats to the Integrity of the international financial system.

FATF maintains a grey list of countries that it watches closely. In essence, these are countries that have, in the assessment of the FATF, failed to prevent international money laundering and terrorist financing, and are, therefore, on a global watchlist for bad behaviour.

New Zealand passes Plain Language Bill in bid to make democracy more accessible

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

New Zealand passed the Plain Language Bill, that requires bureaucrats to use simple, easily understood language while communicating with the public. With the law, which banishes jargon and complicated English words, New Zealand is aiming to become a more inclusive Democracy and help people who speak English as their second language, those with disabilities, and the less educated.

According to the Bill, plain language is defined as appropriate to the intended audience and clear, concise, and well organised. Supporters said the Bill would save the government time and improve accessibility of the Bureaucracy to people of all walks of life.

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WHO Global TB Report 2022

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The WHO released the Global TB Report 2022 on October 27, 2022. The Report notes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis, treatment and burden of disease for TB all over the world.

21.4 Lakh TB cases notified in India in 2021, 18% higher than 2020

Over 22 crore people screened for TB in 2021 across the country for early

detection and treatment of TB

Under the new initiative Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, more than 40,000 Nikshay Mitra supporting over 10.45 Lakh TB patients all over the country