1) Chenab River: Successful diversion of Chenab River achieved at Ratle Hydro Electric Project in Jammu & Kashmir.
- Formed by two streams, Chandra and Bhaga, which join near Keylong in Himachal Pradesh. Hence, it is also known as Chandrabhaga.
- River flows for 1,180 km before entering into Pakistan.
- Chenab is largest tributary of Indus.
- Indus river system comprises of main Indus River, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.
- 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (between India and Pakistan) grants India exclusive use of three rivers- Ravi, Sutlej, Beas (Eastern Rivers).
2) United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA): UN officials urged countries to reconsider their decision to suspend the funding for UNRWA.
- Genesis: Established as a subsidiary organ of United Nations General Assembly in 1949.
- Objective: To provide assistance and protection to Palestine refugees registered with UNRWA.
- Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza Strip and West Bank, including East Jerusalem achieve their full human development potential.
- Funding: Funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN Member States.
3) Advocate-on-Record (AoR): A committee headed by Chief Justice of India designated 56 lawyers and AoR as senior advocates, 11 of them women.
- Supreme Court Rules, 2013 prescribe eligibility criteria for an AoR.
- AoR means an advocate who is entitled under these rules to act as well as to plead for a party in Court.
- No advocate other than AoR for a party shall appear, plead and address the Court in a matter unless he is instructed by AoR or permitted by Court.
4) National Chambal Sanctuary (NCS): Recently, Indian grey wolf was sighted in NCS, which is its first confirmed sighting in the region in about two decades.
- It is a tri-state protected area (Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh).
- It was set up in 1979 as a riverine sanctuary along Chambal River (tributary of Yamuna River).
- Listed as an Important Bird Area (IBA) and is a proposed Ramsar site.
- Home to Gharial, red-crowned roof turtle (both critically endangered) and Ganges river dolphin (endangered) – National Aquatic Animal.
