1) Kuno National Park(KNP): Recently, a Namibian cheetah translocated to KNP under Project Cheetah, gave birth to 4 cubs.
- Location: In Madhya Pradesh and is a part of Central Indian Vindhyan Hills.
- Forest: Dry Deciduous.
- River: Kuno river is main source of water.
- Flora: Mainly dominated by Kardhai, Salai, Khair trees, along with vast grasslands.
- Fauna: Spotted deer, Chousingha, Nilgai, Black buck, Leopard, Wild dog or Dhole, etc.
2) Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC): Ministry of Heavy Industries invited bids to set up domestic manufacturing facility for ACC under Production Linked Incentives (PLI) scheme for ACC Battery Storage.
- ACCs are the new generation energy storage technologies.
- They can store electric energy either as electrochemical or chemical energy and convert it back to electric energy when required.
- Examples of ACCs: Advanced lithium-ion batteries, lithiumsulphur batteries, solid-state batteries, metal-air batteries, flow batteries etc.
- India launched National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage in 2021.
3) National Girl Child Day: Since 2008, January 24 is celebrated as National Girl Child Day for promoting equal opportunities for girl child while raising awareness of the injustices that girls face.
- On January 24 1966 Smt. Indira Gandhi took her oath as the first woman Prime Minister of India.
- Now it also commemorates anniversary of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme which was launched on January 22, 2015.
- BBBP aims to improve the child sex ratio and empower girls and women throughout their lives.
4) Lake Victoria: Centre for Science and Environment in association with Tanzania is working to restore Lake Victoria.
- It is the largest freshwater lake in Africa and world’s second-largest (first is Lake Superior in North America).
- It is the chief reservoir of River Nile, and its basin is shared by Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi.
- Approximately 80% of its water comes from rainfall.
