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First Water Bodies Census: The Ministry of Jal Shakti has released the report of India’s first water bodies census, a comprehensive data base of ponds, tanks, lakes, and reservoirs in the country.The census was conducted in 2018-19, along with the sixth Minor Irrigation (MI) census and enumerated more than 2.4 million water bodies across allRead more

SCO Interbank Consortium: Recently, under the chairmanship of India, the XIX Council Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Interbank Consortium (SCO IBC) was held in Goa. It was established by the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2005.It provides funding and bank services for investment projects sponsored by the governments of the SCORead more

1) C+C5: China convened an online meeting of trade ministers of the grouping known as C+C5 — China and the five Central Asian republics, namely Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The first C+C5 summit was held in virtual format last year, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Diplomatic relations were established inRead more

1) Hakki-Pikki tribe: They are a semi-nomadic tribal group belonging to the state of Karnataka. The community is known as the ‘bird catcher,’ which is their traditional occupation. The population is predominantly found in the Shivamogga, Davanagere and Mysuru districts Their mother tongue was designated as ‘Vaagri’ and is listed as endangered language by UNESCO.Read more

1) Limited Purpose Clearing Corporation: It is an entity established to undertake the activity of clearing and settlement of repo transactions. The disputes arising between clearing members of the LPCC will be settled by conciliation and/or by an arbitration panel consisting of three clearing members, other than the clearing members who are party to theRead more

1) Blastomycosis: It is an infection caused by a fungus of the genus Blastomyces. It is found in moist soil and decomposing wood and leaves in US and can get dispersed in the air and travel freely. Human beings can contract blastomycosis by inhaling the spores. It is not contagious between animals and people throughRead more

1) G7: It is an intergovernmental organisation of leading industrialised nations formed in 1975. Member countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United State. It meets annually to discuss issues such as global economic governance, international security, and energy policy. The host of the G7 summit, the presidency, rotates annually among memberRead more

1) GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH: It is a garbage patch, gyre of marine debris particles, in the central North Pacific Ocean. The collection of plastic and floating trash originates from the Pacific Rim, including countries in Asia, North America, and South America. North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG) consists of the Kuroshio, North Pacific, California, andRead more

1) Chagas Disease: Also called American trypanosomiasis, it is a communicable parasitic disease caused by the parasite protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. The parasites are mainly transmitted by a family of bugs called ‘triatomines’, also known as the ‘kissing bug’. An individual can also contract this disease through congenital transmission (pregnant woman to their baby), blood transfusions,Read more

SATHI Portal:Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister launched the SATHI Portal and Mobile App. The Seed Traceability, Authentication and Holistic Inventory (SATHI) portal is a Centralized Online System designed to deal with the challenges of seed production, quality seed identification and seed certification.It has been developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) in collaboration withRead more