> TeamIndus = Private space oraganisation in India + founded around 2011 + contended for Google Lunar XPrize » Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations(ICRIER) = is an autonomous, policy-oriented, not-for-profit, economic policy think tank > Polyethylene teraphthalate (PET) = the plastic used in soft-drink bottles + According to a 2017 study by the National Chemical Laboratory Pune, India recycles 90% of its PET waste annually, while the number is 72.1% in Japan and 48.3% in Europe. » Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) = fuel obtained from various kinds of combustible non-biodegradable solid waste such as plastic, polythene, wood, commercial wastes and industrial wastes + It can be used to produce steam or electricity + It also finds its uses as an alternate fuel in industries such as cement + Solid Waste management rules and RDF(obligatory for the local bodies and municipalities to permit facilities which convert waste into waste + Industries located within 100 km from RDF plants are bound to replace at least 5% of their fuel requirement with RDF + solid wastes which has i lue of more than 1500 K/cal/Kg are not qualified to be disposed of in a landfill, instead they are used for derivi energy ) + RDF must be incinerated at more than 1,000°C to prevent the release of pollutants such as dioxins and furans > Ahmedabad Gujarat is famously known as the “Manchester City of India” > City of lakes = Udaipur + (pichola lake, swaroop sagar lake + Udai sagar lake) Raqga = City in Syria To subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 8290926510 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) Ly Sunya? be ANN Rela Monthly Current in just 30 pages from various sources > Maternity Benefit Amendment Act, 2017 = paid maternity leave from a period of 12 weeks to 26 weeks + The law is applicable to all institutions with 10 or more employees + It also makes it mandatory for every organisation with 50 or more employees to have a créche + (Recently Centre has prepared guidelines for setting up of créches at workplaces) combatant command of the United States Armed Pacific region + Hq at hawaii > Arjun = the Army’s main battle tank + designed and developed by DRDO + and will be made by Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) + The vehicles will ensure efficient and speedy repair and recovery of tanks in combat responsible for the Indo or» Shadow banking system = financial system outside regular banking system + term was coined by economist Paul McCulley in 2007 + have a higher cost of funding and are out of regulatory oversight + NBFCs > Rights issue =an issue of shares offered at a special price by a company to its existing shareholders in proportion to their holdin > Tirupur water project = water supply project + Tamil nadu + on cauvery river >» Revenue ge is a small administrative region in India, a village with defined borders, One revenue village may contain many hamlets.Each revenue village is headed by a "Village Administrative Officer" (VAO)Revenue village is a concept introduced during British Indian administration. It is d ied as the lowe: administrative unit in the settlement hierarchy. It was designed to improve of old shares To subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 8290926510 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) La TUT Wg a aces Monthly Current in just 30 pages from various sources concern edith report, 018 — WHO > Global Competitiveness Index = WE MMGzeative India, Innovative Indiaemeniiillfry of commerce and Industry Scheme" Tor tk awareriess + launched by Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) under the aegis of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion >» Araku valley ishakapatnam(Andhra pradesh) + often referred as Ooty of Andhra + in Eastern ghats + coffee production and Bauxite ore + known as “Queen of Hills of Andhra padesh’ > Sputum smear microscopy test = to detect TB + India’s target to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025 — five years ahead of the target fixed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) + Ministry of Health has directed all States to expand TB diagnostics services to all primary health centres (PHCs) » Hornbill watch initiative = by nature watch foundation,Conservative India and other NGOs + Hornbill Watch initiative (www.hornbills.in) is an interactive web interface that allows a person to report on hornbills anywhere in India, People can record the observation of a live hornbill, note its call or report a dead, hunted or captive bird » Narcondam hornbill = Endangered + Andamans(restricted to an area of 6 sq.km. of the Narcondam Island in the Andamans)operational performance of selected existing dams and mitig safety of downstream population and property + 198 existi States will benefit from scheme > Ol chi pt = Santhali language + Santali is a language in the Munda subfamily of Austroasiatic languages, related to Ho and Mundari, spoken mainly in the Indian states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal. It is a ognized regional language of India as per the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India. > Bru tribe/Riang tribe = spread across North eastern states of Tripura, Assam,Manipur and Mizoram + it is a primitive tribal group + 2™ largest tribe of tripura after tripuri tribe + ‘Mai-Nouhma’ Dance(Harvesting of shifting cultivation) + Brus are Hindu + Hojagiri is a folk dance, performed in the state of Tripura, India by the Bru people + (L ati, Poi, Fanai, ale: Lushai and 3 are es in Mizoram) + (Mizoram exe) a ate risks to ensure structures in 7 SUNYA To subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 8290926510 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) Why Sunya? > We cover Monthly Current in just 30 pages from various sources Atal Innovation mission = Established under NITI Aayog + Entrepreneurship promotion through Self-Employment and Talent Utilization(SETU) + Under the scheme, Atal Incubation Centre can be established cither in Publicly funded institutions or Private sector funded institutions or in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode + establishing Atal Tinkering Labs in schools across the country Atal Innovation Mission > Grand Innovation Challenge = NITI Aa to seek citizen inputs on the key developments challenges faced by India y Yojna = by Minisiry of Labour + ESI Corporation(Employees state insurance) has approved it + This scheme is a relief payable in cash directly to their Bank Account in case of unemployment and while they search for new engagement. > Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project = Telangana + Godavari river > NK singh committee = for improvements in FRBM(Fiscal Responsibility and Budgetary management) Act > Rathotsavam festival Tirumala temple/venkateshwara temple(Andhra Pradesh) > Belum Caves = largest and longest cave system open to the public on the IndianTo subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 8290926510 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) Why Sunya? Se AN Ron tg Monthly Current in just 30 pages from various sources the ancient capital of the Kher empire + Cambodia + > Caspian Sea = TARIK(Turkmenistan , Azerbaizan, Russia, Iran |Kazakhstan) » Black Sea = GURR BuT ( Gee ia, Ukraine Russia , Romania , Bulgaria Turkey) A = DESSEY ( Djibouti Eriteria , Saudi Arabia Sudan, Egypt, Yemen ) UK ( UZBEKISTAN AND KAZAKHSTAN) SEA OF AZOV = UR ( UKRAIN AND RUSSIA) BALTIC SEA = RuDe Germany SELL Po! vVvVyY id and Finland. (Russia , Dei Germany , Sweden, Estonia , Latvia , Lithuvania , Poland and Finland)> World Congress of Philosophy = held in Beijing + is a global meeting of philosophers held every 5 yrs by the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP) > International Conference on Recent Advances in Food Processing Technology (@CRAFPT)2018 = important platform for inspiring international interdisciplinary exchange at the forefront of food research + held at Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology,Thanjavur in TN + Theme: "Doubling 4) Participatory notes(or P-Notes) = are instruments issued by registered foreign institutional investors(FI]) to overseas investors ,who wish to invest in the Indian nder SEBI stock markets without registering themselves with market regulator, To subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 8290926510 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) NRSC Kae a Rca Wena Rete Cae aOR con er mie ccs the marketplace due to asymmetry in the amount of information available to buyers & sellers > Kowsar = Is described as a fourth-generation fighter jet unveiled recently by Iran > International Buddhist Conclave 2018 With an aim to encourage the prominent Buddhist heritage & pilgrim sites in the state of Maharashtra + Theme:*Buddha Path — The Living Heritage” Thematic Reports on Sustainable Development in Indian Himalayan Region = will discuss the sig allenges, ongoing actions & future roadmap(on data, Shifting Cultivation,Landscape,Water Security,Tourism) + by NITI Aayog > G 20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting = held in Argentina + members agreed to promote digital government & digital infrastructure, strengthen digital skills of workforce etc + Theme: ‘Building consensus for fair and sustainable development + G 20 is made up of European Union(28) &19 countries +Digital Economy Task Force(discuss issues related to digital transformation & prepare recommendations on inclusive development) > Aeolus satellite = launched by "European Space Agency" + that will measure winds around the globe & help improve weather forecasting + Aeolus is the fifth in the family of ESA's Earth Explorer missions and Aeolus is the first satellite mission to acquire profiles of Earth’s wind on a global scale > Lakhwar Multipurpose Project = is a multipurpose scheme, primarily a ng power station,on river Y: t of Dehradun(construction muna in the distcontinent where 75% (India = 20%) of landslides occurred + GSI is the “nodal agency” for the Indian government for landslide data repository and landslide studies > Geological Survey of India (GSI) = functions under Ministry of mines(NOT ZARTH MINISTRY) > National Landslide Susceptibility Mapping (NLSM), 2014 = initiated by GSI + will offer seamless landslide susceptibility maps and landslide inventory maps of the entire landslide-prone areas of India > National Landslide Risk Mitigation Project (NLRMP) = being run at NDMA + Under this project a landslide site in Mizoram has been selected. International Programme on Landslides (IPL) = aims to conduct international To subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 8290926510 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) NaN Sunya? Se AA Relig Monthly Current in just 30 pages from various sources » India’s first city to launch hydrogen-enriched CNG (HCNG) buses in 2019 = New delhi + HCNG is a vehicle fuel which is a blend of compressed natural and hydrogen, typically 8-50% hydrogen by volume + Advantages of HCNG(No retrofitment required + usable with the existing CNG infrastructure + Lower pollutant emissions + Improves fuel economy) radioisotope production, education, training etc + are simpler than power reactors and operate at lower temperatures + Like power reactors, the core needs cooling and usually a moderator is used to slow down the neutrons + produce neutrons + most research reactors also need a reflector to reduce neutron loss from the core + Apsara-u, Dhruva and kamini are the arch reactors operational in India >» Apsara-U = “Apsara-upgraded” + swimming pool type research reactor become operational at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay + Indigenous + is the upgraded version of “Apsara”, the first research reactor in Asia which had became operational in 1956 and was shut down in 2009 + It uses plate type dispersion fuel elements made of Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) + Higher neutron flux(increase indigenous production of radio-isotopes for medical application by about 50%) + would also be used for research in nuclear physics, material science and radiation shielding >» Ki i (Kalpakkam Mini) = KAMINI is the only reactor in the world operating with 233U fuel (which is produced by the thorium fuel cycle harnessed by the neighbouring Fast Breeder Test Reactor reactor)+ It is very important for the third(WSSN) » Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has kicked off the process to set new standards To subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 8290926510 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) Why Sunya? SA Reni ia ela daVAGULi c= alM am OK mele Re) 4c R cl MVC Lelelt eel ica 9 > Compensatory Aff n Fund (CAF) = CAF is a nationally constituted authority that presides over a corpus of %66,000 crore. This is money paid by developers who have razed forest land for their construction projects, and the idea is that such land destroyed needs to be made good by regenerating forest elsewhere on non-forest land. The amount to be paid depends on the economic value of the goods and services that the razed forest would have provided, These include timber, bamboo, firewood, carbon sequestration, soil conservation, water d seed dispersal. Industrialists pay this money and this is eventually transferred to the States concerned to carry out afforestation.Until now, Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority was in charge of the funds. However a new Act, the CAF Act 2016, that came into being after over a decade since it was devised, now establishes an independent authority to execute the fund: > Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria = Contains a protein (Hfq) + Hfq proteinplays an important role in metabolism, drug resistance, stress tolerance and virulence and this could be a new drug target fo bacteria > Peto’s Paradox = there seems more an inverse correlation between body mass and cancer probability > Leukemia inhibitory factor(LIF) gene = Decrease in this leads to cell differentiation and hence cancer + (The zombie or sleeping gene is called LIF in the elephant genome) > Atmiyata project = A community-led intervention in rural India to improve mental health + supported at WHO > Anganwadi employees are frontline health workers under the government’s Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) > Open a Door Campaign = to curb Islamophobia and communal discrimination in west bengal > Operation Euphrates Shield = was a cross-border operation by the Turkish military and Turkey-aligned Syrian opposition groups in the Syrian Civil WarCentral Bureau of Investigation for fraud investigation. > Banks Board Bureau (BBB) = 2016 + autonomous body + to recommend for selection of heads of PSBs and Financial Institutions and help Banks in developing strategies and capital raising plans on six themes of customer To subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 8290926510 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) Why Sunya? > We cover Monthly Current in just 30 pages from various sources directions > Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) = body set up by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance + 2011 + chaired by justice B. N. srikrishna + to review and rewrite the legal-institutional architecture of the Indian financial sector + recommended draft Indian Financial Code which seeks to move away from the current sector-wise regulation to a system where the RBI regulates the banking and payments system and a_Unified Financial Agency subsumes existing regulators like SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA and FMC, to regulate the rest of the financial markets + FSLRC also envisages a unified Financial Sector Appellate ‘Tribunal (FSAT), subsuming the existing Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), to hear all appeals in finance > Legal Entity Identifier (or LEI) = is a 20-character identifier that identifies distinct legal entities that engage in financial transactions + It is defined by ISO 17442 + Natural persons are not required to have an LEI; they’re eligible to have one issued, however, but only if they act in an independent business capacity + LEI is a global standard, designed to be non-proprietary data that is freely accessible to all + conceived by G 20 + Internationally LEI is implemented and maintained by Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation through Local Operation Units (LOU) established by each country independently and voluntarily + LEI information is publicly available free of charge and It is reviewed, updated and validated annually by LOUs + Reserve Bank of India has made Legal Entit Identifier (LED) code mandatory for all market participants, other than individuals + In India entities can obtain LEI from Legal Entity Identifier India Ltd (LEIL) (only LOU of India), subsidiary of The Clearing Corporation of India Ltd, recognized by RBI under Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 > Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation = not-for-profit organization established by the Financial Stability Board in 2014 + overseen by the LEI> Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) = constituted under The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 + to protect the interest of the consumers + regulate the refining, processing, storage, transportation, distribution, marketing and sale of petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas excluding production of crude oil and natural gas so as and to ensure uninterrupted and adequate supply of petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas in all parts of the country To subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 8290926510 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) Why Sunya? > We cover Monthly Current in just 30 pages from various sources » National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) = constituted to link all governmental databases into create single source of comprehensive intelligence to be accessible to intelligence agencies + office of NATGRID is attached to the Ministry of Home Affairs » National Investigation Agency = was setup in 2008 as a specialized statutory agency to deal with terrorist offences, without requiring specific consent of the states to take up the cases. Special NIA courts were setup for fast-tracking cases related to terrorism ‘orce One’ = Elite commando force + instituted by Maharashtra government with specialized training in line with the National Security Guards (NSG), as per the recommendations of Ram Pradhan Committee » Nuclear triad = refers to the three components of atomic weapons delivery: Strategic bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) + INS Arihant is SLMB + SLBMs are considered the most important because the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine is the hardest to detect, track and destroy + LAND(Prithvi-1(350km) + Agni-I(700 km),Agni-11(2000 km), Agni-I11(3000 km), Agni-IV(4000km),Agni-V) + AIR (Sukhoi-Mki + Mirage-2000 + jaguar fighters) + WATER(INS Arihant) » Project Varsha = Indian Navy + for the construction of a massive nuclear submarine base south of Visakhapatnam +The base will house India's SSBN fleet + The first phase of the project will be completed by 2022 + Its timely completion is crucial for India's Oceanic leg of Nuclear Triad > Greenhouse Gas Bulletin = WMO + Annual + reports on atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases > Global Atmosphere Watch Programme (GAW) = WMO + tracks the changing levels of greenhouse gases as a result of industrialization, energy use from fossil> Article 110(3) = Aadhar was passed under this + any bill which involves recourse to Consolidated Fund of India is a Money Bill under this + the decision of the presiding officer(Speaker) is final and cannot be interpreted by the courts > Aadhar verdict = Where Adhaar is required(Welfare schemes ( PDS, LPG, MGNREGA ete) + I-T returns + Linking of PAN cards) + Where Aadhar is not To subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 8290926510 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) Why Sunya? BAe anata Nan ey CR NEC Se racy > Crispr-Cas9 = gene editing tool + an acronym for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, harnesses the natural defence mechanisms of bacteria to alter an organism’s genetic code + It’s likened to a pair of molecular scissors, a cut-and-paste technology, that can snip the two DNA strands at a specific location and modify gene function + The cutting is done by enzymes like Cas9, guided by pre-designed RNA sequences, which ensure that the targeted section of the genome is edited out. anniversary of surgical strikes across LoC > NN vohra Committee = 1993 + criminalisation of politics > Goswami committee = 1990 + On electoral reforms > Generalized System of Preferences(GSP) = is a preferential tariff system under which developed nations extend reduced MEN tariffs (Most Favoured Nation) or duty-free entry of certain goods into their markets, to the developing nations > Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) = is an electronic system based power trading exchange regulated by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) > first-ever scientific study ranking countries for their levels of investment in human capital = by IMHE + India ranks 158th in the world for its investments in education and health care > Aadhaar = unique ID that cannot be duplicated unlike PAN,ration card + was passed as a money bill + Permission of parents and guardians was a must before enrolling children into Aadhaar.Once they attained the age of majority, children could opt out of Aadhaar > INS Chakra II = an akula class russian nuclear powered submarine + it was leased from russia to train indian submarines to handle indigenous nuclear powered INS arihant class submarines + submarine was leased to the Indian Navy in 2011 +(note that Russia has built kudankulam nuclear reactors in India) > Kudankulam power plant = Tirunelveli,TN + It is the single largest nuclearimpact on equitabl \d social justice > International Labor Organization(ILO) = founded in 1919 as an agency of League of Nations and is now the labor agency of United Nations + promotes soc! justice through overseeing international labour standards + India has ratified 45 ILO conventions like Minimum Age Convention and Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention + ILO also publishes World Employment and Social Qutlook ort > Global Nutrition Report(GNR) = came into existence “following the first Nutrition for Growth Initiative Summit (N4G) in 2013 + a mechanism for tracking the commitments made by 100 stakeholders spanning governments, aid donors, civil society, the UN and businesses + It acts as a report card on the world’s nutrition—globally, regionally, and country by country—and on efforts to To subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 8290926510 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) Why Sunya? > We cover Monthly Current in just 30 pages from various sources > Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVT PVTG (earlier Primitive Tribal Groups) was the category with in Scheduled Tribes created on recommendation of Dhebar commission + Presently there are 75 tibal groups categorized by Ministry of Home Affairs as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG)s + PVTGs reside in 18 States and UT of A&N Islands. fought with bows and arrows with the English men who tried to occupy their land > My Son temple complex = Vietnam + constructed between the 4th and the 14th century AD by the Champa kings of Vietnam + has been recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site + temples were built to the Hindu divinities such as Krishna and Vishnu, but most importantly to Shiva. (the most important of which is Bhadreshvara) +_Mount Meru, the mythical sacred mountain home of Hindu gods at the center Of the universe + constructed in fired brick with stone pillars and decorated with sandstone bas-reliefs depicting scenes from Hindu mythology + Archaeological Survey of India is undertaking the restoration of three temple groups at My Son > Other conservation efforts by ASI = The Angkor Wat(Cambodia + religious structure ever built + built to the Hindu god Vishnu by the Khmer King varman IL in the period 1113-50 +Ananda ‘Temple(Myanmar + Buddhist temple) + Bamiyan Buddhas(Afghanistan + was destroyed in 2001 by the Taliban) + The Ta Prohm Temple (Cambodia) + The Vat Phow Temple (Laos)(transmitter) and the destination (receiver). The antennas at each end of the communications circuit are combined to minimize errors and optimize data speed > UWIN platform = Unorganised workers identification number + Ministry of labor + portable smart ID card for unorganised workers + create a national database and Aadhaar-seeded identification number system to facilitate welfare delivery to 40 crore workers in the sector + Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008 had first mandated that every worker be registered and issued a smart ID card > Human microbiome (colonies of bacteria) plays a key role in digestion, metabolism, ensuring resistance to infection and boosting human immunity at gainst diseases > The panchayat and local bodies polls take place in Jammu and kashmir.(Are schedule 11 and 12 applicable?) To subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 8290926510 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) Why Sunya? > We cover Monthly Current in just 30 pages from various sources > Inter-Creditor Agreement (ICA) = A group of banks, including public sector, private sector and foreign banks, signed an inter-creditor agreement + It is part of the “Sashakt” plan approved by the government to address the problem of resolving bad loans. + framed under the aegis of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) and follows the recommendations of the Sunil Mehta Committee on stressed asset resolution + ICA is an agreement among banks that have dues from a borrower in stress.The pact mandates the lead bank to formulate a resolution plan that will be executed in a time bound manner + Applicable to all corporate loan above 50 crore + if 2/3" of the lenders in terms of aggregate exposure approve then the pact is binding on all lenders +In joint lenders’ forum there was to arrive at a consensus among creditors which is not so in ICA + holdout problem, where the objections of a few lenders prevent a settlement between the majority lenders, will be solved through the inter-creditor agreement + > Iran becomes India’s 2 largest oil supplier replacing saudi arabia » Gastrulation = an essential step in which embryonic cells begin self-organising into a correct structure for an embryo to form. » Urban development comes under State governments, with the Governor notifying an area as urban based on parameters such as population, density, revenue generated for the local administration and percentage employed in non-in the Maldives with approximate strength of around 26,000 » Maldives has signed its first ever Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China Dhruv = Advanced light helicopter » India-Mongolia = India-Mongolia exercise ‘Nomadic Elephant’ is held annually + Mongolia has launched construction of its first strategically important oil refinery funded by India in southern Dornogovi province(to be completed by 2022) + Mangolia is a landlocked country by Russia and China and is affected by harsh winter called “zud” > Extraterritorial/Secondary Sanctions These are the sanctions that are designed to restrict the economic activity of governments, businesses, and nationals of third countries which are considered as a violation of their sovereignty and international laws. > Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) = Iran's nuc’ (P5+1) and Iran + Iran’s ‘clandestine nuclear weapons programme’ > Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) = by USA + it aims to counter the aggression by Iran, Russia and North Korea through punitive measures. » $400 + Kamovy 226T + Project 1135.6 frigates = Russia » INDIA-BRAZIL-SOUTH AFRICA (IBSA) DIALOGUE FORUM = is an international tripartite grouping for promoting international cooperation of India, Brazil and South Africa + formally established by the Brasilia Declaration in 2003 + important poles for galvanizing South-South cooperation and greater rN deal + between To subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 8290926510 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) hy Sunya? > We cover Monthly Current in just 30 pages from various sources chemical weapons were Used > ATIB(Asian infra investment bank) = 2016 established + Hq at beijing + China largest and India is 2"! largest shareholder + India as founding member + 86 members + India is the largest borrower jan Infrastructure Investment Bank + AIIB is the first major multilateral development bank where principal contributors are the borrowing members themselves + projected as ‘asian’ tool for ipient of AIIB + India is also the only country manent seat on the Bank’s board of directors development + India is largest apart from China to enjoy a pe weapons programme simultaneously. unjom declaration = between North korea and south korea ndhi Committee = Conversion of Urban cooperative banks into fullTo subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 8290926510 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) Why Sunya? > We cover Monthly Current in just 30 pages from various sources >» Ease of doing business Index = India jumps to 77" rank(increase in 23 ranks) + given by world bank + Index ranks 190 countries based on 10 indicators the life-cycle of a business, from “starting a business” to “resolving insolvency. + Ease of doing business by world bank is made on 10 parameters which are resolving _insolvency,enforcing _contracts,trading across __ borders,paying taxes, protecting investors, getting credit,registering property, getting electricity,dealing with construction permits,starting a business + Doing Business report ranks countries on the basis of distance to frontier (DTF), a score that shows the gap of an economy to the global best practice + World Bank has Ss recognised India as one of the top improvers for the year + India is seeking to reach the 30th position by 2020, according to an output-outcome framework document prepared by the government eee proce eC eee ee eee peer literacy > Tamil Nadu rainfall = generally from North » Flexi fare scheme = Railways had introduced flexi fare for premier trains — Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi Express trains +. Under the dynamic pricing system, the fares increase 10% with every 10% of the seats sold, subject to prescribed limit + Govt is slowly discontinuing the scheme > Centre to produce “advanced biofuels and bio-commodities” = By DBT with TERI + 5" such dedicated centre for bioenergy-research and development set up by the Department + others are located at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute(IARI), New Delhi; the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)-Guwahati; Transtech Green Power Limited, Jaipur; and the Oil and Natural Gas Energy Centre(ONGC) in the National Capital Region >» Military junta = in Myannmar(note that fiji and egypt also have military junta) » Seigniorage = the difference between the value of notes that it prints and the cost of printing and distributing them ‘ast Monsoonsupernovae (exploding stars) and the sun. They also come from the cosmic rays that come from beyond the solar system, and from the Big Bang from which our Universe originated + Neutrinos can also be made artificially. They are > National Viral Hepatitis Control Program = MoHFW + Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver + It is often caused by a virus and Hepatitis B(Vaccine is available) and Hepatitis C(Vaccine is not available) + Goal: Ending viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030 in the country 4 individual sub-atomic particles as they collide with pixels while its shutter is To subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 82909265 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) Why STEN Sa eo tg Monthly Current in just 30 pages from various sources established at the national, state, and district levels + State Anti-Trafficking Officers + Anti-Trafficking Units + Designated courts will be established in each district to provide time-bound (within an year) judgement + Provision of Rehabilitation >» National Health Stack (NHS) = a shared digital healthcare infrastructure + being developed by NITI Aayog + Vision: A centralized health record for all citizens of the country in order to streamline the health information and facilitate effective management of the same + India's first futuristic nationally shared digital healthcare infrastructure usable by both the Centre and states across public and private sectors + collection of cloud-based services + Components of NHS(National health electronic registers + coverage and claims platform + Federated personal health platform framework + National heath analytics platform + Other horizontal Components: including, and not restricted to, unique Digital Health ID, Health Data Dictionaries and Supply Chain Management for Drugs, payment gateways etc shared across all health programs) + It will be built in the context of PM- RSSM (Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Swasthya Suraksha Mission), but will be designed ‘beyond RSSM’ to support existing and future health initiatives, both public and private > Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Swasthya Suraksha Mi: 2003 with objectives of correcting regional imbalan ion = It was launched in s in the availability ofPN en er hei >» Denisovans = a cousin of Neanderthals + were discovered in 2010 when scientists working in a cave in southern Siberia obtained a fi ger bone of a girl + A rare species of primitive human roamed the forests of Eurasia 200,000 years ago and may have made tools and even jewellery + they have so far only been located at the Denisova Cave(cave in the Bashelaksky Range of the Altai mountains, Siberia, Russia) 7 THWaIteS Grlacle! Th west Alltarcuca + NASA scientists fave discovered a gigantic cavity, almost 300 metres tall, growing at the bottom of the Thwaites To subscribe Contact through Whatsapp/Telegram on 829092651 (Visit our Telegram channel to see all direct Hits from Sunya IAS) TAU Creer an ee Aen a ne SO ce UR Cuetec sty » Kole wetlands = Kerala + Ramsar site + area extends from Chalakudy River in South to Bharathappuzha River in the North, and to Ponnani Taluk + It is fertile with Alluvium soil which is deposited Kechery and Karuvannoor river in the monsoon Jenu kurubas and Kadu kurubas = tribes in Karnataka >» Deer Park (Mrigadava) = From Bodh Gaya, Buddha went to the Deer Park (Mrigadava) in Sarnath(Varanasi,UP) + It was there that he gave his first sermon, an event known as the Dharma Chakra Pravarttana, or turning of the wheel of law + In ancient times, this place was known by many names Rishipatana, Mrigadava and Mrigadaya + Dhamekh, Dharmarajika, and Chaukhandi stupas are located in sarnath(discovered by Si alexander Cunningham between 1834-1836) + Ashoka Pillar, including the Lion Capital( 1904-05 excavation by Friedrich Oscar Oertel) + Chinese pilgrim Hiuen-Tsang (602-664) left detailed accounts of the Dharmarajika stupa and Ashoka’s lion pillar + last great monument of Sarnath, a monastery named Dharmachakra Jina Vihara, was built in the Ilth century by Kumaradevi, wife of Govindachanda of the Gahadavala dynasty + According to an inscription at Chaukhandi stupa, Humayun sought refuge in Sarnath when he was escaping from the Battle of