July

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2 July

3rd July

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1. Sections

- 201 IPC- evidence destruction

- 120B- Criminal conspiracy

2. Harangi dam- Kodagu, Karnataka

3. Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary 

- location: Kollam district, Kerala

- name derived from Chenkurinji (Gluta travancoria) species endemic to the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve. The tree has medicinal properties

- Gluta travancoria is susceptible to climate change.

4. Sun Temple

- Konark, Odisha

- World Heritage Site

- jagmohan- the assembly hall

- Khondalite stones from ancient quarry at Tapang used for renovation.

5. 540 species added to faunal database in 2021 in India

- new mammal species discoverd- Crocidura narcondamica (a white toothed shrew found in Narcondam Island, Andaman & Nicobar)

- Now total number of animal species in India- 1,03,258.

-Zoological Survey of India- HQ- Kolkata

6. Nitrate absorption regulation by plants- new pathway discovered

- micro-RNA, miR444 activates the gene MADS27 which regulates nitrate absorption, root development, stress tolerance.

7. CAPSTONE spacecraft

- by NASA

- to study lunar orbit so that a space station orbiting the moon can be lodged.

8. Global Research on AntiMicrobial resistance (GRAM) project, report 2019

- 4.95 million people suffer from at least 1 drug resistant infection

- AMR (Anti microbial resistance) caused 1.27 million deaths directly

- In India, it contributes to 30% of deaths due to neonatal sepsis.

9. Earthquakes

- Focus or hypocentre- point inside the earth where the earthquake starts

- Epicentre- the point directly above the hypocentre in the earth surface

- Richter Magnitude scale- measure of magnitude of an earthquake. First defined by Charles F. Richter, 1935

- magnitude of earthquake- logarithm of the amplitude of the waves measured by seismographs.

- increase by one unit of whole number means a 10 fold increase in amplitude and a 31 times increase of energy released as it is a log scale.

- India- 4 zones - zone 2 to zone 5, zone 5- most hazardous, zone-2- least hazardous

10. NATO- North Atlantic Treaty Organization

- 30 country regional security coalition

4th July

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1. Murrum soil- a type of laterite soil

2. GTA- Ghorkhaland Territorial Administration

-set up- 2012

- signatories to the GTA agreement: 1. The West Bengal Government, 2. The Government of India, 3. The GJM- Gorka Janmukti Morcha 

3. Rampa Rebellion or Manyam Rebellion

- August 1922- May 1924

- led by Alluri Sitarama Raju and Koya tribe of Godavari Agency in Madras Presidency

- Police stations at Chintapalli, Krishnadevipeta, Rajavommangi attacked and 26 police carbine rifles and 2,500 rounds of ammunition were taken

- reasons for rebellion- oppressive British colonial administration

4. Selvi v. State of Karnataka, 2010, Supreme Court

- the state cannot perform narcoanalysis, polygraph, and brain mapping tests on any individual without their consent. With informed consent, any information or material discovered during Brain Fingerprinting System (BFS) tests can be part of the evidence

- BFS- Brain Fingerprinting System

- DDT- Deception detection tests

- AVATAR- the Automated Virtual Agent for Truth Assessments in Real-time.

5. Custodial death- Law commission 2003 recommendation

- the onus of proof should be on police for not having tortured suspects.

6. Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Rules, 2022

- notified by the Home Ministry

- allows Indians to receive up to 10 lakhs from relatives staying abroad without informing the authorities. ( Earlier limit was 1 lakh)

- if the amount exceeds 10 lakh, then people now have 90 days to inform the government. (earlier- 30 days)- 

7. Weaver Ants (the Kai - Red Weaver Ants)

- Oecophylla smaragdina

- abundantly found in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district

- the Kai chutney is made from these ants

- rich in calcium, zinc, vitamin B12, iron, magnesium, potassium, sodium, copper, fibre, 18 amino acids.

- applied for GI tag for Kai chutney under food category. 

5th July

 

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1. Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) guidelines

- service charge not to be added to the food bill by default by any hotel or restaurant.

- if consumer finds that service charge has been added, she/he can make a request to remove it or can file a complaint on the National Consumer Helpline or Consumer Commission or with the District Collector

2. Dams

Madhya Pradesh

- Mohanpura dam- on Newaj river (a tributary of Parvati river)

- Kundalia dam- on Kalisindh river 

Water is a State subject

3. BRIC acronym

- coined by Jim O'Neill- a Goldman Sachs (U.S investment bank) economist in 2001

-to categorize Brazil, Russia, India, and China as they could dominate global growth by 2050

4. POSHAN abhiyaan

- Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition

5. Merchandise trade deficit surges

- overseas purchase of coal, gold, petroleum increased imports

- for June, increase in imports of  51 % and exports- only 16.8%

-dip in exports especially- engineering goods, drugs and pharmaceuticals, cotton yarn and handloom products, plastic and linoleum.

6. Windfall tax- higher tax rates levied when some company or industry sees sudden huge profits (usually unfairly obtained)

- on domestic crude oil production and fuel exports