Polar Geoengineering

In News

• Arctic sea ice has shrunk by 95% since the 1980s(NSIDC)
• Ice loss fuels global warming through a "doom loop" effect

Technique⚙️?
• Pump seawater onto ice to freeze it, adding thickness
• Remove insulating snow to promote ice growth
#science_and_technology #prelims

🔆The article analyzes Beijing's successful efforts to reduce air pollution and draws parallels with Delhi's situation.

Key Points:
📍Beijing's Success:
✅Significant reduction in air pollution levels between 2013 and 2017.
✅Coordinated efforts across multiple sectors, including transport, industry, and energy.
Stricter regulations, technological advancements, and public awareness campaigns.
✅Substantial financial investment in pollution control measures.
📍Delhi's Challenges:
✅Similar air pollution levels to Beijing in 2015.
✅Need for comprehensive and integrated approach to tackle pollution.
✅Importance of regional cooperation to address transboundary pollution.
✅Political will and sustained efforts required for long-term impact.
📍Lessons for Delhi:
✅Prioritize public transport and reduce reliance on private vehicles.
✅Improve industrial emissions standards and enforce regulations.
✅Invest in renewable energy sources and energy efficiency measures.
#science_and_technology #GS3 #environment

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✅ UPPCS Admit Cards Out

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Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)

✅ PACS are the smallest units in the cooperative credit system, forming the grassroots level of the three-tier structure, with the other tiers being State Cooperative Banks (StCBs) and District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs).
✅PACS operate in villages, serving farmers, artisans, and weaker sections, with office bearers elected from among the members.
✅ They provide 41% of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) loans, mainly to small and marginal farmers, and offer input services like seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides, along with storage and marketing support for agricultural products.

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✍✍Key facts about Nipah Virus

Nipah virus infection in humans causes a range of clinical presentations, from asymptomatic infection (subclinical) to acute respiratory infection and fatal encephalitis.

The case fatality rate is estimated at 40% to 75%. This rate can vary by outbreak depending on local capabilities for epidemiological surveillance and clinical management.

Nipah virus can be transmitted to humans from animals (such as bats or pigs), or contaminated foods and can also be transmitted directly from human-to-human.

Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are the natural host of Nipah virus.

There is no treatment or vaccine available for either people or animals.

The primary treatment for humans is supportive care.

The 2018 annual review of the WHO R&D Blueprint list of priority diseases indicates that there is an urgent need for accelerated research and development for the Nipah virus.

#ancient
📍 Buddhist councils -
Total 4 councils
✅first -483 BC- rajgrah -mhakashyap (president )-ajatsatru( ruler )
✅ second -383 BC- vaishali -sabakami- kalashok
✅third- 255 BC- patliputra -moglipuutt tiss- Ashok
✅fourth- 1st A.D - kundalvan (kashmir )- vasumitra/asvghosh -kanishk

UPSC PIB NEWS:
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9 Years of Driving Inclusivity and Accessibility

🔸 The Accessible India Campaign has achieved significant milestones in creating an inclusive environment for persons with disabilities over the past nine years, with improvements spanning built infrastructure, transportation, digital platforms, education, and media accessibility

🔆  The Central Information Commission (CIC) :

✅ Constituted - Under the Right to Information Act, 2005
✅ Members - Chief Information Commissioner, not more than ten Information Commissioners.
✅ Appointment - By President
✅ Status - Statutory Body (Non-Constitutional body)
✅ Headquarters -  New Delhi.
✅ Appointment -  On The Recommendation of a Committee Consisting of :
🔸The Prime Minister as the Chairperson,
🔸The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and
🔸A Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister.
✅ Not Eligible for Reappointment .
✅ Powers - To Investigate RTI complaints, pass orders for the supply of information, and impose penalties for defaults.
✅ Functions - The Commission is required to receive and inquire into a complaint from any person [Under RTI ACT] :

#polity #prelims_facts