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Recently, the External Affairs Minister has reiterated India’s commitment at the ‘Conference for Women Peacekeepers from the Global South.
o India offers training & capacity-building programs through the Centre for UN Peacekeeping, including women-specific courses (e.g., ASEAN 2023).
o Peacekeepers wear national uniforms but are identified by UN blue helmets, berets, and badges.
o Main tasks: Protect civilians, prevent conflict, reduce violence, strengthen security, & empower national authorities.
o Use of force: Allowed at tactical level with UNSC authorization, mainly for self-defence & mandate protection.
o They help host nations build resilience & address root causes of conflict.
o Started in 1948 when the Security Council authorized the deployment of UN military observers to the Middle East.
As per the recent study, 80 million years ago, humans, rats, and mice shared a common mammalian ancestor.
o Result: Excessive protein production → sperm-producing cells died → mice became infertile.
o Inference: Any mutation in the UCE affecting protein regulation could lead to loss of sperm production and infertility, preventing the UCE’s transmission across generations.
o DNA Structure: A double-helix molecule made of four bases, held together by base-pair bonding.
o Genes: Short DNA segments (~a few thousand base-pairs long) that encode proteins.
o mRNA Formation: DNA sequence is copied into messenger RNA (mRNA).
o Translation at Ribosome: mRNA guides protein synthesis by stitching amino acids together.
o Stop Codons: Specific sequences in mRNA signal the ribosome to stop protein synthesis.
o Identification of UCEs: Defined as >200 base-pair DNA sequences with perfect identity across human, rat, and mouse genomes.
The Union Rural Development Minister has Launched NAKSHA (National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations) scheme.
o Urban land records are outdated, unlike improved rural land records.
o Many cities lack maps, causing inefficiencies in governance & taxation.
o Few states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa have structured land records.
o Announced in Union Budget 2024, and reaffirmed in Union Budget 2025 under the National Geospatial Mission for modernizing land records, urban planning, and infrastructure design.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister has recently released 10 gharials, a critically endangered species, into the Chambal River at the National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary in Morena.
o Mating: November – January.
o Nesting: March – May on sandbanks, sandbars, and islands.
o Females provide parental care for a few days after hatching.
o Important River of the Malwa Plateau and a principal tributary of the Yamuna River.
o Part of the greater Gangetic drainage system.
o Flows through Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
o Considered one of the most pollution-free rivers in India.
o Origin: Vindhya Range, south of Mhow, Madhya Pradesh.
o Flow Direction: Northward into southeastern Rajasthan.
o Northeastward past Kota, along the Rajasthan-Madhya Pradesh border.
o East-southeast, forming a part of the Uttar Pradesh-Madhya Pradesh border.
o Merges with the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh.
o Rainfed river, enclosed by Vindhyan mountain ranges (South, East, West), and Aravalli range (Northwest).
o Stretches from Jawahar Sagar Dam (Rajasthan) to the Chambal-Yamuna confluence (Uttar Pradesh). Established to restore ecological balance and protect endangered gharials.
SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) is NASA’s new space telescope.
o Maps the entire sky using optical and infrared light.
o Infrared light provides insights into distant space, star formation, and galactic structures.
o Unlike James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which focuses on
o specific areas, SPHEREx will survey the entire sky.
o102 infrared colours will be used, offering an unprecedented level of detail.
o Cosmic Inflation: A rapid expansion of the universe that occurred 14 billion years ago.
o Purpose: Investigate why the universe appears flat on large scales.
o Uses spectroscopic imaging to map 3D positions of 450 million galaxies.
o Helps test different theories of cosmic inflation using mathematical and statistical models.
o Identifies biogenic molecules (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen) frozen in icy particles in cold regions of the galaxy.
o Investigates how these molecules travelled to Earth and contributed to life formation.
o Creates a comprehensive map of these molecules in the Milky Way and nearby systems.
o Helps determine the conditions necessary for life in space.
Recently, the White House has announced Amy Gleason as acting head of the DOGE.
o Aims to reduce waste and fraud in government operations.
o Created by Trump on January 20 by renaming US Digital Service to US DOGE Service.
o Includes US DOGE Service Temporary Organization, with an 18-month mandate to implement DOGE policies until July 4, 2026.
o Gleason will report to Susie Wiles, White House Chief of Staff.
Union Minister has reviewed research facilities at CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH), Chandigarh.
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, has recently announced an investment of over ₹4,800 crore to enhance Assam's inland waterways at the Advantage Assam 2.0 summit in Guwahati.
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