CONTENTS
- Compensatory Afforestation
- Bio-computers
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- SWAMIH investment fund
- One Nation, One Challan initiative
- Scrub typhus
Compensatory Afforestation
Context:
The showpiece effort for extending India’s forest cover has been its compensatory afforestation programme, which seeks to ensure that forest lands getting ‘diverted’ for industrial or infrastructure development is mandatorily accompanied by afforestation effort on at least an equal area of land.
Relevance:
GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Conservation of Environment and Ecology), GS-II: Governance (Governmental Policies and Initiatives)
Dimensions of the Article:
- Understanding Compensatory Afforestation
- About the CAF and CAMPA
- Issues with CAMPA
- Definition of Land as Forest
- Monitoring mechanism
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Bio-computers
Context:
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) recently outlined a plan for a potentially revolutionary new area of research called “organoid intelligence”, which aims to create “bio-computers”.
Relevance:
GS III: Science and Technology
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is the new ‘bio-computer’?
- What is the premise of this tech?
- How do we study the brain?
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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Context:
India recently rejected the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) “unwarranted references” to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Relevance:
GS II- International Relations
Dimensions of the Article:
- About the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- Why is the region important for India?
- How much trade does India do with countries in this region?
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SWAMIH Investment Fund
Context:
The Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) Investment Fund I has raised Rs 15,530 crore so far to provide priority debt financing for the completion of stressed, brownfield and Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA)-registered residential projects that fall in the affordable, mid-income housing category.
Relevance:
GS III: Indian Economy
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is the SWAMIH investment fund?
- What is Alternate Investment Fund?
- How many projects so far have been financed by the Fund?
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One Nation, One Challan initiative
Context:
The Gujarat government recently told the High Court, which was hearing a public interest litigation seeking the setting up of virtual traffic courts in the state, that it was already in the process of doing so under the ‘One Nation One Challan’ initiative.
Relevance:
GS II: Government Policies and Interventions
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is the One Nation, One Challan initiative?
- Virtual Traffic courts
- How does the integration help?
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Scrub Typhus
Context:
Recently, a team of researchers from Christian Medical College in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, and PGIMER Chandigarh found that an antibiotic combo is best for severe scrub typhus.
Relevance:
Facts for Prelims
Dimensions of the Article:
- Scrub Typhus
- Typhus Fevers
Scrub Typhus
- Scrub typhus is a serious infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi bacteria. It poses a significant public health risk in South and Southeast Asia.
Transmission:
- The infection is spread through bites from infected chiggers, which are larval mites.
Symptoms:
- The most common symptoms of scrub typhus include fever, headache, body aches, and sometimes a rash.
Treatment:
- Doxycycline is the recommended antibiotic for treating scrub typhus. It is safe for people of all ages.
Vaccine:
- Unfortunately, there is currently no vaccine available for scrub typhus.
Typhus Fevers
- Typhus fevers refer to a group of diseases caused by different types of bacteria, including:
- Epidemic typhus, caused by Rickettsia prowazeki, and spread by body lice.
- Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, and spread by chiggers.
- Murine typhus, caused by Rickettsia typhi, and spread by fleas.
-Source: The Hindu
