Daily Archives: July 27, 2022

CHOLERA

Researchers identified the decline of antimicrobial resistance in Cholera-Causing Bacteria. More than two hundred serogroups of Cholera bacterium are known, of which only O1 and O139 Genomes are known to cause such infection that leads to epidemics and pandemics. Researchers studied the genome of O139 and traced the reason for its dying down after taking over from …

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ALBATROSS

Recently Light-mantled Albatross, a species native to the Antarctic seas, was recorded in Tamil Nadu. The location where the Albatross was spotted is part of the Palk Bay and near the Gulf of Mannar, an ‘Important Bird Area’ on India’s southeast coast. This record from the Palk Bay side of Rameswaramisland is significant, and it throws up new …

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SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME

Recently, the Ministry of Tourism has revamped its Swadesh Darshan scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) with an aim to develop sustainable and responsible infrastructure at destinations. It was launched in 2014-15 for integrated development of theme-based tourist circuits — Buddhist Circuit, Coastal Circuit, Desert Circuit, Eco Circuit, Heritage Circuit, Northeast Circuit, Himalayan Circuit, Sufi Circuit, …

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RAMSAR SITES

India has added five more Ramsar sites, or wetlands of international importance, bringing the number of such sites to 54. New Ramsar Sites Karikili Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu): The sanctuary is spread over a five-kilometre-wide belt and is home to cormorants, egrets, grey heron, open-billed stork, darter, spoonbill, white lbnis, night …

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KANGAROO COURT

Recently, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) said that the Media is Running agenda-driven debates and Kangaroo Courts, which is not healthy for democracy. The phrase” Kangaroo Court” is used against a judicial system where the judgement against the accused is usually predetermined. It is a self-appointed or mock court set up without much premeditation for the purpose …

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