{"id":15074,"date":"2021-05-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/05-05-2021\/facts-in-news-143\/"},"modified":"2024-05-06T18:11:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T12:41:01","slug":"facts-in-news-143","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/05-05-2021\/facts-in-news-143","title":{"rendered":"Facts in News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Facts in News<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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R21\/Matrix M<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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Ayush-64<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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  • It is a polyherbal formulation, developed by the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, the apex body for research in Ayurveda under the<\/span><\/span><\/span> Ministry of Ayush.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • It was originally developed in 1980 for the <\/span><\/span><\/span>management of Malaria<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • This drug has now been repurposed for Covid 19 as its ingredients showed notable <\/span><\/span><\/span>antiviral, immune-modulato<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>r and antipyretic properties.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • It is found useful in the<\/span><\/span><\/span> treatment of asymptomatic, mild and moderate COVID-19 infection <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>as an adjunct to standard care.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Moorhen Yoga Mat<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY-III)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • The <\/span><\/span><\/span>Department of Food and Public Distribution<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> has started its implementation for<\/span><\/span><\/span> May and June 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • It is part of <\/span><\/span><\/span>Atmanirbhar Bharat<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> with an aim to supply free food grains to migrants and the poor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Under the scheme, <\/span><\/span><\/span>5 kgs of wheat or rice<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span><\/span>1 kg of pulses<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> per month<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> will be given free of cost to the poor, over and above their regular monthly entitlements.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The <\/span><\/span><\/span>Government <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>will <\/span><\/span><\/span>bear the entire cost<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> in PMGKAY-III, without any sharing by States\/UTs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • It covers about 80 crore <\/span><\/span><\/span>beneficiaries<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> under both categories of the <\/span><\/span><\/span>National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, namely <\/span><\/span><\/span>Antyodaya Anna Yojana<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> (AAY) and <\/span><\/span><\/span>Priority Households<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> (PHH).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Asiatic Lions<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • Scientific Name: <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Panthera leo persica<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Habitat:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat is the only abode.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Features<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • Slightly smaller than African lions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Males have only moderate mane growth at the top of the head so that their ears are always visible.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Most striking morphological character is a longitudinal fold of skin running along the belly.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Threats<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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      • Poaching & habitat fragmentation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • Man-animal Conflict.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      • Genetic inbreeding.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Conservation Efforts<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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        • Asiatic Lion Conservation Project of MoEFCC.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        • Re-introducing the species to other places.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Protection Status<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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          • IUCN Red List: Endangered.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
          • Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972: Schedule I.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
          • CITES: Appendix I.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • Recently, 8 Asiatic lions tested positive for Covid-19, <\/span><\/span><\/span>perhaps the first known case of the human infecting the felines<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> in India.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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            (<\/span><\/span><\/span>WWFI<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Crimson Solar Project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n

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  • It is a major<\/span><\/span><\/span> solar energy project<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> in the <\/span><\/span><\/span>California desert<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> of the US.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • It will cost around <\/span><\/span><\/span>USD 550 million<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and will be sited on 2,000 acres of federal land <\/span><\/span><\/span>west of Blythe, California<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • It will be capable of powering nearly 90,000 homes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • The move is in line with the<\/span><\/span><\/span> development of renewable energy projects<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> on the public lands of the country<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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    • Projects such as solar energy in California will help in making the <\/span><\/span><\/span>US a global leader in the clean energy economy<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • It features <\/span><\/span><\/span>350 MW of solar photovoltaic facility<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span><\/span>350 MW of energy storage system<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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