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🔆 Tribhuvan Sahkari University: India’s First Cooperative University 📍 Background ✅ Current education in the cooperative sector is fragmented & lacks trained manpower ✅ In 2021, the Home & Cooperation Minister announced plans for a National Cooperative University ✅ Countries like Germany, Kenya, Spain, Colombia already have similar models 📍 Focus Areas ✅ To be declared an Institution of National Importance ✅ Will offer technical & management education in the cooperative sector ✅ Promotes research, innovation, and global excellence in cooperatives 📍 Key Features ✅ First-of-its-kind specialized university for cooperatives in India ✅ Dedicated schools for: • Dairy, Fishery, Sugar, Banking, Cooperative Finance, Marketing, etc. ✅ Will use SWAYAM (GoI’s e-learning platform) for online cooperative training #art_and_culture

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🔆 National Manuscript Mission (NMM) 📍 Nodal Ministry ✅ Ministry of Culture 📍 Establishment ✅ 2003 📍 Objective ✅ The Mission aims to identify, document, conserve, and make accessible the manuscript heritage of India. 📍 Key Objectives ✅ Locate manuscripts through national level Survey and Post-Survey. ✅ Document each manuscript and repository for a National Electronic Database. ✅ Conserve manuscripts using modern and indigenous methods, and train a new generation of manuscript conservators. ✅ Train scholars in various aspects of Manuscript Studies. ✅ Promote access to manuscripts by digitizing rare and endangered manuscripts. ✅ Promote access to manuscripts through publication of critical editions and catalogues. ✅ Facilitate public engagement with manuscripts through lectures, seminars, and outreach programmes. 📍 Functioning ✅ NMM operates as a unit under the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. 📍 Technological Use ✅ The NMM uses technology for preservation and digitisation of manuscripts. ✅ Digital manuscripts are uploaded to an online portal: [Pandulipi Patal](https://www.pandulipipatal.nic.in). 📍 Methodologies for Preservation ✅ Lamination, restoration, and deacidification of manuscripts.

🔆 Aruna Asaf Ali: The Heroine of Quit India Movement 📍 Leading the Movement (1942) ✅ After the arrest of top INC leaders on 8 August 1942, Aruna Asaf Ali bravely led the movement ✅ Unfurled the Congress flag at Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay — marking the formal launch of the Quit India Movement ✅ Defied police firing and stood firm, symbolizing courage and defiance 📍 Underground Resistance ✅ Went underground to evade arrest; a ₹5,000 reward was announced for her capture ✅ Edited the underground Congress magazine “Inquilab” ✅ Mobilized youth to support active revolution, not passive resistance 📍 Legacy ✅ Gandhi praised her commitment, but she only emerged in 1946 after her arrest warrant was withdrawn ✅ Earned the title of the ‘Grand Old Lady of the Independence Movement’ #ModernIndianHistory #QuitIndiaMovement #ArunaAsafAli #history

🔆Sierra Leone World Heritage Site: 📍A natural heritage site comprising: ✅Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary Gola Rainforest National Park (GRNP) ✅Location: Situated in southern Sierra Leone, along the Moa River, near the Liberia border. 📍Unique Features: ✅Tiwai Island: Only 12 sq. km, yet hosts 11 species of primates, including endangered western chimpanzees, Diana monkeys, and king colobus monkeys. ✅Acts as a biodiversity research hub and ecotourism model in West Africa. 📍Gola Rainforest: ✅Largest tropical rainforest in Sierra Leone. ✅Home to pygmy hippopotamuses, African forest elephants, and hundreds of bird and insect species. ✅Key region for carbon sequestration, climate regulation, and genetic biodiversity. 📍 Sierra Leone: ✅Capital: Freetown, located on the Sierra Leone Peninsula, commands one of the world’s largest natural harbours. ✅Neighbouring Countries: Guinea, Liberia, and Atlantic Ocean 📍Key Geographical Features Rivers: ✅Major rivers include Moa, Sewa, Mano, and Rokel. ✅Rivers originate in Fouta Djallon highlands of Guinea and flow southwest. ✅Mountains: 🔸Mount Bintimani (Loma Mansa) – Highest peak at 6,391 ft (1,948 m). 🔸Tingi Hills, Sula Plateau, and Kambui Schists add to rugged terrain. ✅Coastal & Inland Plains: 🔸Mangrove swamps, lateritic soils, and seasonally flooded Bolilands. 🔸Tropical climate with high rainfall and Harmattan winds in dry season. ✅Natural Resources: 🔸Rich in diamonds, gold, bauxite, and rutile. 🔸Agriculture and mining are primary occupations

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Bitra Island: ✅It is located in the northern region of Lakshadweep. ✅It is the smallest inhabited island in the territory. ✅On this island a small shrine dedicated to Malik Mulla, an old Arab Saint, who is said to have been buried here, is a place of pilgrimage. 📍Climate of Bitra Island: ✅The climate of Bitra is similar to the climatic conditions of Kerala. March to May is the hottest period of the year. ✅The temperature ranges from 25oC to 35oC and humidity ranges from 70 -76 per cent for most of the year. ✅It was the breeding ground for a number of sea birds. ✅Bitra would become the third island in the archipelago with a defence establishment – two Indian naval bases in the archipelago are INS Dweeprakshak in Kavaratti, the capital of the UT, and INS Jatayu in Minicoy. #Places_in_news Join @Mapping_prelims_mains

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Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) ✅ It is an intergovernmental food standards body, set up in 1963. ✅ It was established jointly by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), within the framework of the Joint Food Standards Programme. ✅Objective: To protect consumer’s health and ensure fair practices in the food trade. ✅ Members: Currently, 189 members (188 UN member countries and the European Union). ✅ India became a member in 1964. ✅ Headquarter: Rome  #prelims

🔆 Wular Lake Revival: Lotuses Bloom After 30 Years in Kashmir ✅ Wular Lake, one of Asia’s largest freshwater lakes, has seen a revival of lotus blooms after three decades—an indicator of improving ecological health ✅ Located in Bandipora, Kashmir Valley, Wular is surrounded by 31 villages, supporting over 12,000 households 📍 Ecological Decline & Recovery: ✅ Lotuses stopped blooming in 1992 after Jhelum river floods damaged the ecosystem ✅ Over the years, farming runoff and siltation led to nutrient overload (N, P, K) → oxygen-depleted water ✅ De-siltation and wetland restoration enabled lotus return, acting as a natural barometer of water quality ✅ Lake area reduced from 217.8 sq. km (1911) to 86.7 sq. km (2007) due to encroachment & land conversion 📍 Cultural & Economic Importance: ✅ Lotus stems used in Kashmiri cuisine & rituals ✅ Lake sustains livelihoods via chestnut harvesting, fishing, etc. ✅ Wular is central to Kashmiri folklore, associated with gods and kings

Prelims MCQ Q. Wular Lake, recently in news for ecological revival, is located in: A. Ladakh B. Jammu region C. Kashmir Valley D. Himachal Pradesh ✅ Answer: C

Mains Question (GS3 – 150 words) Ecological restoration of water bodies like Wular Lake reflects the impact of local conservation and de-siltation efforts. Discuss the environmental and socio-economic significance of reviving freshwater lakes in India.

🔆 Lok Sabha to Introduce Multimedia Attendance System 📍From Monsoon Session 2025, LS MPs must mark attendance from their seats via a Multimedia Device (MMD) system. ✅ Key Points: • MPs to register attendance using I-card, biometrics, or PIN from respective seats. • MMD replaces manual register signing; terminals already installed. • Mandatory attendance needed for MPs to claim daily parliamentary allowances. • Move aims to reduce lobby congestion and prevent MPs from marking attendance without attending proceedings. • System will go live from July 21, 2025. • Rajya Sabha may adopt the same soon.

📝 Prelims MCQ What is the purpose of the Multimedia Device system introduced in the Lok Sabha? A) To enable live voting B) To register attendance digitally C) To stream House debates D) To monitor party-wise voting Answer: B

📝 Mains GS2 Q Discuss the significance of digital reforms like biometric attendance systems in enhancing accountability and transparency in Parliamentary functioning.

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