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*🛡️Kalamkari Paintings* ♟️The name comes from kalam, i.e. a pen, which is used to paint these exquisite paintings. ♟️The pen used is made of sharp pointed bamboo, used to regulate the flow of colours. The base is cotton fabric while the colours used are vegetable dyes. ♟️The pen is soaked in a mixture of fermented jaggery and water; one by one these are applied and thereafter, the vegetable dyes are applied ♟️The main centers for this art are Srikalahasti and Machilipatnam in the State of Andhra Pradesh. ♟️The images are drawn free hand and the inspiration comes from Hindu mythology. ♟️Textiles with handwork are also produced here. Kalamkari painting had its existence even during Vijayanagara empire ♟️It has received GI status.

*🛡️Mahi River* ♟️The Mahi basin extends over states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat having total area of 34,842 Sq km. ♟️It is bounded by Aravalli hills on the north and the north-west, by Malwa Plateau on the east, by the Vindhyas on the south and by the Gulf of Khambhat on the west. ♟️Mahi is one of the major interstate west flowing rivers of India. ♟️It originates from the northern slopes of Vindhyas at an altitude of 500 m in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. ♟️The total length of Mahi is 583 km. ♟️It drains into the Arabian Sea through the Gulf of Khambhat. ♟️The major part of basin is covered with agricultural land accounting to 63.63% of the total area ♟️Hydro Power stations are located in Mahi Bajaj Sagar dam and at Kadana Dam. ♟️Vadodara is the only important urban centre in the basin. There are not many industries in the basin. ♟️Some of the industries are cotton textile, paper, newsprint, drugs and pharmaceuticals. Most of these industries are located at Tatlam.

*🛡️Smog-Eating Technology* ♟️A photocatalytic technology based primarily on Titanium Dioxide (TiO₂). ♟️Works through coatings applied on roads, pavements, buildings, etc. to neutralize air pollutants. *💎How it Works?* ♟️TiO₂ acts as a photocatalyst when exposed to sunlight/UV light. ♟️Converts harmful gases like Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) & VOCs → into nitrates, CO₂ & water. ♟️Creates a “self-cleaning” effect, breaking down pollutants on contact. *💎Benefits* ♟️Reduces harmful pollutants (NO₂, hydrocarbons). ♟️Improves public health by lowering toxic air exposure. ♟️Low-maintenance, works passively under sunlight. ♟️Can be integrated with existing urban infrastructure without major disruption. *💎Challenges* ♟️Needs scientific validation under Indian/local conditions. ♟️Cost-effectiveness of large-scale application still debated. ♟️Concerns about long-term durability of coatings & safe disposal of residues.

*🛡️Tricks to remember important Vanilla Countries in Indian Ocean* *💎Trick:- MalSy Gone Mad at MauRya* *♟️Mal = Mayotte* *♟️Sy = Seychelles* *♟️Gone = cone =Comoros* *♟️Mad = Madagascar* *♟️Mau = Mauritius* *♟️Rya = Reunion island* *♟️Maldives is no more member of Vanilla Islands.*

*🛡️Major Wildlife Institutes* ♟️Indian Zoological Survey Centre – Kolkata ♟️Centre for Ecological Sciences – Bengaluru ♟️Indian Institute of Forest Management – Bhopal ♟️Govind Ballabh Pant Institute – Almora (Uttarakhand) ♟️Indian Forest College – Dehradun (Uttarakhand) ♟️Indian Forest Survey Centre – Dehradun (Uttarakhand) ♟️Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment – New Delhi ♟️Indian Forest Ranger College – Dehradun ♟️Indian Wildlife Research Institute – Dehradun ♟️Indian Zoological Survey Centre Kolkata ♟️Indian Wildlife Research Institute – Dehradun ♟️Indian Botanical Garden – Kolkata ♟️Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) – Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) ♟️National Environmental Research Institute – Nagpur ♟️Rainforest Research Institute – Jorhat ♟️Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding Institute - Coimbatore ♟️Forest Productivity Centre – Ranchi ♟️Central Avian Research Institute - Izzatnagar, Bareilly. 

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