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#GS_FACTS Dicraeosaurid Dinosaurs 🎯Dicraeosaurids are a group of long-necked herbivorous dinosaurs (plant eating dinosaurs). 🎯Recently, scientists from IIT Roorkee and the Geological Survey of India (GSI) announced the discovery of the oldest dicraeosaurid dinosaur fossil in India. 🎯The fossil was found in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan.

#GS_FACTS Vaquita porpoise (Phocoena sinus) 📌It is the world's smallest cetacean and most endangered marine mammal. 📌It is found only in the northern Gulf of California in Mexico. 🔹The name vaquita means “little cow” in Spanish. 🔹IUCN: Critically Endangered. 🔹Recently, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) issued an extinction alert for the vaquita, which is the first time the IWC has done so for a cetacean species.

#GS_FACTS Lymphatic filariasis 🔹It is a parasitic disease caused by thread-like worms called filaria. 🔹The worms are transmitted to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes. 🔹It is commonly known as Elephantiasis. 🔹It is a neglected tropical disease. 🎯India is committed to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis by 2027.

#GS_FACTS Rajouri Chikri Wood Craft and Mushqbudji Rice 🎯These two products from Jammu and Kashmir recently received GI Tags.

#GS_FACTS 2023 World Archery Championships 📌India won its first-ever gold medal at the World Archery Championships in 2023. 📌The Indian women's compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami, and Parneet Kaur won the gold medal, beating Mexico in the final.

#GS_FACTS Burgess Shale ▪️It is a fossil-rich site located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. ▪️It is famous for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils. ▪️Recently, the old jellyfish fossils have been found here and were named Burgessomedusa phasmiformis. 🔹Burgess Shale is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.