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Posted 17 Feb 2024

Updated 18 Mar 2024

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Pandaram lands

  • Lakshadweep administration continues to number trees on Pandaram lands. 
  • Laccadive Minicoy and Amini Islands Land Revenue and Tenancy Regulation, 1965 defines Pandaram lands as 
    • land in which Government has, a proprietary right immediately before the commencement of this Regulation and 
    • includes any land in which government may acquire such rights under this Regulation or under any other law.
  • Land other than pandaram land over which a person has proprietary rights under the customary law of the Islands are defined as "jenmam land" under the 1965 regulation. 
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  • Lakshadweep
  • jenmam land
  • Pandaram lands

Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan

  • 6th regional dialogue of officials of security councils and National Security Advisers on Afghanistan was held in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
    • Key participants include India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. 
  • The regional dialogue of security officials has emerged as an important mechanism for assessing the situation in Afghanistan after the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban in 2021.
    • India hosted the 3rd regional security dialogue in New Delhi in November 2021.
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  • Afghanistan
  • NSA
  • Taliban
  • regional security dialogue

Cartosat-2

  • ISRO confirmed successful de-orbiting and atmospheric re-entry of Cartosat-2 at its end-of-life.
  • About Cartosat-2
    • Launched in 2007.
    • Advanced remote sensing satellite capable of providing scene-specific spot imagery.
  • De-orbiting of Cartosat-2: ISRO lowered its perigee (point in the orbit of a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth) using leftover fuel to comply with international guidelines on space debris mitigation.
  • De-orbiting of Cartosat-2 represents a significant step for ISRO in ensuring long-term sustainability of outer space activities.
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  • ISRO
  • Cartosat-2
  • De-orbiting

Indian Skimmer

  • India and Bangladesh submit a joint proposal to list Indian skimmers (also known as Indian scissors bill) under the Convention on Migratory Species.
  • About Indian Skimmer
    • Indian skimmer is found in the coastal estuaries of western and eastern India. It occurs primarily on larger, sandy, lowland rivers, around lakes and adjacent marshes, estuaries and coasts
    • It breeds colonially on large, exposed sand-bars and islands.
    • It feeds on surface-dwelling fish, small crustaceans and insect larvae.
  • Protection Status
    • IUCN Red List: Endangered
    • CITES: Not listed
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  • CMS
  • Biodiversity
  • Indian scissors bill
  • Convention on Migratory Species

Amphipods

  • Researchers have discovered a new species of marine amphipod in Odisha’s Chilika Lake (Asia’s biggest brackish water lagoon). 
    • The species, named as ‘Parhyale’ odian, is brown, has 13 pairs of legs, and uses the first pair for capturing prey.
  •  Amphipods are crustacea.
    •  Crustaceans are a very large group of Arthropods which include crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, etc.
      • They are invertebrates with a hard exoskeleton and a segmented body that is bilaterally symmetrical. 
      • They are mostly free-living freshwater or marine animals, but some are terrestrial (e.g. woodlice).