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Posted 29 Mar 2024

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Core Sector

  • Combined ICI increased by 6.7% (provisional) in February 2024 as compared to the Index of February 2023. 
  • The ICI measures the combined and individual performance of production of eight core industries.
    • Eight core industries are Fertilizers, Cement, Natural Gas, Crude Oil, Coal, Electricity, Steel, and Petroleum Refinery Products. 
      • They comprise 40.27% of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). 
    • ICI is released by the Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
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  • Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI)
  • Office of the Economic Adviser

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) - South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC)

  • ISARC will develop rice varieties with low methane emissions and enhance productivity of premium quality nutritious rice. 
    • To achieve this, ISARC is promoting adoption of best agronomic and management practices like Dry Seeded Rice and Alternate Wet and Drying.

 

  • About ISARC
    • Established in 2018 through MoU between India’s Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and IRRI.
    • Located at Varanasi, Utter Pradesh.
    • Dedicated to strengthening rice-based agri-food system in South Asia region by developing climate-resilient, bio-fortified rice varieties for farmers and consumers.

 

  • About IRRI (HQ: Philippines)
    • Dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger through rice science; etc.
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  • IRRI
  • IRRI - South Asia Regional Centre

Tiger Triumph 2024

  • Harbour Phase of the exercise Tiger Triumph is being conducted at Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh. 
  • Tiger Triumph is a Bilateral Tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Amphibious Exercise between India and the US.
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  • Tiger Triumph 2024
  • Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR)

Gyps vulture (Indian Vulture)

  • Moyar valley located in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve is the only region with largest nesting colony of Gyps vultures in wild.

 

  • About Gyps Indicus
    • Characteristics
      • Possess whitish feathers on a dark head and neck, and a pale collar.
      • Colonial nesters and often seen in flocks.
      • Population is declining.
    • Habitat
      • Habitat Specialization: Open Grassland.
      • Found in Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan.
    • Protection Status
      • IUCN: Critically Endangered
      • Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I
    • Conservation Measures
      • Banning of Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like diclofenac, Ketoprofen for veterinary use.
      • Vulture Action Plan 2020-25. 
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  • Gyps vulture