- Israel has approved the reopening of the Erez crossing to allow the flow of more humanitarian aid into Gaza.
- Also approved use of Ashdod Port for Aid.
- About Erez Crossing
- Also known as Beit Hanoun.
- It is a border crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip.
- It is the only border crossing that allows people in Gaza to travel to the occupied West Bank without passing through Egypt or Jordan.
- Other Key Crossings: Rafah crossing (between Egypt and Gaza), Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing, etc.
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2 sources- As per reports, the Indian Army has started the induction of Automated Air Defence Control & Reporting System ‘ProjectAkashteer’ to bolster its air defence capabilities.
- Project Akashteer
- It is indigenously developed and has state-of-the-art capability.
- It will enable monitoring of low level airspace over the battle areas of Indian Army and effectively control the Ground Based Air Defence Weapon Systems.
- It will empower the Air Defence units of the Indian Army to effectively operate in an integrated manner.
- It has been developed by the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
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- Finance Ministry has appointed new presiding officer of SAT.
- About SAT
- It is statutory body under Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Act, 1992.
- Function: To hear and dispose of appeals against orders passed by
- SEBI
- Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority,
- Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India.
- Bench: Mumbai.
- Composition: Consists of a Presiding Officer and such number of Judicial Members and Technical Members as Central Government may determine.
- The port handled record cargo of 66.4 million Metric Tonnes (MMT) in 2023-24.
- About SMP
- Earlier called Kolkata Port Trust, it is oldest operating port (since 1870) in India.
- It is governed under Major Port Trusts Act, 1963.
- Ministry: Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
- SMP has two Dock complexes: Kolkata Dock System and Haldia Dock Complex.
- It is only riverine Major Port in India.
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1 source- Indian Coast Guard evacuated crew from a fishing boat in the Gulf of Khambat.
- About Gulf of Khambhat:
- Also known as the Gulf of Cambay.
- It is a funnel-shaped indentation of the Arabian Sea that separates the large Saurashtra Peninsula and the mainland of Gujarat.
- Narmada, Tapi, Mahi, and Sabarmati Rivers drains in it, carrying heavy loads of suspended sediment.
- Famous Harappan port town at Lothal was situated at the head of the Gulf of Khambhat.
- Recently, a bloom of venomous purple jellyfish has been reported across Visakhapatnam coast.
- Temperature variations of seawater might be the major inducing factor which could result in jellyfish blooms.
- About Purple Jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca)
- It is found worldwide in tropical and warm-temperature seas.
- These are bioluminescent, i.e., they have the ability to produce light in the dark.
- Its sting can cause different type of illnesses such as diarrhoea, extreme pain, vomiting and anaphylactic shock (a severe allergic reaction that can develop quickly and be life-threatening).
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3 sources- Department of Archaeology and Museums have unearthed a coin hoard at Phanigiri site in Suryapet district (Telangana) belonging to Ikshvaku period.
- About Phanigiri
- Phanigiri means hillock of snake hood.
- It is Buddhist site located ~110 kms from Hyderabad.
- Excavations here have unearthed: Mahastupa, Chaitya Grihas, viharas, and life-size Stucco of Bodhisattva, Brahmi label inscriptions of Satavahana and Ikshvaku times, (2nd – 3rd Century A.D.) etc.
- The thorana’s panel shows that both Mahayana and Hinayana sects co-existed here.
