Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB)
- FSIB has recommended Sanjay Shukla for post of managing director of National Housing Bank.
- About FSIB
- Constituted in 2022 under Department of Financial Services (Ministry of Finance), by Central Government replacing Bank Board Bureau.
- Secretariat of Bureau currently comprises of Secretary and five officers.
- Purpose
- Recommending persons for appointment as whole-time directors and non-executive chairpersons on Boards of financial services institutions like Public Sector Banks, Public Sector Financial Institutions, and Public Sector Insurance Companies.
- Advising on certain other matters relating to personnel management in these institutions.
- Tags :
- Financial Services Institutions Bureau
- FSIB Purpose
Senkaku Islands
- Joint statement issued by Japan and USA recently opposed any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo of the Senkaku Islands by China.
- Japan and China have long-running dispute over these islands.
- About Senkaku Island:
- Also known as Diaoyu in Chinese.
- Senkaku Islands are located in the East China Sea approximately 410 km west of Okinawa Island.
- Largest island: Uotsuri Island.
- Tags :
- Disputed Islands
- Japan
- China
- East China Sea
Baobab Tree
- Global Society for Preservation of Baobabs and Mangroves has initiated a mission to rejuvenate baobab trees.
- About Baobab Tree (Genus: Adansonia)
- Long-lived deciduous, small to large trees from 20 to 100 ft tall with broad trunks and compact tops.
- Grows in Africa, Madagascar and Australia.
- Also found in Mandu, in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.
- Also known as upside-down tree, because in dry season they are devoid of leaves, and their bare grey and gnarled branches resemble roots.
- Fiber from bark is used to make rope, cloth, musical instrument strings etc.
- Tags :
- Baobab Tree
- Upside- down tree
Eurasian Otter
- For the first time in India, Eurasian otter was radio-tagged in Satpura tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh).
- Other two otter species found in India – Smooth-coated otter and Asian small-clawed otter.
- About Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra)
- Conservation Status:
- IUCN: Near threatened
- Wildlife Protection Act: Schedule I
- CITES: Appendix I
- Distribution:
- Found in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
- In India, found in northern, northeast, and southern regions.
- Characteristics: Brown Fur, adapted for aquatic lifestyle with webbed feet and ability to close small ears and nose under water.
- Conservation Status:
- Tags :
- Schedule I WPA
- Appendix I CITES
- Near Threatened
- Otter