Nanaji Deshmukh
15th death anniversary of Bharat Ratna Nanaji Deshmukh.
- Born in – Maharashtra in 1916.
- Founded Deendayal Research Institute (DRI) in 1972 to validate the philosophy of Integral Humanism propounded by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
- Take part in the sampooran kranti (total revolution) of Jayaprakash Narayan against the Emergency in 1975.
- Participated in Bhoodan Movement started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave.
Petrification
A first-of-its-kind discovery of a petrified wood fossil has been made at Rajmahal hills in Jharkhand.
- A natural process in which organic material, such as wood or bone, is gradually transformed into stone.
- Organic matter is completely replaced by minerals and the fossil is turned to stone.
- Reproduces the original tissue in every detail.
- Occurs in both hard and soft tissues.
Hague Service Commission
The U.S. SEC has requested assistance from the Indian government under the Hague Service Convention to serve summons in a securities and wire fraud case.
- An international treaty established in 1965 to streamline the process of serving legal documents across international borders.
- India joined in 2006 with reservations.
- It prohibits the service of judicial documents through diplomatic or consular channels, except when the recipient is a national of the requesting country.
- Central authority to handle service requests – Ministry of Law and Justice.
Oarfish
A rareOarfish has been sighted near Baja California Sur coast, Mexico.
- Deep-sea fish with a long, ribbon-like body.
- Also called – ‘Doomsday Fish’
- Has Silvery, reflective body, acts as camouflage in deep-sea environments.
- Often seen floating vertically
- Primarily consume small marine organisms through Filter feeding
Ocelot
Ocelot was launched recently.
- A quantum computing chip
- Launched by – Amazon
- Key Benefit – Can reduce the costs of implementing quantum error correction by up to 90%, compared to current approaches.