Prelims Facts Corner – 14 September 2023

Bhoj Wetland

National Green Tribunal has banned the operation of cruise boats in Upper Lake in Bhopal . Also banned construction within “no development zone” i.e. “buffer zone” as provided in Wetland Rules, 2017.

  • Location – Madhya Pradesh
  • Designated as a Ramsar site.
  • It has 2 man-made reservoirs i.e. Upper lake (Bhojtal) and Lower Lake.
  • Upper Lake is an important source of drinking water for Bhopal city.

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Zolgensma, a medicine used for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) was administered.

  • SMA refers to a group of hereditary diseases that can damage and kill specialized nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord (motor neurons).
  • Main Cause – A mutated or missing gene known as the survival motor neuron gene 1 (SMN1).
  • Motor neurons are cells in the brain and spinal cord that control movement in the arms, legs, face, etc. as well as skeletal muscle activity.

arXiv

arXiv had grown to a collection of more than two million research papers.

  • It is an open-access repository of electronic preprints and a research hub for physicists, computer scientists, mathematicians, astronomers and anyone involved in serious research of any kind.

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