North East African Cheetah
Experts appealed to IUCN to upgrade Horn of Africa cheetah status to ‘endangered’
- Region: Horn of Africa (mostly Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia)
- Also known as: Sudan Cheetah
- Threats – Trafficking to Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
- Physical characteristics: resembles East African cheetah- thick and coarse fur, thick tails, facial spotting varies from dense to relatively thin
- IUCN Status: Vulnerable
CLASPEI
Drug has been approved by Drug Controller General of India.
- Cannabis based drug for epilepsy
- Contains tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content below 0.1%.
- THC – active ingredient of cannabis.
- Cannabis in India under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in 1985 –
- Sale and production of cannabis resin and flowers is prohibited
- Use of leaves and seeds of is permitted
Drishti 10 Starliner
Indian Navy unveiled Drishti 10 Starliner.
- India’s 1st indigenously manufactured Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
- An advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platform.
- Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV
- Payload capacity – 450 kg
- Only all-weather military platform with NATO’s STANAG 4671 certifications for UAV system’s airworthiness.
International Classification of Diseases 11 (ICD-11)
WHO’s International Classification of Diseases 11 (ICD-11) now introduces Module 2 (ICD 11 TM 2)
- ICD – International standard for systematic recording, reporting, analysis, interpretation, and comparison of mortality and morbidity data.
- Includes a dedicated chapter on traditional medicine.
- ICD-11 Module-1 – covers traditional medicine conditions originating in ancient China (now commonly used in Japan, Korea etc.)
- Module 2 under ICD 11 – dedicated to Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani (ASU) data and terminology.