T-50
T-50 opened recently.
- Known as – Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link
- Significance – Longest transportation tunnel of the country (USBRL)
- Falls between – Khari-Sumber section.
Zombie Deer Disease
Recently a significant rise has been witnessed in the cases of ‘Zombie Deer Disease’
- Also known as – Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a contagious neurological condition fatal to animals
- Caused by – Misfolded proteins known as prions
- Affects – Species in the cervid family (deer, elk, reindeer, sika deer, and moose)
- Till now, no direct evidence of its human transmission has been found.
- Treatment – No treatments or vaccines as of now.
Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)
FSDC has asked financial sector regulators to take further measures to check the spread of unauthorized lending through online apps.
- FSDC – Set up by the Government as the apex-level forum in 2010 (Not a statutory body).
- Deals with – Issues relating to financial stability, financial sector development, and inter–regulatory coordination, etc.
- Chairman – Union Finance Minister
- Members – Heads of Financial sector Regulators (RBI, SEBI, PFRDA, IRDA & FMC), Finance Secretary etc. Reconstituted in 2018 to include more members
- Funding – No funds are separately allocated to it for undertaking its activities.
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
CDP Water Security Ratings improved due to NTPC’s efforts to enhance water reuse and recycling.
- Carbon Disclosure Project – A not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors and companies to manage their environmental impacts.
- Founded in – 2000
- Significance – 1st platform to leverage investor pressure to influence corporate disclosure on environmental impact.
International Mother Language Day
International Mother Language Day celebrated recently
- International Mother Language Day – February 21
- Observed by – UNESCO
- Aim – Preservation of linguistic heritage
- Commemorates – Long struggle by Bangladesh to protect its mother language Bangla.