PM SHRI Scheme
Delhi signs MoU with Centre to implement PM-SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India) scheme.
- Centrally sponsored initiative
- Objective – Strengthening the existing schools from amongst schools managed by Central government/State/ UT Government/local bodies.
- Aligns with National Education Policy (2020).
- Time Period – 2022-23 to 2026-27
Pink Cocaine
Pink cocaine has been seized in many countries.
- Rarely contains cocaine, typically containing ketamine, a drug with entirely different effects.
- Has hallucinogenic properties
- Health effects – Heart attacks, high blood pressure, stroke, behavioural changes, addiction, anxiety, depression, psychosis, etc.
PM YASASVI
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment highlighted that impact of PM-YASASVI (PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India)
- Aim – Streamline educational support for socially and economically disadvantaged students
- Seeks to provide quality education to students from Other Backward Classes, Economically Backward Classes, and Denotified Tribes.
- Subsumed earlier initiatives like Dr. Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for EBCs and DNTs.
Cloud Chamber
India is set to build its 1st convective cloud chamber at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune under ‘Mission Mausam.
- A closed cylinder where water vapor and aerosols are injected, allowing clouds to form under controlled humidity and temperature conditions.
- Help in understanding of cloud physics under conditions typical of Indian weather systems
Asian Golden Cat
Presence of ‘Asiatic golden cat’ reconfirmed in Assam’s Manas National park recently.
- A wild cat native to Asia.
- Distribution – Found across Northeast India, Southeast Asia, and southern China.
- Appearance – Polymorphic in colour (Showcases a variety of coat colours, including golden, red brown, dark brown, and grey)
- Conservation status –
- IUCN – Near Threatened.
- Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 – Schedule-I.
- CITES – Appendix I