- Red Corridor to be redrawn by Union Govt.
- What is Red Corridor: Areas affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE).
- Where: 106 districts spanning across 10 States — Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
- In NEWS: Union Government is going to take out 20 such districts from 106, to be out red corridor.
- Bioremediation:
- An environment-friendly mechanism that uses microorganisms to degrade environmental pollutants.
- In NEWS: Scientists to undertake field trials of Oil-degrading bacteria in Kochi
- Kerala Government launched first ever Water Metro project in the country.
- It shall be an integrated water transport project developed as feeder service to the Kochi Metro Rail.
- Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation constituted a four-member committee, headed by Madhav Chitale, to prepare guidelines for desiltation of Ganga River.
- Terms of Reference of Committee:
- Prepare guidelines for desiltation of Ganga River from Bhimgauda (Uttarakhand) to Farakka (West Bengal).
- Establish need for desilting for ecology and e-flow of the river Ganga.
- Establish difference between desilting and sand mining.
- Legendary modern Indian artist Syed Haider Raza passed away in New Delhi following a prolonged illness. Awarded Padam Shri.
- India has been ranked a low 110th out of 149 countries on Sustainable Development index (SDI).
- The index has been launched by Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Bertelsmann Stiftung.
- Sweden occupies 1st
- Restoration work of moat at Fort St. George Fort will start soon.
- Fact to remember: different Forts made by English.
- Fort St. George – Chennai – 1st British Indian Fort.
- Fort Williams – Kolkata
- Fort Bombay – Mumbai
- Fort St. David – Cuddalore, 100 kms South of Chennai
- Anchuthengu Fort – Kerala, 1st British Fort on Malabar Coast.
- Indian Airforce An-32 aircraft disappeared on Friday morning over waters between southern India and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Type Russian Transport Aircraft
- Search & Rescue operations carried by Indian Naval P-8I Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft.
- China has completed the production of the world’s largest amphibious aircraft – AG600.
- Amphibious Aircraft – Can take off & land directly from water (Sea)
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