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The Indian Navy completes 2nd anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Guinea in Atlantic Ocean with the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) INS Sumedha recently. INS Sumedha is the 3rd of the indigenously developed Naval OPV of Saryu class. It was built by Goa Shipyard Limited and commissioned on 2014. It took part in the recently conducted Operation Kaveri for evacuation of Indian diaspora from war hit Sudan recently.

Galathea Bay/International Container Transhipment Port

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) visits Galathea Bay and reviews progress of proposed International Container Transhipment Port (ICTP) recently. Galathea Bay Galathea Bay is located on Great Nicobar Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Galathea Bay is also the name of a National Park that was established in 1992. It is part of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve.

Article 311(2) (C)

The Jammu & Kashmir government has terminated 4 government employees for being a threat to the security of the state under article 311 (2) (c) recently. Article 311(2) – It states that a civil servant cannot be dismissed, demoted, or reduced in rank unless they have been given a reasonable opportunity to show cause against the proposed action. Article 311(2)(c) - It allows the government to terminate employees without ordering an inquiry into their conduct or giving

Location of Ecuador

Daniel Noboa sworn in as Ecuador's President recently. Ecuador is a country in South America that's named after the equator, which splits the country in two. Capital – Quito. It's bordered by Colombia in north, Peru in east and south and in west by Pacific Ocean. It is home to Amazon rainforest, Andean paramos, Cloud forests, Galápagos Islands.

Chila in Peru

A recent study says that Peru has lost more than half of its glacier surface in the last 6 decades, and 175 glaciers became extinct due to climate change between 2016 and 2020. The Chila mountain range lies in the Arequipa Region in the Andes of Peru. This mountain range is home to key first waters that give rise to the Amazon River, the longest and mightiest in the world, descend from the glacier. It has lost 99% of its glacial surface since 1962.

Koala

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a tree-dwelling herbivorous marsupial of Australia. Koalas are folivore specialists, feeding mainly on Eucalyptus leaves, and occasional leaves of other plant species. Conservation status – IUCN - Endangered. Chlamydia is a bacterial infection affecting many koalas in South East Queensland. Australia is planting kola corridors to save them. Marsupials are a group of mammals that are also known as pouched mammals.

Nidirana Noadihing (Musical Frog)

Scientists have discovered a new species of 'music frog', Nidirana noadihing in Arunachal Pradesh recently. The speciality of this new species of frog is that both the male and female are vocal. Habitat - Swamps, ponds and paddy fields, and they often construct nests to lay their eggs. The new species was named after the Noa-Dihing River, which is near where the specimens were discovered and collected. Noa-Dihing is a tributary of Brahmaputra, ori

Lachit Borphukan

Lachit Borphukan was the commander of the Ahom forces and an icon of Assamese nationalism. In the Battle of Saraighat (Naval battle) on the River Brahmaputra, he thwarted an invasion by the Mughal Forces under the command of Ramsingh I. On 24th November each year, Lachit Diwas is celebrated in Assam to commemorate the heroism of Lachit Borphukan and the victory of the Assamese army at the Battle of Saraighat.

International Sugar Organization (ISO)

India becomes Chair of International Sugar Organization (ISO) for 2024 to lead global sugar sector. ISO is an intergovernmental organization with 90 member countries, based in London, which was established by the International Sugar Agreement of 1968, as the body responsible for administering the Agreement. ISO represents (based on data for 2022) - 87% of world sugar production, 64% of world sugar consumption, 34% of world imports, 92% of world exports. India is the largest