NCISM has concluded the first phase of the ‘desh Ka Prakriti Parikshan Abhiyaan’ with Historic Five Guinness World Records.

About NCISM 

• About: NCISM is a statutory body constituted under the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020.
• Composition: It consists of 29 members, appointed by the central government. 
• Ministry: Ministry of Ayush
• NCISM aims to:
  • Improve: Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and Sowa-Rigpa (AUS&SR) medical education and ensure a sufficient, qualified workforce accessible to all.
  • Promote: Research-driven AUS&SR practice and transparent institutional assessment,
  • Regulate: AUS&SR standards through registration, ethical guidelines, and grievance redressal.

India Assumes Chairmanship of BOBP-IGO.

About BOBP-IGO

• Genesis: 2003
• Purpose: It is an Inter-Governmental Organisation promoting cooperation and providing technical advisory for sustainable coastal fisheries in the Bay of Bengal region. 
• Members: Bangladesh, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka.
  • Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand are cooperating non-contracting parties.
• Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project II:
  • Purpose: Addresses issues related to the overexploitation of marine living resources, the degradation and loss of critical habitats and water pollution.
  • Tenure: Five-year project (2023-2028) with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

RBI plans $10 billion dollar-Re swap to improve liquidity.

• It is a financial tool used to manage liquidity in the banking system.

About Buy/Sell Swap

• Buy Phase: The RBI buys US dollars from banks in exchange for Indian Rupees. This increases the Rupee liquidity in the banking system.
• Sell Phase: After a specified period (in this case, three years), the RBI sells the same amount of US dollars back to the banks and receives the Indian Rupees in return.

A study finds that human activities outside protected areas drive biodiversity loss, with "extinction filtering" causing the disappearance of sensitive species.

About Extinction filtering

• Extinction filtering is the process where species sensitive to human disturbance disappear, leaving only those capable of surviving in degraded landscapes.
• This pattern of biodiversity loss, results in a less diverse and more uniform mix of species in tropical forests. 
• Concern: Over time, this weakens entire ecosystems and reduces their ability to recover from environmental changes.

Recently, Vietnamese government published map of its Gulf of Tonkin baseline.

• Baselines are used to determine limits to territorial waters and exclusive economic zones.

About Gulf of Tonkin

• Vietnam shares a maritime border with China in Gulf of Tonkin. 
• It is the northwest arm of the South China Sea, bounded by China (north and east), Hainan Island (east), and northern Vietnam (west). 
• It receives the Red River, and its main ports include Ben Thuy and Haiphong in northern Vietnam and Beihai (Pakhoi) in China.

Bharat Tech Triumph Program has been launched to support digital and online gaming in India. 

About Bharat Tech Triumph Program

• Launched by:  Interactive Entertainment and Innovation Council (IEIC), in partnership with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), 
• Objective: To identify and showcase India’s gaming talent on the international stage.
• It will provide Indian innovators with a global platform to highlight their expertise and expand India’s presence in the international gaming industry.

Novel technique unearthed to enhance next-generation lighting through Perovskite Light Emitting Diodes (PeLEDs).

About Perovskite LEDs (PeLEDs)

• It combines the advantages of Organic LEDs (OLEDs) and Quantum dot LED (QLEDs), reducing their sensitivity to heat and moisture, as well as colour instability, paving the way for efficient, durable optoelectronic devices.
  • OLEDs are monolithic, solid-state devices that typically consist of a series of organic thin films sandwiched between two thin-film conductive electrodes. 
  • QLED display technology that utilizes quantum dots, which are semiconductor nanocrystals, to produce vibrant and high-quality images. 

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) introduces Digital Brand Identity Manual (DBIM) to harmonize the government’s Digital presence.

About Digital Brand Identity Manual (DBIM)

• The initiative focuses on simplifying and standardizing government websites.
• Aim: Toensure that citizens from diverse backgrounds can easily navigate and access essential government services.
• Objective: To Enhance service delivery, and ensure consistent messaging across ministries, making government priorities more transparent.
• Significance: Will enhance the government's "Minimum Government, Maximum Governance" approach by introducing "Uniform Governance”.