Explanation

• Option a is correct.
• Recently, researchers recorded a new orchid plant in Vijoynagar, Arunachal Pradesh.
• The Gastrochilus pechei was known to bloom only in Myanmar.
• It is called with common name as Peche's Lip Orchid.
• Characteristics – It is a small, epiphytic orchid with a single, leathery leaf and a short stem.
• It has many leathery, flat leaves that sheathe at the base, with an unequally bilobed apex.
• The inflorescence is lateral, relatively short, sub-umbellate, and bears a few to many flowers.

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Explanation

• Statement 1 is correct – Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease like dengue and malaria, which are expanding in geographic reach due to climate change.
• Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of conditions caused by a variety of pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and toxins and associated with devastating health, social and economic consequences.
• Statement 2 is correct – Increased heat and humidity induced by climate Change creating favourable habitats for venomous snakes.
• It increases human-snake interactions across rural and urban areas could present new challenges for public health and medical management

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Explanation

• Recently, a government committee rejects inclusion of 9 new medical conditions in Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act 2016 (RPwD Act) disability list.
• Only Parkinson’s disease is covered under the disability list of RPwD Act.

• The government committee rejected for the inclusion of the 9 new medical conditions in disability list citing specific explainations
• The 9 new medical conditions are – palmoplantar keratoderma, single-sided deafness, epilepsy, Factor-XIII deficiency, ichthyosis, asthma, laryngectomy, vital organ failure and ostomy.

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Explanation

• Option a is incorrect – An operation conducted by the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and foreign nationals from Sudan is description of Operation Kaveri
• Option b is incorrect – Operation Agni Warrior, is a bilateral military exercise between the Indian Army and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)
• It focuses on artillery operations, joint firepower planning, and enhancing interoperability through the use of modern equipment and simulation.
• Option c is incorrect – It is irrelevant, there is no such initiative.
• Option d is correct – Operation SWARNA (Swarnamukhi Waterbody Action for River and Nala Awareness).
• Recently, the Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA) has announced Operation SWARNA to rescue the River Swarnamukhi.
• The initiatives objectives include rescuing River Swarnamukhi from encroachments.
  • Revive its flow and rejuvenate the river.
  • Ensure sustainable ecosystem and waterbody protection

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Explanation

• Statements 1, 2 are correct - Unified RERA (Real Estate Regulatory Authority) Portal launched by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs to enhance transparency and facilitate best practice sharing among States/UTs.
• It is a common platform, integrating the state RERA websites and offering homebuyers a nation-wide database of registered projects and agents.
• Additional information – Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) was established under Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.
• It aims to protect the home purchasers and also boosting the real estate investments.

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