THE CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION [NATIONAL BODIES]
The Central Information Commission has been constituted with effect from 12-10-2005 under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The jurisdiction of the Commission extends over all Central Public Authorities.
The Commission has certain powers and functions mentioned in sections 18, 19, 20 and 25 of the RTI Act, 2005.These broadly relate to adjudication in second appeal for giving information; direction for record keeping, suo motu disclosures receiving and enquiring into a complaint on inability to file RTI etc;imposition of penalties and Monitoring and Reporting including preparation of an Annual Report. The decisions of the Commission are final and binding.
THE RUMAILA OIL FIELD [GEOGRAPHY]
- The Rumaila oil field is a super-giant oil fieldlocated in southern Iraq.Rumaila is said to be the largest oilfield ever discovered in Iraq and one of the three largest oilfields in the world.
- Under Abdul-Karim Qasim, the oilfield was …………..in PREMIUM NF SATCK
ARTIFICIAL RIPENING [CHEMICAL]
Artificial ripening is the controlled, commercial process of accelerating fruit maturation (e.g., mangoes, bananas) using agents like ethylene gas to ensure uniform ripening and easier transport. While ethylene is safe, harmful chemicals like calcium carbide.which releases acetylene gas and leaves toxic arsenic/phosphorus residues, are frequently used illegally, posing serious risks like headaches
PRIMORSK PORT [GEOGRAPHY]
Primorsk Port is the largest Russian oil-loading port in the Baltic Sea and the end point of the Baltic Pipeline System.
OCTOPUS [ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY]
An octopus octopuses or octopodes is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc
Strategies to defend themselves against their own predators include expelling ink, camouflage, and threat displays, the ability to jet quickly through the water and hide, and deceit. All octopuses are venomous, but only the blue-ringed octopuses are known to be deadly to humans
A hectocotylus is a specially modified arm in male cephalopods (octopuses, squid, cuttlefish) used to transfer ……………………..in PREMIUM NF SATCK
FOSSIL BEDS [GEOGRAPHY]
researchers from IIT-Bombay, Vrije Universiteit Brussels (Belgium), the Indian Statistical Institute, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, and IISER-Kolkata reported that the fossil beds in the Dwarka Basin date back to the early Miocene epoch.