• According to a census done by the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) in collaboration with the Fishing Cat Project (TFCP),the ChilikaLake ( Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon) has 176 fishing cats,
• This is the world’s first population estimation of the fishing cat done outside the protected area network.
• According to the CDA, phase 1 of the estimation was conducted in 2021 in the 115 sq.km marshland in the north and north­eastern section of Chilika and its surrounding areas.
• Phase 2 was conducted in 2022 in the Parikud side along the coastal islands of Chilika.  A total of 150 camera traps were deployed in two phases with each fixed in the field for 30 days.
• According the CDA, spatially explicit capture recapture method was used to analyse the data.

• The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Hyderabad­ based Biological E. Limited (BE)’s COVID­19 vaccine Corbevax as a COVID­19 booster dose.
• The vaccine be administered to adults six months after the administration of second dose of Covaxin or Covishield for restricted use in emergency situations.
• According to the company, Corbevax is India’s first approved heterologous COVID booster (when the third dose is different from earlier doses). Be hasn’t received who’s emergency use listing for the jab.
• WHO’s EUL procedure assesses the quality, safety and efficacy of COVID­19 vaccines and is a prerequisite for COVAX vaccine supply.

About the SHRESHTA Scheme:

• Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA)provides for high quality education for meritorious but poor SC students in CBSE-affiliated reputed residential schools across the country.
• Approximately 3,000 seats are provided each year for admission in class 9th and 11th and the entire cost of the school fee and residential charges are borne by the Department.
• The students, belonging to Scheduled Castes, studying in class 8th and 10th in the current academic year are eligible for availing the benefits of scheme are selected through a transparent mechanism through a National Entrance Test for SHRESHTA (NETS),which is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission in class 9th and 11th.
• Students belonging to marginalized income group within the SC community, whose parental annual income is upto 2.5 Lakh are eligible. Successful candidates, after following the e-counselling process, are given admission in the school of their choice anywhere in the Country for their academic persuasion.
• The Department shall bear the total cost of the school fee and hostel charges till completion of their academic up to class 12th. There after the students of the scheme may avail benefits of other schemes of the Department for their higher education.

• Turkiye Capital: Ankara;
• President of Turkiye: Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Turkiye Currency: Turkish lira.
• The United Nations has changed the Republic of Turkey’s country name at the organisation from “Turkey” to “Türkiye”, following a request from Ankara for the change.
• Turkey began the move to change its internationally recognised official name in English to Türkiye in December after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan released a memorandum and asked the public to use Türkiye to describe the country in every language.
• Türkiye is the best representation and expression of the Turkish people’s culture, civilization and values.

• World Environment Day is observed globally on 5th June every year. This day is observed to raise awareness about protecting the environment and to remind people not to take nature granted. It is the biggest international day for the environment.
• The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)is the nodal agency that organises and supports events across the world.
• Theme of World Environment Day 2022.
• Sweden is the host this year and the theme is ‘Only One Earth,’ focusing on the need to live sustainably in harmony with nature.

• A heritage centre to showcase the role of the Indian Air Force in various wars and its overall functioning will come up at
• The ‘IAF Heritage Centre’ will be set up jointly by the force and the Chandigarh administration. An MoU between the Union Territory of Chandigarh and the IAF for setting up of the centre was inked.

About the Heritage Centre:

• This heritage centre will have artefact, simulators and interactive boards to highlight various facets of IAF.
• It will also showcase the vital role played by the service in various wars and assistance rendered for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
• This joint project of Administration of UT Chandigarh and IAF is planned to be completed by October.

• The Meghalaya government key initiative of e-proposal system, part of Meghalaya Enterprise Architect has won a coveted UN Award- World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) prize at Geneva in Switzerland.
• Secretary General of International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Houlin Zhao presented the winner award to Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma in the WSIS Forum Prizes 2022, held at Geneva, Switzerland.
• Meghalaya contested with projects from Australia, China, Argentina and Tanzania.
• MeghEA is the only project from India to win the Winner Award this year.

About the MeghEA project:

• MeghEA project is being implemented by Planning Department, Government of Meghalaya. The project has several components such as Government to Citizen or Business services, Government to Employee services and Government to Government services. E-Proposal system, part of the Government-to-Government component, enables faster processing and tracking of schemes.

• Brijraj Swami temple, a heritage structure at the Nurpur Fort in the town.
• The people from the lower Kangra valley have immense faith in the deity and the temple has also become a tourist attraction. It is located in the foothills and gateway of the valley.
• It is the only temple where the idols of Lord Krishna and Meera Bai are installed.

• The Himachal Pradesh government is set to launch a state wide veterinary ambulance network, hospital on wheels, which will provide on-site treatment to injured and sick animals.
• Union government has sanctioned ₹7 crore – ₹4.96 crore under the tribal sub-plan and ₹1.44 crore under the Schedule Caste sub-plan components—for setting up mobile veterinary unit (MVUs).
• In the initial phase, 44 MUVs will be stationed at block-level. One veterinary doctor and one para-veterinary worker will be assigned to every ambulance.
• The vans will be stationed at strategic locations to minimise travelling time.
• Equipment needed for diagnosis, minor surgery, artificial insemination, and disease investigation will be installed in the ambulances.
• A round the clock veterinary telemedicine facility will also be launched with the toll-free number 1962.

• The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched on 9TH May 2015 to create a universal social security system for all Indians, especially the poor, the under-privileged and the workers in the unorganised sector. APY is administered by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).
• APY is open to all bank account holders in the age group of 18 to 40 years and the contributions differ, based on pension amount chosen.
• Subscribers would receive the guaranteed minimum monthly pension of Rs. 1000 or Rs. 2000 or Rs. 3000 or Rs. 4000 or Rs. 5000 at the age of 60 years.
• The monthly pension would be available to the subscriber, and after him to his spouse and after their death, the pension corpus, as accumulated at age 60 of the subscriber, would be returned to the nominee of the subscriber.
• Subscribers can make contributions to APY on monthly/ quarterly / half-yearly basis.
• Subscribers can voluntarily exit from APY subject to certain conditions, on deduction of Government co-contribution and return/interest thereon.