🔆Angkor Wat

✅It is the largest religious monument in the world.
✅It covers an area of 200 acres
✅It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman IIin the first half of the 12th century, around the year 1110-1150, making Angkor Wat almost 900 years old.
✅It was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu before becoming a Buddhist temple by the end of the 12th century.
✅In 1992, the temple complex was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Features:
✅The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture.
Sandstone blocks were used to build the structure. 
✅The precision in carving and the fitting together of stones without the use of mortar is a testament to the engineering skills of the Khymer builders, and the technique used is yet to be ascertained correctly, though a section claims it to be wooden paste or a lime plaster mix.
✅It is protected by a 15-foot-high wall and a wide moat.
✅The temple can be accessed only via small bridges spanning across the moat from the eastern and western sides.

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🔆What is INS Mumbai?

✅The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Mumbai will arrive at the port of Colombo for a three-day maiden visit to Sri Lanka

📍INS Mumbai:

✅INS Mumbai is the third of the Delhi-class guided missile destroyers, indigenously built and commissioned into the Indian Navy on 22 January 2001.
✅It was constructed at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai.
✅She was adjudged the ‘Best Ship’ thrice and the ‘Most Spirited Ship’ twice, which is a rare feat for any warship.
✅The ship has been at the forefront of major Naval Operations like Op Parakram (2002), Op Sukoon (2006: evacuation of Indian, Nepalese, and Sri Lankan citizens from Lebanon), and Op Rahat (2015: evacuation of Indian and foreign nationals from Yemen).
✅The ship completed its mid-life upgrade and joined the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam on 8 December 2023.

📍Features:

✅With a displacement of over 6500 tons, the ship is manned by 350 sailors and 40 officers.
✅The ship, spanning 163 metres in length and 17 metres at the beam, propelled by four gas turbines, is capable of achieving speeds in excess of 32 knots.
✅Fitted with an enviable, state-of-the-art weapons suite, which includes Surface to Surface Missiles, Surface to Air Missiles, Anti-Submarine rockets, and torpedoes, the ship can unleash lethal firepower upon the enemy.
✅The ship also operates all kinds of helicopters in the naval inventory, which are its extended eyes and ears.

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🔆Paralympics

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🔆Biotechnology initiative need long term capital investment

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✅ “Ratna” Status is conferred by Department of Public Enterprises , Ministry of Finance.

✅ Ministry of Finance has 6 departments——-
1. Dept of Economic affairs
2. Dept of Expenditure
3. Dept of Revenue
4. Dept of Financial Services
5. DIPAM
6. Dept of Public Enterprises

Mona Agarwal wins Bronze!
A Rising Star in Para Shooting🥉

Mona Agarwal is a name that has swiftly become synonymous with excellence in para shooting. She has asserted her dominance on the global sports scene by winning a Bronze medal in the R2 Women 10m Air Rifle SH1 event at the Paralympics 2024.

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With reference to the Gumti River often mentioned in the news, consider the following statements :

1. It is originates in Tripura

2. It is a part of the Ganga River system

3. The Dumbar Dam constructed across this River

Consider the following statements :

1. About 40% of the world's petroleum products are transported through this sea , and it is a main concern for global energy markets

2. The Scarborough Shoal is a disputed territory between China and Taiwan

3. The Scarborough Shoal in the south China sea is closest to Philippines