🍃 Tea Board of India 🍃

➕ Established: 1903 through the Indian Tea Cess Bill
➕ Current Formation: Constituted on 1st April 1954 under Section 4 of the Tea Act, 1953
➕ Predecessors: Central Tea Board (Central Tea Board Act, 1949) and Indian Tea Licensing Committee (Indian Tea Control Act, 1938)
➕ Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal also has 23 Zonal, Regional, and Sub-Regional offices across India

➕Organisation:
- A statutory body under the Ministry of Commerce.
- Composed of 31 members including the Chairman, with representation from:
- Members of Parliament
- Tea producers, traders, and brokers
- Consumers
- Governments of major tea-producing states
- Trade unions
- Reconstituted every three years

➕Functions:
1. Provides financial and technical assistance for tea cultivation, manufacture, and marketing.
2. Promotes Research and Development to enhance tea production and quality.
3. Oversees the promotion of Indian tea domestically and internationally.

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🌍 Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) 🌍

➕ What is it ? : It is the international organization of Parliaments which was established in 1889 in Paris to promote representative democracy and world peace.

➕ Headquarters: Geneva, since 1921

➕ Membership:
- 180 member parliaments and 15 associate members
- Promotes stronger, younger, gender-balanced, and diverse parliaments
- Defends human rights of parliamentarians through a dedicated committee

➕ Structure:
- IPU Assembly: Main body expressing views on global political issues
- Governing Council: Policymaking body with representatives from each member parliament; sets annual programs and budget
- Executive Committee: 17-member body overseeing administration, with the IPU President as an ex officio member
- Standing Committees: Three committees supporting the Assembly's work

➕ Funding: Primarily financed by member parliaments through public funds.

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🌟 Pyrocystis noctiluca - Nature's Bioluminescence Wonder 🌟

🔹 What is it?
*Pyrocystis noctiluca* is a species of bioluminescent dinoflagellate, known for its ability to emit a glowing light when disturbed. Found in marine environments, it contributes to the mesmerizing blue glow seen in ocean waters at night.

🔹 Habitat:
- Found primarily in warm tropical and subtropical waters, particularly in coastal regions.
- Often seen in phytoplankton blooms, creating glowing waves.

🔹 Bioluminescence:
- Emits light when mechanically stimulated (by waves or movement in water).
- The bioluminescence is a defense mechanism to scare away predators.

🔹 Significance:
- Plays an important role in marine ecosystems as part of the planktonic food chain.
- Used in scientific research to study marine biology and bioluminescent phenomena.

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