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VISION ZERO

- It aims promote and improve occupational health and safety standards in the country.

- It has been developed by International Social Security Association, world's leading international organisation for social security institutions, government departments and agencies.
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Smart fertilizers

- It is water insoluble Fertilizers
- Nutrients are released on the demand of the plant,

- Fertilizer molecule functions like a nutrient storehouse providing a continuous nutrient supply.

- Benefits - Dosage reduction and yield improvement, sustainable agriculture, soil conservation etc
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Bioplastics

- It is a Plastic made of Plants like maize, wheat or sugarcane or any other biological material instead of petroleum.

- Benefits- Biodegradable, Eco-friendly, Sustainable Development, enviornment conservation through reduction in plastic pollution.

- Disadvantages
cropland expansion , Deforestation, threat Food Scarcity
, Industrial waste generation
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- Genome
It is the genetic material of an organism. It consists of DNA (or RNA in RNA viruses).

-Gene mapping
It describes the methods used to identify the locus of a gene and the distances between genes
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Line of Actual Control

- It is the demarcation that separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory.

- India considers the LAC to be 3,488 km long, while the Chinese consider it to be only around 2,000 km.

- It is divided into three sectors:
1. Eastern sector - spans Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.

2. Middle sector - Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

3. Western sector in Ladakh.
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Phosphine

- It is a phosphorus atom with three hydrogen atoms attached (PH3)
– is highly toxic
- phosphine can only be made by life—whether human or microbe.
- It is made naturally by some species of anaerobic bacteria—organisms that live in the oxygen-starved environments of landfills, marshlands, and even animal guts.

News
Recently, scientists have found the existence of Phosphene on planet Venus.