Prostate cancer
 Prostate cancer, also known as carcinoma of the prostate, is the development of cancer in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system
Prostate
 exocrine gland of the male reproductive system in most mammals
 The function of the prostate is to secrete a slightly alkaline fluid, milky or white in appearance, that in humans usually constitutes roughly 30% of the volume of the semen along with spermatozoa and seminal vesicle fluid.
 The alkalinity of semen helps neutralize the acidity of the vaginal tract, prolonging the lifespan of sperm.
Infant Mortality
 Diarrhoea and pneumonia are the biggest killer diseases in children aged under five years in India.
 With 55 per 1,000 live births, Bihar has the highest infant mortality rate in the country .
 Cheap, life-saving, widely available oral rehydartion salts (ORS) with zinc supplementation is the correct treatment for diarrhoea
Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary
 Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary or Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary
 lies in the Sheopur district of north western Madhya Pradesh
 Sahariya tribal people live in the region
 Saharia, Sahar, Sehariya, or Sahariya is an indigenous Munda -speaking tribe in the Madhya Pradesh
 Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) in Hyderabad

IP7
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ATP molecule is known as a storehouse of energy and fuels the physiological activities
Another equally important but lesser known molecule is IP7, which too carries high energy and regulates many processes in the cell.
 Its levels in a cell are approximately thousand fold lower than those of ATP.
 IP7 plays a crucial role in DNA repair, blood clotting and protein synthesis by ribosomes.
 In mammals, polyphosphate is predominantly found in platelets and helps in strengthening blood clots during their formation.
 Polyphosphates housed inside platelets break up during clotting. These polyphosphates and other components get released to form a mesh that constitutes the basic structure for clot.
Dementia
 Dementia is “one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people worldwide”
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
 Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (2012)
 Total Sanitation Campaign (1999)
 Central Rural Sanitation Programme (1986)

DWN-98/2 offshore block in Krishna-Godavari Basin
 The oil major ONGC is planning to develop DWN-98/2 offshore block in Krishna-Godavari Basin on fast-track which start production by 2018-19.
 The offshore block 98/2 is in KG Basin, but the landfall would be near Odalarevu village, about 20 km from Amalapuram town.
 Natural gas reserves in the block are likely to be abundant and will fulfil the requirements of not only
Andhra Pradesh, but also the country
Krishna Godavari Basin
 Extensive deltaic plain formed by two large east coast rivers, Krishna and Godavari in the state of
Andhra Pradesh and the adjoining areas of Bay of Bengal in which these rivers discharge their water is known as Krishna Godavari Basin.
 The Krishna Godavari Basin is a proven petroliferous basin of continental margin located on the east coast of India.
 Its onland part covers an area of 15000 sq. km and the offshore part covers an area of 25,000 sq.
 The basin contains about 5 km thick sediments with several cycles of deposition, ranging in age from
Late Carboniferous to Pleistocene.
 The major geomorphologic units of the Krishna Godavari basin are Upland plains, Coastal plains,
Recent Flood and Delta Plains.