• Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS ia an  American ballistic missile

• It is a conventional surface-to-surface artillery weapon system capable of striking targets well beyond the range of existing Army cannons, rockets, and other missiles.
• It is manufactured by the US defense company Lockheed Martin.
• The missile first saw use during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
• This weapon’s known operators other than the US are Bahrain, Greece, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates.
• Features:
  • ATACMS are 24/7, all-weather, surface-to-surface, inertially guided ballistic missiles.
  • Range: It has a range of about 190 miles (305 km).
  • Propulsion: Single-stage, solid propellant.
  • These missiles are fired from the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) platforms.
  • It has the ability to carry cluster munitions, which destroy a targeted area by releasing hundreds of bomblets instead of a single warhead.

SFIO doesn’t investigate fraud or criminal charges against any type of individuals.

• Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) is a multi-disciplinary organization under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, consisting of experts in the field of accountancy, forensic auditing, banking, law, information technology, investigation, company law, capital market and taxation, etc. for detecting and prosecuting or recommending for prosecution white-collar crimes/frauds.
• Investigation into the affairs of a company is assigned to SFIO, where Government is of the opinion that it is necessary to investigate into the affairs of a company –

1. on receipt of a report of the Registrar or inspector under section 208 of the Companies Act, 2013
2. on intimation of a special resolution passed by a company that its affairs are required to be investigated
3. In the public interest; or On request from any department of the Central Government or a State Government

• SFIO is headed by a Director as Head of Department in the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India. 
• The Headquarter of SFIO is in New Delhi, with five Regional Offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad & Kolkata.

• Comb jellies can defy age and revert to younger versions of themselves.

• A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that comb jellies, also known as ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi, may resist age and revert to younger forms of themselves.
• As per research, comb jellies could also be one of the first animals to have existed as their origin can be traced back to an estimated 700 million years ago.

• The Alliance will follow up on the lead taken up by the ‘UAE Consensus’ from COP28 aimed at reducing carbon emissions and conserving natural resources.

Global Energy Efficiency Alliance

• Objective: The Alliance aims to double annual global energy efficiency rates by 2030 and reduce carbon emissions.
• Vision: The UAE will play a leading role in this alliance by sharing its expertise in energy efficiency, knowledge transfer, and building effective partnership models with the private sector. 
• Significance: 
  • Promote knowledge sharing, build capacity, and standardise policies that encourage investments in energy efficiency projects
  • Collective Participation among nations, multilateral organisations, and private sector players to implement policies, technologies, and investments aligning with global sustainability goals.
• Focus Country: African countries will be specially focused with plans to share financing models and technological solutions critical for its sustainable development.