Art & Culture 

Maoist violence: ST panel urges Centre, States to submit detailed report on status of Gotti Koya tribals - The Hindu 

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has asked the Union Home Ministry and Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha to submit a detailed report on the status of the Gotti Koya tribals, who were displaced from Chhattisgarh due to Maoist violence and are now reportedly living in neighbouring States in difficult conditions, excluded from social security benefits.

Gotti Koya Tribe

Polity 

Centre reconstitutes Standing Committee of Inter-State Council, appoints Amit Shah chairman - Indian Express 

The Union government recently reconstituted the Standing Committee of the Inter-State Council (ISC), naming Home Minister Amit Shah as its chairman.

Inter-State Council

• Establishment: Formed under Article 263 of the Constitution to promote coordination and cooperation between the Centre and states; recommended as a permanent body by the Sarkaria Commission.

• Formation: Can be established by the President if deemed in the public interest; first constituted in 1990.
• Chairman: Prime Minister
• Members: Chief Ministers of all states, Chief Ministers of Union Territories with a Legislative Assembly, Administrators of UTs without a Legislative Assembly, and six Union Cabinet Ministers nominated by the Prime Minister.

Functions:

• Inquires into and advises on disputes between states.
• Investigates and discusses issues of common interest between states or between the Centre and states.
• Recommends policies for improved coordination.

Environment 

‘Sea ranching’ launched off Vizhinjam coast as follow-up to artificial reef project in Kerala - The Hindu 

Twenty-thousand pompano (Trachinotus blochii) fingerlings were deposited in the sea off Vizhinjam recently as a follow-up to the artificial reef project designed to replenish marine fishery resources and promote sustainable fishing practices.

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Science and Tech 

Researchers discover new species of marine creatures that can age in reverse - Indian Express 

Comb jellies, also known as ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi, can defy age and revert to younger versions of themselves, according to a recent study.

Voyager-2 - The Hindu 

A recent study published in Nature Astronomy has shed light on the baffling observations made during the 1986 encounter, potentially resolving long-standing mysteries about the planet's magnetosphere.

Voyager 2 Spacecraft