Recently, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit 2022 was held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. With reference to SCO, consider the following statements:

1. SCO charter entered into force in 2003.
2. It is a nine-member economic and security bloc and has emerged as one of the largest transregional international organizations.
3. English is one of the official languages of the SCO.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Green Fins’ initiative, recently in news, is associated with:

With reference to Asiatic Caracal, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The caracal is currently included in Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
2. It has been categorized under Least Concern category by the Conservation Assessment and Management Plan and International Union for Conservation of Nature Red list assessment in India.
3. In India, the most significant potential habitat for caracals is in Rajasthan.

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Recently, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released a roadmap for legacy waste management. With reference to Legacy Waste, which of the following statements are correct?

1. Legacy wastes are the wastes that have been collected and kept for years at some barren land.
2. Biomining method can be used for the effective disposal of legacy wastes.
3. Legacy waste contributes to generation of greenhouse gases and pose risk of uncontrollable fire.

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Recently, Ministry of Textiles cleared 23 strategic research projects under the flagship programme National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM). With reference to Technical Textiles, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Technical textiles can only be manufactured using man-made fibres.
2. Technical textiles exhibit enhanced functional properties such as improved thermal resistance.

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