INS Sagardhwani
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- Context: After successfully completing its mission with the Royal Malaysian Navy, INS Sagardhwani departed from Port Klang, Malaysia.
- This voyage focused on professional and scientific collaboration in the fields of hydrography, marine environmental research, and oceanographic technology.
About INS Sagardhwani
- INS Sagardhwani is an advanced marine research vessel commissioned into the Navy in July 1994. It was designed for modern marine scientific studies.
- The name “Sagardhwani” translates to “Voice of the Ocean.” It was chosen to reflect the vessel’s marine research mission.
- The ship was designed by the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) in Kochi and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE).
Current Facts- Jharkhand is preparing to set up India’s first exclusive Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) Research Centre at Palamu Tiger Reserve.
About Ebola
- Ebola is a serious and frequently fatal viral illness caused by a group of viruses called orthoebolaviruses, previously referred to as ebolavirus.
- It is a highly infectious disease that affects both humans and non-human primates such as monkeys and chimpanzees.
- The disease was first detected in 1976 in regions of southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Ebola outbreaks mainly occur in remote areas of Central and West Africa.
- It is classified as a hemorrhagic fever because the virus damages the body’s blood-clotting mechanism, which can result in internal bleeding due to leakage from small blood vessels.
