Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme launched in 1973 by the Government of India during Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's tenure.

The project aims at ensuring

1) a viable population of Bengal Tigers in their natural habitats,

2) protecting them from extinction,

3) preserving areas of biological importance as a natural heritage

• Ustad Bismillah Khan used to play Shehnai.
• Ustad Bismillah Khan (1916 – 2006) (Real name is Qamaruddin Khan), was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the Shehnai.
• Shehnai is a musical instrument which is similar to the oboe (common in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.)
• He was honoured with India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in 2001 thus becoming the third classical musician after M. S. Subbulakshmi and Ravi Shankar to be awarded this distinction.
• On his 102nd birthday, he was honoured by Google with a Google doodle.

• “Lollapalooza Music festival” was held in August 2018 in Chicago.
• It started in the year 1991 and since then it is celebrated annually.
• It is a multi-genre (Alternative rock, punk rock, heavy metal, pop, hip hop, electronic ) delight which is celebrated every year in the USA.
• It includes music, dance, comedy and craft booths, etc.

• The Gandhi Peace Prize for the years 2015,2016,2017 and 2018 were announced on 16 January 2019.
• Vivekananda Kendra got the prize for 2015.
• Akshaya Patra Foundation and Sulabh International got the prize for 2016.
• EkalAbhiyan Trust got the prize for 2017.
• Yohei Sasakawa got the prize for 2018.
• The annual prize was instituted by the Government of India in 1995.

• The author of 'Feisty At Fifty' is Sudha Menon.
• 'Feisty at Fifty' is both, a moving personal story and the ultimate guide to make fifties, the most fabulous decade of your life.
• It is all about celebrating mid-life discoveries, and generally feeling great about ourselves.

The color of the skin is produced by the pigment Melanin. It is produced within the skin by cells called Melanocytes.

Hemoglobin gives the red color to blood and helps in transport of oxygen. Insulin controls the level of sugar in the blood.

Adrenaline is a stress hormone released from the adrenal glands.

Beta cells are unique cells in the pancreas that produce, store and release the hormone insulin. The main function of a beta cell is to produce and secrete insulin-the hormone which is responsible for regulating levels of glucose in the blood.

• Sleeping sickness is caused by trypanosoma and that is why it is called African trypanosomiasis.
• Sleeping sickness is transmitted by tsetse fly.
• Sleeping sickness is sickness which happens in two stages.

Symptoms of the Sleeping Sickness:

1. First stage-Fever, headache and joint pain
2. Second stage- disturbance in sleeping pattern, personality changes and lethargy

Lysosomes are called “Suicidal Bags” because whenever a cell is damaged the lysosome bursts releasing all the digestive enzymes and thus killing the cell as well as itself.

Lysosome is a membrane-bound organelle that contains an array of enzymes, capable of breaking down all types of biomolecules like proteins, carbohydrates and lipids.

The lysosomes also act as the waste disposal system of the cell by digesting unwanted materials.