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GLOBAL PLASTIC TREATY
EVOLUTION OF GLOBAL PLASTIC TREATY
1. Context
The UNEP gathered in Paris, France May 29, 2023 for the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollutio...
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30-May 2023
SECOND-GENERATION NAVIC SATELLITE
SECOND-GENERATION NAVIC SATELLITE
1. Context
Recently, The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the first of the second-generation satellites for its navigation constellation su...
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30-May 2023
CLEAN NOTE POLICY
CLEAN NOTE POLICY
1. Context
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to withdraw the Rs 2000 denomination banknotes from circulation. But existing notes will continue to be legal tender, the ...
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30-May 2023
NEW PANDEMIC TREATY
NEW PANDEMIC TREATY
1. Context
Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics are underway at the World Health Organization (WHO), with a target date of May 2024 for a legally binding agreeme...
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30-May 2023
IRON FORTIFICATION
IRON FORTIFICATION
1. Introduction
Iron is an essential mineral required for many bodily functions, including the formation of haemoglobin, but can be harmful when taken in excess.
One of the me...
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29-May 2023
CONGO BASIN
CONGO BASIN
1. Introduction
The Congo Basin is a region of Central Africa that is drained by the Congo River and its tributaries. It is the second largest rainforest in the world, after the Amazon R...
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29-May 2023
PROJECT CHEETAH
PROJECT CHEETAH
1. Context
Recently, three of the four cheetah cubs that were born at the Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, died from natural causes. In response, the government has constituted...
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29-May 2023
CENSUS CENSUS
1. Context
Recently, Amit Shah inaugurated the new Janganana Bhavan (Census building) in New Delhi and released a report, "The Treatise on Indian Censuses Since 1981" containing details about...
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29-May 2023
GM FOOD
GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD
1.Context
In March 2025, barely two months after Donald Trump assumed office as president for his second term, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA...
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29-May 2023
1.5 DEGREE CELSIUS TARGET
1.5 DEGREE CELSIUS TARGET
1. Context
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released two reports titled “Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update 2023-2027” and “State of Global Climate 2022...
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29-May 2023
FIPIC SUMMIT
FIPIC SUMMIT
1.Context
A video of the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape bending down to touch Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s feet last Sunday has drawn a lot of interest. This happ...
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29-May 2023
SPG PROTECTION
SPECIAL PROTECTION GROUP
1.Context
The Union government is expected to take away the security cover by Special Protection Group (SPG) being provided at present to Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi an...
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27-May 2023
XPOSAT MISSION
XPOSAT MISSION
1. Context
The Indian Space Research Organisation is collaborating with the Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru, an autonomous research institute, to build the X-ray Polarimete...
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27-May 2023
MODERN PRISIONERS ACT 2023
MODERN PRISONERS ACT 2023
1. Context
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced that it has finalised the preparation of the Model Prisons Act, 2023, to replace the existing 130-year-old ...
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27-May 2023
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR CIVIL SERVICES
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR CIVIL SERVICES
1. Context
Since 2018, over 10 lakh candidates have applied each year to sit in the Civil Service Aptitude Test (C-SAT).
This year, 11.52 lakh candidates applied...
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26-May 2023