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LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATE
LIBOR
1. Context
Recently, RBI stated that some banks and financial institutions were yet to facilitate an absolute transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) benchmark.
They h...
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18-May 2023
GOVERNMENT SECURITY AND BONDS GOVERNMENT SECURITY AND BONDS
1. Context
The Reserve Bank of India's switch or conversion auction of government securities (G-secs) of Rs 20, 000 crores remained undersubscribed as liquidity remain...
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17-May 2023
SENDAI FRAMEWORK
SENDAI FRAMEWORK
1. Context
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday informed that the 6th World Congress on Disaster Management will be held from November 28 to December 1 in Dehra...
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17-May 2023
SIKKIM DAY
SIKKIM'S INTEGRATION WITH INDIA
1. Context
Sikkim day is annually celebrated on May 16, recalling the history of the former kingdom’s integration with India in 1975. This year too, politica...
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17-May 2023
WOOMENHOOD
WOMANHOOD
1. Introduction
While many scholars have discussed how subaltern literature has challenged and helped us imagine a new version of history, Anagha Ingole's article deciphers the writings of...
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17-May 2023
LIQUOR
LIQUOR
1. Context
As of 10 p.m. on May 16, as many as 22 people had died after consuming spurious liquor inthe Chengalpattu and Villupuram districts of Tamil Nadu, while more than 30 others were ...
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17-May 2023
DRUG TRAFFICKING
DRUG TRAFFICKING
1. Introduction
The narcotics trade is assuming dangerous proportions all over the world.
It is a social problem that harms youth and families and the money it generates is dive...
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16-May 2023
INTACH
INTACH
1. Context
As the railway ministry has started redevelopment of Paralakhemundi station, one of the oldest railway stations in Odisha, the state chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art...
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16-May 2023
AADHAAR ENABLED PAYMENT SYSTEM (AePS)
AADHAAR ENABLED PAYMENT SYSTEM (AePS)
1. Context
Pushpendra Singh, a popular Youtuber, in a Twitter thread, shared how his mother's bank account was drained using an Aadhaar-linked fingerprint wi...
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16-May 2023
TRANSFORMER
TRANSFORMER
1. Introduction
Machine learning (ML), A Subfield of artificial intelligence, teaches computers to solve tasks based on structured data, language, audio, or images, by providing exampl...
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16-May 2023
ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
1. Context
Over the past few weeks and months(2023 Summer), there have been several stories about how extreme weather events (Such as unexpected rainfall or unusually hi...
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15-May 2023
GST COMPLIANCE MEASURES
GST COMPLIANCE MEASURES
1. Context
In two significant measures to curb tax evasion and increase compliance under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, the government has decided to lower the t...
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15-May 2023
STORM SHADOW CRUISE MISSILE
STORM SHADOW CRUISE MISSILE
1. Context
The United Kingdom will provide long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine, which it has been requesting in a bid to push back invading Russia...
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15-May 2023
BAN ON DIESEL VEHICLES
BAN ON DIESEL VEHICLES
1. Context
A panel formed by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has recommended a ban on the use of diesel-powered four-wheel vehicles by 2027 in cities with a popul...
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15-May 2023
ARAB LEAGUE
ARAB LEAGUE
1. Context
The Arab League on May 7 voted to reinstate Syria's membership after its suspension more than 10 years ago, underlining the thawing relations between Damascus and other Arab ...
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15-May 2023