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WEB 3
WEB 3
1. Context
It is known as the decentralised web and it caters to the next generation of the Internet, leveraging blockchain technology to create a more open and transparent web is called Web3...
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20-Apr 2023
TARIFFS TARIFFS
1. Context
India is expected to appeal a recent ruling by a panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on its imposition of tariffs on mobile phones and electronic components in a ...
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20-Apr 2023
YZ CETI B
YZ CETI B
1. Context
An alien world called YZ Ceti b has suddenly become the cynosure of astronomers. YZ Ceti b is a rocky, earthsized exoplanet rotating around a small red dwarf star, YZ Ceti, bar...
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20-Apr 2023
INDIA-UAE
INDIA-UAE
1. Context
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), whose food security has been built on imports from global markets, is now focusing on the twin objectives of food access and readiness to confro...
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20-Apr 2023
URBAN LOCAL BODIES (ULB)
URBAN LOCAL BODIES
1. Context
On March 28 2023, the Neiphiu Rio-led Nagaland government preferred to be in contempt of the Supreme Court than face the wrath of the community-based organisat...
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20-Apr 2023
MOST POPULOUS NATION
INDIA IS THE MOST POPULOUS NATION
1. Context
A UN report has provided the first official confirmation of something that had been anticipated for months now that India’s population is expected ...
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20-Apr 2023
ROHINGYAS
ROHINGYAS
1. Context
The long-burning issue of the Rohingyas in Myanmar has recently become a point of debate in India, with the government insisting on their deportation for the sake of national...
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19-Apr 2023
SURVEY OF INDIA
SURVEY OF INDIA
1. Introduction
Survey of India, The National Survey and Mapping Organization of the country under the Department of Science & Technology, is the oldest scientific department o...
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19-Apr 2023
CIVIL UNION
CIVIL UNION
1. Context
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud heard a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
2. Key po...
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19-Apr 2023
MINORITY STATUS IN INDIA
MINORITY STATUS IN INDIA
1. Context
The Supreme Court takes up a petition seeking the identification of minorities at the state level and granting minority status to Hindus in states and union te...
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19-Apr 2023
ELECTROMAGNETIC ION CYCLOTRON (EMIC)
ELECTROMAGNETIC ION CYCLOTRON (EMIC)
1. Context
A team of scientists from the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), an autonomous institute of DST, analysed data collected between 2011 and ...
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19-Apr 2023
GROUP 7
G-7
1. Context
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Germany to attend the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at Schloss Elmau, a century-old retreat in a nature reserve in the Bavarian Alps.
The Prime Minis...
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19-Apr 2023
STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDEX (SEEI)
STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDEX (SEEI)
1. Context
The SEEI was released during the RPM (Review, Planning and Monitoring) meeting of States and State Utilities
2. State Energy Efficiency Inde...
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18-Apr 2023
NAGA INSURGENCY
NAGA INSURGENCY
1. Background
The British annexed Assam in 1826 and in 1881, the Naga Hills too became part of British India.
The first sign of Naga resistance was seen in the formation of the Na...
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18-Apr 2023
JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT
JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT
1. Context
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021, which seeks to amend the Juvenile Justice Act, of 2015, was passed in Rajya Sabha. The...
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18-Apr 2023