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FATTY LIVER DISEASE
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
1. Context
In 2018, anatomists at the Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, performed a sleep deprivation experiment on lab mice. Mice usually sleep for 1...
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27-Mar 2023
DRUG RESISTENT TB
DRUG-RESISTANT TB
1. Context
Recently, the Indian Patent Office rejected an application by pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to extend its patent on the drug bedaquiline beyond July 2023...
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27-Mar 2023
DISQUALIFICATION OF MP
PROCEDURE TO DISQUALIFY A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
1. Context
Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi’s membership of Parliament has been cancelled following his conviction and sentencing by a local court in S...
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27-Mar 2023
6G
6G
1. Context
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a vision document for the rollout of 6G communications technology in India by 2030.
As part of its 6G mission, India will identify priority a...
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25-Mar 2023
ABEL PRIZE
ABEL PRIZE
1. Context
Luis Caffarelli, 74, has won the 2023 Abel Prize for his seminal contributions to regularity theory for nonlinear partial differential equations including free-boundary pr...
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25-Mar 2023
ALL INDIA JUDICIAL SERVICE
ALL INDIA JUDICIAL SERVICE
1. Context
Kiren Rijiju, The Union Minister for Law & Finance has given a reply regarding All India Judicial Services for the Question asked in the Lok sabha
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25-Mar 2023
TRIBENI KUMBO MAHOTSAV
TRIBENI KUMBO MAHOTSAV
1. About Kumb Mela
Kumbh Mela is considered a major pilgrimage and festival in Hinduism. Prominent Kumbha Melas are organised in Haridwar, Prayagraj, Nashik, and Ujjain....
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25-Mar 2023
SMART CITIES MISSION
SMART CITIES MISSION
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Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri announced that 80 Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs), an integral component of the Smart Cities...
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25-Mar 2023
DEMAND FOR GRANTS
DEMAND FOR GRANTS
1. Context
The Odisha government has proposed to amend the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 to ease the l...
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25-Mar 2023
WORLD TB DAY
WORLD TB DAY
1. Context
With India setting the target of eliminating tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the global target, scientists are rushing to test newer vaccines and shorter courses...
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24-Mar 2023
FRANCE'S NEW PENSION SYSTEM
FRANCE'S NEW PENSION SYSTEM
1. Context
On March 17, protesters in France clashed with the police at the Place de la Concorde in Paris amid growing unrest over the government’s decision to chan...
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24-Mar 2023
GUILLOTINE
GUILLOTINE
1. Context
Amidst the ongoing stalemate in Parliament, some MPs said the government may guillotine the demands for grants and pass the Finance Bill without any discussion.
2. About Guil...
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24-Mar 2023
BHAGAT SINGH
BHAGAT SINGH
1. Context
Bhagat Singh was hanged on March 23, 1931, which is now observed as Shaheed Diwas. Today, his revolutionary philosophy is often juxtaposed with Congress’s non-violence
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24-Mar 2023
PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR GIRL CHILD
DAUGHTER'S PROPERTY RIGHTS AFTER RECEIVING DOWRY
1. Context
A daughter’s right to family property will not extinguish even if dowry was provided to her at the time of marriage, the Goa Benc...
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24-Mar 2023
COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING AUTHORITY(CAMPA)
CAMPA
1. Context
A report released on March 20, that originates in the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a U.N. expert body, states that not degrading exis...
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24-Mar 2023