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MILLET INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR RESEARCH AND AWARENESS
1. Context
India has introduced a draft to launch a global initiative to encourage the consumption and production of millet.
The draft of...
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07-Mar 2023
AGRICULTURE AND EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURE AND EMPLOYMENT
1. Context
Two recent sets of data released by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) and the National Statistical Office (NSO) offer insights into the process of struct...
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06-Mar 2023
ONE NATION ONE CHALLAN
ONE NATION ONE CHALLAN
1.Context
The Gujarat government recently told the High Court, which was hearing a public interest litigation seeking the setting up of virtual traffic courts in the sta...
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06-Mar 2023
GOVERNORS AND STATES GOVERNORS AND STATES
1.Context
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court Tuesday that Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit has summoned the state Assembly for a budget session. Mehta...
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06-Mar 2023
FOREST RIGHTS ACT FOREST RIGHTS ACT
1. Context
After the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) invoked its constitutional power to requisition detailed Forest Rights Act implementation reports from the Sup...
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06-Mar 2023
INDEX FUNDS
INDEX FUNDS
1.Context
Following a report by U.S based research firm Hindenburg levelling several allegations against the Adani group, global index providers like MSCI are reviewing some of the...
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06-Mar 2023
WORLD WILDLIFE DAY 2023
WORLD WILDLIFE DAY
1.Context
March 3 is known as World Wildlife Day (WWD), marked annually to draw attention to issues of conservation of flora and fauna.
“This year, the theme is ‘Partners...
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04-Mar 2023
HUBBLE TELESCOPE
HUBBLE TELESCOPE
1. Context
The Hubble Space Telescope, known for recording awe-inspiring images of the cosmos while advancing the field of astronomy, is under threat. Private companies are launchin...
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04-Mar 2023
GLOBAL METHANE TRACKER 2023
GLOBAL METHANE TRACKER 2023
1. Context
According to the International Energy Agency's (IEA) annual Methane Global Tracker report, fossil fuel companies emitted 120 million metric tonnes of methan...
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04-Mar 2023
PORCUPINE STRATEGY
PORCUPINE STRATEGY
1. Context
China launched aggressive and unprecedented military exercises near Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island that Beijing claims as par...
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04-Mar 2023
FOREST CERTIFICATION
FOREST CERTIFICATION
1. Context
The large-scale destruction of forests has always been a concern for the environment, but with climate change, deforestation has become a critically sensitive issue...
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04-Mar 2023
ECI APPOINTMENTS
ECI APPOINTMENTS
1. Context
As far back as 1949, when the Chairman of the Drafting Committee Dr. B R Ambedkar told the Constituent Assembly that thinking about an "unfit person" becoming Chief El...
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03-Mar 2023
DEEN DAYAL YOJANA NATIONAL RURAL LIVELIHOOD MISSION (DAY-NRLM)
DAY-NRLM
1.Context
A conclave on exploring synergies between DAY-NRLM’s initiatives of Rural Transformation and Corporate House’s CSR efforts in rural areas was held under the chairpersonship of ...
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03-Mar 2023
MYANMAR TEAK
MYANMAR TEAK
1. Context
Myanmar and India who say the conflict on the ground and frequent change of regulations by Myanmarese authorities pose twin challenges.
2. Myanmar Teak
Teak from Myanm...
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03-Mar 2023
CALCUTTA TRAMS
CALCUTTA TRAMS
1.Context
Kolkata’s iconic tram service celebrated 150 years since the first tram was flagged off. The celebration saw tram enthusiasts from as far away as Germany and Australia...
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03-Mar 2023