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WHIP IN THE LEGISLATURE
WHIP IN THE LEGISLATURE
1. Context
Members of a House are bound by the ‘whip’, and if any section of MLAs within a political party that is part of a ruling coalition says it does not want to g...
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03-Mar 2023
FOREST COVER DATA
FOREST COVER DATA
1. Context
India is one of the few countries to have a scientific system of periodic forest cover assessment that provides "valuable inputs for planning, policy formulation, and...
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02-Mar 2023
FCRA LICENCE
FCRA LICENCE
1. Context
The Centre recently suspended the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR).
2. Key points
This came five months after t...
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02-Mar 2023
LAYERS OF EARTH
BOWELS OF EARTH
1. Context
Scientists have excavated a new secret from the Earth’s inner world. The researchers, in a new study, have confirmed the existence of a fifth new layer.
2.Layers ...
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02-Mar 2023
WINDSOR FRAMEWORK
WINDSOR FRAMEWORK
1. Context
The United Kingdom and the European Union struck a deal on February 27 regarding postBrexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, with a view to removing the border between...
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02-Mar 2023
SOCIAL STOCK EXCHANGE
SOCIAL STOCK EXCHANGE
1. Context
The National Stock Exchange of India received final approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to set up a Social Stock Exchange (SSE).
2. Abo...
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02-Mar 2023
INTERNET SHUTDOWN
INTERNET SHUTDOWN
1. Context
Following the brutal on-camera killing of tailor Kanhaiyalal Teli in Udaipur by two men, the Rajasthan government imposed a ban on Internet services. Shutting down th...
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01-Mar 2023
IEA's ANNUAL REPORT
IEA's ANNUAL REPORT
1. Context
According to the International Energy Agency's (IEA) annual Methane Global Tracker report, fossil fuel companies emitted 120 million metric tonnes of methane into th...
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01-Mar 2023
ONLINE SALE OF DRUGS
ONLINE SALE OF DRUGS
1. Context
In early February, the Ministry of Health pulled up at least twenty companies including Tata 1mg, Flipkart, Apollo, Pharm easy, Amazon, and Reliance Netmeds, by is...
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01-Mar 2023
MAYAN CIVILISATION
MAYAN CIVILISATION
1.Context
Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (also known as AMLO) became the subject of internet jokes on Sunday (February 26) when he claimed a blurry, dark phot...
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01-Mar 2023
COIN VENDING MACHINES
COIN VENDING MACHINES
1. Context
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das had stated during the last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) address that the apex banking regulator, in collaboration with banks, would ...
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01-Mar 2023
NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY
C V RAMAN
1.Context
In 1986, under then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the Government of India esignated February 28 as National Science Day to commemorate the announcement of the discovery of ...
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01-Mar 2023
RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN
RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN
1. Context
The Delhi High Court, on March 15, is all set to hear a doctor’s plea for enforcement of his ‘Right to be Forgotten, which includes the removal of news articles a...
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28-Feb 2023
WHALE STRANDING
WHALE STRANDING
1. Context
Recently, 14 pilot whales were stranded near the shore of Kalpitiya, a town located on Sri Lanka's west coast.
With the help of a navy team and local fishermen, 11 of t...
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28-Feb 2023
ORGAN CHIP
ORGAN CHIP
1. Context
Last year, the U.S. government passed the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act 2.0. The move is expected to boost the research and development of ‘organ chips’ small ...
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28-Feb 2023