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INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY
INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY
1. Context
Ahead of her scheduled participation in the G20 Foreign Minister's meeting in March in New Delhi, Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly made a quiet bilateral visi...
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13-Feb 2023
SAROJINI NAIDU
NATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
1.Context
Today is the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu. Born on February 13, 1879, in Hyderabad, Naidu played a huge role in shaping the history of India through her a...
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13-Feb 2023
CHILD MARRIAGE ACT
CHILD MARRIAGE ACT
1.Context
Over the last few days, Assam has arrested many men in a state-wide crackdown on child marriages. Those arrested have been booked under the provisions of the stri...
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13-Feb 2023
MICRO-LED TECHNOLOGY
MICRO LED TECHNOLOGY
1. Context
Apple is currently working on this new display technology and plans to implement the same on future watch models starting in 2024 and gradually on its other devices ...
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13-Feb 2023
TIPRALAND
TIPRALAND
1. Context
The newest political party in Tripura, the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA) Motha, floated in 2019 by Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma, the son of Tripura...
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13-Feb 2023
QUASICRYSTALS
QUASICRYSTALS
1.Context
Scientists have discovered a new type of quasicrystal, one with 12-fold symmetry, in the Sand Hills of north central Nebraska, USA, according to a recent study. It said...
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13-Feb 2023
INDIA'S SPIRITUAL TOURISM OUTREACH
INDIA'S PARTNERSHIP WITH NEPAL IN IT'S SPIRITUAL TOURISM
1.Context
A group of 108 Buddhist pilgrims from South Korea has embarked on a 1,167-km walk to trace Lord Buddha’s footsteps in Indi...
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13-Feb 2023
DAWOODI BOHRAS
DAWOODI BOHRAS
1. Context
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Friday (February 10) referred the challenge to the constitutional validity of the practice of ex-communication in...
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11-Feb 2023
ARTICLE 105
ARTICLE 105
1. Context
In his letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar , Kharge cited Article 105 of the Constitution which deals with the privileges and powers of parliamentarians.
Protesti...
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11-Feb 2023
GAGANYAAN
GAGANYAAN
1. Context
At a water Survival test facility operated by the Indian Navy in Kochi, the ISRO has started training for the recovery of crew members of its first human spaceflight, Gaganyaan...
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11-Feb 2023
TREATY OF ALINAGAR
TREATY OF ALINAGAR
1.Background
The Treaty of Alinagar, signed on February 9, 1757, was a reluctant agreement signed by Bengal’s Nawab Siraj ud Daula with the English East India Company
Ima...
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11-Feb 2023
NORD STREAM
NORD STREAM
1. Context
The Nord Stream 1, Germany's main source of gas from Russia, was shut down on July 11 for 10 days of scheduled maintenance work. There are growing concerns in European countri...
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11-Feb 2023
LITHIUM
LITHIUM IN J&K
1.Context:
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has established “inferred” lithium resources of 5.9 million tonnes in Salal-Haimana area of Reasi District of Jammu and Kashmir. ...
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11-Feb 2023
SSLV-D2
SSLV-D2
1. Context
In its second development flight slated for February 10 morning, the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) will place the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) earth observ...
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10-Feb 2023
ARTICLE 356
ARTICLE 356
1. Context
On Thursday (February 9), Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled in Rajya Sabha that congress governments at the Centre had dismissed 90 state governments by "misusing" Arti...
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10-Feb 2023