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RUSSIA-CHINA-UKRAINE
RUSSIA-CHINA-UKRAINE
1. Context
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict marches toward the one-year mark, there seem to be hardly any signs of de-escalation.
2. Key Points
Western powers have started pr...
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10-Feb 2023
GOVERNMENT COMPONENTS FOR GEEN HYDROGEN MISSION
GOVERNMENT COMPONENTS TO PROMOTE RENEWABLE ENERGY
1.Background
On 4th January 2023, the Union Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission with an outlay of ₹ 19,744 crore and a...
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10-Feb 2023
DISABILITY
DISABILITY
1. Context
December 3 is marked by the UN as International Day of Persons with Disabilities in a bid to promote a more inclusive and accessible world for the differently-abled and to rais...
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10-Feb 2023
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. Context
In a bid to provide relief to the quake-hit Turkey, India is sending an Army medical team, National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) personnel, and medical supplies. Th...
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09-Feb 2023
VICTORY CITY
VIJAYANAGARA EMPIRE
1. Context
Salman Rushdie's latest novel, Victory City is a fictionalised telling of the story of the Vijayanagara Kingdom, narrated by a sorceress and poet named Pampa Kampana,...
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09-Feb 2023
DISINVESTMENT
DISINVESTMENT
1. Context
In the Union Budget for 2023-24, the government has set a disinvestment target of 51,000 crores, down nearly 21% from the budget estimate for the current year and just 1,...
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09-Feb 2023
GERMANY-RUSSIA
GERMANY-RUSSIA
1. Context
After months of political debate, the German government announced on January 25 that it would send Leopard 2 main battle tanks (MBTs) to Ukraine.
The decision marks German...
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09-Feb 2023
BARD VS CHAT GPT
BARD VS CHAT GPT
1. Context
Google has made a decisive move in the generative artificial intelligence (AI) race, announcing that it is working on a competitor to ChatGPT called 'Bard'. Google has...
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08-Feb 2023
ANATOLIA
ANATOLIA
1. Context
The Three devastating quakes of 7.8, 7.6 and 6.0 hit Turkey's southern regions on 6th February causing widespread destruction in Turkey and neighbouring Syria.
2. About Anatoli...
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08-Feb 2023
CAR T-CELL THERAPY CAR T-CELL THERAPY
1. Context
The three major forms of treatment for any cancer is surgery (removing cancer), radiotherapy (delivering ionizing radiation to the tumor), and systemic therapy (admi...
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08-Feb 2023
AFTERSHOCKS
AFTERSHOCKS
1. Context
According to data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), over 30 earthquakes over a magnitude of 4 have been recorded in Turkey since the original quake, with the stron...
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08-Feb 2023
PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT SOCIETIES (PACS)
PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT SOCIETIES (PACS)
1. Context
The Union Budget has announced Rs 2,516 crores for the computerisation of 63, 000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) over the next ...
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08-Feb 2023
CRYPTOJACKING
CRYPTOJACKING
1. Context
Cryptojacking attacks on computer systems have gone up by 30% to 66.7 million in the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of last year, according to a report by ...
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07-Feb 2023
MICRONESIA
MICRONESIA
1. Context
The Federated States of Micronesia, a small island country in the Pacific that is home to around 1, 10, 000 people, is one of the latest places on Earth to experience an outbr...
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07-Feb 2023
EARTHQUAKE
EARTHQUAKE
1. Context
More than 1,500 people died and several hundred were injured after a major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hit south-central Turkey and Northwest Syria on Monday early morning. ...
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07-Feb 2023