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ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
1. Context
Antibiotics were introduced to the world in the mid-20th century, and deaths attributable to infections dropped from over 50% to 10-15%. Experts have been warning...
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24-Jan 2023
HYBRID IMMUNITY
HYBRID IMMUNITY
1. Context
A recent study in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases held that "hybrid immunity" provides better protection against severe Covid-19, while all immunity against a ...
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24-Jan 2023
FATHER OF THE NATION
BOSE AND GANDHI
1.Context
January 23 is the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, observed as Parakram Diwas. On Monday, President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
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24-Jan 2023
ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICT PROGRAMME (ADP)
ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICT PROGRAMME
1.Context
On January 7, during the Second National Conference of Chief Secretaries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP)....
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24-Jan 2023
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM 2023
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM 2023
1. Context
The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2023, held in the Swiss town of Davos, ended Friday – a conference that started in a world possibly fundamentally al...
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24-Jan 2023
PURI JAGANNATH TEMPLE
PURI JAGANNATH TEMPLE
1.Context
Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal has backed the entry of foreign nationals inside the world-famous Jagannath Temple in Puri, wading into a debate that has lasted for...
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23-Jan 2023
LEOPORD 2 TANK
LEOPARD 2 TANK
1.Context
Germany has not decided whether to allow its Leopard 2 tanks to be sent to Ukraine, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said after a U.S.-led meeting of Ukraine’s alli...
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23-Jan 2023
RABI CROPS
RABI CROPS
1. Context
Conditions this winter have so far been ideal for wheat, but not that good for mustard. It is comforting that rice stocks are currently adequate and global wheat prices are ...
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23-Jan 2023
LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS(LNG)
LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS
1.Context
The EU is weaning itself off piped Russian gas by rapidly expanding imports of liquified natural gas, much of it fracked in the US
2.What is Liquified natural ...
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23-Jan 2023
WOMEN OFFICERS IN ARMY
WOMEN OFFICERS IN ARMY
1. Context
For the first time, women officers will be able to command troops in the Indian Army, and be assessed for their leadership skills.As many as 108 women officers i...
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23-Jan 2023
RBI REPORT ON STATE GOVERNMENTS DEBT
RBI REPORT ON STATE GOVERNMENTS DEBT
1. Context
The Reserve Bank of India released its report on state government budgets for 2022-23.
2. Key Findings of the RBI report on state Government Debt...
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23-Jan 2023
POLYGRAPH TEST
POLYGRAPH TEST
1. Context
Days after a Delhi court agreed to a narco test, the Delhi Police approached a court to conduct a polygraph test on Aaftab Poonawala, suspected of killing his partner Sh...
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20-Jan 2023
VOSTRO ACCOUNTS
VOSTRO ACCOUNTS
1. Context
On November 15, the government announced that nine special Vostro accounts have been opened with two Indian banks after permission from the RBI to facilitate trade in the ...
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20-Jan 2023
EXIT POLLS
EXIT POLLS
1. Introduction
In India, results of exit polls for a particular election are not allowed to be published till the last vote has been cast.
2. About exit polls
An exit poll asks vot...
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20-Jan 2023
SAGOL KANGJEI
SAGOL KANGJEI
1. Context
Recently Union Home Minister Inaugurated, 122-foot-tall statue of a polo player astride a Manipur Pony in Imphal. It is believed that Sagol Kangjei, the modern-day Polo...
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20-Jan 2023