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RBI DIVIDEND
RBI DIVIDEND
1. Context
On February 18, the RBI Board meeting in New Delhi approved an interim dividend payout of Rs 28,000 crore to the government, which expected to help keep the fiscal deficit at...
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17-Jan 2023
CANCER IN INDIA
CANCER IN INDIA
1.Background
Deaths due to cancer have declined by 33% in the United States since 1991, according to a report by the American Cancer Society released last week. This has tran...
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17-Jan 2023
HISTORY OF NIZAMS
HISTORY OF NIZAMS
1. Context
The mortal remains of Mukarram Jah, the titular eighth Nizam of Hyderabad, will be kept at Hyderabad’s Chowmahalla palace on Tuesday (January 17) for the public to pay r...
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17-Jan 2023
NOISE POLLUTION
NOISE POLLUTION
1. Context
A new study has found that noise generated by human activity makes it harder for dolphins to communicate and coordinate with each other. As the levels of underwater noi...
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17-Jan 2023
RARE EARTH METALS
RARE EARTH ELEMENTS
1.Context
Amid the ongoing U.S.–China trade war, Chinese authorities have reportedly imposed export controls on rare earth elements (REEs) and magnets that are needed in...
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17-Jan 2023
HISTORY OF TAMIL NADU
HISTORY OF TAMIL NADU
1. Context
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi’s remarks suggesting changing the name of the state to ‘Tamizhagam’ last week triggered a controversy, with several political parties, i...
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16-Jan 2023
EXOPLANETS
EXOPLANETS
1. Context
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on January 11 announced that the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first new exoplanet.
Researchers have l...
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16-Jan 2023
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS (NCPCR)
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS (NCPCR) DRAFT GUIDELINES
1.Why in news?
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has come up with draft guidelines on ...
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16-Jan 2023
PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS 2023
PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS
1.Why in news?
The 17th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD), or the day for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) that is commemorated annually on January 9, was marked ...
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16-Jan 2023
LOHRI FESTIVAL
LOHRI FESTIVAL
1. Background
Lohri is the first festival of the New Year and is a popular harvest festival that is celebrated with great fervor and enthusiasm all across Punjab, and parts of Harya...
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13-Jan 2023
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS PHENOMENON
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS PHENOMENON
1. Context
Forecasters said the rain arriving in California is being caused by a “true Pineapple Express”- a specific example of a common atmospheric phenomenon that ...
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13-Jan 2023
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
1. Context
January 12 this year marks the 161st birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, observed as National Youth Day.
2. Key Points
Spiritual primacy is the central theme of...
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13-Jan 2023
BASIC STRUCTURE OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION BASIC STRUCTURE OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
1. Context
The Basic Structure Doctrine emerged from the Kesavananda Bharati judgment of the Supreme Court, delivered by a majority of 7:6 on April 24, 1973...
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13-Jan 2023
INDIA'S GDP GROWTH
INDIA'S GDP GROWTH
1. Context
According to the first advance estimates of national income released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to ...
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12-Jan 2023
INDIAN ECONOMY STATISTICS
INDIAN ECONOMY STATISTICS
1. Context
After two disappointing years when the Covid pandemic hit the entire country, Indian industry is showing signs of optimism on the investments front.
New inve...
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12-Jan 2023