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INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (INC)
INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS FORMATION AND SPLIT
1.Context
The Congress recently celebrated their 138th Foundation day.
The Indian National Congress (INC), India’s largest opposition party, marke...
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04-Jan 2023
AHILYABAI HOLKAR
AHILYABAI HOLKAR
1.Context
Maharashtra Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar told the state Legislative Council that he has sought a proposal from the district administration to rename the Western M...
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04-Jan 2023
DRAFT FOR ONLINE GAMES
DRAFT FOR ONLINE GAMES
1. Context
Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) released the Draft Rules for Online Gaming. The Proposed rules have been introduced as an amendment to the I...
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04-Jan 2023
ANIMAL RIGHTS AND SAFETY
ANIMAL RIGHTS AND SAFETY
1. Context
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India will deliver its verdict on the validity of Tamil Nadu's law permitting the practice of jallikattu in the st...
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04-Jan 2023
RURAL UNEMPLOYMENT
RURAL UNEMPLOYMENT
1.Context
The year 2022 ended with 8.3 per cent of the job seekers in India being unemployed. The rate of unemployment in the urban area was 10 per cent and the rural unempl...
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04-Jan 2023
BATTLE OF KOREGAON
BATTLE OF KOREGAON
1. Context
Recently, it was the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Koregaon Bhima. Every year on January 1, thousands of people belonging to the Mahar community in Maharashtra ...
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03-Jan 2023
NAEGLERIA FOWLERI
NAEGLERIA FOWLERI
1. Context
South Korea reported its first case of infection from Naegleria fowleri or brain-eating amoeba. The authorities said a 50-year-old Korean national, who had recently r...
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03-Jan 2023
GEOGLYPHS
GEOGLYPHS
1. Context
Experts and conservationists have raised concerns that the proposed mega oil refinery in Barsu village, Maharashtra, may damage nearby prehistoric geoglyphs.
2. Geoglyphs
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03-Jan 2023
DEEPFAKES
DEEPFAKES
1. Context
Disinformation and hoaxes have evolved from mere annoyance to warfare that can create social discord, increase polarization, and in some cases, even influence the election outco...
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02-Jan 2023
LINGAYATS AND VOKKALIGAS
LINGAYATS AND VOKKALIGAS
1.Context
Politics around the Lingayat community has once again taken centre stage in Karnataka, with a section of BJP MLAs and seers in the community demanding inclus...
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02-Jan 2023
BAD LOANS
BAD LOANS
1. Context
In December 2022, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament that banks had written off bad loans worth ₹10, 09, 511 crores during the last five financial years.
A ...
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02-Jan 2023
INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
1. Context
The Investor Education and Protection Fund( IEPF) will launch an outreach programme soon to create awareness of cryptocurrencies and online gaming....
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02-Jan 2023
NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY
NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY
1. Context
In a Cabinet decision, the Center decided to provide 5kg of free food grains per month for the 81 crore beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) du...
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02-Jan 2023
UNTOUCHABILITY
UNTOUCHABILITY
1. Introduction
Untouchability is the practice of discrimination against various individuals and groups based on their caste and occupation. Untouchability has been practiced for...
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30-Dec 2022
SARSA RIVER POLLUTION
SARSA RIVER POLLUTION
1. Context
As Sikhs across India and the rest of the World observe the 356th Birth Anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, a rivulet in north India associated with a key moment in h...
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30-Dec 2022