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BOMB CYCLONE
BOMB CYCLONE
1.Background
A severe winter storm or ‘bomb cyclone’ has seized large parts of the United States and Canada, enveloping them in snow and rain. Several video clips out of affected ...
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27-Dec 2022
TRADEMARK
TRADEMARK
1. Context
The Delhi High Court, in the case of Hamdard National Foundation (India) vs Sadar Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., restrained Sadar Laboratories from manufacturing and selling beverag...
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27-Dec 2022
POLAR BEARS
POLAR BEARS
1. Context
Polar bears in Canada's Western Hudson Bay, an inland sea connected to the Arctic Ocean, are dying at a fast rate, according to a new government survey.
It also revealed tha...
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27-Dec 2022
FOREST RIGHTS
FOREST RIGHTS
1. Introduction:
39 areas were declared by UNESCO in 2012 as being critical for biodiversity in the Western Ghats, out of 10 are in Karnataka.
Before rec...
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26-Dec 2022
TALIBAN BAN ON WOMEN EDUCATION
TALIBAN BAN ON WOMEN'S EDUCATION
1. Context
The blanket ban on education for girls and women and other decisions effectively banishing women from public life in Afghanistan, and the return of pub...
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26-Dec 2022
WORLD WATER DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2022
WORLD WATER DEVELOPMENT REPORT
1. Context
According to the UN’s World Water Development Report, 2022, the country extracts 251 cubic km or more than a quarter of the world’s groundwater wit...
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26-Dec 2022
IMPACT OF INVERTED YIELD CURVE
IMPACT OF INVERTED YIELD CURVE
1. Context
There are fears of a recession in many of the world's top economies, including the United States, the biggest and most consequential of all.
The US does ...
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26-Dec 2022
INFRARED ABSORPTION TECHNOLOGIES
INFRARED ABSORPTION TECHNOLOGIES
1.Background
A new method to confine and absorb infrared (IR) light with GaN nanostructures can help develop highly efficient infrared absorbers, emitters, and...
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26-Dec 2022
DARK PATTERNS
DARK PATTERNS
1. Context
Some Internet-based firms have been tricking users into agreeing to certain conditions or clicking a few links. The unsuspecting users would not have accepted such terms or ...
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26-Dec 2022
INDIAs FOREIGN POLICY
INDIA'S FOREIGN POLICY
1. Context
2022 was a difficult year on the geopolitical and diplomatic stage, especially after Russia invades Ukraine in February.
2. Key points
For India, the choices g...
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26-Dec 2022
COP 15 BIODIVERSITY REPORTS
COP 15 BIODIVERSITY SUMMIT
1. Context
A major international environmental conference has just concluded in Montreal, Canada, promising to take urgent action to protect and restore the world’s ...
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26-Dec 2022
ALCOHOL BAN
BAN ON ALCOHOL IN INDIAN STATES AND ITS EFFECTS
1. Context
The official death toll from the latest hooch tragedy in “dry” Bihar has mounted to 38. Critics have claimed that one of the reaso...
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24-Dec 2022
MARITAL RAPE LAW
MARITAL RAPE
1.Context
The court was hearing a clutch of four petitions challenging the constitutionality of the exception to Section 375. Apart from the petitioners, who include the All Indi...
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24-Dec 2022
MULTI-STATE COOPERATIVES ACT
MULTI-STATE COOPERATIVES ACT
1.Context
Centre has decided to amend the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002 to "plug the loopholes in the Act"
2.Objective OF The Act
Cooperativ...
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23-Dec 2022
THE NEW DELHI INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE BILL 2019
THE NEW DELHI INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE BILL 2019
1. Context
The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of Law and Justice, Mr Ravi ...
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23-Dec 2022