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GEMINIDS OF METEOR SHOWER
GEMINIDS OF METEOR SHOWER
1.Context
This year, the Geminids peaked around December 13-14, when, with a clear sky and away from bright city lights, one can watch scores of meteors streak across...
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20-Dec 2022
KAKORI INCIDENT
KAKORI INCIDENT
1.Context
Four revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement were hanged on December 17 (Rajendranath Lahiri) and December 19 (Ashfaqullah Khan, Ram Prasad Bismil, Thakur Rosh...
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20-Dec 2022
AMBEDKAR IDEAL DEMOCRACY
AMBEDKAR IDEAL DEMOCRACY
1. Context
There have been many studies on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s conceptualization of democracy, predominantly explained through the lens of social, political, and economic ph...
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20-Dec 2022
CARBON MARKETS
CARBON MARKETS
1. Context:
The Energy Conservation Bill, 2022 was passed in Parliament, despite the Opposition's demands to send it for scrutiny to a parliamentary committee.
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20-Dec 2022
ASHTADHYAYI
ASHTADHYAYI
1. Context
In his PhD thesis published on December 15, Cambridge scholar Dr Rishi Rajpopat claims to have solved Sanskrit's biggest puzzle a grammar problem found in the Ashtadhyayi an...
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20-Dec 2022
GLOBAL MINIMUM TAX RATE
GLOBAL MINIMUM TAX RATE
1. Context
Members of the European Union agreed in principle to implement a minimum tax of 15% on big businesses. Last year, 136 countries agreed on a plan to redistribute ta...
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20-Dec 2022
SWOT
SWOT
1. Context
A NASA-led international satellite mission was set for blastoff from Southern California early on Thursday on a major Earth Science project to conduct a comprehensive survey of the ...
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20-Dec 2022
mRNA- MESSENGER RIBONUCLEIC ACID
mRNA (MESSENGER RIBONUCLEIC ACID)
1.Context
The result of the trial of an experimental cancer vaccine built on the messenger ribonucleic acid made by Moderna and MSD has shown promising resul...
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19-Dec 2022
HOOCH
HOOCH
1. Context
Over 30 people have died in a hooch tragedy in the Saran district of Bihar, where alcohol is prohibited. The incident has created a political furore, with Chief Minister Niti...
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19-Dec 2022
LAWS ON ACID ATTACK
ACID ATTACK
1. Context
A 17-year-old girl was attacked with an acid-like substance in Delhi’s Dwarka by three assailants while she was on her way to school. While the victim has suffered 8...
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19-Dec 2022
REVIEW PETITION
REVIEW PETITION
1. Context
The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by 2002 Gujrat riots victim Bilkis Bano, seeking a review of its May 2022 order which said the Gujrat government was th...
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19-Dec 2022
INS MORMUGAO
INS MORMUGAO
1. Context
The Second of the Project 15B stealth-guided missile destroyers built by Mazagon Dock shipbuilders Limited (MDSL), INS Mormugao (Pennant D67), was commissioned into the Indi...
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19-Dec 2022
BRETTON WOODS TWINS
BRETTON WOODS TWINS
1.Context
Bangladesh reached out to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) seeking help.
According to an IMF press release, Bangladesh will receive economic assistance wort...
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19-Dec 2022
GLOBAL WATER SURVEY
GLOBAL WATER SURVEY
1. Introduction:
A NASA-led satellite was launched from California, to conduct a comprehensive survey of the world's oceans, lakes & rivers for the first time.
SWOT-S...
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19-Dec 2022
QUANTUM PHYSICS
QUANTUM PHYSICS
1. Context
The allure of quantum computers (QC) is their ability to take advantage of quantum physics to solve problems too complex for conventional computers. Several institutes and...
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19-Dec 2022