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HISTORY OF THE COLD WAR
HISTORY OF THE COLD WAR
1. Background
In October 1962, When the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had moved nuclear missiles to Cuba, U.S. President John F. Kennedy called it "a delibe...
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03-Nov 2022
PMNRF
PMNRF
1. Context
The Prime Minister has announced an ex-gratia from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the victims of the mishap in Morbi in Gujrat.
2. What is PMNRF?
Histo...
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03-Nov 2022
DISQUALIFICATION OF CONVICTED LEGISLATORS
DISQUALIFICATION OF CONVICTED LEGISLATORS
1. Context
Two Uttar Pradesh legislators were convicted on criminal charges in recent days, but only one of them has been disqualified and his seat declar...
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03-Nov 2022
CORONAL HOLES
CORONAL HOLES
1. Context:
Recently NASA shared an image of a "smiling sun". Captured by the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory, the image has dark patches on the sun's surface resembli...
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02-Nov 2022
TWO FINGER TEST
TWO FINGER TEST
1. Context
The Supreme Court has declared that any person conducting the invasive 'two-finger' or 'three-finger' vaginal test on rape or sexual assault survivors will be found gui...
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02-Nov 2022
STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDS
STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDS
1. Context
In the fight against air pollution in the Indo-Gangetic Plain, there are several important protagonists, none more so than India's frontline environment ...
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02-Nov 2022
NEWS BROADCASTING AND DIGITAL STANDARDS AUTHORITY- NBDSA
NEWS BROADCASTING AND DIGITAL STANDARDS AUTHORITY- NBDSA
1. Context
The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA), a self-regulatory agency set up by news and digital broadcasters hav...
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02-Nov 2022
SUSPENSION BRIDGES
SUSPENSION BRIDGES
1.Context
The bridge that collapsed in Morbi, Gujarat, was built using old, robust technology. But overloading and excessive swaying present risks to such structures.
2.Ab...
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01-Nov 2022
RBI SURVEYS
RBI SURVEYS
1. Context
The Government of India released India's trade data and the RBI unveiled its latest monetary policy review as well as seven surveys that help it ascertain how the economy is...
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01-Nov 2022
EWS QUOTA
EWS QUOTA
1. Context
On September 27, a constitutional Bench led by CJI U.U.Lalit heard multiple petitions against reservations based solely on economic criteria introduced by the Constitution (1...
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01-Nov 2022
IT RULES-2021
IT RULES-2021
1. Context
The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rul...
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01-Nov 2022
KKALANAMAK RICE
KALANAMAK RICE
1. Key Points:
India rules the global scented rice trade through basmati. In the last 15 years, the area under its cultivation has remained at 0.5-0.6 mill...
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31-Oct 2022
BIPOLAR DISORDER
BIPOLAR DISORDER
1. Introduction:
Neural cells derived from patients with Bipolar Disorder (BD) show a difference in the way they migrate as compared to controls. This difference may con...
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31-Oct 2022
SALMONELLA
SALMONELLA
1. Context:
Rapid use of traditional antibiotics gave rise to the emergence of drug-resistant Salmonella serovars.
Samonella Typhimurium ST313, a non-typhoidal varia...
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31-Oct 2022
METAVERSE
METAVERSE
1. Context
Investors rushed to dump Meta Platforms Inc's stock after hours, pushing it down 20% and wiping $67 billion off its market value as Wall street increasingly loses patience wi...
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31-Oct 2022