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KAMIKAZE DRONES
KAMIKAZE DRONES
1.Context
Kamikaze drones had struck Ukraine‘s cities. The country has accused Iran of supplying Russia with them The governor of Zaporizhzhia said Iranian-made Shahid -136 dro...
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18-Oct 2022
INDIA’S HUNGER SCORE
INDIA’S HUNGER SCORE
1.Context:
Concerns Worldwide and Welthungerlife released the latest edition of the Global Hunger Index report. It ranked India 107 out of 121 countries that could be rank...
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18-Oct 2022
COMMODITY FETISHISM
COMMODITY FETISHISM
1. Background
Introduced in the first chapter of Karl Marx's most ambitious project, Das Kapital or Capital: A Critique of Political Economy.
Marx applied his analysis of comm...
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18-Oct 2022
IMPACT OF PANDEMIC ON POVERTY
IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON POVERTY
1. Context
A recent World bank report, titled "Correcting course", captures the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on global poverty.
2. Poverty
Poverty is a stat...
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18-Oct 2022
TOKENISATION ADVANTAGES
TOKENISATION ADVANTAGES
1. Context
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mandated the tokenisation of credit/debit cards for online merchants from October 1.
Till then, the card details for online pu...
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18-Oct 2022
CHINA WOLF WARRIOR DIPLOMACY
CHINA’S WOLF WARRIOR DIPLOMACY
1.CONTEXT
China has taken a tough approach in its international dealings, employing a style that has come to be known as “wolf warrior “diplomacy.
2.ABOUT WOLF WAR...
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17-Oct 2022
GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX
GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX
1. Context
For the second time in two years, the Ministry of Women and Child Development on Saturday rejected the Global Hunger Index (GHI) ranked India 107 among 121 countries.
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17-Oct 2022
COLLEGUIM SYSTEM
COLLEGIUM SYSTEM
1. Context
A Meeting of the Supreme Court Collegium, comprising the Chief Justice of India (CJI), and four senior-most judges, which was called for September 30 but did not take ...
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17-Oct 2022
FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SAFETY
1. Context
This year's World Food Day (October 16) has been a reminder to ensure that the most vulnerable people within our communities have easy access to safe and nutritious food.
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17-Oct 2022
DISTRICT MAGISTRATE (MOTIVATION)
DISTRICT MAGISTRATE
1. Introduction
The foot soldiers of governance- District Magistrates (DMs) are those who hold the charge of the basic administrative unit of India and bring order, stabili...
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17-Oct 2022
LIVING PLANET REPORT 2022
LIVING PLANET REPORT 2022
1.Context
There has been a 69 percent decline in the wildlife populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish, across the globe in the last 50 years, ac...
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15-Oct 2022
WOMAN LIVESTOCK FARMERS
LIVESTOCK FARMERS
Source: indianexpress
1. Context
On the International Day of Rural Women (October 15), we need to recognize the role of women in livestock rearing, and include women in all...
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15-Oct 2022
MALE BIRTH CONTROL OPTIONS
MALE BIRTH CONTROL OPTIONS
Source: Downtoearth
1. Context:
There has not been a new form of male birth control since no-scalpel vasectomy in the 1980s.
2. Introduction:
People who...
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15-Oct 2022
SUPER MASSIVE BLACK HOLE
SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE
1.Context
When it comes to making sense of our universe, the importance of black holes is hard to understate. Scientists know that a black hole exerts a strong gravitat...
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15-Oct 2022
SPLIT VERDICT
SPLIT VERDICT
Source: indianexpress
1.Context:
The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 13) delivered a split verdict in the Karnataka hijab ban case with one of the two judges on the Bench upho...
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15-Oct 2022