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NAVAYANA BUDDHISM
NAVAYANA BUDDHISM
Source: The Hindu
1. Context
On October 5, Mission Jai Bhim and The Buddhist Society of India organised a public meeting in Delhi to commemorate Buddhist Conversion Day.
2. Ke...
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12-Oct 2022
IRANIAN KURDS
IRANIAN KURDS
Source: The Indian Express
1. CONTEXT
Nationwide protests over the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman in the custody of Iran's morality police have been at their most intense i...
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12-Oct 2022
ECONOMIC SCIENCE
ECONOMIC SCIENCE
Source: The Hindu
1. Background
Economic science has dominated public policy since the 20th century.
Debates have raged between "Keynesian" economists and "Friedman" economists...
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12-Oct 2022
POVERTY ERADICATION BY CHINA
POVERTY ERADICATION BY CHINA
Source: The Indian Express
1. CONTEXT
According to the latest World Bank report on global poverty, India has the most number of poor people.
The report found that the...
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11-Oct 2022
INDIA AND UK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
INDIA AND UK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
1. Context
India and the United Kingdom launched formal Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations on Thursday, to conclude an early harvest trade agreement over ...
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11-Oct 2022
DEFENCE PRODUCTION
DEFENCE PRODUCTION
Source: indianexpress
1.Why in news?
India ranks fourth among 12 Indo-Pacific nations in self-reliant arms production capabilities, according to a study released this month ...
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11-Oct 2022
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY
Source: The Indian Express
1. Context
World bank report titled "Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022: Correcting Course", the Covid pandemic has been the biggest setback to gl...
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11-Oct 2022
QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY
QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY
Source: Hindu
Introduction:
Alain Aspect from the University of Paris-Saclay, John F. Clauser from California, and Anton Zeilinger are the laureates for t...
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10-Oct 2022
ROSETTA STONE
ROSETTA STONE
Source: The Indian Express
1. Context
Egyptian Archaeologists have started an online campaign to demand the return of the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum, where it is the Mus...
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10-Oct 2022
CLICK CHEMISTRY
Click Chemistry
Source: The Hindu
1.Introduction:
A trio of chemists, Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal & Barry Sharpless Noble Laureates for "Click Chemistry", in che...
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10-Oct 2022
COALITION OF THE WORLD
COALITION OF THE WORLD
Source: Hindu
1. Background:
The League of Nations, set up in 1920, was the first intergovernmental organisation with the aim to promote international cooperation and outl...
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10-Oct 2022
E-Rupee
E-Rupee
Source: The Indian Express
1. Context
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) indicated that it will soon commence limited pilot launches of e-rupee or Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or digi...
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10-Oct 2022
PALAEOGENOMICS
PALAEOGENOMICS
Source: Hindu
1. Background
This year, the Nobel Prize for Physiology has been awarded to Svante Pääbo, a Swedish geneticist, who pioneered the field of palaeogenomics, or the stu...
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10-Oct 2022
NEO BUDDHISM
NEO BUDDHISM
Source: The Hindu
1. Context
Thousands of People assemble at Nagpur's Deekshabhoomi to pay homage to B.R. Ambedkar and remember the historic day of October 14, 1956, when he and half...
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08-Oct 2022
USB-C
USB-C
Source: Business Standard
1.Why in News?
The European Parliament on Tuesday passed a rule standardising the charging port on electronic items. It has selected USB Type-C -- better known ...
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08-Oct 2022