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LAUNCH WINDOWS
LAUNCH WINDOWS
Source: The Indian Express
Introduction:
Space missions cannot just take off at any time, they require a precise timeslot for ...
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05-Sep 2022
DREAMS
DREAMS
Source: Hindu
CONTEXT
The phase of sleep associated with vivid dreaming is called REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Brainwave recordings show very little difference between REM and the a...
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05-Sep 2022
AGE OF CONSENT
AGE OF CONSENT
1. Context
The “age of consent” debate has re-emerged, this time in the Nipun Saxena and Anr vs Union of India PIL pending in the Supreme Court. The Court will examine whethe...
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05-Sep 2022
FLOODS IN PAKISTAN
FLOODS IN PAKISTAN
Source: indianexpress
Why in news?
While Europe, China and some other regions of the world are experiencing a severe drought, Pakistan is facing one of the worst flood...
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05-Sep 2022
INFLATION IN DIFFERENT STATES
INFLATION IN DIFFERENT STATES
Source: The Hindu
Context
India's economy grew slower than expected by 13.5 per cent in the first quarter of the year.
Private consumption picked up, but inflatio...
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05-Sep 2022
WORLD'S FIFTH BIGGEST ECONOMY
WORLDS ' FIFTH BIGGEST ECONOMY
Source: indianexpress
Why in news?
India has become the world’s fifth-largest economy after it overtook the United Kingdom in end-March 2022, according to the l...
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05-Sep 2022
PERIODIC BLOOD TESTS
Periodic Blood tests
Source :The Indian Express
Blood Test:
A blood test is a proactive approach to detecting abnormal changes in the body by analyzing var...
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03-Sep 2022
INDIA'S CYBER INFRASTRUCTURE
INDIA’S CYBER INFRASTRUCTURE
Source: Hindu
CONTEXT
There has been a steady spike in cases of cybercrime in the last five years but the capacity of the enforcement agencies to investigate cybe...
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03-Sep 2022
CERVAVAC
CERVAVAC
Source: The Indian Express
Context
Union Minister of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on September 1, announced the scientific completion of Cervavac, India's first indigenousl...
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03-Sep 2022
NON PROLIFERATION TREATY
NPT-NON PROLIFERATION TREATY(NPT)
1.Context
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is headed to Hiroshima for the G7 leaders’ summit this Friday-the first visit to the Japanese city by an Indian Prim...
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03-Sep 2022
VACCINATION SUCCESS STORIES
VACCINATION SUCCESS STORIES
Source: The Indian Express
Key points
India's success with immunization is an achievement not only for the country but also for the world.
India has consistent...
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03-Sep 2022
BAN ON SINGLE USE PLASTICS
BAN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Source: Hindu
CONTEXT
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change, Government of India, notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021. The ...
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02-Sep 2022
INS VIKRANT
INS VIKRANT
Source: The Indian Express
Context
The commissioning of the Navy's first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) as INS Vikrant by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will mark a...
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02-Sep 2022
IRON ORE
IRON ORE VIOLATIONS
Source: The Hindu
Context
On August 26, 2022, the Supreme Court raised the ceiling limit of iron ore mining for Ballari (from 28 MMT to 35 MMT), Chitradurga and Tumakuru...
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02-Sep 2022
SPECIAL MARRIAGE ACT 1954
SPECIAL MARRIAGE ACT, 1954
Source: Hindu
CONTEXT
The Supreme Court dismissed a writ petition challenging provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 requiring couples to give a notice declaring...
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01-Sep 2022