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HERMIT
HERMIT
1. About Hermit
A SOPHISTICATED spyware called Hermit is in the news for targeting iPhones and Android devices in Italy and Kazakhstan. Its deployment was first reported by a researcher at ...
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30-Jun 2022
BLUE DEAL- UN CONFERENCE
UN Ocean Conference-Blue Deal
Source-Down To Earth
Introduction
A "Blue Deal" is promoted at the 2022 United Na...
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30-Jun 2022
m-RNA Covid vaccine in India
m-RNA Covid vaccine in India
Introduction-
India’s first homegrown mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, GEMCOVAC-19, has got “restricted emergency use” approval for the 18 and above age group. One of the uni...
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30-Jun 2022
PARTNERS IN THE BLUE PACIFIC (PBP)
PARTNERS IN THE BLUE PACIFIC- PBP
1. BACKGROUND
AMID CHINA’S aggressive push to increase its Pacific sphere of influence, the US and its allies — Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the UK — have ...
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30-Jun 2022
INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT)
INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT)
1. Background
The Internet of Things, commonly abbreviated as IoT, refers to the connection of devices (other than typical fares such as computers and smartphones) to t...
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30-Jun 2022
CAPSTONE
CAPSTONE
NASA launched the CAPSTONE-new satellite which will test unique lunar orbit for future missions
CAPSTONE:
A microwave oven-sized Cubesat weighing just 25kgs.It is designed to test a ...
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30-Jun 2022
PACIFIC ISLAND FORUM
Pacific Island Forum
1. Background
This initiative was launched amid China’s aggressive push of increasing its influence in the Pacific.
Under the new initiative, countries will involve in “eff...
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30-Jun 2022
RUSSIA'S GOLD RESERVES
RUSSIA'S GOLD RESERVES
Context: G7 nations have agreed on a ban on Russian gold imports in the latest round of sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Gold is Russia's second-largest expor...
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29-Jun 2022
PARTNERSHIP FOR GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT (PGII)
PARTNERSHIP FOR GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT (PGII)
Source: The Hindu
Context
U.S. President Joe Biden along with his G7 allies unveiled the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Inve...
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29-Jun 2022
WATER HYACINTH
WATER HYACINTH
1. Why in News
How a noxious aquatic weed was used to make eco-friendly products, generate employment in rural Bengal
Water hyacinth, scientifically known as Eichhornia crassip...
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29-Jun 2022
GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS
GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS
1. Background
Global food crisis: 1 child suffers severe malnutrition every 60 seconds-UNICEF
Soaring food prices driven by the war in Ukraine, persistent drought due to ...
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28-Jun 2022
ASSAM FLOODS- ADAPTATION
ASSAM-ADAPTATIONS TO FLOODS
source- Down To Earth
Context:
Assamese is learning to live with floods that are an annual occurre...
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28-Jun 2022
ASSAM FLOODS-PREVENTION
ASSAM FLOODS-PREVENTION
Source: Downtoearth
Context:
Assam is in the grip of another flood, this is the first wave of floods in the monsoon
Apart from incessant rainfall, there are many contribu...
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28-Jun 2022
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
Source: Down to Earth
Context
The Global Environment has promised to Provide $5.33 billion over the next four years to address problems related to biodiversity wo...
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28-Jun 2022
ISKANDER-M MISSILE SYSTEM
ISKANDER-M MISSILE SYSTEM
Source: The Indian Express
Context
Russia has promised its ally Belarus delivery of nuclear-capable missiles to take on an aggressive west.
Russia will transfer to ...
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28-Jun 2022