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SOVERIGN GOLD BOND SCHEME
SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND SCHEME
1. About
SGBs are government securities denominated in grams of gold. They are substitutes for holding physical gold. Investors have to pay the issue price in cash an...
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18-Jun 2022
STEPS FOR IN THE INTEREST OF MIGRANTS
Migrants
Steps were taken in the interest of Migrants
Any issue relating to Indians residing abroad is dealt with on a priority basis.
Missions and centres organise open houses to discuss the...
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17-Jun 2022
5G
5G
1.Context
The upcoming spectrum auction, which the government is expected to conduct over the next three months, may see a subdued response from telcos as demand is likely to be restricted to...
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16-Jun 2022
RELICS OF BUDDHA
RELICS OF BUDDHA
Source: indianexpress
1. Background
According to Buddhist belief, Buddha attained salvation in Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) at the age of 80.
The Mallas of Kushinagar cremated hi...
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15-Jun 2022
LaMDA
LaMDA
1.Context
Blake Lemoine, a U.S. military veteran engaged by Google to test for bias or hate speech in the Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA), claims that the updated softw...
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15-Jun 2022
Malnutrition
Malnutrition
Source: The Hindu
Context
The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) has shown marginal improvement in different nutrition indicators, indicating that the pace of progress is slow.
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15-Jun 2022
REMISSION
REMISSION
Why in News
To commemorate the 75th year of Independence, MHA issued a set of guidelines to the States and the Union Territories on the grant of special remission to prisoners.
1....
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15-Jun 2022
TYPE 1 DIABETES
TYPE 1 DIABETES
INTRODUCTION-
India is considered the diabetes capital of the world. Type1 or childhood d...
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14-Jun 2022
Web 5.0
Web 5.0
Source: The Indian express
Context
Twitter's ex- CEO wants to build A blockchain-powered digital network in Web 5.0.
Web versions
Web 1.0 was the first generation of the internet,...
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14-Jun 2022
ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION (OIC)
ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION (OIC)
1. Context
The pact to establish the SPC was signed during PM Modi’s visit to Saudi Arabia in October 2019, his second in three years. The Strategic...
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14-Jun 2022
LANDMARK PROVISIONS PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
1. Background
The Indian Heritage and Culture have an intimate relationship with the conservation and protection of the environment.
The Indian State has also enshrined...
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12-Jun 2022
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDEX
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDEX
1.Background
India has finished at the bottom of the Environment Performance Index-2022 released by the World Bank.
This means India is among those countries i...
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12-Jun 2022
Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement act, 2013
Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement act, 2013
Context
The Bombay High Court held that no income tax should be deducted on the compensation given for acquiring land in the Mumbai-Ahmedab...
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11-Jun 2022
Warkari Sect- Sant Tukaram
WAKARI SECT
Context
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Sant Tukaram Shila mandir in the temple town of Dehu in the Pune district.
Shila Mandir
The Bhakti saint Sant Tukaram sa...
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11-Jun 2022
COAL SECTOR CRISIS
COAL CRISIS IN INDIA
1.Background
For decades environmentalists and scientists have been protesting the continued extraction and excessive use of fossil fuels to power our economies.
However,...
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11-Jun 2022