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AIR POLLUTION - TRAFFIC AND CONTROLLING POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION
1. Context
A recent report stated that India is home to 83 of the 100 most polluted cities in the world. Another report from the British Medical Journal estimated that air pol...
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16-Aug 2024
SPACE WEATHER
SPACE WEATHER
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Astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have found a new method to predict the amplitude of the upcoming solar cycle. Besides, their research c...
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16-Aug 2024
MULTIDIMENSIONAL VULNERABILITY INDEX (MVI) - UN REPORT
MULTIDIMENSIONAL VULNERABILITY INDEX (MVI)
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The UN General Assembly officially launched a new data-driven “vulnerability” index that would help small island states and develop...
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16-Aug 2024
THUNGABHADRA RIVER
THUNGABHADRA RIVER
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A flood alert has been sounded downstream of the Tungabhadra dam in Karnataka’s Koppal district after one of the 33 crest gates of the massive stone masonry da...
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14-Aug 2024
UNION GOVERNMENT AND DELHI
UNION GOVERNMENT AND DELHI
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The Supreme Court has ruled that the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi can nominate 10 aldermen to the Municipa...
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14-Aug 2024
NATIONAL FLAG - EVOLUTION OF INDIAN NATIONAL FLAG
NATIONAL FLAG
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India is gearing up to celebrate the 78th Independence Day on August 15, 2024. On this day, people demonstrate their patriotism by unfurling the national flag on...
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13-Aug 2024
COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (CAS)
COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (CAS)
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Most collision avoidance systems require two pieces of information: the locations of all the other vehicles and the location of this vehicle r...
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13-Aug 2024
WAQF ACT - PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
WAQF ACT
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On August 8 2024, the Union government introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the 1995 Waqf Act (1995 Act). The proposed amendments seek to significantly reform the...
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12-Aug 2024
NEELAKURINJI - IUCN RED LIST
NEELAKURINJI
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Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana), the purplish flowering shrub which blooms once in 12 years, has been included on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation...
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12-Aug 2024
MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS (MDW) - SAUDI LAW
MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS (MDW)
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest recipients of migrant domestic workers (MDWs), will roll out a new domestic workers law ...
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12-Aug 2024
WORLD BIOFUEL DAY
WORLD BIOFUEL DAY
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Every year on August 10, World Biofuel Day is observed to underline the significance of biofuels as a sustainable source of energy. The day also commemorates th...
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10-Aug 2024
PYROCUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS
PYROCUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS
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The wildfires currently raging in the United States and Canada are so intense that they have created ‘pyrocumulonimbus’ clouds, which have the potential t...
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10-Aug 2024
INDIAN HIMALAYAN RANGE (IHR)
INDIAN HIMALAYAN RANGE (IHR)
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The Indian Himalayan Range (IHR), comprising 11 States and two Union Territories, had a decadal urban growth rate of more than 40% from 2011 to 20...
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09-Aug 2024
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT (NDMA) - DISASTER MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT (NDMA)
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Last week, the government introduced a Bill in Parliament seeking to amend the Disaster Management Act, 2005. It proposes to make importan...
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08-Aug 2024
HIROSHIMA DAY - WORLD HISTORY
HIROSHIMA DAY
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Hiroshima Day is observed every year on August 6 to mark the horrific bombing of the Japanese city. Let’s see how the horrors of world’s first atomic bombing underl...
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08-Aug 2024