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CRITICAL MINERALS CRITICAL MINERALS
1. Context
In late June, the Centre declared the winning bidders for mining rights in six blocks of critical minerals, including graphite, phosphorite and lithium, for whi...
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15-Jul 2024
PORTRAYAL OF DISABILITY IN FILMS
PORTRAYAL OF DISABILITY IN FILMS
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On July 8 2024, while hearing a plea to ban the film Aaankh Micholi for derogatory portrayal of people with disabilities, the Supreme Court in a ...
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15-Jul 2024
ASTEROID
ASTEROID
1. Context
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath said last week that “we should be able to go and meet” the asteroid Apophis when it passes by Earth at a dista...
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13-Jul 2024
RIGHT TO PRIVACY RIGHT TO PRIVACY
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The Supreme Court on Monday held that courts cannot impose bail conditions that require accused persons to share their location on Google Maps. A Bench comprisi...
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13-Jul 2024
CASTE CENSUS - CASE STUDY CASTE CENSUS
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The Census Act, 1948 should be amended to make enumeration by caste mandatory, instead of leaving it to the whims of the Union executive. Such data can be collected as ...
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11-Jul 2024
CAMCOPTER - S100
CAMCOPTER - S100
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India is in the process of harnessing the capability of a rotary unmanned aerial system as part of a deal with Austrian company Schiebel for their renowed Camcopter...
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10-Jul 2024
HURRICANE
HURRICANE
1. Context
Hurricane Beryl became the earliest storm on record during the Atlantic hurricane season to have reached the highest Category 5 classification.
2. What is a hurricane?...
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10-Jul 2024
ELECTRIC VEHICLES - REGENERATIVE BRAKING REGENERATIVE BRAKING
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The impulse to be sustainable — driven by the incessant pressure to lower our emissions — often manifests as lowering consumption and increasing reuse alongside...
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09-Jul 2024
STAMPEDE
STAMPEDE
1. Context
The stampede in Hathras on June 2 2024 is another in a long line of tragedies manufactured by a lack of sense for science
2. What is a stampede?
A stampede is ...
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08-Jul 2024
PRIMARY AMOEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS(PAM)
PRIMARY AMOEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS (PAM)
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There have been four cases, including three deaths, of the rare, but fatal primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) in Kerala in the last ...
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08-Jul 2024
AMERICAN DECLARATION INDEPENDENCE
AMERICAN DECLARATION INDEPENDENCE
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July 4 marks the 248th Independence Day of the United States. It was the day when the Declaration of Independence, the document which marked the...
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06-Jul 2024
APHELION
APHELION
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Behind elliptical orbits lies gravity. “All the planets tend to jostle each other around,” pulling their orbits from perfect circles, Runyon said. “It’s literally this chao...
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06-Jul 2024
ABHAYA MUDRA
ABHAYA MUDRA
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In his first speech as Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Monday invoked the abhaya mudra, the gesture of the raised open palm that is commonly underst...
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04-Jul 2024
RURAL MOBILE CONNECTIVITY IN INDIA
RURAL MOBILE CONNECTIVITY IN INDIA
1. Context
Even though cellular networks seem omnipresent, their deployment and use vary significantly between urban and rural areas. According to the lat...
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03-Jul 2024
TEESTA TREATY - INDIA AND BANGLADESH
TEESTA TREATY
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During the recent state visit of Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 22 2024 said: “A technical team will so...
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01-Jul 2024