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DIGILOCKER
DIGILOCKER
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As hordes of students nationwide eagerly log into their computers to access their board exam results, a growing number now have the convenience of viewing their ...
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14-May 2024
INDIA'S POPULATION
INDIA'S POPULATION
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Recently published in the esteemed journal, The Lancet, and conducted by the Seattle-based Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), has caused si...
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14-May 2024
INDIA'S PHARMA SECTOR
INDIA'S PHARMA SECTOR
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India’s drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has withdrawn powers delegated to State licensing authorities to issue NOCs...
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14-May 2024
RULES ON CONTESTING IN INDIAN ELECTIONS
RULES ON CONTESTING IN INDIAN ELECTIONS
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When Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced that he would contest from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, questions were raised on why he too...
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14-May 2024
ELECTRONIC PROVIDENT FUND (EPF)
ELECTRONIC PROVIDENT FUND (EPF)
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The Karnataka High Court recently struck down a 15-year-old amendment to the law which permits the incorporation of foreign workers in the Employe...
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14-May 2024
TYPHOID
TYPHOID
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Because of the Widal test’s propensity for erroneous results, the actual burden of typhoid in India remains obfuscated. A lack of awareness of the proper time at which to co...
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09-May 2024
PULITZER PRIZE
PULITZER PRIZE
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Recently, The New York Times and The Washington Post were awarded three Pulitzer Prizes apiece for work in 2023 that dealt with everything from the war in Gaz...
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09-May 2024
CHILD LABOUR
CHILD LABOUR
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At a time when India and Australia are in the middle of negotiations for broad basing a mini-trade deal into a more comprehensive pact, an Australian parliamentary c...
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09-May 2024
SAHYADRI TIGER RESERVE
SAHYADRI TIGER RESERVE
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To bolster the tiger population in the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR), the only tiger reserve in Maharashtra's western region, the state's forest departm...
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08-May 2024
SWELL WAVES
SWELL WAVES
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Recently, The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) forecasted that high sea waves, also known as swell waves, might hit the coastal area...
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08-May 2024
ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE (AGI)
ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE (AGI)
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In a recent interview, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, expressed his commitment to invest billions of dollars towards the development of Artific...
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07-May 2024
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) stands as a crucial non-invasive method for peering inside the human body. Developed in the early 1970s, the...
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07-May 2024
CARBON FARMING
CARBON FARMING
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Farmers worldwide are revitalizing traditional, less intensive agricultural methods of the past to enhance soil health, boost yields, and sequester atmospheric ...
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07-May 2024
BOEING STARLINER
BOEING STARLINER
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At 8.04 am IST on May 7, an Atlas V rocket is set to lift off with a team of two veteran astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams sitting inside a spacecraft ca...
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06-May 2024
THROMBOCYTOPENIA SYNDROME (TTS)
THROMBOCYTOPENIA SYNDROME (TTS)
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AstraZeneca has acknowledged that its AZD1222 vaccine, produced under the brand name Covishield in India by the Serum Institute of India (S...
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06-May 2024