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UNEMPLOYMENT IN INDIAN STATES
UNEMPLOYMENT IN INDIAN STATES
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A recent report released by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Institute for Human Development (IHD) revealed that two out of every ...
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11-Apr 2024
CICADAS
CICADAS
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A brood of periodical cicadas, noisy insects that breed underground for as long as 13-17 years are expected to emerge into some states on the east coast of the US this ye...
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10-Apr 2024
US-CHINA CLIMATE DEAL
US-CHINA CLIMATE DEAL
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China’s burgeoning production of electric cars and other green technologies has become a flashpoint in a new US-China trade fight, highlighted by US Treasur...
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10-Apr 2024
NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FUND (NDRF)
NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FUND (NDRF)
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The bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta was hearing the Karnataka government’s plea seeking a direction to the Centre to relea...
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10-Apr 2024
MODELS AND MANUFACTURERS OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES
MODELS AND MANUFACTURERS OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES
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The recent directives from the government aimed at bolstering the local sourcing of solar modules to bolster India’...
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10-Apr 2024
MANGAL PANDEY
MANGAL PANDEY
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Little would Sepoy Mangal Pandey have realised that the shot fired by him at the Sergeant Major of his regiment at Barrackpore near Kolkata on March 29, 1857, would...
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09-Apr 2024
MUSLIM LEAUGUE AND HINDU MAHASABHA
MUSLIM LEAUGUE AND HINDU MAHASABHA
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Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent remarks accusing the Congress manifesto of resembling that of the Muslim League, Congre...
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09-Apr 2024
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
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Recently, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. This type of solar eclipse is a rare event...
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09-Apr 2024
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION (NATO) NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION (NATO)
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At an event marking 75 years of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on April 4, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said “NATO ...
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08-Apr 2024
DUAL CITIZENSHIP
DUAL CITIZENSHIP
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The Rules of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act do not require foreign applicants to effectively renounce the citizenship of their native country, creating a possib...
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08-Apr 2024
SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP
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The recent global chip shortage, triggered by pandemic disruptions and geopolitical tensions, has highlighted the vulnerability of relying on a limite...
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08-Apr 2024
WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT
WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT
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The recent release of the India Employment Report for 2024 by the Institute for Human Development and the International Labour...
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08-Apr 2024
DARK ENERGY
DARK ENERGY
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The researchers, including an Indian team led by Shadab Alam at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai, has published its findings from the first year o...
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06-Apr 2024
UNITED NATIONS AGENCY FOR PALESTINIAN REFUGEES (UNRWA)
UNITED NATIONS AGENCY FOR PALESTINIAN REFUGEES (UNRWA)
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Recently, UN officials appealed to countries that suspended funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for P...
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06-Apr 2024
LIQUIDITY ADJUSTMENT FACILITY (LAF)
LIQUIDITY ADJUSTMENT FACILITY (LAF)
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The spike in food prices has kept the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) worried even though overall inflation has moderated to a certain extent. On F...
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06-Apr 2024