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DARK RESERVE
DARK RESERVE
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In October 2022, 24 ambassadors from Hanle, including 18 women, were handpicked as astronomy ambassadors and trained in basic astronomy to boost India’s first-e...
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21-Mar 2024
COLOURING AGENTS
COLOURING AGENTS
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Karnataka has become the third state in South India to prohibit the use of specific coloring agents in cotton candy and gobi manchurian due to their harmful e...
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21-Mar 2024
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST)
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST)
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The average global sea surface temperature (SST) the temperature of the water at the ocean surface for February 2024 stood at 21.06 degree C...
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20-Mar 2024
GLOBAL GENDER GAP
GLOBAL GENDER GAP
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Financial inclusion is essential for a nation’s sustained development and growth. Its importance in building a sustainable and inclusive future is evident from ...
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20-Mar 2024
ELECTORAL BOND DATA
ELECTORAL BOND DATA
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The Election Commission of India released the initial set of data on electoral bonds on March 14, 2024, following the Supreme Court's directive. However,...
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20-Mar 2024
DIALYSIS
DIALYSIS
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Hockman et al.'s study, published in The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia on March 13, 2024, delves into the analysis of patient survival rates among individuals un...
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19-Mar 2024
TRADE AND ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (TEPA)
TRADE AND ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (TEPA)
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The Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and EFTA (European Free Trade Association) marks a signifi...
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19-Mar 2024
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH TESTBED (ART)
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH TESTBED (ART)
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On March 12 2024, the first phase of India’s Atmospheric Research Testbed in Central India (ART-CI) was inaugurated at Silkheda in Sehore...
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18-Mar 2024
DANUBE DELTA
DANUBE DELTA
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The Danube delta has provided Ukraine with an alternative passage for its grain after Russia withdrew from the Black Sea grain deal last month. The deal, brokered by...
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18-Mar 2024
SELECTION OF ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
SELECTION OF ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
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Recently, The President has appointed Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, both retired IAS officers, as Election Commissioners ...
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18-Mar 2024
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (UNHRC)
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (UNHRC)
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India abstained from a vote in the United Nations General Assembly on a Pakistan-sponsored resolution on measures to combat Islamophob...
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18-Mar 2024
IPCC REPORTS IPCC REPORTS
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A recent study, published and examined over 500 future emissions scenarios evaluated by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its latest re...
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18-Mar 2024
INFLATION
INFLATION
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Recently, Data released by the National Statistical Office showed that retail inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, has remained at almost the same l...
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15-Mar 2024
NANNA JAGANNATH SHANKARSETH
NANNA JAGANNATH SHANKARSETH
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The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday (March 13) decided to ask the Ministry of Railways to rename Mumbai Central station after Nana Jagannath Shank...
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15-Mar 2024
CAA AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
CAA AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
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Four years after Parliament passed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notified the rules to implement...
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15-Mar 2024