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TEJAS AIRCRAFT
TEJAS AIRCRAFT
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An indigenously-built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas crashed in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district during a routine training sortie on Tuesday, the Indian Air Force an...
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14-Mar 2024
Pi DAY
Pi DAY
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March 14, or 3/14 as per the American convention, is celebrated as Pi Day worldwide as an ode to the most well-known approximation (3.14) of the mathematical constant Pi
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14-Mar 2024
GREENHOUSE GASES(GHGs) GREENHOUSE GASES(GHGs)
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A California man is facing criminal charges in a San Diego court for smuggling, not illegal drugs or weapons, but greenhouse gases (GHGs). These gases, som...
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14-Mar 2024
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND BUDGET MANAGEMENT (FRBM) ACT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND BUDGET MANAGEMENT (FRBM) ACT
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Recently, The Supreme Court asked the Centre to consider allowing the Kerala government a “one-time package” in the pre...
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14-Mar 2024
JUDGES AND BUREAUCRATS JOINING POLITICS
JUDGES AND BUREAUCRATS JOINING POLITICS
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Recently a Calcutta High Court judge and a senior IPS officer in West Bengal resigned from their posts and joined political parties....
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14-Mar 2024
MARATHAS
MARATHAS
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The political conflict over whether the Marathas are a “backward” community or not has been raging since the early 1980s. Historians have long agreed that the term ‘Mara...
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13-Mar 2024
BALLISTIC MISSILE BALLISTIC MISSILE
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The name Agni(Agni-5) originates from Sanskrit word for fire and is taken in the context of Agni being one five primary elements or Panch Mahabhutas. Others bei...
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13-Mar 2024
CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT (CAA)
CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT (CAA)
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A Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, who entered India before December 31, 2014, ...
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13-Mar 2024
NUCLEAR WASTE
NUCLEAR WASTE
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Recently, India loaded the core of its long-delayed Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) vessel, bringing the country to the cusp of stage II powered by urani...
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13-Mar 2024
AGNI-V
AGNI-V
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Recently, India announced the successful testing of a new Agni-V missile, which boasts the capability of carrying multiple warheads and striking multiple targets. Th...
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12-Mar 2024
LAHORE RESOLUTION 1940
LAHORE RESOLUTION 1940
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To initiate a cautious and less risky diplomatic approach with India, Pakistan's new government plans to resume its Nat...
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12-Mar 2024
NEW TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM
NEW TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM
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Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in Parliament in February that the government plans to implement a new highway toll collection ...
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11-Mar 2024
FRANCE'S ABORTION RIGHTS
FRANCE'S ABORTION RIGHTS
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In a global first, France inscribed the guaranteed right to abortion in its constitution on March 8 sending a powerful message of solidarity with women’s...
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11-Mar 2024
LIVESTOCK PRODUCT
LIVESTOCK PRODUCT
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The Supreme Court this week confirmed that ghee (clarified butter) is indeed a “product of livestock”, rejecting an argument by producers of livestock in Andh...
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09-Mar 2024
ODISHA'S CUTTACK
ODISHA'S CUTTACK
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The famous Rupa Tarakasi, or silver filigree work of Odisha’s Cuttack, has received the geographical indication (GI) tag.
The Odisha State Cooperative Handicraft...
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07-Mar 2024