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FOURTH ELECTIONS OF BHUTAN
FOURTH ELECTIONS OF BHUTAN
1. Context
Recently, the Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) declared the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the ruling party with 30 out of 47 seats in ...
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25-Jan 2024
FREE MOVEMENT REGIME (FMR)
FREE MOVEMENT REGIME (FMR)
1. Context
Recently, During the passing out parade of Assam police commandos in Guwahati Home Minister Amit Shah announced plans to fence the 1,643 km I...
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25-Jan 2024
PRADHAN MANTRI SURYODAYA YOJANA
PRADHAN MANTRI SURYODAYA YOJANA
1. Context
Launched in 2014, the scheme aims to expand India’s rooftop solar installed capacity in the residential sector by providing Central ...
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24-Jan 2024
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME INEQUALITY
1. Context
According to a recent report by the State Bank of India (SBI), India has witnessed a significant fall in inequality over the last decade.
2. Ex...
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24-Jan 2024
INTERIM BUDGET
INTERIM BUDGET
1. Context
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the upcoming Interim Budget is unlikely to have any “spectacular announcement”, but small tax relief meas...
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23-Jan 2024
RAM RAJYA
RAM RAJYA
1. Context
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many in his government, along with the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, would be busy in pran pratishta at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. O...
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23-Jan 2024
MOSQUITO FISH
MOSQUITO FISH
1. Context
Recently, both governmental and non-governmental entities in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Punjab have introduced mosquitofish into local water bodies to add...
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23-Jan 2024
NAGARA STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE
NAGARA STYLE OF TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE
1. Context
The Ram temple in Ayodhya will be inaugurated on January 22. Chandrakant Sompura, 81, and his son Ashish, 51, have designed the complex in ...
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22-Jan 2024
INDIA-BANGLADESH INDIA-BANGLADESH
1. Context
Recently, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secured a historic fourth consecutive term in Bangladesh after her party, the Awami League, won two-thirds of th...
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22-Jan 2024
INDIA-MYANMAR
INDIA-MYANMAR
1. Context
The Union government will soon fence the 1,643-km border between India and Myanmar, and will consider ending the free movement regime (FMR) agreement with the ...
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22-Jan 2024
CONFLICTS IN WEST ASIA
CONFLICTS IN WEST ASIA
1. Context
The West Asian region is undergoing a significant transformation. What initially began as a direct military clash between Israel and Hamas has ev...
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22-Jan 2024
ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT (ASER) FOR 2023
ANNUAL STATUS OF EDUCATION REPORT (ASER) FOR 2023
1. Context
More than half of 14- to 18-year-old children in rural India cannot solve a simple three-digit division problem that’s u...
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19-Jan 2024
SATELLITES AND WEATHER
SATELLITES AND WEATHER
1. Context
North India, plagued by heavy fog since December 2023, witnessed heightened warnings on January 16th, 2024. The India Meteorological Department (IM...
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19-Jan 2024
THIRUVALLUVUR
THIRUVALLUVUR
1. Context
Recently, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi's saffron-clad portrait of Thiruvalluvar on Thiruvalluvar Day (January 16) ignited a political firestorm. DMK, the ruli...
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18-Jan 2024
KUKI-ZOMI TRIBE KUKI-ZOMI TRIBE
1. Context
The Centre has urged the Manipur Government to review a petition requesting the removal of specific Kuki and Zomi tribes from the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list...
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18-Jan 2024