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TSUNAMI
TSUNAMI
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Recently, Tsunami waves hit several parts of Japan’s coastal areas and urgent evacuation warnings were issued after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook the country’s n...
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03-Jan 2024
VALMIKI
VALMIKI
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With less than a month to go for the grand opening of the Ayodhya Ram Temple, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the newly built Maharishi Valmiki Airport in Ayod...
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03-Jan 2024
DESIGNATED TERRORIST
DESIGNATED TERRORIST
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Gangster Goldy Brar, the mastermind behind the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, was declared a designated terrorist by the Centre under the Unlawf...
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03-Jan 2024
PSYCHOANALYSIS
PSYCHOANALYSIS
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Recently, the Delhi Police said the six individuals accused in the Parliament breach incident underwent psychoanalysis at a government institute in the city ...
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03-Jan 2024
RADIOCARBON DATING
RADIOCARBON DATING
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From the principles of thermodynamics to the intricacies of GPS technology, and from the study of social systems theory to delving into the mysteries of ...
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02-Jan 2024
INDIA'S 1991 CRISIS
INDIA'S 1991 CRISIS
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S. Venkitaramanan, an IAS officer who served as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from December 1990 to December 1992 passed away rece...
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02-Jan 2024
INDIAN SCIENCE
INDIAN SCIENCE
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In 2023, the Moon landing stood out as a monumental achievement for Indian science, marking a pivotal moment for the Indian Space Research Organisation (...
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01-Jan 2024
MULLAPERIYAR DAM ISSUE
MULLAPERIYAR DAM
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Kerala will shortly renew its campaign for a new dam at Mullaperiyar as the revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the new structure is getting ready.
The ...
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01-Jan 2024
HEALTH TAX ON HIGH FAT SUGAR SALT(HFSS)
HEALTH TAX
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A health tax of between 20% to 30% in addition to GST can be considered to be imposed on sugar, sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) like colas and juices as well asfoods hig...
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01-Jan 2024
PANAMA CANAL
PANAMA CANAL
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A recent drone attack on a chemical tanker in the Red Sea, coupled with ongoing unrest in the Suez and Panama canals, raises concerns about a turbulent ...
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01-Jan 2024
INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (INC)
INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (INC)
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The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded on December 28, 1885.
It began as a party which simply wanted to influence British policy in India, ...
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30-Dec 2023
FINANCIAL STABILITY REPORT
FINANCIAL STABILITY REPORT
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The Indian economy and the domestic financial system remain resilient, supported by strong macroeconomic fundamentals, healthy balance sheets of financia...
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30-Dec 2023
PRESS AND PERIODICALS BILL 2023
PRESS AND PERIODICALS BILL 2023
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After being passed in the Rajya Sabha on August 3, 2023, amid uproar from the opposition, the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, of...
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30-Dec 2023
URBAN LOCAL BODIES
URBAN LOCAL BODIES
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Over The Past three years, a silent grassroots finance reform has been taking shape with at least 70 per cent of the total 4,900 urban local bodi...
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30-Dec 2023
PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE GROUPS (PVTG) PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE GROUPS (PVTG)
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On November 29 2023, the Union Cabinet approved the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN), aimed at providing PVTG hous...
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29-Dec 2023