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SHAHI IDAGH-KRISHNA JANMABHOOMI DISPUTE
SHAHI IDAGH-KRISHNA JANMABHOOMI DISPUTE
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The Shahi Idgah, a three-domed mosque in Mathura, will be surveyed following the decision of the Allahabad High Court which perm...
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19-Dec 2023
FOSSIL FUELS
FOSSIL FUELS
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Recently, the 28th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP) concluded in Dubai with 198 signatory countries agreeing that the world must “transition” away...
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18-Dec 2023
CRISPR
CRISPR
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Imagine a future where genetic anomalies can be precisely targeted and corrected using genome editing – a giant leap from our ability to sequence or read human genomes ...
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18-Dec 2023
ARTICLE 370 AND FEDERALISM
ARTICLE 370 AND FEDERALISM
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Recently, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the power of the President to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution, which in August 201...
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18-Dec 2023
SELECTING ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
SELECTING ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
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On December 12 2023, the Rajya Sabha passed The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Office and ...
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18-Dec 2023
PRESIDENT IMPEACHMENT
PRESIDENT IMPEACHMENT
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The White House recently greenlit an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and his family, spurred by Republican allegations of impropriety involv...
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16-Dec 2023
PRODUCTION LINKED INCENTIVE (PLI) SCHEME PRODUCTION LINKED INCENTIVE (PLI) SCHEME
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A new industrial policy, which has been in the works for over two years and a draft of which was circulated for consultation in Dece...
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16-Dec 2023
NATIONAL TIGER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (NTCA)
NATIONAL TIGER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (NTCA)
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Years after the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) favoured the construction of a canopy walk inside Dandeli Wildlife...
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15-Dec 2023
OFF BUDGET BORROWINGS
OFF BUDGET BORROWINGS
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The Kerala government has approached the Supreme Court against the Centre imposing a ceiling on the amount it can borrow, saying this had “broug...
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15-Dec 2023
KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS IN INDIA
KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS IN INDIA
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The government has initiated an inquiry into the revelations presented in a recent investigation by The Telegraph. The report suggested that impover...
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14-Dec 2023
COP28
COP28
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The COP28 climate summit yielded significant results, marking a historic acknowledgement of the imperative to transition away from fossil fuels. It also marked the ...
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14-Dec 2023
SEABUCKTHORN
SEABUCKTHORN
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The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to start planting seabuckthorn in the cold desert areas of the state this year, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur announced in h...
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14-Dec 2023
UNBATED FOSSIL FUELS
UNBATED FOSSIL FUELS
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At the ongoing COP28 climate summit, one phrase that has taken the centrestage is “unabated” fossil fuels
The phrase is inextricably tied to Carbon Capture and...
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13-Dec 2023
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA 2023
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA 2023
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The Centre has decided to withdraw the three new criminal law bills from Lok Sabha to bring in new draft laws, reflecting some of the changes suggested ...
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13-Dec 2023
ANARCHO CAPITALISM
ANARCHO-CAPITALISM
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The term has recently gained popularity with Javier Milei, a self-proclaimed anarcho-capitalist, winning the presidential elections of Argentina. The political ph...
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13-Dec 2023