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UTTARAKSHI TUNNEL
UTTARAKSHI TUNNEL
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Recently, An under-construction tunnel on the Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district collapsed, trapping 40 workers inside. As rescue operations...
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21-Nov 2023
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFOs)
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFOs)
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Recently, Flight operations at Bir Tikendrajit International Airport in Manipur were affected due to the presence of an Unidentified Flying Object (UF...
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21-Nov 2023
CHHATH PUJA
CHHATH PUJA
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President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended warm wishes to the nation on the occasion of Chhath Puja. This significant festival, celebrated on November ...
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20-Nov 2023
ONATTUKARA SESANE
ONATTUKARA SESANE
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As Onattukara sesame has received a geographical indication (GI) tag, stakeholders are upbeat that the recognition will boost its popularity and market value.
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20-Nov 2023
HALAL
HALAL
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Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government has issued a statewide ban on products bearing halal certificates, effective immediately. This decision follows an FIR filed at Lucknow’s Hazr...
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20-Nov 2023
BDS MOVEMENT
BDS MOVEMENT
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An article published in a German newspaper last week accused Indian poet and curator Ranjit Hoskote of “anti-Semitism” and sympathising with the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, ...
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18-Nov 2023
WORLD GOVERNANCE INDEX
WORLD GOVERNANCE INDEX
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Raising concerns over the use of World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators in ratings assessment by credit ratings agencies, especially for emerging econom...
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17-Nov 2023
ASIAN PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC)
ASIAN PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping left for the US for a “meeting of great importance” with his American counterpart Joe Biden on Wednesday, ami...
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17-Nov 2023
VACCINE FOR CHIKUNGUNYA
VACCINE FOR CHIKUNGUNYA
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. recently approved the world's first chikungunya vaccine, marking a significant milestone in the fight against ...
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17-Nov 2023
SUB-CATEGORISATION OF CASTES
SUB-CATEGORISATION OF CASTES
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In a recent election rally in Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to examine the sub-categorization of Scheduled Castes (SCs) to identify and u...
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17-Nov 2023
MINIMUM AGE OF ADMISSION INTO SCHOOL
MINIMUM AGE OF ADMISSION INTO SCHOOL
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Schools in Delhi this year will continue to admit students to Class 1 below the age of 6 years. This is contrary to recent letters from the U...
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16-Nov 2023
MOUNT ETNA
MOUNT ETNA
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News of volcanic eruptions only reaches the headlines when the big ones erupt — Etna, Kilauea, Mauna Loa, Merapi, Eyjafjallajökull or Fagradalsfjall — but at any time du...
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16-Nov 2023
IAS COACHING CENTRES PROBED BY CCPA
IAS COACHING CENTRES PROBED BY CCPA
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Recently, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) announced an investigation into 20 IAS coaching institutes for making misleading claims i...
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16-Nov 2023
TAX HEAVEN
TAX HEAVEN
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Offshore Leaks (2013), HSBC Swiss Leaks (2015), Panama Papers (2016), Paradise Papers (2017), Pandora Papers (2021) and now Cyprus Confidential. Even as governments worldwi...
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16-Nov 2023
GENERAL RELATIVITY
GENERAL RELATIVITY
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A young Indian physicist was under pressure. His heart was set on working in the field of general relativity – the study of space, time, and gravity. But the dire...
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16-Nov 2023