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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI)
1. Context
The Indian economy grew at 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of the ongoing financial year. Forecasts by most analysts, including those by the RBI, i...
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04-Oct 2023
PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX (PMI) PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX (PMI)
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India's manufacturing performance activity showed a five-month low in September 2023 as per the seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Manufacturin...
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04-Oct 2023
NAGORNO-KARABAKH
NAGORNO-KARABAKH
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On September 20, 2023, Azerbaijan claimed full control over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region after local forces, mostly Armenians, agreed to disarm and disband. Hund...
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04-Oct 2023
MAHATMA GANDHI
MAHATMA GANDHI
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Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated every year on October 2. It marks the birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, revered as Mahatma Gandhi. He is fondly remembered by the p...
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03-Oct 2023
COMMERCIAL SPYWARE
COMMERCIAL SPYWARE
1. Context
Former Egyptian MP Ahmed Eltantawy became a target of Cytrox's Predator spyware between May and September. Apple has since released an update to fix the exploited bug....
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03-Oct 2023
PARSIS
PARSIS
1. Context
Why do Parsis in India live longer than other communities? Why do they have relatively fewer cases of lung, head or neck cancer, but present an increased prevalence of Parki...
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03-Oct 2023
VIENNA CONVENTION
VIENNA CONVENTION
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The Afghan Embassy said it was taking this step in the best interest of the people of Afghanistan. In accordance with Article 45 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomati...
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03-Oct 2023
PRISON DEATHS
PRISON DEATHS
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Recently, the Supreme Court Committee on Prison Reforms found that suicide is the leading cause of death among Indian prisoners, with Uttar Pradesh recording the highest nu...
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03-Oct 2023
EMBASSIES AND HIGH COMMISSION
EMBASSIES AND HIGH COMMISSION
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OVER TWO years after the Taliban captured Afghanistan and the Ashraf Ghani government collapsed the Afghanistan Embassy in New Delhi has said that it ...
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03-Oct 2023
GLACIAL LAKES
GLACIAL LAKES
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Switzerland’s glaciers suffered their second-worst melt rate this year after record 2022 losses, shrinking their overall volume by 10% in the last two years, according to ...
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30-Sep 2023
AGAMA TRADITIONS
AGAMA TRADITIONS
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The Supreme Court ordered status quo on the appointment of archakas (priests) in Agamic temples in Tamil Nadu. The Srirangam Koil Miras Kainkaryaparagal Matrum Athanai...
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30-Sep 2023
SYCAMORE TREE
SYCAMORE TREE
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A 300-year-old sycamore tree, renowned for its beauty and unique location, was deliberately felled by a teenage boy. The incident has sparked an investigation, and the boy...
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30-Sep 2023
TURTLE AND TORTOISE
TURTLE AND TORTOISE
1. Context
World Turtle Day 2019: Turtles have survived the dinosaurs; we must make sure they can survive the humans too!
2. World Turtle Day
World Turtle Day is an ...
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30-Sep 2023
BHAGAT SINGH
BHAGAT SINGH
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Bhagat Singh seemed to have been fascinated by the imagination of Vasudhaiva kutumbakam, dreaming of the world as one family, bound by love and mutual respect. In an ess...
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30-Sep 2023
ASTRA MISSILE
ASTRA MISSILE
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LIGHT COMBAT Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Wednesday successfully fired the ASTRA indigenous Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile off the coast of Goa, a day after IAF ...
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30-Sep 2023