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RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONAL COMPUTERS/LAPTOPS IMPORTS
RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONAL COMPUTERS/LAPTOP IMPORTS
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India has restricted imports of personal computers, laptops, palmtops, automatic data processing machines, microcomputers/proce...
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01-Sep 2023
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)
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The country’s growth rate is, however, expected to moderate in the coming quarters of this financial year, given the effect of the El Nino on the monsoo...
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01-Sep 2023
PESA ACT
PESA ACT
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday (August 7) declared a six-point “guarantee” for tribals in Gujarat’s Chhota Udepur district, including the “strict im...
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31-Aug 2023
LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG)
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Oil marketing companies have raised the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Rs 50 per 14.2 kg cylinder in the first hike since October, as int...
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31-Aug 2023
RICE EXPORTS OF INDIA
RICE EXPORTS
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In a move to check domestic rice prices and ensure domestic food security, the Indian government has prohibited the export of white rice, levied a 20% export duty on...
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31-Aug 2023
REAL ESTATE REGULATION ACT (RERA)
REAL ESTATE REGULATION ACT (RERA)
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The Amitabh Kant committee, which was tasked by the Government with suggesting ways to revive stalled real estate projects, acknowledged the financ...
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30-Aug 2023
PRADHAN MANTRI JAN DHAN YOJANA (PMJDY)
PRADHAN MANTRI JAN DHAN YOJANA (PMJDY)
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said Jan Dhan Yojana-led interventions and digital transformation have revolutionised financi...
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30-Aug 2023
DENGUE VIRUS
DENGUE VIRUS
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Dengue has expanded its footprint across the country over the last two decades due to climate change, increased urbanization with a temperature-controlled environment, a...
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29-Aug 2023
SHIV SHAKTI
SHIV SHAKTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Saturday (August 26, 2023) that the point where the Chandrayaan-3 lander touched down on the lunar surface on Wednesday would be named S...
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29-Aug 2023
STATE OF INDIA'S BIRDS (SoIB)
STATE OF INDIA'S BIRDS (SoIB)
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A large number of bird species in India are either currently declining or projected to decline in the long term, according to a report based on data...
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29-Aug 2023
LOANABLE INTEREST THEORY
LOANABLE INTEREST THEORY
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The theory, which is attributed to Swedish economist Knut Wicksell, is seen as applying not just to the interest rates charged on loans. It is also said to app...
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29-Aug 2023
MEO COMMUNITY
MEO MUSLIM COMMUNITY
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Communal clashes that broke out in Haryana’s Nuh district, following a religious procession on July 31 this year, have seen the larger Mewat region coming into ...
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29-Aug 2023
NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK
NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK
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Former British nurse Lucy Letby was sentenced to life in prison earlier this week after being found guilty in the worst child serial ki...
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28-Aug 2023
TROPICAL FORESTS
TROPICAL FORESTS
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A small percentage of leaves on trees in tropical forests may be approaching the maximum temperature threshold for photosynthesis to work, suggests a study published i...
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28-Aug 2023
MICRO SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSME) MICRO SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSME)
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Emphasising the need for a greater focus on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for...
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28-Aug 2023