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LUNA 25
LUNA 25
1. Context
On August 11, Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, launched its Luna 25 spacecraft onboard a Soyuz 2 rocket. Luna 25 consisted of a lander and its mission was to soft-land near...
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23-Aug 2023
RAGGING GUIDELINES
RAGGING GUIDELINES
1. Context
In view of the recent incidents of ragging in Vellore and Hyderabad where students were seen being assaulted by their fellow students or seniors, it is natural...
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23-Aug 2023
BIMARU
BIMARU
1. Context
Releasing a 20-year report card for Madhya Pradesh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Bhopal Sunday that the state had undergone a golden period of poverty alleviation und...
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22-Aug 2023
MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX (MPI)
MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX (MPI)
1. Context
On the country’s 77th Independence Day, from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that in the la...
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22-Aug 2023
CAUVERY WATER DISPUTE
CAUVERY WATER DISPUTE
1. Context
The Karnataka government will urge the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to review its decision of releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. It will al...
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22-Aug 2023
ASHOKAN DHAMMA
ASHOKAN DHAMMA
1. Context
In the heart of South Delhi, near Kalkaji temple in East of Kailash, one can find a piece of history that pre-dates the Chahamanas, Lodhis, and Khiljis, by sev...
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22-Aug 2023
CLOUDBURST
CLOUDBURST
1. Context
Following heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh recently, landslides have occurred in the state with at least 22 people dead. Of those who have died, nine people got buried undern...
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22-Aug 2023
3D PRINTING
3D PRINTING
1. Context
India’s first 3D-printed post office was virtually inaugurated by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Bengaluru’s Cambridge Layout on Friday (August 18, 2023). Its construct...
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21-Aug 2023
UNEMPLOYMENT IN INDIA
UNEMPLOYMENT IN INDIA
1. Context
The rate of unemployment in the country declined to 5.2% in July from 5.6% in June, shows the Periodic Labour Force Survey released by the Ministry of St...
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21-Aug 2023
PROJECT 17A AND INS TARAGIRI
PROJECT 17A AND INS TARAGIRI
1. Context
Taragiri, the indigenously-designed Nilgiri-class stealth guided-missile frigate constructed by Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), was launch...
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21-Aug 2023
PUBLIC TECH PLATFORM FOR FRICTIONLESS CREDIT
PUBLIC TECH PLATFORM FOR FRICTIONLESS CREDIT
1. Context
On August 17, the RBI commenced a pilot programme endeavouring to evaluate the feasibility and functionality of the ‘Public Tech Platform f...
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21-Aug 2023
SPECTRO POLARIMETRY OF HABITABLE PLANET EARTH (SHAPE)
SPECTRO POLARIMETRY OF HABITABLE PLANET EARTH (SHAPE)
1. Context
The Chandrayaan-3 mission moved into the last phase of its journey to the Moon, with the Lander Module successfully separati...
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21-Aug 2023
MADAN LAL DHINGRA
MADAN LAL DHINGRA
Context
Today, on the 114th anniversary of his execution, a memorial in his name is being formally inaugurated in Amritsar’s Golbagh area.
1. Introduction
Madan Lal Dhingra, a...
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19-Aug 2023
PORTUGUESE CODE OF 1867
PORTUGUESE CODE OF 1867
1. Context
It was a strange demand. F E Noronha had got a call from the Cabeca de Casal, an administrator appointed to make an inventory of assets for partition in his mat...
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19-Aug 2023
NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL(NGT) NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL
1. Context
A Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) report on water quality at eight points of the Yamuna in Delhi based on samples collected on August 3 indicates the p...
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18-Aug 2023