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US-IRAN HOSTAGE SWAP
US-IRAN HOSTAGE SWAP
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Iran moved five Iranian Americans from prison to house arrest on August 10 as part of a tentative deal that could lead to their full release.
The move was ackno...
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14-Aug 2023
HARMONISED SYSTEM OF NOMENCLATURE
HARMONISED SYSTEM OF NOMENCLATURE
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On August 3, 2023, the government restricted the import of laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers, ultra-small form factor computers, and ser...
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14-Aug 2023
SOIL HEALTH CARDS SCHEME
SOIL HEALTH CARDS SCHEME
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Recently, The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, conveyed the developments in the Soil Health Cards Scheme infor...
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12-Aug 2023
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA BILL, 2023
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA BILL, 2023
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Signaling a total overhaul of criminal laws in the country, Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved three new Bills to replace “19th Century Laws.” Shah ...
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12-Aug 2023
SPONGE CITIES
CHINA'S SPONGE CITIES
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China has been hit by devastating floods in recent weeks, inundating cities and causing deaths and infrastructural damage, as well as raising questions about t...
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12-Aug 2023
MONTEREY POLICY COMMITTEE
MONTEREY POLICY COMMITTEE
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On expected lines, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently, left the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the third time in a row amid concerns over rise i...
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12-Aug 2023
CAG AUDIT: NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME (NSAP)
CAG AUDIT: NATIONAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME (NSAP)
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According to the Comptroller Auditor General THE MINISTRY of Rural Development (MoRD) diverted funds from the National Soci...
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12-Aug 2023
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
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The government introduced a Bill in Rajya Sabha recently that seeks to replace the Chief Justice of India with a Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime ...
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12-Aug 2023
SMALL NUCLEAR MODULAR REACTORS SMALL NUCLEAR MODULAR REACTORS
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The world’s quest to decarbonize itself is guided, among other things, by the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7: “to ensure access to affordable, reliabl...
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11-Aug 2023
OPEN MARKET SALE SCHEME (OMSS)
OPEN MARKET SALE SCHEME (OMSS)
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As wheat and rice prices continuously rise, the Union food ministry recently announced the offloading of 50 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat in the open ...
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11-Aug 2023
SWARUP BATNAGAR PRIZE
SWARUP BHATNAGAR PRIZE
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There is disquiet in the scientific fraternity that for the first time since it was instituted in 1958, the country’s top annual science prize, the Shanti ...
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11-Aug 2023
FEDERAL FUND RATE
FEDERAL FUND RATE
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In the recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting on July 26, 2023, the Federal Reserve made a significant move by raising the targeted federal funds rate to 5.25...
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11-Aug 2023
DEFLATION
DEFLATION
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Consumer prices in China have taken an unexpected turn, declining for the first time in over two years in July. The consumer price index recorded a 0.3% drop compared to th...
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11-Aug 2023
ASSAM RIFLES
ASSAM RIFLES
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Police in Manipur have registered an FIR accusing the Assam Rifles (AR) of preventing police from doing their duty, including blocking their way with armoured vehicle...
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11-Aug 2023
AYUSHMAN BHARAT AYUSHMAN BHARAT
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Highlighting irregularities in the registration and validation of beneficiaries under the Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY), the Comptroller...
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10-Aug 2023