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ETHANOL BLENDING ETHANOL BLENDING
1. Context
Ethanol is basically 99.9% pure alcohol that can be blended with petrol. It is different from the 94% rectified spirit has applications in paints, pharmaceuticals, person...
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24-Jul 2023
MARINE HEATWAVE MARINE HEATWAVE
1. Context
The world is currently baking under the blazing sun. While the previous month was the planet’s hottest June ever on record, July is likely to become the warmest month i...
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24-Jul 2023
CRIMEAN CONGO HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER (CCHF)
CRIMEAN CONGO HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER (CCHF)
1. Context
According to the WHO, “Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral haemorrhagic fever usually transmitted by ticks
According to...
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24-Jul 2023
NATIONAL FLAG DAY ADOPTION DAY
NATIONAL FLAG DAY ADOPTION DAY
1. Context
Every year, National Flag Adoption Day is celebrated in India on July 22. The day is observed to commemorate the Constituent Assembly's adoption of...
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24-Jul 2023
GLOBAL REPORT ON FOOD CRISES 2023
GLOBAL REPORT ON FOOD CRISES 2023
1. Context
The Global Report on the Food Crises (GRFC) 2023 released recently estimated that between 691 million and 783 million people in the world suffered fro...
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24-Jul 2023
INCOME TAX DAY
INCOME TAX DAY
1. Context
The Income Tax Department of India will observe Income Tax Day or ‘Aaykar Diwas’ on July 24, 2023 to commemorate the introduction of provision of income tax in the co...
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24-Jul 2023
ALL INDIA SERVICES (DEATH-CUM RETIREMENT BENEFITS) AMENDMENT RULES 2023
ALL INDIA SERVICES (DEATH-CUM RETIREMENT BENEFITS) AMENDMENT RULES 2023
1. Context
The central government has amended rules relating to retirement benefits of IAS, IPS (Indian Police Service) ...
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22-Jul 2023
EXPORT PREPAREDNESS REPORT 2022
EXPORT PREPAREDNESS REPORT 2022
1. Context
Tamil Nadu has pipped Maharashtra and Gujarat to emerge as the top state among coastal states in the Niti Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2022.
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22-Jul 2023
ZERO FIR
ZERO FIR
1. Context
Just days before a Zero FIR was filed in connection to the May 4 incident, in which two Manipuri women were stripped and paraded in the state’s Thoubal district, another Zero ...
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22-Jul 2023
ADJOURNEMENT MOTION
ADJOURNMENT MOTION
1. Context
As Opposition parties demanded a discussion on the alleged sexual assault of at least two women in Manipur, amid the ongoing ethnic violence in the state, the day...
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22-Jul 2023
SRILANKA'S NATIONAL FOOD EMERGENCY
SRILANKA'S NATIONAL FOOD EMERGENCY
1. Context
Sri Lanka's Parliament recently approved a national emergency declared by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to address soaring food prices and hoarding ...
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21-Jul 2023
MINIMUM INCOME BILL
MINIMUM INCOME BILL
1. Context
Recently The Ashok Gehlot government tabled the Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill, 2023, which effectively seeks to cover the entire adult population of the ...
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21-Jul 2023
TRANS FACTS
TRANS FACTS
1. Introduction
In the world of nutrition, fatty acids play a significant role, impacting our health in various ways.
Drawing inspiration from the iconic film "The Good, the Bad, an...
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21-Jul 2023
SECTION 69A
SECTION 69A
1. Context
After a video of two Manipur women being paraded naked by a mob and sexually assaulted sparked outrage, the Centre has asked Twitter and other social media platforms to take d...
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21-Jul 2023
RAISING AND ACCELERATING MSME PERFORMANCE (RAMP)
RAISING AND ACCELERATING MSME PERFORMANCE (RAMP)
1. Introduction
The full form of RAMP is Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance. It is a World Bank-assisted central sector program to ...
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21-Jul 2023