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PERFORMANCE GRADING INDEX
PERFORMANCE GRADING INDEX (PGI)
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Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, devised Performance Grading Index (PGI) for States and UTs which assesses the perfo...
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10-Jul 2023
ORAON TRIBE
ORAON TRIBE
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Every three years, the Oraon tribal people of Masmano, a village located about 40 kilometres from Ranchi in Jharkhand, gather at their Sarna sthal (a Sal grove where vil...
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10-Jul 2023
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
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On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a significant ruling, declaring race-conscious student admissions policies at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and H...
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10-Jul 2023
INDIA RUSSIA TRADE INDIA RUSSIA TRADE
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As India continues to import oil from Russia, it is getting tougher for the country to pay for it. On the one hand, it faces repercussions of breaching the oil price...
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10-Jul 2023
UN STATISTICAL COMMISSION
UN STATISTICAL COMMISSION
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India has been elected to the UN Statistical Commission for a four-year term. A second candidate is yet to be decided between South Korea and China and ...
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08-Jul 2023
AMBERGRIS
AMBERGRIS
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Days after the carcass of a sperm whale washed up on a shore of the Canary Island of La Palma, a pathologist, who carried out the animal’s postmortem, found ambergris, also know...
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07-Jul 2023
INTERNATIONALISATION OF RUPEE
INTERNATIONALISATION OF RUPEE
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India aims to position the rupee as a global currency, recognizing its potential in international trade and finance. The Reserve Bank of India's inter-depart...
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07-Jul 2023
ZAPORIZHZHIA NUCLEAR PLANT
ZAPORIZHZHIA NUCLEAR PLANT
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There are renewed concerns over the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the largest in Europe, which was seized by Russian troops early in the war. Pre...
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07-Jul 2023
LAUNCH VEHICLE MARK-III
LAUNCH VEHICLE MARK-III
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully integrated the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft with the Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) at the Satish Dhawa...
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07-Jul 2023
DELIMITATION OF STATES DELIMITATION OF STATES
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On May 28, after inaugurating the new Parliament building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the number of seats and MPs in the Lok Sabha will increase, p...
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07-Jul 2023
GROWTH RECESSION
GROWTH RECESSION
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The US stock markets have been soaring in recent months, even as experts have warned of a potential recession. Some have suggested that the US may be experiencing a "gro...
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06-Jul 2023
CMV AND ToMV
CMV AND ToMV
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Tomato growers in Maharashtra and Karnataka have blamed two different viruses for the loss of yields earlier this year. Farmers in Maharashtra have said their tomato cr...
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06-Jul 2023
SOCIAL POLICY FOR MIGRANTS IN INDIA
SOCIAL POLICY FOR MIGRANTS IN INDIA
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The Indian government has taken some steps to address the challenges faced by migrants. For example, the government has launched the Pradhan Mantri ...
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06-Jul 2023
DATA PROTECTION ACT 2023
DATA PROTECTION ACT 2023
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The Indian government has approved a new data privacy law, the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2022. The law is expected to be tabled in Parliam...
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06-Jul 2023
CARBON MOLECULES IN SPACE
CARBON MOLECULES IN SPACE
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Detecting carbon molecules in space has significant implications across various scientific disciplines.
It offers insights into the origins of life, astroch...
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05-Jul 2023