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MIYAWAKI PLANTATION
MIYAWAKI PLANTATION
1. Context
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his latest ‘Mann ki baat’ episode spoke about Miyawaki plantation, the Japanese method of creating dense urban forests in a s...
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19-Jun 2023
MASSIVE GRAIN STORAGE PLAN
MASSIVE GRAIN STORAGE PLAN
1. Context
The Union Cabinet recently approved the constitution of an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to facilitate the "world's largest grain storage plan in the cooper...
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19-Jun 2023
UNIFORM CIVIL CODE (UCC) UNIFORM CIVIL CODE (UCC)
1. Context
The 22nd Law Commission of India Wednesday (June 14) sought the views of religious organisations and the public on the issue of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC)
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19-Jun 2023
LANDFALL
LANDFALL
1. Context
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the landfall process of Cyclone Biparjoy started near Jakhau port in the State's Kutch district on Thursday evening and ...
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17-Jun 2023
FISH KILL
FISH KILL
1. Context
Days after tens of thousands of dead fish washed up on multiple beaches of southeast Texas, USA, last week, authorities have removed the carcasses from several spots. The corpse...
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17-Jun 2023
PREDATOR UAV
PREDATOR UAV
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The apex body responsible for clearing all capital acquisitions for the Indian Armed Forces, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), on Thursday (June 15) approved the p...
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17-Jun 2023
POCSO ACT POCSO ACT
1. Context
Ten years after the enactment of The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which deals specifically with child sexual abuse, an analysis of POCSO cases acr...
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17-Jun 2023
EL NINO EFFECT ON FOOD INFLATION
EL NINO EFFECT ON FOOD INFLATION
1. Context
The latest El Nino climate phenomenon has arrived, threatening floods in some areas of the world and droughts in others.
Previous disruptive weather ...
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17-Jun 2023
SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION (SRI)
SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION (SRI)
1. Context
The Punjab government is promoting the Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) technique of paddy, which saves water and labor cost against the conventional pudd...
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16-Jun 2023
NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
1. Context
The new national estimates for diabetes and other noncommunicable diseases (NCD) shows that 31 million more Indians became diabetic in four years (2019-2021...
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16-Jun 2023
REMITTANCES IN INDIA
REMITTANCES IN INDIA
1. Context
According to the World Bank's Migration and Development Brief, India is projected to receive a record $100 billion in remittances in 2022, making it the top recipi...
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16-Jun 2023
WILLFUL DEFAULTERS
WILLFUL DEFAULTERS
1. Context
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in a controversial move, has allowed wilful defaulters and loan accounts involved in frauds to go in for a compromise settlement wit...
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16-Jun 2023
RASHTRIYA KISHOR SWASTHYA KARYAKRAM
RASHTRIYA KISHOR SWASTHYA KARYAKRAM
1. Introduction
To unlock India's full potential and ensure a prosperous future, prioritising the health and nutrition of its adolescent girls is crucial.
Ado...
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16-Jun 2023
UN PEACE KEEPING MISSION
UN PEACE KEEPING MISSION
1. Context
Two BSF personnel who were part of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was among five people killed during a protest in ...
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15-Jun 2023
TRANSGENIC CROPS IN INDIA
TRANSGENIC CROPS IN INDIA
1. Context
Three States, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana have deferred a proposal, approved by the Centre's Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), to test a ne...
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15-Jun 2023