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•Sanctions Imposed: The US has sanctioned 275 entities globally, including 19 Indian firms, for their involvement in supporting Russia’s military
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•WWF’s LPI 2024: World Wildlife Fund’s 2024 Living Planet Index (LPI) report indicates 73% average decline in wildlife populations since
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•Launch: PM-JAY was launched by the Government of India in 2018. •Coverage: PM-JAY provides health insurance coverage of up to
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•Import Reliance: India relies on imports to meet its fertilizer needs: 1.Urea: Approx 20% of domestic requirements met through imports.
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•Federal Principle: SC ruling reinforces distribution of powers between the Centre and the States, preserving state authority over alcohol regulation.
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•Global Nature Conservation Index (GNCI) ranked India 176 out of 180 countries. India was ranked just above Kiribati (180), Turkey
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•False charges: The recent report from the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) highlights a troubling trend where governments are
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•Case Study: NewsClick was targeted in 2021 and 2023, with its founder and HR head arrested amid investigations into alleged
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•Polio Case Discovery: A two-year-old boy in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district showed symptoms of polio in early August 2023.
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•Launch: Initiated by Indian Union Animal Husbandry Ministry •Partnerships: Collaborating with the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and Food and
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•Recent Strikes: Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed 38 people, including 13 children, in the southern city of Khan Younis. •Journalist
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•Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), launched in 2015, is a government initiative aimed at providing collateral-free loans to micro and
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•BIOE3 Initiative of Department of Biotechnology aims for: •Economic Growth: oEnhance bio-economy of India, with a target to reach $300
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•The Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) is India’s proposed indigenous space station, planned by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). •Operational Period:
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•Location: Nkoltang, on the outskirts of Libreville commune, Gabon. •Area: Covers over 105 hectares. •Developer: Developed by SOLEN Renewal, a
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•Doli Yatra Protest: The Kondh tribal community in Andhra Pradesh organized the ‘doli yatra’ to demand better roads to their
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•Impact Event: A massive meteorite, 37-58 km in diameter, struck Earth 3.26 billion years ago, estimated to be 50-200 times
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CONTEXT: Recently, the Indian Navy’s ship INS Trikand and a Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft took part in a joint naval
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•Support for Integration: India advocates for greater financial integration among BRICS member countries. •Local Currency Trade: PM Modi emphasized the
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•Kala-Azar: India is on the verge of eliminating kala-azar as a public health issue, aiming for WHO certification. Cases have
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•Cyclone Dana: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted Cyclone “Dana” to become a severe cyclonic storm by October 23,
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•Supreme Court Statement: SC criticized Punjab and Haryana govts for inconsistent enforcement of penalties for stubble burning. •Violate Rights: SC
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•Bilateral Meeting: PM Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazan, Russia, on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS summit.
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•India’s Growth Projections: The IMF maintained its June projections, expecting India to grow at 7% for the fiscal year ending
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•Bilateral Agreement Extension: India and Singapore agreed to extend the ‘Joint Military Training-Army’ agreement for an additional five years. •Defence
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•First Corporate Agreement: Google announced a partnership to buy nuclear energy from Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) developed by Kairos Power.
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•Agreement: India and China agreed on “patrolling arrangements” to resolve military stand-off at Line of Actual Control (LAC). •Friction Points:
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•Article Removal: Wikipedia removed the article “Asian News International vs. Wikimedia Foundation,” marking a first in its history. •Court Ruling:
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•Definition: Flags of Convenience refer to the practice of registering ships in countries with lax regulations, such as Panama and
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•UPI Launch: The Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has officially introduced India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to enhance its digital payment
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A recent clinical trial found that a diet high in advanced glycation end products (AGEs) is a major reason India
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•Recent government data as part of the NAMASTE scheme, from over 3,000 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), reveals that 92% of
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•The Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai has granted the GI tag to eight products from Assam, including traditional food items.
•The ₹1,236-crore Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM), recently approved by the Union Cabinet, is scheduled for launch in March 2028.. •India’s
•Israel said its troops had launched raids inside Lebanon, starting its widely expected ground operations after two weeks of devastating
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•Israel declared UN chief Antonio Guterres “persona non grata”, accusing him of failing to specifically condemn Iran’s missile attack on
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•Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.
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•Britain’s last coal-fired power plant closed, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked Industrial Revolution. •The
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•Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty was named recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the government’s highest recognition in the field of
•Switzerland police arrested four persons recently for their involvement in the death of a 64-year-old American woman by a ‘suicide
•Environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk led the ‘Delhi Chalo Padyatra’ to demand to demand Statehood, inclusion of Ladakh under the sixth schedule of
•Manipur government has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in the hill districts of the State for another
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•The P-75I, it intends to design and build conventional submarines indigenously. •An air independent propulsion (AIP) module developed by DRDO
•As the procurement of new submarines under P-75I goes on, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has taken up
•A supercapacitor is an electrochemical storage device, which is used to store and deliver charge by reversible adsorption and desorption
•Researchers at the Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, have devised a method to produce activated carbon, suitable for supercapacitor fabrication,
•With the three new criminal laws set to be implemented across the country, legal and civil rights activists have expressed
•First information reports (FIRs) are filed through the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network Systems (CCTNS), a programme that functions under
•Three new criminal laws come into effect across the country from 1st July 2024 despite objections from States ruled by
•The Government of India announced a ‘National Quantum Mission’ in April 2023 at a cost of Rs 6,000 crore, to
•The United Nations has said 2025 will be designated the ‘International Year of Quantum Science and Technology’. •The proclamation is
•The U.S. has lifted a ban on providing American weapons and training to Azov Brigade, a controversial Ukrainian military unit
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•Two Indian nationals, who were recruited by the Russian Army, were recently killed in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine,
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•Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reiterated the long-standing demand to be granted special category status by the Centre. •The
•A Vacation Bench of the Supreme Court sought a response from the National Testing Agency (NTA) in a petition alleging
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•Socialist Kanak National Liberation Front (FLNKS) of south pacific French territory of New Caledonia called French President Emmanuel Macron to
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•The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, bifurcated unified Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) into two States, A.P. and Telangana. •The Act did
•Two of the remote sensing payloads aboard India’s maiden solar mission, Aditya-L1 – Solar Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) and
•The Union government released the 17th instalment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi (KISAN) scheme as first decision of new government
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•European Parliament represents the second-largest democratic electorate in the world, after the Parliament of India, with an electorate of 969
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