•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
India’s Nature Conservation Index rank 176 Read More »
•False charges: The recent report from the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) highlights a troubling trend where governments are
Report flags use of false financial cases to silence media Read More »
•Case Study: NewsClick was targeted in 2021 and 2023, with its founder and HR head arrested amid investigations into alleged
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About GPEI: It is a public-private partnership established in 1988 aimed at eradicating poliomyelitis worldwide. Partners: GPEI includes the World
Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) Read More »
•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
$25-mn pandemic fund goes to curb ‘zoonotic’ diseases Read More »
•Recent Strikes: Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed 38 people, including 13 children, in the southern city of Khan Younis. •Journalist
Israeli strikes kill 38 people in Gaza, three in Lebanon Read More »
•Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), launched in 2015, is a government initiative aimed at providing collateral-free loans to micro and
PM Mudra Yojana (PMMY) loan limit enhanced to ₹ 20 lakh Read More »
•BIOE3 Initiative of Department of Biotechnology aims for: •Economic Growth: oEnhance bio-economy of India, with a target to reach $300
Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment (BIOE3) Read More »
•The Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) is India’s proposed indigenous space station, planned by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). •Operational Period:
Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) Read More »
•ISRO-DBT Agreement: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) have inked an agreement to design and
ISRO-DBT agreement on biotech experiments in space station Read More »
•Scurvy is a disease caused due to severe vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency, crucial for collagen production and tissue health.
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•Location: Nkoltang, on the outskirts of Libreville commune, Gabon. •Area: Covers over 105 hectares. •Developer: Developed by SOLEN Renewal, a
Plain Ayeme solar plant project in Gabon Read More »
•Doli Yatra Protest: The Kondh tribal community in Andhra Pradesh organized the ‘doli yatra’ to demand better roads to their
Kondh tribe in A.P. organize ‘doliyatra’; demand better roads Read More »
•Impact Event: A massive meteorite, 37-58 km in diameter, struck Earth 3.26 billion years ago, estimated to be 50-200 times
Ancient meteorite was ‘giant fertiliser bomb’ for life on earth Read More »
•Support for Integration: India advocates for greater financial integration among BRICS member countries. •Local Currency Trade: PM Modi emphasized the
Brics Summit 2024 in Kazan, Russia Read More »
•Kala-Azar: India is on the verge of eliminating kala-azar as a public health issue, aiming for WHO certification. Cases have
India must not let its guard down on kala-azar, trachoma Read More »
•Cyclone Dana: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted Cyclone “Dana” to become a severe cyclonic storm by October 23,
Cyclone Dana to make landfall in Odisha Read More »
•Supreme Court Statement: SC criticized Punjab and Haryana govts for inconsistent enforcement of penalties for stubble burning. •Violate Rights: SC
Stubble burning goes against right to live in pollution-free space Read More »
•Bilateral Meeting: PM Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazan, Russia, on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS summit.
Modi meets Putin on sidelines of BRICS Summit Read More »
•India’s Growth Projections: The IMF maintained its June projections, expecting India to grow at 7% for the fiscal year ending
IMF retains India’s growth projection at 7% for FY25 Read More »
•Bilateral Agreement Extension: India and Singapore agreed to extend the ‘Joint Military Training-Army’ agreement for an additional five years. •Defence
India-Singapore Agreement on joint development, production of equipment for armed forces Read More »
•First Corporate Agreement: Google announced a partnership to buy nuclear energy from Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) developed by Kairos Power.
Big Tech companies like Google want nuclear power Read More »
•Agreement: India and China agreed on “patrolling arrangements” to resolve military stand-off at Line of Actual Control (LAC). •Friction Points:
India, China reach deal on easing LAC tensions Read More »
•Article Removal: Wikipedia removed the article “Asian News International vs. Wikimedia Foundation,” marking a first in its history. •Court Ruling:
Wikipedia takes down article after Delhi HC order Read More »
•Definition: Flags of Convenience refer to the practice of registering ships in countries with lax regulations, such as Panama and
Flags of Convenience Read More »
•UPI Launch: The Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has officially introduced India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to enhance its digital payment
Maldives introduces India’s UPI Read More »
•The Swachh Bharat (Clean India) Mission (SBM) was launched in 2014 with the goal of achieving universal sanitation coverage by
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•The government has launched the PM E-DRIVE Scheme, for faster adoption of electric vehicles •The scheme shall be implemented from
ENVIRONMENT – POLLUTION Read More »
•Recent government data as part of the NAMASTE scheme, from over 3,000 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), reveals that 92% of
National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Read More »
•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
INTERNATIONAL – ASIA Read More »
•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
•The Protected Area Network in Assam occupies about 5 % of the State’s geographical area. •The PAN includes 5 National
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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
•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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•The United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly approved its first resolution endorsing a ceasefire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war
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•South Korea redeployed its gigantic loudspeakers along the border for the first time in six years, since 2018, and resumed
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•India welcomed Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia joining the BRICS as their representatives attended for the first time
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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
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS Read More »
•A four-day election has shaken the foundations of the European Union (EU), with the far-right rocking ruling parties in France
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•First Past the Post System (FPTP) is followed in elections to the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies. •Under this system,
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•Scientists at University of Hong Kong have designed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner that costs a fraction of existing
•Reports of violence surfaced once again from Manipur when suspected Kuki-Zo militants torched a police outpost on the banks of
•21-year-old from Spain, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alexander Zverev to win the French Open for his third Grand Slam title. •His
•Armenia could face a war with Azerbaijan if it does not compromise with Baku and return four Azerbaijani villages it
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•The Supreme Court urged Centre to give Kerala a one-time package to tide over its current financial crisis as a
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•The Committee on Digital Competition Law, formed by the Corporate Affairs Ministry in February 2023, released its report, recommending legislation
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•A Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed at Jaisalmer during an operational training sortie.
•Portugal’s parliamentary election results saw far-right Chega, founded in 2019, emerge as the third largest party, with 17% votes. •Chega
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•China, Iran and Russia began a joint naval drill known as “Marine Security Belt 2024” in the Gulf of Oman,
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•Indian troops stationed in the Maldives have begun withdrawing from the island nation, its defence authorities said, in line with
Indian troops begin Maldives withdrawal after govt. order Read More »
•Onions and garlic both contain derivatives of sulphur-containing amino acids. •When an onion is sliced, one of these compounds, S-1-propenyl-cysteine
•Recently, India loaded its long-delayed Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) vessel, coming to the cusp of stage II — powered
•Reprocessing technologies separate fissile from non-fissile material in spent fuel. •The material is chemically treated to separate fissile material left
•Elon Musk said he would make his Grok chatbot, a rival to ChatGPT, open source as his feud with OpenAI
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the International Energy Agency (IEA), which represents industrialised countries, are sending divergent
•The Supreme Court dismissed an application by State Bank of India (SBI) for time till June 30, 2024 to provide
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•Just days ahead of the announcement of Lok Sabha election, the Union Home Ministry notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024
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•Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the successful test-firing of Agni-5 ballistic missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘One Station, One Product’ (OSOP) stalls at 205 railway stations. •The OSOP scheme promotes the
•The Supreme Court asked Attorney-General R. Venkataramani to take instructions from the government on a report submitted by the court-appointed
•China said it “strongly deplores” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh and raised concerns with India. •On
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•Oppenheimer swept the board at the Oscars, Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, with seven awards including best picture and
•The sudden and unexpected resignation of Election Commissioner (EC) Arun Goel, barely a week before announcement of Lok Sabha election,
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•India signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with four European countries — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland — with a
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•There are an estimated 7,396 golden langurs in India, the latest survey of the primate has revealed. •The entire distribution
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•The order did not interfere with the existing scheme of allowing anonymous donations to political parties up to an amount
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•The death of a second Indian lured into working with the Russian military in the Russia-Ukraine conflict was confirmed. •The
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•The Karnataka water crisis has affected more than 7,000 villages, 1,100 wards, and 220 talukas thus far. •The problem encompasses
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•Nearly 300 students were abducted from their school in Nigeria’s northwest, riddled with Islamic extremists and armed gangs. •The mass
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