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Today's Headlines - 27 February 2024

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HAMs excel in Island On The Air (IOTA) Expedition

GS Paper III

News Excerpt: HAM Operators from Cyclone Shelters of Nachugunta Island, Andhra Pradesh, excel in Island On The Air (IOTA) Expedition.

Government forms panel to finalize uniform KYC norms

GS Paper III

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The government has formed an expert committee headed by Finance Secretary T V Somanathan to make its recommendations to bring out uniform Know Your Customer (KYC) norms.

India may face 10.5% VAT on production under CBAM regime

GS Paper III

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The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) report titled ‘Decarbonising Global Value Chains’ reveals that India may face a 10.5% value-added tax (VAT) on production if the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is implemented.

Germany to allow carbon capture, underwater storage

GS Paper III

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Recently, the German Economy Minister said that Berlin will allow sub-seabed storage of CO2 produced in certain industries in order to reach its goal to be carbon neutral by 2045.

Govt launches Anaemia Project for adolescent girls

GS Paper II

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Recently, the Ministry of Ayush and the Ministry of Women and Child Development have signed a MoU for the nutritional improvement in adolescent girls through Ayurveda Interventions.

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Are ‘colour molecules’ the key to a room-temperature quantum computer?

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Researchers are investigating simpler and more cost-effective technologies as alternatives to overcome the limitation of quantum computers operating only at very low temperatures.

New Study Reveals Key Insights into Kaziranga's Past Climate and Vegetation

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New research has developed a modern analogue for pollen and non-pollen palynomorphs (NPPs) of Kaziranga National Park that can help interpret the past vegetation and climate in a region.

Scientists develop real-time human emotion recognition technology

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Scientists have made a skin-integrated face interface technology (PSiFI) to recognize human emotions in real-time.

Selous Game Reserve

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Tanzania has switched on the first turbine of a new hydroelectric plant  in the World Heritage Site Selous Game Reserve.

14th Annual Aegis Graham Bell Awards

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Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Government of India has bagged 3 awards for its indigenously designed & developed innovative Telecom solutions at 14th Annual Aegis Graham Bell Awards.

Govt on course to achieve small savings scheme collection target for FY24

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The government's small savings schemes portfolio has experienced a significant surge, led by the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) and the Monthly Income Scheme (MIS), both reporting a more than twofold increase compared to the previous year.

Garbhini-GA2: India-specific AI model to determine age of foetus

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Researchers at the IIT Madras and Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad have developed the first India-specific artificial intelligence (AI) model to precisely determine the age of a foetus in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.