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Today's Headlines - 04 January 2024

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India should reverse its tariff barrier uptrend

GS Paper III

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India's trade policy reorientation in late 2019, away from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and  towards the Western Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), faces criticism due to growing trade deficits.


Myths around the Social Service Sector

GS Paper II

News Excerpt: In India, it is necessary to bust the myths, face reality, and observe more effective work to improve the lives of people.


The blood management system needs a fresh infusion

GS Paper II

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A recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has brought attention to the global disparities in blood collection.


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Six space missions to be excited for in 2024

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The year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an asteroid and India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission exploring the lunar south pole region.


Antibiotics Survey by NCDC

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Over half of the almost 10,000 hospital patients surveyed recently were given antibiotics to prevent infection rather than to treat it amidst growing concerns about the rise in resistance to antibiotics.


Issues in Central Armed Police Forces’ Top Leadership

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The Government of India has been increasing the manpower of Central Armed Police Forces (women power also), giving them better equipment and resources and augmenting their annual budgets.


Forest destroyed 22 million years ago, rediscovered

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Researchers have rediscovered a 22-million-year-old mangrove forest that was swept away by a massive volcanic eruption.


Development projects for Lakshadweep

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The Prime Minister dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of development projects worth more than Rs 1150 crores in Kavaratti, Lakshadweep.


Cyber Kidnapping

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Recently, a Chinese student who was a victim of ‘cyber kidnapping’ has been found in rural Utah, unharmed. Experts believe that with the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), such crimes can rise.