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Today's Headlines - 21 March 2024

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India to generate 600 kilotons of solar waste by 2030

GS Paper III

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As India ramps up its renewable energy capacity to achieve net-zero goals, the combined waste generated from its existing and newly installed solar energy infrastructure could reach up to approximately 600 kilotons by 2030.

IVF and Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021

GS Paper III

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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has requested a report from the Government of Punjab concerning the IVF treatment undergone by the mother of the late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala.

Small-scale LNG as fuel for India

GS Paper III

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Recently, the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas dedicated to the nation India’s first small-scale liquefied natural gas (SSLNG) unit at GAIL (India) Ltd’s Vijaipur complex in Madhya Pradesh.

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How House terms and poll schedules are decided

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The date of counting for Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim has been advanced by two days to ensure that their existing Houses' terms don't end before the election process is complete.

Navroz

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Navroz is celebrated around 19th – 21st March annually. It is the Persian or Iranian New year celebrated by people of different ethnicities worldwide.

Multilateral treaties for Integrated river basin management

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Recent report by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Australian Water Partnership (AWP) describe climate change as the urgent catalyst for collaboration over three key river basins in Asia: the Indus, the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra; across eight nations.

World Happiness Report 2024

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Finland emerged as the happiest country in the world, topping the World Happiness Report 2024, the seventh successive year that the country has occupied the top spot on the list.