GS Paper II and III
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The Supreme Court (SC) held that bodies and authorities enforcing environmental laws should be accountable, transparent and efficient in their functioning.
GS Paper II and III
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The Supreme Court (SC) held that bodies and authorities enforcing environmental laws should be accountable, transparent and efficient in their functioning.
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In a remarkable feat, India has formally launched its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) at the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
GS Paper III
News Excerpt: Ahead of the 2024 general elections, the government presented its interim budget on February 1.
GS Paper III
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Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have confirmed they are joining the BRICS bloc after being invited last year to Johannesburg in the BRICS 2023 summit.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has barred Paytm Payments Bank from accepting fresh deposits and carrying out further transactions.
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India increases its tally of Ramsar sites to 80 by adding five more wetlands to the list on the eve of World Wetlands Day 2024.
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Ahead of the 2024 general elections, the government is preparing to present its second interim budget on February 1.
GS Paper II
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GS Paper III
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Recently, HSBC Research stated that India needs to “embrace” hybrid vehicles over the next 5-10 years on the way to full electrification, because they are more practical and less polluting.
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The Goa-based CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) has launched an autonomous underwater vehicle called C-bot, a robot with advanced features for increased surveillance over the coral reefs.
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In the biodiverse forests of the Western Ghats, a new species of tiny lizards has been found, which researchers have described as a “diminutive dragon.”
GS Paper II
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India is ranked at 93 out of 180 countries on the corruption perceptions index (CPI) for 2023, according to the Transparency International report.
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The states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti recently to implement the Modified Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal-ERCP (Modified PKC-ERCP) Link Project.
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According to a groundbreaking four-year study, the results of which were recently released, India has an estimated population of 718 snow leopards in the wild.
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Recently, The Delhi High Court upheld the constitutional validity of anti-profiteering provisions in the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
GS Paper III
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare launched the ‘Framework for Voluntary Carbon Market in Agriculture Sector and Accreditation Protocol of Agroforestry Nurseries’.
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India has nominated the “Maratha Military Landscapes”, a network of forts that showcase the strategic military powers of Maratha rule, for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list for 2024-25.
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The Department of Fertilisers (DoF) issued detailed guidelines for the evaluation of “reasonableness” of the maximum retail price (MRP) for all non-urea fertilisers covered under Nutrient-based Subsidy (NBS) scheme.
GS Paper II
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The Election Commission notified elections to 56 Rajya Sabha seats that will be held on February 27.
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New possibilities of increasing oestrogen activity in the brains of women have the potential to become preventative therapy against devastating diseases like Alzheimer’s.
GS Paper I
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Only 1% of women are being screened for cervical cancer in India, despite the World Health Organization’s recommendation that at least 70% of women should get tested.
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After achieving the objectives of all experiments onboard, the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM - 3) is likely to enter the Earth’s atmosphere and burn up within the next 75 days.
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Serum Institute of India (SII) collaborates with Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to accelerate vaccine production in response to global disease outbreaks.
GS Paper II
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The 1st meeting of the Social Audit Advisory Body (SAAB) was held on 18th January 2024 in New Delhi.
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The 11th edition of India-Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise KHANJAR has commenced at the Special Forces Training School in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh.
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Former Chief Minister of Bihar Karpoori Thakur was conferred the nation's highest honour, Bharat Ratna, posthumously by the President of India Droupadi Murmu.
GS Paper III
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India’s two-decade journey with Geographical Indication tags has shown limited out-come and there is an urgent need to simplify the registration processes to ensure that the protection mechanism helps producer communities.
GS Paper III
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A recent report from the SBI, suggested that income inequality in India has decreased over the last decade, but a closer look reveals some complexities.
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Recently, Scientists have mapped the largest-known deep-sea coral reef, which is located off the Atlantic coast of the United States.
GS Paper III
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Amendment to the Biological Diversity Act, 2023, sparks debate as it exempts Ayush practitioners from Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS), raising fears of economic loss for tribal communities.