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The effect of large herbivores on plant abundance and diversity depends more on their size and diet than whether they are native or introduced into their host ecosystems, as per a meta-analysis of over 200 studies.
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India has contributed USD 32.895 million to the United Nations Regular Budget for 2024, joining the "honour roll" of 36 Member States who have paid their regular budget dues in full to the UN on time.
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Dusted Apollo (Parnassius stenosemus), a rare high-altitude butterfly, has been sighted and photographed for the first time in Himachal Pradesh, indicating the flourishing diversity of Apollo butterflies in the region.
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A phase-3 trial in children aged between nine months and 12 years carried out in Malawi, Africa, which is a typhoid fever-endemic setting, has shown that the efficacy of the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech’s conjugate typhoid toxoid vaccine - Typbar - lasts for at least four years.
GS Paper II & III
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Recently, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has filed a lawsuit against the practices of buffalo and bulbul fighting in the Gauhati High Court.
GS Paper III
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With the help of machine learning, researchers have come up with detailed estimates of ammonia emissions from rice, wheat, and maize crops.
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The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in collaboration with the Government of Madhya Pradesh, organized a national event at Sirpur Lake, Indore to celebrate World Wetlands Day (WWD) 2024.
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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- Recently, North Korea has rescinded its national objective of Korean reunification and has formally categorised South Korea as an adversarial state.
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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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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