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King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk is on a visit to India. He also made his maiden three-day tour to the state of Assam.
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King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk is on a visit to India. He also made his maiden three-day tour to the state of Assam.
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The Punjab and Kerala state governments have petitioned the Supreme Court (SC), requesting that it instruct Governors on how long they can postpone assent to bills passed by state assemblies.
IIT Madras has opened its campus in Zanzibar and became the first campus of IIT to be opened abroad.
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News Excerpt: According to government sources, India’s total tax receipts in 2023-24 could exceed the Budget Estimate by a “considerable margin” (a significant difference between two figures).
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The Finance ministry has introduced an amnesty scheme for filing appeals against Goods and Services Tax (GST) demand orders.
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Recently, The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of three High Court (HC) Chief Justices to the Supreme Court .
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In a recent survey, around 50 Odonata (the insect order comprising dragonflies) species were identified in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR).
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Recently, Bhutan became the first country in the world to fully sterilise and vaccinate all its street dogs in a 14-year project.
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The government ordered the blocking of 22 betting apps and websites, including Mahadev Book and Reddyannaprestopro.
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The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) in its Annual State Of Climate Services Report has warned that the world is warming at a faster rate.
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Recently,Scientists of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have discovered a new species of epiphytic plant -
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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) published draft regulations that would bring significant change its merger control regime.
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The Supreme Court this week pulled up an Advocate-on-Record (AoR) for filing a frivolous case and dismissed the public interest litigation.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the extension of the PM Garib Kalayan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) scheme, which provides free foodgrains to over 80 crore poor people, for the next five years.
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India’s Bio-economy witnessed a double-digit growth rate.
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Researchers from the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (ICMR-NICED), Kolkata, have developed a two-step PCR test of the Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria. It can help detect H. pylori infection and also identify clarithromycin-resistant bacteria and those that are drug-sensitive in six to seven hours.
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Researchers from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB) and affiliated institutions have discovered that, in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), environmental influences are far more important than heredity which regulates childhood height in European nations.
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The recent UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2023, titled “Underfinanced, Underprepared – Inadequate investment and planning on climate adaptation leaves the world exposed”, finds that the progress on climate adaptation is decelerating instead of accelerating to keep pace with the increasing impacts of climate change.
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Recently a YouTuber and a winner of a popular reality show got arrested by police in a case pertaining to the sale of snake venom at rave parties in the National Capital Region.
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The growth of India's steel sector is threatened due to the European Union's restrictions on scrap metal exports.
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Recently, Scientists have discovered two pristine coral reefs in the waters surrounding the Galápagos Islands.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced two crucial surveys, namely the 'Inflation Expectations Survey of Households' and the 'Consumer Confidence Survey’.
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Delhi-NCR's air quality has deteriorated and breached the danger mark, reaching alarming levels. Numerous studies have shown a direct and severe impact of air pollution on GDP growth and per capita income levels.
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A new technology for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) to carbon monoxide (CO) holds the potential for carbon capture and energy savings in the steel sector.
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Recently, in the 'Crowdfunding for Terrorism Financing' report, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) highlighted that a “violent extremist organisation under investigation” in India collected funds through “well-structured networks,” including offline and online fundraising mechanisms such as circulating QR codes and account details.
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News Excerpt: India debuted its first-ever 50-year bond at a cut-off yield of 7.46%.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have released the report “Hunger Hotspots”.
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The Goa government was instructed by the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court to declare a tiger reserve in the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) and other nearby state territories.
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A few journalists and prominent opposition leaders have claimed to have received a message from Apple concerning "state-sponsored attackers who are remotely trying to compromise" their iPhones.
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Twenty-eight major countries meeting at Bletchley Park in the UK have agreed to collaborate to minimize risks from ‘frontier AI’.