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As per recent research published in the journal Icarus Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, the largest windstorm in the solar system, has been shrinking for decades.
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As per recent research published in the journal Icarus Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, the largest windstorm in the solar system, has been shrinking for decades.
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Recently, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the continuation of “Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP).
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Recently various States especially from south India have claimed that they have not been receiving their fair share as per the present scheme of financial devolution.
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The base of primary education has widened in India but we still lack capacity for higher-level schooling, with enrollment showing pyramidal attrition as children turn into teenagers.
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister approved the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for Sugar Season 2024-25 at ₹ 340/quintal at a sugar recovery rate of 10.25%.
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In a case where a woman nursing officer was terminated from the Military Nursing Service on the grounds of marriage, the Supreme Court firmly termed the same to be a 'coarse case of gender discrimination and inequality'.
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The Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories and Other Establishments Bill, 2024, which aims to provide reservation for Kannadigas in the private sector in the State, has been put on hold after severe backlash from business leaders and industry representatives.
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Recently the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has registered a criminal case against Puja Khedkar, a 2022 batch IAS officer on probation, and issued a show cause notice canceling her candidature from the Civil Services Examination-2022.
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On July 19, 2024, an update from CrowdStrike caused widespread disruption in IT systems globally due to the global outage of Microsoft impacting various sectors and causing chaos.
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On 20th of July, Cyprus, marks the 50 years of Turkish Invasion which led to the division of Cyprus into Northern and Southern Cyprus.
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Recent studies have raised concerns about the declining levels of dissolved oxygen (DO) in Earth's water bodies, posing a significant threat to aquatic life and ecosystems.
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The Karnataka Cabinet has cleared a Bill mandating that industries, factories and other establishments appoint local candidates in 50% of management positions and 70% in non-management positions.
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Researchers from Oxford University recently discovered a new Harappan site near Dholavira, ‘Morodharo’.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH), a platform for sharing knowledge and digital products among countries.
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Recently, Data released by the UNESCAP as part of Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report: Showcasing Transformative Actions 2024 report indicated that the country still had quite a few indicators where data availability was an issue.
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The Indian Navy’s largest-ever multilateral naval exercise - Milan 2024 - kicked off in Vizag city with several warships from the Indian Navy and foreign navies participating in the Harbour Phase of the event.
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Man-made gems are reshaping the $89 billion global diamond jewellery market, especially in the west Indian city of Surat, where 90% of the world’s diamonds are cut and polished.
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On July 18, CAG inaugurated the International Centre for Audit of Local Governance (iCAL), an initiative of (Supreme Audit Institutions) SAI India, in Rajkot, Gujarat.
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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Chairperson has stepped down, citing “personal reasons,” nearly five years before the end of his term in 2029. He was appointed for a term of six years which began in 2023.
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A recent study by scientists from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has determined that a concentration of uranium up to 60 micrograms per litre (µg/l) in drinking water is safe, challenging the newer national standard of 30 µg/l, which they argue may be counterproductive.
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The iconic 'Wagh Nakh,' a tiger claw-shaped weapon used by the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, has been returned to India from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
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US-based OpenAI’s new project, codenamed "Strawberry" may dramatically improve AI reasoning capabilities and allow them to undertake ‘autonomous’ internet research which is something existing models cannot do.
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A large number of people from the Bhil tribe recently gathered at a rally in Rajasthan’s Mangarh Dham, where a Member of Parliament again raised the “long due” demand for an independent ‘Bhil state’.
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Ivory Coast has become the 10th African nation to join the United Nations Water Convention, marking a significant step towards enhancing cooperative water management across its borders.
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Researchers from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have discovered a new plant species in the Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh named Phlogacanthus sudhansusekharii to honor Dr. Sudhansu Sekhar Dash for his significant contributions to plant and ecological research.
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Scientists are exploring two primary methods which include fiber-based ‘curtains’ around ice shelves and drilling holes through glacier beds to slow sea level rise due to climate change.
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A supercomputer and AI (iOncology AI), developed by researchers from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi promises to identify the best cancer therapy for their patients.
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Cambodia plans to import four tigers from India this year under an agreement signed with India to revive the population of big cats.
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Indian authorities, over a one-year-period, have cancelled licences of 64 pharma companies, while 17 drug testing laboratories have been shut down for non-compliance with ‘good manufacturing practices’.