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Today's Headlines - 07 April 2024

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Sannati: The Buddhist site of Karnataka

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Left largely in the lurch for 20 years after it came to light through the ASI excavations in the 1990s, the ancient Buddhist site on the bank of the Bhima River got a restoration project in 2022.

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First tidally locked super-Earth exoplanet confirmed

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An international team of astronomers and astrophysicists has confirmed the first known observance of a tidally locked super-Earth exoplanet.

Ikshvaku-era coins unearthed at Telangana’s Buddhist heritage site

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Telangana’s Department of Heritage has recently unearthed a coin hoard at Phanigiri, a renowned Buddhist heritage site located 110 km away from the state capital of Hyderabad.

Paira Rice Cropping System

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Odisha is capitalising on the Paira Rice Cropping technique to promote climate-resilient agriculture and nutrition sensitivity in the state.

Akashteer Command and Control Systems

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The Indian Army has initiated the induction of control and reporting systems under 'Project Akashteer' to enhance its air defence capabilities.

New solar power rules

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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has brought into effect from April 1 an executive order, the Approved Models and Manufacturers (AMM) of Solar Photovoltaic Modules (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2019 to incentivise India’s solar module manufacturing industry.

Krishi Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) 

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The Agriculture Minister inaugurated a Krishi Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) set up at Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi, a big-screen dashboard of all digital innovations in the sector.

UNHRC adopted first Resolution of its kind for Intersex Rights

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Recently, The United Nations Human Rights Council voted to adopt a resolution designed to protect the rights of intersex people, the first initiative of its kind that diplomats and rights groups described as an landmark moment for human rights.

The rock paintings at Kumittipathi testify to prehistoric Kongu region

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Miscreants have damaged the rock art paintings in the cave at Kumittipathi, a village near Coimbatore, by scribbling their names and tracing them with chalk.

India tops list of doping offenders in 2022: WADA Anti-Doping Report

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The latest figures released by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for 2022 indicate that India ranks first among countries with the highest percentage of doping offenders.