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Today's Headlines - 07 January 2024

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Cause and Effect | Why 2023 is a cautionary tale of the worsening climate crisis

GS Paper III

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The year 2023 was evidence of what the climate crisis could unleash on humanity if the rising temperatures are left to spiral out of control.


Panel on Simultaneous Polls invites suggestions

GS Paper II

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The panel on 'One Nation, One Election', led by former President Ram Nath Kovind, has invited suggestions from the public for making appropriate changes in the existing legal administrative framework to enable simultaneous elections in the country.


Rise of AI chatbots in India’s Banking Sector

GS Paper III

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a report on Trends and Progress of Banking in India 2022-23 that studies the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in banks and how it has grown over time.


Wastewater Surveillance for Vector-Borne Diseases

GS  Paper II

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There is a debate on the feasibility of using wastewater surveillance to track malaria and dengue in India.


Powerful but paralyzed, the case of UN action

GS Paper II

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According to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) President, the UN Security Council (UNSC) does not reflect today’s realities, is paralysed and unable to discharge its basic function of maintaining international peace and security.


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ISRO’s Aditya-L1 successfully placed in a halo orbit around L1 point

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has placed the Aditya-L1 spacecraft in a halo orbit around the Lagrangian point (L1).


Govt orders new drug-making standards after overseas deaths

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After several overseas deaths allegedly linked to India-made drugs, the Union Health Ministry has notified its Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) that aim to ensure the quality of drugs made in the country, directing pharmaceutical companies to implement them within a year.


A new antibiotic identified to target a drug-resistant bacterium

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Researchers have identified a new class of antibiotics, Zosurabalpin, with the potential to tackle a drug-resistant bacterium, Acinetobacter baumannii.


Stinging caterpillars

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Weeks after Paris' bed bug hysteria, stinging caterpillars are making their way into the French capital.


SVAMITVA Scheme

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SVAMITVA Scheme has won ‘Best Innovation Award’ for Innovation Sandbox presentation during Public Policy Dialogues–2024 at Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.