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Today's Headlines - 08 April 2024

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Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) and Dissimilatory Iron Reduction (DIR) 

GS Paper III

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A research article published in the Water Research journal recently by the Korean Institute of Science and Technology and Korea University has claimed to have found a solution on improvement of aquifer storage and improvement of the quality of water.

Right against adverse effects of climate change part of rights to life, equality: SC

GS Paper II & III

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In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court (SC) has expanded the scope of Articles 14 and 21 to include the “right against the adverse effects of climate change”.

The Azad Hind government | Maulana Barkatullah

GS Paper I

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There was a controversy regarding the first Prime Minister of India claimed that Subhas Chandra Bose, not Jawaharlal Nehru, was India’s first prime minister.

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Remembering Mangal Pandey

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Mangal Pandey was hanged to death by the East India Company (EIC) on this day, April 8, 167 years ago.

Parivartan Chintan

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The heads of all tri-service military institutions gathered in New Delhi, for the first-ever tri-service planning conference called the ‘Parivartan Chintan’.

Electroencephalography: crucial tool for understanding the brain

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A century after the EEG was discovered, it remains a crucial tool for understanding the brain.

Sittwe Port Agreement

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After the Chabahar Port in Iran, India has gained the right to operate a second overseas port, Sittwe, in Myanmar.

Gape Limitation

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In ecology, the term ‘gape limitation’ stands for the idea that a predator can only eat things that fit in its mouth.