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Today's Headlines - 18 March 2024

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National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming (NAP-SE)

GS Paper I

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Union Health Secretary launched a National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming (NAP-SE) in India.

India, Brazil hold first '2+2' defence and foreign ministerial dialogue

GS Paper II

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India and Brazil on Thursday explored ways to expand cooperation in areas of energy, critical minerals, technology and counter-terrorism at their first ‘2+2’ defence and foreign ministerial dialogue.

Discharge of untreated industrial effluents into water bodies

GS Paper III

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Even after five decades of enacting a law, India is nowhere close to preventing industries from dumping untreated toxic effluents in the open.

WTO 13th Ministerial Conference,G-33 Ministerial Meeting

GS Paper III

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The WTO's 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) took place from 26 February to 2 March 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Ministers from across the world attended to review the functioning of the multilateral trading system and to take action on the future work of the WTO.

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India lags behind in geospatial patents

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India remains a small player when it comes to filing geospatial technology patents, despite government attempts, including a comprehensive policy in 2022.

NIA’s Digital CCMS To Strengthen India’s Fight Against Terrorism & Organised Crime

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In a major fillip to India’s fight against terrorism and organised crime, the Union Home Minister virtually inaugurated a unique digital Criminal Case Management System (CCMS) designed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi.

Global toy majors shifting focus from China to India

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India’s toy industry made rapid strides between FY15 and FY23 with exports increasing by a whopping 239 percent and imports declining by 52 percent, resulting in the country becoming a net exporter.

The problem of equity in IPCC reports

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Recently, UN IPCC assessed 556 climate change mitigation scenarios and found that across all 556 scenarios, income, energy-use, and emissions disparities between developed and developing countries are projected to continue up to 2050.

Ban on wolf dogs

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The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying recently issued a letter comprising 23 breeds including wolf dogs to states where it requested local bodies to not issue any licenses or permits for the sale and breeding of dogs that are considered to be ‘ferocious’ and ‘dangerous for human life’.

IceCube: the big, chill neutrino-spotter

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Scientists reported they had found instances in IceCube’s data from 2011 to 2020 that matched the signature of tau neutrinos, with more than 99.999999% confidence.