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Today's Headlines - 19 December 2023

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Lancet Report on Child marriages in India

GS Paper I

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Child marriage is prevalent in India according to a study published in the Lancet Global Health that showed stalled progress.


Suspension of Member of Parliament

GS Paper II

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Opposition MPs from both the Houses of Parliament are suspended for disrupting Parliamentary proceedings while protesting about the Parliament security breach.


NGT questioned Tamil Nadu government on oil spill

GS Paper III

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National Green Tribunal (NGT) questioned Tamil Nadu government and Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) on oil spill in Pulicat backwaters.


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New coronavirus variant JN.1 detected

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A new coronavirus variant named JN.1 has been detected, causing concerns among doctors, experts, authorities, and the public alike.


Noma

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The World Health Organization (WHO) added one of the world’s most underrecognised health challenges, noma, to its official list of neglected tropical diseases (NTD).


Bhashini - an AI tool

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At the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam event in Varanasi, the AI tool ‘Bhashini’ was used for the first time to live-translate Indian Prime Minister’s Hindi speech into Tamil. 


Why is the Arctic region being studied?

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Himadri, India’s Arctic Research Station at Ny-Alesund in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean, will now remain operational throughout the year.


Bonnet Macaque monkeys

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The recent discovery of carcasses of 27 bonnet macaque monkeys in a village in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka has highlighted the human-monkey conflict in the region as human habitations.


Southwest Iceland volcano erupts

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A volcano erupted in Reykjanes peninsula (southwest Iceland), spewing lava and smoke across a wide area after weeks of intense earthquake activity.