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Recently the death anniversaries of our freedom fighters were observed on 17th December (Rajendranath Lahiri) and 19th December (Ashfaqullah Khan, Ram Prasad Bismil, Thakur Roshan Singh).
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Recently, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved two loans to India, each worth $250 million.
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The Reserve Bank of India has directed Banks, NBFCs, and lenders to avoid investing in alternative investment funds (AIFs) with downstream investments in a debtor company to curb evergreening of stressed loans.
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Scientists are working to aid research on improved varieties of grass pea.
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Under gene drive technology, female mosquitoes are prevented from producing new female offspring by releasing genetically modified male mosquitoes in the environment.
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Photoreception is activation of a biological process by light. Most organisms, including humans, respond to light. Some animals react to light waves not perceived by humans.
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Several farmers of Sanaur in Patiala district have claimed that their tomato and potato crops have been damaged by blight disease, triggered by bad weather and fog.
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A University of Oxford-led study has found that diverse communities of resident commensal gut bacteria collectively protect the human gut from disease-causing microorganisms by consuming the nutrients that the pathogen would need to be able to gain a foothold in the host.
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The United Nations has declared 2024 as the International Year of Camelids (IYC 2024) to highlight the significant contributions of camelids – alpacas, Bactrian camels, dromedaries, guanacos, llamas, and vicuñas – to the livelihoods of millions in over 90 countries.
