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Today's Headlines - 24 February 2024

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Government amends Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules

GS Paper III

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The Government of India has approved amendments to the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020.

Antihydrogen experiment

GS Paper III

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Recently, an international team of physicists from the Anti-hydrogen Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry, Spectroscopy (AEgIS) collaboration has achieved a breakthrough by demonstrating the laser cooling of Positronium.

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Raisina Dialogue - 2024

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The 9th edition of the Raisina Dialogue was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis joined the inaugural session as the chief guest.

Rashtriya Udyamita Vikas Pariyojana

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Recently, the Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship inaugurated “Rashtriya Udyamita Vikas Pariyojana” under Skill India Mission, empowering PM Svanidhi Beneficiaries.

Badami Chalukya temples, writing found in Nalgonda

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Two Badami Chalukya temples at least 1,300-1500 years old and a 1200-year-old label inscription were recently discovered in Mudimanikyam village along the banks of Krishna in Nalgonda district in Telangana.

E20: India’s target of 20% ethanol blended petrol

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Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has said that the entire country will have petrol pumps selling 20 percent ethanol-blended petrol, E20 petrol, by 2025.

World’s first Pigeon Pea speed breeding protocol by ICRISAT

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Recently announced new protocol promises to substantially cut the time required to develop new pigeonpea lines with desirable traits, effectively bringing food to dryland communities faster.

Support to Poor Prisoners Scheme

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The Union government has allocated an annual fund of ₹20 crore to bail out poor prisoners languishing in prisons across the country due to financial constraints. 

Singhbhum Craton: Fresh insights from rocks formed 3.5 billion years ago

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Singhbhum Craton’s unique geological features, including its greenstone belts, provide invaluable information about Earth’s surface and atmospheric processes. 

Centre Amends Surrogacy Rules

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The Central government has amended the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022 and notified that both gametes (egg or sperm) need not come from a married couple in case they are certified as suffering from a medical condition.