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Among all the electronic and chemical technologies humans have developed to battle the mosquitos, the most impressive is the 'electric tennis bat'. The mosquito bat is akin to a portable thunderstorm for them.
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Among all the electronic and chemical technologies humans have developed to battle the mosquitos, the most impressive is the 'electric tennis bat'. The mosquito bat is akin to a portable thunderstorm for them.
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The Southern Ocean is renowned for having the cleanest air on Earth. But the precise reasons why have remained a mystery, until now.
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India lags far behind global competitors like Vietnam, Taiwan, and Mexico in leveraging Washington's tariff measures against China to boost electronics exports to the US.
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TASL announces successful deployment of sub-metre resolution optical satellite TSAT-1A.
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The New York Times (NYT) sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. The core of the NYT's lawsuit is the assertion that OpenAI and Microsoft's use of its copyrighted material to train AI models constitutes direct copyright infringement.
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As Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is evolving and adopted by businesses at a staggering speed, government and intergovernmental bodies across the world are moving to understand it and potentially put regulations around it.
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For the first time since its inception, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) announced its ‘Vision for Regional Security’ at a ceremony held in its headquarters in Riyadh on 28 March 2024.
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The University of New South Wales (UNSW) and international partners have published a study revealing alarming levels of contamination of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in source waters worldwide, which is much higher than previously estimated, as published in the journal Nature Geoscience.
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According to new research a genetic change in our ancient ancestors may partly explain why humans don’t have tails like monkeys.
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In a case relating to the conservation of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB), the Supreme Court has asserted that individuals possess a "right to be shielded from the detrimental impacts of climate change," a right that ought to be upheld under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.
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Mangal Pandey was hanged to death by the East India Company (EIC) on this day, April 8, 167 years ago.
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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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After the Chabahar Port in Iran, India has gained the right to operate a second overseas port, Sittwe, in Myanmar.
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Left largely in the lurch for 20 years after it came to light through the ASI excavations in the 1990s, the ancient Buddhist site on the bank of the Bhima River got a restoration project in 2022.
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An international team of astronomers and astrophysicists has confirmed the first known observance of a tidally locked super-Earth exoplanet.
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Telangana’s Department of Heritage has recently unearthed a coin hoard at Phanigiri, a renowned Buddhist heritage site located 110 km away from the state capital of Hyderabad.
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Odisha is capitalising on the Paira Rice Cropping technique to promote climate-resilient agriculture and nutrition sensitivity in the state.
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The Indian Army has initiated the induction of control and reporting systems under 'Project Akashteer' to enhance its air defence capabilities.
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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has brought into effect from April 1 an executive order, the Approved Models and Manufacturers (AMM) of Solar Photovoltaic Modules (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2019 to incentivise India’s solar module manufacturing industry.
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The Agriculture Minister inaugurated a Krishi Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) set up at Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi, a big-screen dashboard of all digital innovations in the sector.
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Recently, The United Nations Human Rights Council voted to adopt a resolution designed to protect the rights of intersex people, the first initiative of its kind that diplomats and rights groups described as an landmark moment for human rights.
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Miscreants have damaged the rock art paintings in the cave at Kumittipathi, a village near Coimbatore, by scribbling their names and tracing them with chalk.
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The latest figures released by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for 2022 indicate that India ranks first among countries with the highest percentage of doping offenders.
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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced a Rs-496-crore (until 2025-26) scheme to support pilot projects that either test the viability of green hydrogen as a vehicle fuel or develop secure supporting infrastructure such as refueling stations.
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Cooperation on climate change and clean energy technologies is fast emerging as one of the key pillars of an upgraded economic partnership between India and Australia.
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Israel said it approved the reopening of the Erez crossing into northern Gaza and the temporary use of Ashdod port in southern Israel, following U.S. demands to increase humanitarian aid supplies into Gaza.
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The Supreme Court stayed the operation of an Allahabad High Court judgment that struck down a 20-year-old Uttar Pradesh law regulating madrasas and ordered the transfer of their students to regular schools.
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A notification by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on hedging of foreign currency risk caused a stir among stock market brokers as it restricted the use of exchange-traded currency derivatives (ETCD) offered by bourses such as NSE and BSE for hedging with effect from 5 April.
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The External Affairs Minister repeated to China that it must respect the international rule based order which China expects everyone to follow.
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At the United Nations Environment Assembly in March 2024, African countries called for a moratorium on climate engineering, urging all precautions. Other nations, including the United States, pressed for a formal scientific group to study the risks and benefits before making any decisions.