GS Paper III
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The unprecedented rise in the world’s invasive alien species contributes to 60 percent of extinctions and puts ecosystems at risk, causing serious concerns among environmentalists.
GS Paper III
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The unprecedented rise in the world’s invasive alien species contributes to 60 percent of extinctions and puts ecosystems at risk, causing serious concerns among environmentalists.
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The Union Cabinet chaired by India’s Prime Minister approved the establishment of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) with headquarters in India with a one-time budgetary support of Rs.150 crore for a period of five years from 2023-24 to 2027-28.
GS Paper II
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The Rajya Sabha elections in the States of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka witnessed cross-voting by MLAs belonging to different parties. This has once again raised concerns about the sanctity of the election process.
News Excerpt: The Zoological Survey of India(ZSI) has named a new marine species of head-shield sea slug after President of India Droupadi Murmu.
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According to new research the global average surface temperatures will reach a record high in the year upto June 2024 due to El Nino.
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During the India-US Homeland Security Dialogue, both states discussed cooperation in internal security, intelligence sharing, pro-Khalistani elements, online radicalisation, cyber-attacks and digital frauds.
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Union Minister of Science & Technology revealed on National Science Day (28 Feb) that India has conducted the first human clinical trial of gene therapy for haemophilia A (FVIII deficiency) at Christian Medical College (CMC) Vellore.
GS Paper III
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Recently, researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada floated a new clinical trial to examine whether cannabidiol could be used to treat bipolar depression.
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A new research has calculated the economic value of services that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean provide in terms of fisheries, tourism and various natural processes supporting Earth’s functioning.
GS Paper II & III
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Recently the CM of Nagaland stated that Article 371A of the Constitution of India has been the major hurdle in the Nagaland government’s efforts to regulate small-scale illegal coal mining activities in the State.
GS Paper III
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More than a month after India and Nepal signed the agreement on long-term power sharing, the two sides have not made progress on the stalled negotiations over the landmark Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project (PMP).
GS Paper III
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made significant updates to the guidelines for the Regulatory Sandbox (RS) scheme.
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The Government’s ambitious Genome India initiative achieved a significant milestone as researchers completed sequencing 10,000 healthy genomes from different regions of the country, representing 99 distinct populations.
GS Paper III
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The 2024 theme for National Science Day (28th February) is “Science for Sustainable Development”.
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India announced the names of the four astronaut designates for the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, which is planned for launch in 2025.
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The ‘NaMo Drone Didi Initiative’ was announced by the PM on 15 August 2023 to train 15,000 women-led Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in the use of agricultural drones.
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Scientists at Stanford University have reported an extremely simple and unusual form of an organism named “obelisks”, which may represent a whole new class of infectious agents.
GS Paper III
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The Mauritius Government has decided to amend the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with India in order to go with OECD’s proposal on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting.
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Goa University researchers claim a breakthrough in producing gold nanoparticles from Termitomyces species, which grows on termite hills.
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State Tiger estimation by the Odisha government has claimed that its forests have 30 Royal Bengal Tigers contrary to the All India Tiger Estimation-2022 report that found the presence of only 20 tigers.
GS Paper II
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Qatar seeks more gas deals in Europe and Asia, anticipating continued demand growth as it embarks on a multibillion-dollar project to expand exports.
GS Paper II
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Recently, the Ministry of Ayush and the Ministry of Women and Child Development have signed a MoU for the nutritional improvement in adolescent girls through Ayurveda Interventions.
GS Paper III
News Excerpt: HAM Operators from Cyclone Shelters of Nachugunta Island, Andhra Pradesh, excel in Island On The Air (IOTA) Expedition.
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Researchers at the IIT Madras and Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad have developed the first India-specific artificial intelligence (AI) model to precisely determine the age of a foetus in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.
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The government's small savings schemes portfolio has experienced a significant surge, led by the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS) and the Monthly Income Scheme (MIS), both reporting a more than twofold increase compared to the previous year.
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Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Government of India has bagged 3 awards for its indigenously designed & developed innovative Telecom solutions at 14th Annual Aegis Graham Bell Awards.
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Tanzania has switched on the first turbine of a new hydroelectric plant in the World Heritage Site Selous Game Reserve.
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Scientists have made a skin-integrated face interface technology (PSiFI) to recognize human emotions in real-time.
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New research has developed a modern analogue for pollen and non-pollen palynomorphs (NPPs) of Kaziranga National Park that can help interpret the past vegetation and climate in a region.
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Researchers are investigating simpler and more cost-effective technologies as alternatives to overcome the limitation of quantum computers operating only at very low temperatures.