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Stem cells from the endometrium can be collected through a biopsy or in menstrual blood.
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Stem cells from the endometrium can be collected through a biopsy or in menstrual blood.
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Project proposals in and around wildlife sanctuaries and national parks will not be considered for wildlife clearance unless states submit certificates of compliance prescribed by NBWL.
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The Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh launched a pilot project ‘Smart Gram Panchayat: Revolution towards Digitization of Gram Panchayat’ to extend PM-WANI Service in Gram Panchayats of Bihar’s Begusarai District.
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The Prime Minister announced PM Surya Ghar scheme to encourage people to install solar panels on their rooftops.
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Gupteswar forest, located near the Gupteswar Shiva temple within the Dhondrakhol reserve forest of the Jeypore forest division in Odisha’s Koraput district, has been officially recognized as the state’s fourth Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS).
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An invasive weed, native to North America, is posing a threat to the Chengalpet forests and Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary’s local vegetation, ecology, and habitat of migratory birds.
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The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of Deputy Chief Ministers (CMs) in States on the ground that no such position exists in the Constitution.
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C-DOT, the premier Telecom R&D Centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India and Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT-R) signed an agreement for “Developing a 140 GHz Fully Integrated Transmitter & Receiver Module for 6G and Beyond”.
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Recently, NITI Aayog launched a GROW Report and Portal, providing state-wise and district-wise analysis for greening and restoration projects.
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The 22nd Law Commission of India has submitted its Report No. 286 titled “A Comprehensive Review of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897" to the Government of India.
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Recently, India's Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services were rolled out in Sri Lanka and Mauritius.
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February 12 is globally celebrated as Darwin Day to mark the birthday of naturalist Charles Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882).
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Recently, the Prime Minister of India addressed a programme on the 200th birth anniversary of Swami Dayananda Saraswati.
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The Ministry of Science & Technology launched the “Science for Women-A Technology & Innovation (SWATI)” Portal, aimed at creating a single online portal representing Indian Women and Girls in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Medicine).
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A study commissioned by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs was carried out by the Centre for Analytical Finance of the Indian School of Business (ISB). It showed how the income of street vendors were increased through PM Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme
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The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has deferred the decision on diverting forest land from the Kali and Sahyadri Tiger Reserves for the construction of a part of the Karnataka Government's Kalasa Nala Water Diversion Scheme.
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At the end of 2023, 120 death sentences were imposed by trial courts and 561 prisoners were living under a death sentence in India, according to the Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics Report, published by Project 39A.
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CERN is currently planning for the Future Circular Collider to have a 91-kilometer-wide diameter three times that of the Large Hadron Collider.
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The 7th Indian Ocean Conference was recently held in Perth, Australia, which brought together leaders, ministers, and officials from Indian Ocean rim countries to discuss the diverse issues.
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According to the paleo-thermometry study, it was estimated that the Earth’s surface has already warmed more than 1.5°C on average over pre-industrial levels.
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The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 was introduced in Lok Sabha on February 5, 2024.
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The Lok Sabha recently passed the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024. It was introduced and passed in the Rajya Sabha earlier.
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NITI Aayog and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands released a report titled ‘LNG as a Transportation Fuel in Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicle’ at India Energy Week.
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A number of Olive ridley turtles nesting have been identified in coastal regions in Karnataka.
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Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Tribal Affairs launched the centralized "Kisan Rakshak Helpline 14447 and Portal", SARTHI Portal and Learning Management System (LMS) Platform for the farming community under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) emphasizing the Government's focus on leveraging technology for the betterment of farmers' lives.
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The maiden joint military exercise ‘Sada Tanseeq’ between the Indian Army and the Royal Saudi Land Force concluded at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Bikaner (Rajasthan).
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The National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) in Bengaluru has successfully completed the first test of a solar-powered pseudo satellite.
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A recent study published in Nature Communications highlighted that an additional 40 million square kilometers of river basin area and three billion more people may face water scarcity in 2050 than previously estimated.
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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has come up with a list of high-traffic density corridors for private developers to build and operate under the Build Operate Transfer (BoT) model.