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Ministry of Law And Justice has released the statistics regarding Pro Bono Legal Services programme.
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Ministry of Law And Justice has released the statistics regarding Pro Bono Legal Services programme.
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The U.S. and the European Union have imposed Countervailing Duties (CVDs) on four Indian products, as a retaliation against the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) scheme.
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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Madras has developed a technology called ‘AMRIT’ (Arsenic and Metal Removal by Indian Technology).
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Officials from the United States, India, and Taiwan gathered for a cybersecurity workshop on December 11-12 under the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF).
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A European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut recently photographed an uncommon occurrence termed a red sprite.
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Researchers at IIT Madras, Columbia University and Colorado State University in the US have developed a technique to merge diverse plastics into strong and recyclable materials.
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Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Zonal Unit, Lucknow, seized 436 baby Indian Tent turtles from a person illegally transporting them interstate.
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Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. announced that it will raise ₹5,250 crore by issuing non-convertible debentures and 2.5 billion rupees through non-cumulative redeemable preference shares.
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Recently, Marine biologists from the University of Southampton have developed a technique to decode otolith rings in Bluefin tuna species (fish).
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Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) will pause missile testing at Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island) off the Odisha coast during the mass nesting season of Olive Ridley Sea turtles from January to March next year to ensure the endangered species wins the race for survival.
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The RBI’s report titled, ‘State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2023-24’, reveals sustained fiscal improvement, GST impact, and reduced deficit for 2022-23.
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Vladimir Putin’s recent interactions with Gulf leaders have brought Russia into the mainstream of West Asian affairs and affirmed that the Sino-Russian alliance will challenge U.S. hegemony.
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Recently, reports released by RBI states that a return to Old Pension Scheme by a few states would exert a huge burden on their finances.
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Countries have finished the seventh round of deliberations on the pandemic accord. However, delegates failed to reach a consensus on intellectual property rights and relaxing patents.
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Justice Sanjay Kaul, in his opinion, recommended setting up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to look into alleged violations of human rights by both state and non-state actors in J&K.
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The Financial Stability Board (FSB) in their latest report assessed the risks associated with multi-function crypto-asset intermediaries (MCIs), emanating from their structural vulnerabilities.
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NK Singh, Chairperson of the 15th Finance Commission and the Institute of Economic Growth, suggested that a specific percentage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) could be allocated to local bodies.
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The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has launched the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme to promote sustainable Management of forests and agroforestry.
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A recent collaborative study by Chinese, American, and Spanish experts explores the contentious discussion among the conservation community about the influence of biocrusts on the Great Wall of China.
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Exercise VINBAX 2023 will be conducted in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 11th to 21st December 2023.
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The EU has become the first continent to set clear rules for the use of AI. The European Parliament will now vote on the proposed AI Act early next year, and the legislation is likely to come into force by 2025.
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According to Interpol, the Telangana Police registered one of the first cases in India of human trafficking committed to force victims to commit cyber fraud under Operation Storm Makers II.
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Year 2023, marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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Recently, Google launched Gemini, touted as its most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) model, trained to behave in human-like ways.
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As per a recent paper published at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, there has been a significant loss of natural vegetation in the Cauvery basin for 50 years (1965 to 2016).
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India has defended quality control orders at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) amid concerns raised by various countries of non-compliance from the Indian side.
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Two Siberian Tigers were brought from Cyprus to Darjeeling’s Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park.
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The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) to focus on 11 critical interventions through various ministries.
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This article examines the ethical and financial issues of Controlled Human Infection Studies (CHIS), in which people are purposely infected with disease-causing viruses for research objectives.
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India set to eliminate kala azar this year with no block in the country reporting more than one case per 10,000 people.