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The International Day of Yoga (IDY) is celebrated annually on June 21 to create awareness about its vast potential in improving overall health and well-being.
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The International Day of Yoga (IDY) is celebrated annually on June 21 to create awareness about its vast potential in improving overall health and well-being.
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Recently, 39 people have died, and over 100 others have been hospitalized after consuming hooch, or spurious liquor, in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi district.
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The Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-Delhi), achieved joint second place in the Trinity Challenge’s second competition for their project 'AMRSense: Empowering Communities with a Proactive One Health Ecosystem'.
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The Post Office Act, 2023 has come into force on June 18.
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NASA's MAVEN orbiter has captured stunning purple auroras on Mars.
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The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) is developing a tool to identify dark patterns used by websites, including e-commerce platforms.
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A new innovative plant-inspired robot, named FiloBot, has been developed that climbs up structures just like climbing vines.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regained contact with its Mars helicopter Ingenuity after it could not communicate with it towards the end of its 72nd flight on the red planet.
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West Asia is in flux. The military confrontation which started between Israel and Hamas has snowballed into a regional security crisis.
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The Central government has set out to promote tourism at Ecologically Sensitive Wetlands, better known as Ramsar sites.
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The International Labor Organisation (ILO) has released the Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2024.
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India has been placed 63rd on the Global Energy Transition Index, published by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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The three-dimensional structure of the protein-RNA ion PDB 8AW3, as predicted by AlphaFold 3, showcases a significant advancement in the field of protein structure prediction.
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The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has released its 2024 Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) snow update, highlighting significant declines in snow persistence across major river basins in the region.
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Union Cabinet approves 5.35% MSP hike for paddy to ₹2,300/quintal; also clears Varanasi airport expansion, new Maharashtra port, wind energy projects in Gujarat and T.N., and forensic infrastructure development.
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North Korea and Russia agreed to provide immediate military assistance if either faced armed aggression, under a pact their leaders signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin's first visit in 24 years.
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According to the recently released State of Global Air Report, air pollution was responsible for 8.1 million deaths worldwide in 2021, with China and India contributing more than half of this global burden.
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Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) advocated to adopt a new methodology to measure poverty.
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Using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, scientists have found evidence that elephants have their own names which they use to address each other.
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The Union Cabinet has approved the National Forensic Infrastructure Enhancement Scheme (NFIES) with an outlay of Rs 2,254.43 crore for the period from 2024-25 to 2028-29.
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), during an Open House Discussion on “Protection NTs, SNTs, and DNTs in India and forward trajectory”, stressed the need to implement the Idate Commission report.
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Recently, WHO released comprehensive guidance on the ethical use and governance of Large Multi-Modal Models (LMM) in healthcare.
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The Fourth pillar of Indian democracy serves simultaneously as witness, prosecutor, judge, jury and executioner in the current time.
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Recently, At the World Economic Forum’s 54th annual meeting at Davos, Switzerland held from 15-19 January 2024, India participated in the spirit of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”, ready to shape a common future marked by global cooperation, aligning with the overarching WEF theme for the year, 'Rebuilding Trust'.
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The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has recently published guidelines and incentives to promote the procurement of green hydrogen as part of the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
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The 18th Lok Sabha's inaugural session will run from June 24 to July 3, during which the new Speaker will be elected.Until a new Speaker is chosen, a pro-tem Speaker will be appointed to administer the oath to the newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs).
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The opposition party and Conservationist has described the proposed Rs 72,000-crore infrastructure development on Great Nicobar Island as a “grave threat” to the indigenous inhabitants and the island’s delicate ecosystem.
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In response to a significant decline in startup funding and subsequent job losses, Indian industry leaders are calling for the removal of the 'Angel Tax.'