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Today's Headlines - 05 June 2024

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NOTA Introduction and its consequences

GS Paper II

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In the Indore Lok Sabha constituency, over 200,000 votes were cast for NOTA.

Challenge for the farm sector: How to share growth gains

GS Paper III

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As India traverses the road to Amrit Kaal, the agriculture sector’s journey will be difficult, and filled with challenges as it struggles to transition from its old model.

Securing India's energy transition

GS Paper III

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India signed new agreements and updated older ones with a dozen African countries to secure critical minerals.

Improving the language of biodiversity conservation

GS Paper III

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This World Environment Day, stakeholders must urgently act to accelerate land restoration, improve drought resilience, and combat desertification.

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Halloween Crack

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A large iceberg named A-83 measuring 375 square kilometres, broke off from Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf last week.

Ancient rocks reveal Earth had life-supporting conditions 4 billion years ago

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Analyses of ancient rocks and minerals like Zircon to determine the composition of Earth’s early environment revealed that the planet most likely had the conditions for life only about 600 million years after its birth.

SEBI committee to review ownership structure of clearing corporations

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is reviewing the ownership structure of clearing corporations to ensure independence and effective risk management.

Lion-tailed Macaque

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730 Lion-tailed Macaque (LTM) in Sharavathi Valley LTM Sanctuary: Report

SEBI launches 'Saarthi 2.0' mobile app for investors

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The market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) unveiled its latest mobile app, 'Saa₹thi 2.0', designed to help investors manage their finances.

Poor countries need $1.4 trillion annually for universal social protection

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Universal social protection for low- and middle-income countries would require an additional $1.4 trillion per year, according to a working paper by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Among regions, Africa faces the most substantial challenge in achieving universal coverage for social protection.

Rajaji Raghati Biosphere

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Environmentalists Jai Dhar Gupta and Vijay Dhasmana create India’s first biosphere Rajaji Raghati Biosphere in a tiger reserve.

Property is real, and so should the ‘compensation

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The right to property initially envisaged as a fundamental right and later as a constitutional right has witnessed an interesting history in the post-colonial era. No other right as enshrined in the Constitution has witnessed a tussle as fierce as between courts and the legislature.

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