GS Paper III
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The slowdown in ethanol output has consequences, putting the 20% ethanol-blended petrol (EBP) target by 2025-26 out of range and leaving India dependent on more polluting, expensive fossil fuel imports.
GS Paper III
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The Pre-packaged Insolvency Resolution Process (PPIRP) has resulted in the full settlement of operational creditors' claims in five cases.
GS Paper II
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India has recorded a trade deficit, the difference between imports and exports, with nine of its top 10 trading partners, including China, Russia, Singapore, and Korea, in 2023-24, according to official data.
News in Brief
Astronomical Transients
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The Indian-American astronomer Shrinivas Kulkarni was awarded the Shaw Prize for Astronomy in 2024 for his work on the physics of astronomical transients.
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With the aim of increasing the share of public-private partnership (PPP) in ports, the Centre will look to monetise assets worth Rs 10,000 crore in 2024-25 (FY25), according to multiple sources familiar with the developments.
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Purnima Devi Barman receives Green Oscar for Greater Adjutant Stork and its wetland habitat Conservation in Assam.
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Cyclone Remal made landfall on the night of 26th May on the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh as a severe Cyclonic Storm, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds.
