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State of Economy: The Macro Parameters 

State of Economy: The Macro Parameters 

Context: For the Indian Economy to achieve 7% growth rate on  continuous basis 5 important macro Parameters need to be...

Maritime Exercise Malabar 2024

Maritime Exercise Malabar 2024

Context: The Maritime Exercise Malabar 2024 will take place from October 8 to 18, 2024, starting with a Harbour Phase...

Researchers Uncover Mechanisms Behind Plant Response to Warming

Researchers Uncover Mechanisms Behind Plant Response to Warming

Context: Researchers at the University of California San Diego have unveiled new insights into how plants adapt to rising temperatures...

Detecting Cancer with Sound Waves

Detecting Cancer with Sound Waves

Context: An associate professor at the University of Alberta, led a study on the new ultrasound technique for cancer detection....

Environmental Justice Into Air Quality Management

Environmental Justice Into Air Quality Management

Context: Toxic air poses a public health crisis in India, where vulnerable groups—children, women, the elderly, and marginalised communities—face the...

Monopolisation of Space

Monopolisation of Space

Context: Last month, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and social media platform X, announced that SpaceX now controls...

Sudanese Civil War

Sudanese Civil War

Context: Sudanese Civil War On September 26, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) launched a major offensive against the paramilitary Rapid...

2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Context: Nobel Prize in Physiology. The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary...

Unusual Plankton Bloom off Madagascar Driven by Southern African Drought

Unusual Plankton Bloom off Madagascar Driven by Southern African Drought

Context: A new study revealed that windborne dust from drought-stricken southern Africa triggered an unusually strong phytoplankton bloom off the...

Vocal for Local: Combating Climate Change with Traditional Wisdom

Vocal for Local: Combating Climate Change with Traditional Wisdom

Context: Indigenous communities, such as the Paudi Bhuyans in Odisha, are vital for ensuring food sovereignty and mitigating Climate Change impacts...

Jagdish Bhagwati on India’s Future: Trade, Growth, and Development

Jagdish Bhagwati on India’s Future: Trade, Growth, and Development

Context: Renowned economist Jagdish Bhagwati (90) is preparing to retire this academic year after a 65-year-long career in research and...

Globalisation and Weaponisation of Trade

Globalisation and Weaponisation of Trade

Context: S. Jaishankar, at the Kautilya Economic Conclave, highlighted the increasing weaponisation of trade and its impact on globalisation, national...

Narhari Parikh

Narhari Parikh

Context: 133rd Birth Anniversary of Narhari Parikh.    About: Narhari Parikh was a significant figure in India’s freedom movement, particularly...

K Kelappan

K Kelappan

Context: 53rd Death Anniversary of K Kelappan.   About: K. Kelappan was a prominent Indian freedom fighter and social reformer,...

Guru Gobind Singh

Guru Gobind Singh

Context: 316th Death Anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh.   About: Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth and final Guru of...

Places in News – Burkina Faso

Places in News – Burkina Faso

Context : Burkina Faso On August 24, terrorists linked to Al Qaeda attacked Barsalogho town in Burkina Faso, resulting in...

Little Prespa Lake

Little Prespa Lake

Context: Little Prespa Lake is experiencing a severe ecological crisis.  Once a pristine body of water, it is now turning...

Switzerland and Italy to Redraw National Borders

Switzerland and Italy to Redraw National Borders

Context: Switzerland and Italy have agreed to redraw a portion of their shared national border as melting Alpine glaciers, a...

Evolution of Menstrual Hygiene Products in India

Evolution of Menstrual Hygiene Products in India

Context: In recent years, a wave of menstrual hygiene startups has emerged, challenging the dominance of legacy brands in the...

Climate-Resilient Solutions for India’s Monsoon Challenges

Climate-Resilient Solutions for India’s Monsoon Challenges

Context: The 2024 monsoon revealed significant flaws in India’s infrastructure and policies, highlighting how climate change is causing unpredictable rainfall...

Rethinking Elephant Counting Methods: A Call for Policy Change

Rethinking Elephant Counting Methods: A Call for Policy Change

Context: The Environment Ministry has postponed the release of the “Status of Elephant in India 2022-23” Elephant Counting report until...

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