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Restoration of Sigur Elephant Corridor

Context: Efforts to restore the Sigur Elephant Corridor, a crucial ecological route connecting the Western and Eastern Ghats, have reached...

Biplab Sarma Committee Report

Context: After a meeting with representatives of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), the Chief Minister of Assam initiated the...

Medical Textiles Quality Control Order, 2023

Context: The Ministry of Textiles has officially notified the Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2023, which is set to come...

Integral Humanism

Context: September 25 marks the 108th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, a key figure who introduced the concept of...

Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI)

Context: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has launched an outreach cell for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to...

Evolving Trends in India’s Job Market

Context: The latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) reveals a significant drop in the unemployment rate, which nearly halved to...

Chinese Weaponisation of Critical Mineral 

Context: On August 15, 2024, China imposed export restrictions on antimony, a critical mineral for defence and strategic sectors, continuing...

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

Context: September 26 marks the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on the United Nations calendar.   ...

Project Cheetah: Two-Year Progress Report

Context: Project Cheetah, an ambitious initiative to reintroduce the African cheetah to India, marked its two-year anniversary on September 17,...

Exploring Mars’s Ancient Landscapes

Context: A team of researchers from the Planetary Science Institute has mapped and characterised paleo-bedforms on Mars to enhance understanding...

WHO’s Suggestion on Scientifically Sound and Equitable Clinical Trials

Context: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has emphasised the need for better-designed clinical trials that are scientifically sound and equitable,...

Revised Monthly Wages for Workers

Context: The Delhi government announced a revision in the minimum monthly wages for various categories of workers, including unskilled, semi-skilled,...

Israel’s Deadly Export Industry

Context: In the book Palestine Laboratory, Antony Loewenstein argues that Israel uses the occupied Palestinian territories to test military technologies,...

Lower Number of Sittings in Indian Legislatures 

Context: According to PRS Legislative Research’s “Annual Review of State Laws, 2023,” Between 2017 and 2023, Haryana’s Legislative Assembly met...

Dengue

Context Dengue is sweeping over Latin America.    More on News As per newspaper reports, more than 6 million cases...

Anti-dumping duties

Context:  The finance ministry’s anti-dumping duties throughout the preceding three fiscal years were primarily attributed to goods produced by one...

Sahyadri Tiger Reserve

Context: The Maharashtra forest department is preparing to relocate some tigers from the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Chandrapur to...

Goldene

Context: Researchers have achieved an unprecedented milestone by creating a free-standing sheet of gold just one atom thick.   More...

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Context: 204th Birth Anniversary of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.   About: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820-1891) was a prominent 19th century scholar,...

Prof Satish Dhawan

Context: Satish Dhawan, born on September 25, was a brilliant mathematician, aerospace engineer, and skilled teacher.  Known as the “Father...

Lifting the Veil of Topological Censorship

Context: Topological protection ensures robustness but hides microscopic details through “topological censorship.” Recent experiments have revealed the hidden information.  ...

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