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Heat Domes

Context: A severe heatwave has engulfed the entire western United States since last week, affecting nearly 75 million people with...

Qutub Minar

Context: In 2023-24, Qutub Minar, a 13th-century marvel built by the Delhi Sultanate, surpassed Agra Fort of the Mughal Empire...

Oldest Ancient Temple Unearthed in Cyprus

Context: A team of archaeologists from the University of Siena has discovered a 4,000-year-old temple, thought to be the oldest...

India – Austria Relations

Context: India and Austria have agreed to a future-focused “bilateral sustainable economic and technology partnership” following a meeting between Prime...

Tobacco Industry

Context: The Delhi High Court has upheld the Central Government’s decision to require statutory warnings on pan masala packages to...

UN World Population Prospects 2024

Context: India’s population is projected to reach 1.61 billion by 2085, surpassing China’s declining population of 806 million.   More...

Floral Waste Boosting Circular Economy

Context: India’s transition to sustainability and a circular economy emphasises waste-to-wealth initiatives. Utilising composting pits in temples and engaging Temple...

Double Health Budget, Lower Out-of-Pocket Spends

Context: Since 2010, India’s public spending as a percentage of GDP has ranged between 1.12% and 1.35% despite Central budget...

Telecom Equipment sales cross ₹50,000 crore under PLI scheme

Context: Government push via Production linked Incentive (PLI) schemes boosts production, resulting in balanced telecom equipment exports (₹1.49 lakh crore)...

Vulnerable section- Differently-abled individuals

Context: The Supreme Court has issued guidelines to prevent discrimination of differently-abled individuals in visual media and films.   Need...

Anti-Dam Protests Against the Upper Siang Hydropower Project

Context: Two anti-dam activists from Arunachal Pradesh were preventively detained on July 8, ahead of the Union Power Minister’s visit....

Divorced Muslim Woman’s Right To Maintenance

Context: The Supreme Court dismissed a Muslim man’s appeal against a Telangana High Court ruling, which permitted his ex-wife to...

World Population Day and India’s Demographic Journey

Context: July 11 has been observed as World Population Day since 1989 after the global population crossed the five billion...

Caste Census

Context: With the census delayed until the end of 2024, there is a demand to amend the Census Act of...

Places in News: Kenya

Places in News: Kenya

Context: Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult, went on trial for terrorism and other charges related to...

Camcopter S-100

Context: India is collaborating with Austrian company Schiebel to harness the capabilities of the Camcopter S-100 rotary unmanned aerial system...

Khandagiri & Udayagiri Caves

Context: On the third day of her Odisha tour, President Droupadi Murmu visited the Khandagiri and Udayagiri caves in Bhubaneswar....

Adaptive Optics (AO) system of the upcoming Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)

Context: A new online tool to create a comprehensive star catalogue for the Adaptive Optics (AO) system of the upcoming...

Co-STAR Cells: A Breakthrough in Cancer Immunotherapy

Context; Investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Ludwig Center, the Lustgarten Laboratory, and Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for...

Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis Reveals Insights into Solid-State Battery Degradation

Context: Researchers from HZB and Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, have developed a new method using photoelectron spectroscopy at BESSY II to monitor...

Understanding the Power of Auroras and Geomagnetic Storms: Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure

Context: Researchers in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences have shown that the angle at which interplanetary shocks hit Earth’s...

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