HAL’s Combat Air Teaming System
14 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: In preparation for Aero India 2025, scheduled for next month, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has reached a significant milestone...
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Shift to Smaller Language Models (SLMs)
14 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: The trend of scaling LLMs began with GPT-3 (175 billion parameters) by OpenAI in 2020, followed by GPT-4 (1.7...
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Using Bacterial Enzymes to Degrade Plasticizers
14 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: The rising levels of carcinogenic plasticizers in the environment, alongside plastics, pose a severe threat to human health. More...
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SpaDeX Docking Mission: Pioneering Space Docking Technology for India
14 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently achieved a significant milestone in the SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment) mission by...
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How Genes are Made
14 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: The alikeness of identical twins can be astonishing, driven by their identical genetic makeup. Genes, the fundamental units of...
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Bharat Climate Forum
13 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: The Bharat Climate Forum was launched with the goal of accelerating cleantech manufacturing in India, with a focus on...
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E-way Bills and Supply Chain Revival
13 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: The issuance of electronic permits, or e-way bills, required for transporting goods within and across states—a critical indicator of...
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Meta and Fact-Checking
13 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: Meta is undergoing a significant transformation in its approach to fact-checking, transitioning from an independent third-party program to a...
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Liquidity woes prompt RBI to hold largest VRR auction in a year
13 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently conducted its largest variable rate repo (VRR) auction in nearly a year,...
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2024 Breaches 1.5°C Threshold: A Climate Turning Point
13 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: 2024—The First Year to Breach 1.5°C: The year 2024 marked a historic yet concerning milestone as it became the...
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Sovereign Data Strategies and India
13 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: In today’s interconnected world, digital infrastructure, platforms, and services form the backbone of critical sectors, from communication to commerce. ...
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India-Taliban Engagement: A New Chapter in Regional Diplomacy
13 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri recently held a landmark meeting with Afghanistan’s acting ‘Foreign Minister’ Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi...
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Henley Passport Index 2025
13 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: India’s ranking in the Henley Passport Index for 2025 dropped by five points to 85th, down from 80th in...
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Why Farmers Deserve Price Security: A Strategic Imperative
13 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: India’s agricultural sector is at a crossroads, grappling with a loss of fertile lands to urbanisation and a declining...
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Decoding India’s Growth Slowdown
11 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: The National Statistics Office (NSO) recently released the first advance estimates of India’s GDP for 2024-25, signaling a decline...
