Legal Recognition of Passive Euthanasia
09 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court recently rejected a plea by the parents of 30-year-old Harish Rana,...
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India’s Shifting Food Habits
09 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: A working paper by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister analyses the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (2022-23)...
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La Niña
09 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: This year, all major global agencies missed the mark in predicting the onset of La Niña. More on...
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Tourism Governance in India
09 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The 2020 Tourism Policy in Jammu and Kashmir led to a significant rise in tourist numbers, reaching 1.2 million...
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H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Detected in Multiple Bird Species in Antarctica
07 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: A team of virologists from the U.K.’s Animal and Plant Health Agency, in collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey...
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Saturn’s Rings to Briefly Disappear in March 2025
07 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Saturn’s rings, which make the planet unique, will temporarily “disappear” from view in a few months. This is not...
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New mRNA and gene editing tools offer hope for dengue virus treatment
07 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: A biomedical engineering team has developed a new therapy using CRISPR-Cas13 to target and destroy the dengue virus. ...
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Plastic Pollution
07 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: India has emerged as the world’s largest plastic polluter, releasing 9.3 million tonnes (Mt) of plastic annually, according to...
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China – Africa FOCAC Summit
07 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: At the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, President Xi Jinping pledged $50.7 billion to support 30...
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Global Guidance to Tackle Antibiotic Pollution
07 September 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first-ever global guidance titled Guidance on wastewater and solid waste management...