Ancient DNA and Genetic Ancestry
08 January 2025 | The Study IASContext: A new method, Twigstats, was developed by researchers from the Francis Crick Institute (UK) and other international institutions. It...
Context: A new method, Twigstats, was developed by researchers from the Francis Crick Institute (UK) and other international institutions. It...
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Context: The UJALA (Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All) scheme, launched on 5th January 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra...
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Context: The civil nuclear deal between India and the US, signed in 2007, remains unrealised after nearly two decades. US...
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