Arctic Tundra: From Carbon Sink to Carbon Source
18 December 2024 | The Study IASContext: The Arctic tundra, traditionally a carbon sink that stores vast amounts of carbon, has now become a source of...
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Removal of Judges in India: Context, Procedure, and Future Course of Action
18 December 2024 | The Study IASContext: Recently, 55 Rajya Sabha Members submitted a motion to the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha seeking the removal of...
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Obstacles in Steel Import
18 December 2024 | The Study IASContext: The Ministry of Steel’s implementation of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) for importing steel is posing significant challenges for manufacturers and...
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Canada’s NDC Targets and Climate Action: Challenges and Opportunities
18 December 2024 | The Study IASContext: Canada has recently announced its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 45-50% by...
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AI-Biotechnology Convergence
18 December 2024 | The Study IASContext: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) with biotechnology is revolutionising drug development, genomics, and diagnostics. More on News AI’s...
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Greenwashing the Indian Railways
18 December 2024 | The Study IASContext: A recent report highlights that RITES Ltd., the consultancy arm of the Indian Railways, has secured contracts to repurpose...
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India’s Green Hydrogen Ambition
18 December 2024 | The Study IASContext: India aims to produce 5 million metric tonnes (MMT) of green hydrogen annually by 2030 to decarbonise industries and...
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New Study Reveals Rising Risks of Floods and Droughts
18 December 2024 | The Study IASContext: A recent climate risk assessment study conducted by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Guwahati and Mandi, in collaboration...
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Changing Himalayan Tree Landscape
18 December 2024 | The Study IASContext: Climate change is altering the tree line landscape in the central Himalayas, where fir trees are increasingly replacing birch...
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Geopolitics and Insurance Sector
17 December 2024 | The Study IASContext: In the 2020s, international trade has been deeply impacted by a complex web of known risks, such as geopolitically...
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Simultaneous Elections
17 December 2024 | The Study IASContext: Recent discussions about the prospect of simultaneous national and State elections in India, popularly referred to as “one nation,...
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Haemophilia
17 December 2024 | The Study IASContext: Researchers at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, have reported successful gene therapy treatment for severe haemophilia A....
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New Technique to Measure Black Hole Properties
17 December 2024 | The Study IASContext: A study recently published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters introduced a novel method for measuring the properties of black...
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Ancient Resilience to Climate Change
17 December 2024 | The Study IASContext: A recent review of scientific studies has revealed that ancient societies in South Asia, including the Indus Valley Civilisation,...
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Reusing Treated Wastewater: Key to Addressing India’s Urban Water Crisis
17 December 2024 | The Study IASContext: The reuse of treated wastewater presents an opportunity to tackle India’s severe urban water crisis, where 72% of urban...
