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U-Win: A Digital Revolution in Childhood Vaccination

Context: The U-WIN portal, modeled on the lines of Co-WIN for the COVID-19 vaccine, is set to be launched nationwide...

Operation Nanhe Farishtey

Context Over the last seven years, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has spearheaded an initiative called ‘Nanhe Faristey’, aimed at...

Tanti-Tatwa quashed as Scheduled Caste by Supreme Court

Context The Supreme Court Monday ruled states cannot make changes to the Scheduled Caste list published under Article 341 of...

Parental Consent in Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

Context: The industry has welcomed the DPDP Act for its easy compliance structure, but the provision for gathering verifiable parental...

MV Sea Change

Context: California officials announced that the world’s first hydrogen-powered commercial passenger ferry will begin operating on San Francisco Bay to...

India’s Informal Economy

Context:Data from the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Enterprises (ASUS) shows Informal Economy which is crucial for job creation and employing...

Looking for LUCA, the Last Universal Common Ancestor

Context: In a new study, scientists have said the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) could have formed just 300 million...

Nature-Based Solutions to Mitigate Disasters

Context: A new global assessment of scientific literature led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds that nature-based solutions (NbS)...

Places in News: Rwanda

Places in News: Rwanda

Context: Rwandan President Paul Kagame was gearing up on July 16 for a fourth term after winning a thundering 99.15%...

Places in News: Austria

Places in News: Austria

Context: Prime Minister visits Austria for the first time since June 1983. The India-Austria relationship is founded on trust and...

Rules Governing Civil Servants

Context: The Centre recently formed a single-member committee under the DoPT to review all documents submitted by probationary IAS officer...

One Scientist-One Product Programme

Context: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is set to introduce its ‘One Scientist-One Product’ programme, coinciding with its...

India’s G20 Task Force Report on Digital Public Infrastructure

Stone Age. Bronze Age. Iron Age. We define entire epics of humanity by the technology they use. ~Reed Hastings  ...

Stronger Aviation Ecosystem is needed to brace for 2X fleet expansion in 5-6 years

Context: Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security need restructuring to address technological, digitisation, and environmental...

Tizu Zunki River Development for Economic Growth

Context: Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) announced development of Tizu Zunki, designated as National Waterways 101 (NW101)...

UNEP Report: Disruptions from Space Activity

Context: The UNEP report “Navigating New Horizons — A Global Foresight Report on Planetary Health and Human Wellbeing,”  highlights major...

Places in News: Nepal

Places in News: Nepal

Context: K.P. Sharma Oli took the oath of office as Nepal’s Prime Minister, marking his official assumption of leadership in...

Wimbledon Championship

Context: Recently, the Wimbledon final took place, during which Carlos Alcaraz has successfully defended his title by defeating Novak Djokovic....

Kharchi Puja Festival

Context: The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today wished everyone, particularly the people of Tripura, on the occasion of Kharchi...

A Southern Silk Route: Sikkim and Kalimpong Wild Flowers and Landscapes

Context: A recent publication by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) documents the flora and landscapes of one of the...

UEFA European Championship 2024

Context: Spain won its 4thUEFA European Championships title in history as it beat England 2-1 in the Euro Cup 2024...

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