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Food Inflation in Inflation Targeting of  RBI

Context: Recently in  an interview Viral Acharya, former RBI deputy governor, explains the importance of including food inflation in the...

Gap Between Allocations for Health and Outcomes in States

Context: The effectiveness of Union Budget health allocations relies on State-level factors, especially for Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), as States...

Carbon Pricing

Context: State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024, show encouraging advancements, yet further efforts are necessary to meet the desired...

Project Strawberry

Context: OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence research organisation, is expected to release its most powerful AI model.   About the...

NASA Discovers Earth’s Third Energy Field: The ‘Polar Wind’

Context: NASA has identified a previously theoretical energy field called the ‘Polar Wind’, which has been hypothesised for 60 years. ...

Drones and Security

Context: The drones used in the bombing of two Meitei-majority villages in Manipur’s Imphal West district were likely assembled locally,...

Food Irradiation Units set up by the Ministry of Food Processing 

Context: In the Union Budget 2024-25, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries announced support for setting up 50 multi-product food...

Tropical Forests Face Increased Soil Carbon Loss Due to Climate Change

Context: A recent study conducted by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Colorado State University, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute...

NBFC

Context: Education loans  for NBFCs grew over 80% in FY2023 and 70% in FY2024, expected to rise 40-45% to over...

Challenge Of Rising Income Inequality

Context: Addressing income inequality is crucial for building a more equitable society, particularly in countries like India, where disparities in...

Digital Agriculture Mission

Context: The Union Cabinet recently approved the Digital Agriculture Mission with an outlay of Rs. 2817 Crore, including a central...

The Electrifying Secret Behind Giant Gold Nuggets

Context: New research from Monash University suggests that the formation of gold nuggets in quartz veins may involve electrical processes....

Microbial Rainforest: Unique Cell Division in Oral Bacteria

Context: Recently, Researchers from the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and ADA Forsyth have revealed a rare cell division method in...

AI agents: Autonomy or Liability

Context: AI assistants, like Siri and Alexa, have existed for over a decade. Google DeepMind defines an AI assistant as...

Decoding the Risk Gene for Bipolar Disorder

Context: Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry have decoded a risk gene associated with bipolar disorder, providing new...