Fighting Mosquito Menace with Repellents and Vaccines
06 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: The book Mosquitopia: The Place of Pests in a Healthy World states that there are over 3,500 species of...
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32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists
05 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: The Prime Minister of India inaugurated the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) at National Agricultural Science Centre...
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Overview of Schizophrenia Genetic Complexity
05 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: Recently, genetic research reveals the complexity of schizophrenia’s genetic mechanisms, emphasising the role of multiple genes rather than a...
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Legal Challenges to the Great Nicobar Infrastructure Project
05 August 2024 | The Study IASWhy in the News? The Great Nicobar Island (GNI) infrastructure project has faced legal challenges due to environmental concerns. ...
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Piezoelectric Devices For Wearable Applications
05 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: Researchers have found a droplet microfluidics technology to produce Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) microspheres with high electroactive (EA) phase that...
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Giant Radio Sources
05 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: A team of Indian radio astronomers has made a groundbreaking discovery, identifying 34 new giant radio sources (GRSs) using...
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World Development Report 2024: Middle-Income Trap
05 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: World Bank report “World Development Report 2024” reveals that over 100 countries, including China, India, Brazil, and South Africa,...
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100% FDI Permitted via Automatic Route for MRO Services
05 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has permitted 100% FDI via automatic route for the domestic aircraft Maintenance, Repair and...
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Employment Linked Incentive Scheme
05 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: The Finance Minister of India announced three employment-linked incentive (ELI) schemes for two years and an internship programme in...
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Paris Olympics: The Gender Issue
05 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: Angela Carini from Italy withdrew from her Round of 16 boxing match against Algeria’s Imane Khelif just 46 seconds...
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Osmolyte – Protein interaction can help treatments for Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s
05 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: Alzheimer’s & Parkinson Recently, research at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences used covalent magnetic tweezers to...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
Species in News: Cape Fur Seals
03 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: South African officials will trial vaccinations for Cape fur seals following these marine mammals’ first documented rabies outbreak. The...
Polity, Constitution and Governance
Technology Development Fund Scheme
03 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: The TDF scheme supports the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ vision by integrating new industries, especially startups and MSMEs, into defence technology...
Economy
Pumped Storage Projects and their Importance
03 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: The Union Budget 2024-25, promised the introduction of a policy to promote pumped storage projects for electricity storage. This...
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Compressed Natural Gas Infrastructure
02 August 2024 | The Study IASContext: Establishment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Infrastructure is a significant component of India’s City Gas Distribution (CGD) network development....
