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IMF raises India GDP forecast by 20 bps to 7% for FY25

Context: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised upward its projections for India’s GDP growth in the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25)...

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  ...

Teleoperation System for Robotic Manipulation

Context: Researchers at UC San Diego have created Bunny-VisionPro, a teleoperation system for robots that handles complex bimanual tasks. Featured...

Doubling of Return on Foreign Currency Asset

Context: RBI said with interest rates rising in the US and other developed countries amid high inflation, the return, or...

Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Makhana

Context: The Bihar government has urged the Centre to declare a Minimum Support Price (MSP) for makhana, a significant aquatic...

Tehri Hydro Power Complex (Tehri HPC)

Context: Recently, the Union Minister of Power and Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs, visited the Tehri Hydro Power Complex...

100 Years of Electroencephalography (EEG) in Human Medicine

Electroencephalography (EEG) Invented by Hans Berger a century ago, is a remarkable tool that non-invasively reveals the brain’s electrical activity....

Fiscal Federalism

Context: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin alleged that the Union government was withholding funds for the State’s vital projects,...

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)...

Advancements in Organic Nanoparticles

Context: A recent PNAS study explores the effects of hyperbranching and chemical cross-linking on organic nanoparticles (oNPs), creating a dense...

Exports Stay in the Green Amid Logistics Challenges

Context: India’s exports saw gains in four of the top five destinations with a 6% increase to the US, 14%...

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...

U.S. and South Korea Sign Joint Nuclear Deterrence Guidelines

Context: The U.S. and South Korea signed new joint nuclear deterrence guidelines, weeks after North Korea and Russia struck a...

Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC)

Context: DICGC takes 30 days on average to reimburse insured depositors, double the global average, due to data quality issues,...

FAO Report on Climate Change Risks to Marine Ecosystems and Fisheries

Context: A recent report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) predicts that unless emissions are...