Roofing Highways with Solar Panels
08 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The study led by a remote sensing scientist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposes that solar roofs over...
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Bio-Bitumen Utilisation in Indian Road Infrastructure
08 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has approved two research projects to focus on laboratory evaluation of bio-bitumen...
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India’s Khadi Industry
08 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: National Handloom Day is commemorated annually on August 7. On this occasion, it is pertinent to understand the rich...
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Debate Over Goods and Services Tax (GST) on Health Insurance
08 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Insurance companies increased premiums for health and life insurance policies this year with some policies experiencing up to a...
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Social Benefits of Stock Market Speculation
07 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The Government of India, in its Budget, raised taxes on both short-term and long-term capital gains made in the...
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New Method to Combine Conventional Internet with the Quantum Internet
07 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: A team of researchers from the Institute of Photonics at Leibniz University Hannover have created a novel transmitter-receiver system...
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Genetic Testing in Sports
07 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: The growing use of genetic testing in sports has attracted considerable interest, especially as athletes gear up for the...
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Sunscreens and the Marine Environment
07 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: After three years of research, it’s clear that sunscreens can harm the marine environment. Even at low concentrations, they may cause...
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New Biomaterial Regrows Damaged Cartilage in Joints
07 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: Recently, Northwestern University scientists have developed a new bioactive material that successfully regenerated high-quality cartilage in the knee joints...
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India’s Steel Trade Deficit Surges
07 August 2024 | The Study UPSCContext: India’s steel trade deficit increased to ₹6,704 crore in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024-25 (Q1 FY25), due...