Unified Payments Interface(UPI)
03 May 2024 | The Study IASContext: The National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) Overseas arm has signed a pact with the Bank of Namibia (BoN)...
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Self-Medications in Non-Humans: Animal Doctors
03 May 2024 | The Study IASContext: A male Sumatran orang-utan has been observed using a medicinal plant to treat a facial wound in a first-ever...
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Solar Flares led to Blackout in Pacific
03 May 2024 | The Study IASContext: Recently Space.com reported the sun unleashed a near X-class solar flare, causing widespread radio blackouts across the Pacific region....
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Manganese observed in Mars by NASA’s Curiosity
03 May 2024 | The Study IASWhy in the news? Scientists recently discovered elevated manganese levels in lakebed rocks within Gale Crater on Mars, indicating the...
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Underwater Domain Awareness
03 May 2024 | The Study IASThe 21st century global order has witnessed a significant shift towards the maritime domain, geopolitically and geo-strategically. What is...
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OECD
03 May 2024 | The Study IASContext: The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has increased India’s growth forecast by 40 basis points to 6.6% for...
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Deepest Under-Ocean Blue Hole
02 May 2024 | The Study IASContext: Renowned journal “Frontiers in Marine Science”, published Earth’s Deepest underwater sinkhole has been found in Chetumal Bay (Mexico). It...
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Antares Red Star
02 May 2024 | The Study IASContext: The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) Bengaluru has filmed the moon passing in front of the bright red star...
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Better Infrastructure Boosting Faster Ship Movement
02 May 2024 | The Study IASContext: Turnaround time at major ports improved by 9% from 52.8 hrs to 48 hrs in a year. More...
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Phishing
02 May 2024 | The Study IASContext: India is one of the key countries affected by phishing attacks, reported Verizon Business, a renowned cyber-security solutions provider....
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ISRO Study Reveals Enhanced Possibility of Water Ice in Lunar Polar Craters
02 May 2024 | The Study IASContext: A study by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists has found evidence of enhanced possibility of water ice occurrence...
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Thrombocytopenia Syndrome
01 May 2024 | The Study IASContext: AstraZeneca a Pharmaceutical company admits that its vaccine against COVID-19 can cause Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia syndrome(TTS). Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine...
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RBI’s OPERATIONAL RISK NORMS
01 May 2024 | The Study IASWhy in the News? Recently, RBI has expanded its oversight to include more lenders like NBFCs and co-operative banks...
