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Recent Data Related to India’s Exports
Why in News?
As per the data released by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India’s goods exports in May (2024) logged a sharp 9% year-on-year jump. However, the country's trade gap incre...
Economics
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN IR
PSIR TEST SERIES
International Relations
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The Problem with Recent Suspension of MPs
Context
Recently, some Members of Parliament (MPs) of both houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) have been suspended for disrupting the parliament functions and violating the directives...
Editorial Analysis
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On Recent Supreme Court Verdicts, Hold the Celebrations
Context
The recent decisions by the Supreme Court, declaring the electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional and affirming the victory of AAP in the mayoral race in Chandigarh, have been hailed as pos...
Editorial Analysis
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Electoral bonds worth 695 cr. sold during the recent elections
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The State Bank of India (SBI) sold electoral bonds worth Rs 695.34 crore from April 1 to 10, during the recent assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, West Bengal, Assam and Kerala.
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Polity & Governance
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NOTES ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN IR
PSIR TEST SERIES
International Relations
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NOTES ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN IR
PSIR TEST SERIES
International Relations
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Recent Supreme Court judgment on IBC may weaken insolvency regime
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The Supreme Court in its recent judgment has held that Section 7(5) (a) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) confers discretionary power on the adjudicating authority, i.e. National...
Editorial Analysis
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Inflation in India: Key Takeaways from the Recent NSO Data
Why in News?
According to the latest National Statistical Office (NSO) data, India’s retail inflation rate eased to 6.83% in August from a 15-month high of 7.44% in July 2023, mainly due to a slid...
Economics
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Should the Recent Stock Market Volatility be Probed?
Why in the News?
The Indian stock market experienced significant fluctuations following the release of exit poll results earlier this month and again on June 4 when the Lok Sabha election results ...
Economics
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World Bank Predicts Sharpest Decline of Remittances in Recent History
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The World Bank has released a Migration and Development Brief which provides a prognosis of how the Covid-19 would affect global trends in international economic migration and remittances...
Social Issues
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With Recent decisions, Supreme Court Has Deepened Constitutional Idea of Personal Liberty
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On December 6, 1948, the Constituent Assembly of India witnessed a heated debate over a pivotal aspect of the emerging Constitution: the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21...
Editorial Analysis
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What is Nazool Land, Behind Recent Dispute and Violence in Haldwani?
Why in the News?
Violence erupted in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani district on February 8 after the administration conducted a demolition drive at the site of a mosque and madrasa, allegedly on Nazool l...
Polity & Governance
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Rights of the accused in PMLA cases and recent SC Verdicts
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The Supreme Court in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India (2022) upheld several provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), affirming the broad powers of the Enf...
Polity & Governance
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Can’t afford to rest on recent exports showing Editorial 20th May'21 FinancialExpress
India's exports currently doing well:
Thanks to a resurgent US economy and a revival in other parts of the world, India’s exports are doing well.
Between January and April, India's non-petroleum ...
Editorial Analysis
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Financial Action Task Force (FATF): How Delhi HC's recent ruling may help India during FATF review
Why in News?
The Delhi high court's ruling that US online gateway PayPal is a "reporting entity" under the anti-money laundering law may help India during the FATF review of its anti-black money r...
Economics
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Govt to LS: Maoist violence down 77% since 2009, but security personnel deaths on the rise in recent years
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According the data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs in Lok Sabha, Left Wing Extremism (LWE) violence has decreased from 2258 in 2009 to 509 in 2021.
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Defence & Security
Current Affairs
GILGIT-BALTISTAN
India is protesting against a recent order of the Supreme Court of Pakistan that brought the region of Gilgit-Baltistan within its ambit by arguing that the region would remain, an integral part of India. India called the recent order as an interference in India’s internal affairs.
Defence & Security
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TERRORIST ATTACKS IN J&K
The security situation has improved significantly in Jammu and Kashmir with the continuous decline in terrorist attacks in recent years.
Defence & Security
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OURASPHAIRA GIRALDAE
In a recent study published in Nature, scientists have announced the discovery of the Oldest-known Fossils of a fungus named Ourasphaira giraldae.
Science & Tech
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Karakattam Dance
Recently, the Prime Minister of India congratulated Karakattam dancer and recent Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar awardee V Durga Devi.
History & Culture
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Salmonella tphimurium DT104
According to a recent study published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, the emergence of multi-drug resistant Salmonella tphimurium DT104 that causes infections in humans and cattle.
Health
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BIOPLASTICS
A recent study from the University of Bonn and published in published in the journal Environmental Research Letters suggests that shifting to bioplastics could have less positive effects than expected.
Environment
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INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEME (ICDS)
According to a recent paper published in a WHO bulletin, Anganwadi services under ICDS have a poor reach among the poorest of the poor and uneducated mothers.
Social Issues
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DEEP BIOSPHERE
According to a recent study, Life in deep Earth totals 15 to 23 billion tons of carbon—hundreds of times more than humans.
Science & Tech
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HUMIDITY AND HEATWAVE
The recent IPCC report AR6 has emphasised that humidity is also very important while estimating the physiological stress that extreme heat puts on the human body.
Environment & Ecology
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SATURN’S RINGS
A recent study published in Science suggests that the Saturn's rings formed between 100 million and 10 million years ago, and are thus billions of years younger than the 4.5-billion-year-old Saturn.
Science & Tech
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Fast Radio Bursts
According to the recent study by the astronomers from the University of Tokyo, bolsters support for a starquake source for these colossal outbursts of Fast Radio Bursts.
Science & Tech
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INCREASING GLACIAL LAKES
Recent flash flood incident in Uttarakhand is another warning of the dangers that a Himalayan state like Uttarakhand faces from natural processes like landslides, snow avalanches cloudbursts or lake bursts.
Geography
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ARABIAN SEA CYCLONES
Studies using a 50-year (1970-2019) extreme weather events dataset of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) have shown that in recent decades, there has been increased occurrences of extreme weather events, including extremely severe cyclonic storms, Minister for Science & Technology informed Lok Sabha.
Geography
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What is the Windfall Tax?
India cut its windfall tax on petroleum crude to 1,700 rupees ($20.53) a tonne from 2,300 rupees a tonne, according to a recent government notification.
Economy
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What is Alzheimer's Disease?
As per a recent study, rare medical accidents can lead to the transmission of Alzheimer's from one human to another.
Health
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REMDESIVIR
In a recent study published in Science Translational Medicine, Scientists have reported that Remdesivir, an experimental drug, has protected monkeys against infection with Nipah virus for which there is no approved vaccine or cure.
Health
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OZONE LAYER
According to a recent UN study, the ozone layer that shields life from cancer-causing solar rays is recovering at a rate of 1-3% per decade, reversing years of depletion.
Environment
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SRI LANKA - INDIA DEFENCE PACTS
A media clarification issued by Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence has brought to light two recent defence pacts it has signed with India that neither side officially announced till date.
Defence & Security
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GOLDEN LANGUR
A recent study by scientists has suggested a significant decline in the habitat of the golden langur (Trachypithecus geei), an endangered primate species distributed in the trans-boundary region of Bhutan and India.
Environment
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COW URINE AND NITROGEN POLLUTION
According to a recent research study published in the latest edition of the peer-reviewed Scientific Reports, Cow urine may also contribute to global warming.
Environment & Ecology
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Aardvarks
A recent study from Oregon State University found that a warming climate is negatively impacting the chances of long-term survival of aardvarks in sub-Saharan Africa.
Environment
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Asian Waterbird Census 2023
A recent detailed assessment of the survey conducted in the northern parts of Alappuzha, as part of the Asian Waterbird Census 2023 revealed that a shift in migration patterns of waterbirds appears to be taking place.
Environment & Ecology
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WORKING WOMEN
According to a recent study by ICRIER, a rise in literacy levels among women has failed to translate into an increase in the number of working women.
Social Issues
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UNESCO REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF HUMANITY
This year, UNESCO has included 20 elements – such as “Nuad” Thai massage, Irish harping, Portugal’s Carnival of Podence – in its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at its recent meeting that was held in Bogota, Columbia.
Culture
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Kaas Plateau
A recent study by the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune along with the National Centre for Earth Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram decoded climate and environmental changes on Kaas Plateau.
Geography
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Salt Intake
A recent study published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology showed a higher incidence of heart attacks, heart failure and strokes with higher frequency of adding salt to one’s food. This did not include the salt used for cooking.
Health
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BIODIVERSITY OF ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS
A recent publication by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) titled Faunal Diversity of Biogeographic Zones: Islands of India has for the first time come up with a database of all faunal species found on the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Environment
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Global Dashboard for Vaccine Equity
According to the Global Dashboard for Vaccine Equity recent data only one in four people has been vaccinated with at least one dose in low and middle income countries as of November 9, 2022. In comparison, in high income countries, three in four people have got at least one dose of the vaccine.
Health
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Post Balakot, Indian Air Force zeroes in on key vulnerability
With a clear shift in its doctrinal focus towards sub-conventional wars in the recent times, the Indian Air Force has identified its key operational requirements, including AWACS to augment round-the-clock ISR capabilities (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.
Defence & Security
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What is Blackbuck?
A recent study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has shed light on how blackbuck in India has fared in the face of natural and human-induced challenges to their survival.
Environment & Ecology
Current Affairs
How Jamaat is driving militancy while shaping politics in Kashmir
In the aftermath of recent Pulwama attack, the Union government banned Jamaat-e-Islami, a separatist organization in J&K. This article lays out the historical origin of the organization, its ideology, its evolution, rise and fall, its strategy, its role in politics of the valley.
Defence & Security
Current Affairs
DIRECT TAXES
Recent data released by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) shows that share of direct taxes is falling in recent years.
Economy