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Vikram Sarabhai’s 105th Birth Anniversary
Recently, India celebrated Dr. Vikram Sarabhai’s 105th birth anniversary on 12th August, who pioneered India's space program and founded key...
13 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Source: PIB World Lion Day, established by Big Cat Rescue and celebrated on 10th August since 2013, highlights the urgent need for lion conservation...
12 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Source: Mint World Elephant Day is celebrated every year on the 12th August to bring awareness to the status of Asian and African elephants in the...
12 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Timor-Leste Bestows Top Civilian Honor on President Murmu
Source: PIB Recently, President Horta of Timor-Leste awarded President Droupadi Murmu the Grand-Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste, recognizing her...
12 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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International Day of Indigenous Peoples
Source: PIB Why in News? Recently, International Day of Indigenous Peoples was observed on 9th August to promote advocacy for Indigenous...
12 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Antarctica's Deep Winter Heatwaves
Source: IE Why in News? Recently, Antarctica has been experiencing a significant deep-winter heatwave, marking the second instance of...
12 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Omkareshwar Floating Solar Project
Source: PIB Recently, SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL) commissioned a 90 MW Omkareshwar Floating Solar Project. SJVN Limited is a Mini Ratna...
12 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Bacterial Communities in Microwave Ovens
Source: Nature Microorganisms thriving in extreme environments like microwave ovens have been studied to understand their evolutionary...
12 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Forest Clearance for Non-Foresting Activities in Wildlife Sanctuaries
Source: TH The MoEFCC told the NGT that the Assam government did not obtain necessary forest clearance for non-forestry activities in the...
10 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Rising Costs for Senior Citizens Under Ayushman Bharat
Source: IE Why in News? Recently, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released data highlighting significant trends in the Ayushman...
10 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Idol in Temple Must be Treated as a Living Person
Source: TH Recently, the Madras High Court observed that an idol is treated as a juristic personality in law during a case involving the closure of...
10 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Mandatory FIR Registration in Alleged Fake Encounter Cases
Source: IE The Delhi High Court has ruled that a first information report (FIR) must be mandatorily registered in cases of alleged fake encounters,...
10 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Warming of Great Barrier Reef Waters
Source: IE Why in News? Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over the past decade. The reef suffered...
10 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Kasturi Cotton Bharat Initiative
Source: PIB The Kasturi Cotton Bharat programme of the Ministry of Textiles is a pioneering effort in traceability, certification and branding of...
09 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Wildfires Triggering Pyrocumulonimbus Clouds
Source: IE Why in News? Recently wildfires raging in the United States and Canada are so intense that they have created pyrocumulonimbus clouds...
09 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Discovery of Cult Temple in Italy
Source: TOI Recently, archaeologists discovered a 2,700-year-old Etruscan cult temple (or Oikos) related to the ancient Etruscan civilisation at the...
09 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Sucralose: A Promising Sweetener for Diabetics
Source: TH Why in News? A recent study from India has highlighted the potential benefits of using sucralose, a non-nutritive sweetener, as a...
09 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Source: HT The historic Jaisalmer Fort in Rajasthan, experienced a collapse of its walls following heavy rainfall, highlighting the need for better...
09 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Weigh-in Controversy at the Paris Olympics
Source: IE Why in News? Recently, Vinesh Phogat (Indian Wrestler) failed to make a crucial second weight cut, which prevented her from...
08 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Fast Tracking BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement
Source: PIB The Indian Minister of Commerce & Industry called for faster negotiations of the BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) at the BIMSTEC...
08 Aug 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
