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New Butterfly Species Discovered in Kerala
Why in News? Recently, a butterfly subspecies (Caltoris bromus sadasiva) from the fringes of Akkulam and Vembanad lakes in Kerala has been...
04 Apr 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology
Why in News? Recently, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and its partners successfully demonstrated a precise landing experiment for a...
04 Apr 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in News? Bandipur Tiger Reserve, located in Karnataka, completed 50 years as a Project Tiger Reserve on April 1, 2023. The reserve was launched...
03 Apr 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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03 Apr 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Metropolitan Museum of Art Returns Trafficked Indian Sculptures The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has announced that it will return 15...
03 Apr 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Sky Canvas: Artificial Meteor Showers
Why in News? Recently, a Japanese company, ALE, plans to launch satellites that will trigger an artificial meteor shower, called Sky Canvas in...
03 Apr 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Brightest Gamma Ray Burst Detected
Why in News? In October 2022, astronomers recorded the brightest gamma-ray radiation (named GRB 221009A) of all time, which could overturn a...
01 Apr 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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OBCs & The Current Conflict A nationwide campaign is taking place against an MP due to his remarks against the Other Backward Classes (OBCs)...
01 Apr 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Derecognition and Deregistration of Political Parties
Why in News? Recently, a state party asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) not to derecognise the party in Andhra Pradesh. What does...
01 Apr 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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India Exempts Import Duty on Rare Disease Drugs and Food The Indian government has announced an exemption on basic customs duty for all drugs and...
31 Mar 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in News? The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to all States and Union Territories, suggesting that...
31 Mar 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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India Ranks Fifth in National Contribution to Warming
Why in News? Recently, the research published in the journal “Scientific Data’ ranked India fifth among the top 10 contributors to...
31 Mar 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Power Generating from Defunct Gold Mines
Why in News? Recently, an Australian renewable-energy company Green Gravity has proposed a scheme to generate electricity from the defunct Kolar...
31 Mar 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in News? Recently, the Minister of State for Education provided information about the New India Literacy Programme (NILP) in a written reply in...
31 Mar 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Interchange Charge ON PPI Merchant Transactions
Why in News? Recently, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) clarified that there are no charges for bank account - to - bank account based...
31 Mar 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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30 Mar 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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NGT Imposes Penalty on Kerala Govt. for Failing to Protect Ramsar Sites The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 crore on...
30 Mar 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in News? Recently, scientists have reported evidence of the Piezoelectric effect in liquids. The effect has been known for 143 years and in...
30 Mar 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Why in the News? Recently, the Bangla Sahitya Sabha, Assam (BSSA) felicitated guests at a function with “hybrid gamosas” made up of...
30 Mar 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Ministry of Culture's Initiative to Promote of Art and Culture
Why in News? The Ministry of Culture has implemented a Scheme to protect all genres of artists, including folk song artists, called the 'Scheme of...
30 Mar 2023 Quick Facts For Prelims