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Government to observe June 25 as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ to mark Emergency Sub: Polity Sec: Constitution Context: PM Modi says it is a reminder of what happened when “Constitution was trampled over”; Congress slams government’s decision and calls it “another headline grabbing exercise” More About News: The Union government has decided to observe […]
Content determined by volunteer editors, says Wikipedia parent Subject: Science and Tech Sec: Awareness in IT Context: The defamation suit by Asian News International claims ₹2 crore in damages from the Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia. More About News: The Wikimedia Foundation has responded to the lawsuit this week by Asian News International […]
NASA’s CHAPEA project: Why 4 people spent a year in an airlocked space simulating Mars Subject: Science and tech Sub: Space sector Context: NASA’s simulation mission saw four volunteers live in a habitat built to replicate conditions on Mars, seen as the most hospitable planet to support life after Earth. More About the […]
India’s first green steel initiative Sub: Environment Sec: Climate change Why in news? A consortium headed by the Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT) has expressed interest to pilot India’s first green steel-making initiative using 100 per cent hydrogen-based DRI production method. The project will be partly supported by the steel ministry. […]
NABARD Launches ₹750-Crore Agri Fund to Boost Innovation Sub: Economy Sec: Infrastructure The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has introduced a new initiative aimed at fostering innovation in agriculture and rural enterprises. The initiative, known as the Agri-SURE fund, is designed to support start-ups and rural enterprises with a substantial […]
Quality Control Orders (QCOs) on man-made fibres (MMF) Sub: Eco Sec: External Sector Industry players report that the market prices of PSF and VSF increased in FY24 following the implementation of QCOs on these inputs early on in the financial year. Downstream synthetic textile manufacturers are urging the government to revoke Quality Control […]
Why dengue cases are on the rise Sub : Science and tech Sec: Health Context: In the past few weeks, cases of dengue have been rising in some parts of the country. Karnataka, in particular, has been experiencing a rapid surge in cases in the last few days, while the cases have been […]
SJM Seeks ‘Robot Tax’ for AI-Induced Job Loss Sub : Eco Sec: National Income The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has proposed a ‘robot tax’ to mitigate job losses caused by the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Robot Tax: Purpose: To cross-subsidize employees who lose jobs due […]
ISRO’s plans to venture into planetary defense. Sub : Science and tech Sec: Space Context: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath said last week that “we should be able to go and meet” the asteroid Apophis when it passes by Earth at a distance of 32,000 km in 2029. What is […]
‘Patriots for Europe’: Hungary’s Orban announces new EU Parliament alliance Sub: IR Sec: Int grouping Context: Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO), Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz, and the Czech ANO party led by Andrej Babis are forming a new alliance in the European Parliament, called “Patriots for Europe.” About the new alliance- […]