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SIMULTANEOUS ELECTIONS

Recently, a high­ level committee (HLC) headed by former President of India, Ramnath Kovind, was constituted in to examine the issue of holding simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies and local bodie…

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Lab grown fish

Context: Recently Kochi-headquartered ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has entered into a collaborative research agreement with a private-sector start-up offering cultivated meat technology solutions to gro…

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United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)

Context: Recently UN officials urged countries to reconsider their decision to suspend the funding for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). It also assured that it would take strict action against any staff…

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CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS

Recently, the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, visited four African countries, Egypt, Tunisia, Togo and the Ivory Coast. ABOUT CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS: Africa has been important to China’s foreign policy since the end…

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ASER report

Context: According to the latest edition of the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) more than half of 14- to 18-year-old children in rural India cannot solve a simple three-digit division problem that’s usually taught in Clas…

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End-to-End encryption

Encryption generally refers to the act of changing some consumable information into an inconsumable form based on some rules. E2E is encryption which refers to particular locations between which information moves. In this setup, t…

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RBI’s guidelines on State guarantees

Context: Recently a working group constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made certain recommendations to address issues which are related to guarantees extended by State governments. The Working Group prescribed a uniform…

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Western Equine Encephalitis outbreak in Argentina

Context: Last year, the International Health Regulations National Focal Point (IHR NFP) in Argentina alerted the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) of a human case of Western Equine Encephalitis…

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Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code

Context: The Uttarakhand Assembly will convene to pass the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in February. On May 27, 2022, the Uttarakhand government announced that a five-member committee led by former Supreme Court Judge Ranjana Pra…

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Sapinda marriages

Context: Delhi High Court reently rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of Section 5(v) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA). The above section prohibits marriage between two Hindus if they are “sapindas” of each other. T…

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The ICJ ruling on the genocide case against Israel

Context: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) recently ruled that Israel must take all measures within its power in order to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza. It is to be noted that under Article 9 of the Genocide Convention - d…

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How Bose’s INA helped India win independence

Bose takes over the INA The Indian National Army (INA) was established on February 17, 1942, following the British surrender to Japanese forces in Singapore. The INA was primarily made up of Indian prisoners of war (PoWs) who were…

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Bharat Ratna

Context: The Centre recently announced it would award the Bharat Ratna posthumously to Karpoori Thakur, former chief minister of Bihar. This is the birth centenary year of Thakur which is also known as ‘Jannayak’, or the leader of…

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Turkey finally backs Sweden’s NATO bid

Context: Recently Sweden’s attempt to join NATO cleared a major hurdle after Turkey’s parliament supported its membership. It is important note that for a new country to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) all the e…

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Thailand seeks an ambitious trade deal with EU

Context: Recently, the EU will hold a second round of talks on a free trade agreement with Thailand, with Bangkok keen on negotiations being wrapped up by early 2025. Thailand’s economy which has been languid for years, could be g…

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Op Sarvashakti

Context: Recently the Army has launched Operation Sarvashakti in the Rajouri-Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, deploying forces on both sides of the Pir Panjal range to target terrorists against those who have carried out a seri…

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FIN-TECH COMPANIES

Recently, Reserve Bank of India published a draft framework which lays down the broad functions, eligibility criteria and governance standards for setting up a self-regulatory organization (SRO) for fintech Companies. Financial te…

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