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Arab Spring

In News K.P. Fabian’s newly launched book, ‘The Arab Spring That Was and Wasn’t’ was seen in the news recently. About Arab Spring a wave of uprisings, revolts, protests, and unrest, spread across Arabic nations in the Middle East and North Africa by early 2011. What gave birth to the Arab Spring?  In December 2010, […]

Members of the Kuki-Chin Community

In News As another round of refugee crisis brewed on the Mizoram-Bangladesh border, several members of the Kuki-Chin community were “pushed back” by the Border Security Force (BSF). About Kuki-Chin Refugees Kuki-Chin, the Christian community from Bangladesh’s Chittagong hill tracts, share close ethnic ties with people in Mizoram.  The first tranche of around 300 refugees […]

First Advance Estimates by NSO

In News According to the first advance estimates of national income released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to grow 7 percent in the financial year 2022-23. Key Points About: This marks the first official government estimate for economic growth ahead of the upcoming Union Budget for 2023-24.  […]

Indian Women Peacekeeping Forces

Context India deployed a platoon of women peacekeepers in Abyei on the border of Sudan and South Sudan as part of the Indian Battalion in the United Nations Interim Security Force. About Composition: It includes two women Army officers – a Major from the Corps of Signals and a Captain from the Corps of Engineers. […]

Facebook Fined for Breaching EU Privacy Law

In News Recently, Facebook’s parent company Meta has been imposed with two sets of fines totalling €390 million. Key Points Of Ruling in Ireland The Irish privacy regulator concluded that the company’s advertising and data handling practices were in breach of the EU’s overarching privacy law.  The Irish DPC is the lead regulatory authority for […]

UGC’s Draft Regulations-2023

In News Recently, the University Grants Commission (UGC) released draft regulations to allow foreign universities to enter India. Key Points About: The draft regulations of the UGC on Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in India 2023 pave the way for the entry of foreign universities into the groves of […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 New UGC norms: Foreign universities can set up campus, decide fee, repatriate funds (Education ) Know about the features of draft norms announced by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for Foreign universities and objectives behind the move . GS 2 6 […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 1/3   1   Decennial census put off till Sept. to freeze boundaries (Population and Associated Issues/Economy) Know about decennial Census, History of Census, Legal Backing and Significance    GS 3 7 Tirupati to have largest liquid waste treatment plant   ‘Asian elephant […]

National Green Hydrogen Mission: Catching the bus

In News The Union Cabinet approved a ?19,744 crore National Green Hydrogen mission. Do you Know? Hydrogen is a key industrial fuel that has a variety of applications including the production of ammonia (a key fertilizer), steel, refineries and electricity. However, all of the hydrogen manufactured now is the so-called ‘black or brown’ hydrogen produced […]

‘Virovore’

In News  Researchers claimed that the first known “virovore” has been found. Virovore is an organism that eats viruses. About ‘Virovore’ Scientists found a species of Halteria – which are microscopic ciliates that populate freshwater throughout the world. They can eat huge numbers of infectious chloroviruses.  “They’re made up of really nucleic acids, a lot […]

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