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News In Short-9-04-2025

Context

  • Lodhi Garden, located in the heart of New Delhi, marks 89 years of its establishment as a public garden.

    • About

  • Lodhi Garden traces its origins back to the 14th and 15th centuries and was initially known as Bagh-e-Jud.
  • The garden’s roots are entwined with the Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya Dargah and later became a burial site during the Sayyid and Lodi dynasties, showcasing Indo-Islamic architecture.

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    De-Extinction of Dire Wolf

    Context

  • A United States-based bioscience company claimed that it had revived an extinct species of animal, the dire wolf.

    • The Dire Wolf (Aenocyon dirus)

  • The Dire wolf was one of the most formidable predators of the late Pleistocene epoch.
  • Geographic Range: It lived across North America — from southern Canada to the United States, before they went extinct about 13,000 years ago.

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    3D Printing

    In Context

  • Japan’s West Japan Railway Company unveiled the world’s first 3D-printed train station in Arida City, Wakayama Prefecture. It was named Hatsushima Station and the structure was built in under six hours.

    • What is 3D Printing?

  • 3D Printing, also known as Additive Manufacturing (AM), is a process of creating three-dimensional objects from a digital file, by adding material layer by layer.
  • Unlike traditional subtractive manufacturing (which involves cutting away material), 3D printing builds up the product from scratch.

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    Technology and Innovation Report 2025

    In News

  • The Technology and Innovation Report 2025 released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

    • Technology and Innovation Report

  • It surveys the complex artificial intelligence landscape, aiming to help decision makers design science, technology and innovation policies that foster inclusive technological progress
  • It analyses the requirements and policies needed at all stages, from development to adoption, to foster inclusive technological progress for sustainable development.

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    Electronic Surveillance System in JK Border

    Context

  • The Union Home Minister announced two models of an electronic surveillance system along the Jammu Kashmir border.

    • About

  • Technology is expected to be deployed along the entire India-Pakistan border in the next four years.
  • The Union Home Minister acknowledged that while terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is reduced, it is not fully eliminated.

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    One State One RRB: Amalgamation of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)

    Context

  • Recently, the Department of Financial Services (DFS) has notified amalgamation of 26 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) on the principles of ‘One State One RRB’.

    • About Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)

  • Background: These were established in 1975, following the recommendations of the Narasimham Working Group and the enactment of the Regional Rural Banks Act in 1976.
  • It was aimed to provide financial services to rural areas, particularly to small and marginal farmers.

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    India-Israel Sign Agreements on Agricultural Cooperation

    In News

  • India and Israel signed a Comprehensive Agriculture Agreement to boost bilateral cooperation in agriculture, food security, and the modernization of farming practices.

    • About 

  • The agreement explicitly mentions areas like soil and water management, horticultural and agricultural production, post-harvest and processing technology, agriculture mechanisation, animal husbandry, and research and development.
  • Centres of Excellence Recognition: India praises the 43 Centres of Excellence and highlights their pivotal role in the success of the agricultural projects.

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    UAE’s Crown Prince Visit to India

    Context

  • UAE’s Crown Prince is on an official visit to India.

    • Major Highlights 

  • Defence Cooperation: Strengthened defence collaboration and increased manufacturing partnership.
  • Focus on scaling up defence cooperation to match trade and business progress.

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    संक्षिप्त समाचार 09-04-2025

    संदर्भ

  • नई दिल्ली के हृदय में स्थित लोधी गार्डन, एक सार्वजनिक उद्यान के रूप में अपनी स्थापना के 89 वर्ष पूरे कर रहा है।

    • परिचय

  • लोधी गार्डन की उत्पत्ति 14वीं और 15वीं शताब्दी में हुई थी और इसे प्रारंभ में बाग-ए-जुड़ के नाम से जाना जाता था।
  • इस गार्डन की जड़ें हजरत निजामुद्दीन औलिया दरगाह से जुड़ी हुई हैं और बाद में सैय्यद एवं लोदी राजवंशों के दौरान यह एक दफन स्थल बन गया, जिसमें इंडो-इस्लामिक वास्तुकला का प्रदर्शन किया गया। 

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