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Human-wildlife Conflict

Context

  • The National Tiger Conservation Authority appraised the expansion of Project Cheetah and reviewed measures to address human-wildlife conflict. 

    • What is human-wildlife conflict (HWC)?

  • HWC refers to the negative interaction between humans and wild animals, leading to adverse impacts such as injury or loss of human lives, crop, livestock and other properties, and equally negative impacts on wild animals and or their habitats.
  • In India, conflicts are most frequently associated with elephants, tigers, leopards, bears and wild boars, particularly in forest fringe and corridor regions.

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    Counting Electrons Reveals Thorium’s Nuclear Tick in Solid Clock

    Context

  • Scientists have found a way to detect thorium-229’s nuclear ‘tick’ in a solid, opening a path to miniaturised nuclear clocks.

    • About

  • Conventional atomic clocks count electron transitions, which are sensitive to external disturbances (electric/magnetic fields).
  • Nuclear energy levels are far more shielded, promising more stable timekeeping.
  • Why Thorium-229 (²²⁹Th)?

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    Data Exclusivity in India

    Context

  • The Indian government is considering implementing “data exclusivity” in the pharmaceutical drugs sector.
  • The government’s approach appears to be driven by the expectation that the provision could help bring in additional investment in the country. 

    • Patent in Pharmaceutical Industry

  • In the pharmaceutical industry, patents are broadly classified based on what aspect of a drug or process is being protected.
  • Pharma patents protect drug molecules, processes, formulations, uses, and delivery systems.
  • Types of Patents in India are: Product Patent, Process Patent, Improvement Patent and Biotechnology Patent.

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    RBI Board Approves Risk-Based Deposit Insurance Framework for Banks

    Context

  • The Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved a risk-based deposit insurance framework for banks at its 620th meeting, held in Hyderabad.

    • What is the Deposit Insurance Framework?

  • Deposit insurance is a mechanism to protect bank depositors against the risk of bank failure.
  • In India, deposit insurance is administered by the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the RBI.
  • Currently, deposits up to ₹5 lakh per depositor per bank are insured.

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    Future of India-Bangladesh Relationship: Parliamentary Committee on MEA

    Context

  • According to a recent report by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, India is facing its most formidable strategic challenge in Bangladesh since the 1971 Liberation War.

    • Key Highlights of Report 

  • Strategic Challenge Post-2024 Regime Change: India faces its ‘greatest strategic challenge’ in Bangladesh since the 1971 Liberation War.
  • The ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024 disrupted a decade-long strategic alignment between the two nations.

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    Where Does India Stand on Child Marriage?

    In News

  • Despite a strong legal framework and multiple schemes tackling Child marriage in India, India is still off-track to fully eliminate child marriage by the 2030 SDG deadline.

    • Concept, Trend and Legal Framework

  • Definition: Child marriage refers to any marriage in which at least one party is below 18 years of age; globally, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child defines a child as any human below 18 years.
  • NFHS data: The proportion of women aged 20–24 years married before 18 declined from about 47.4% (2005–06, NFHS-3) to 26.8% (2015–16, NFHS-4) and further to 23.3% (2019–21, NFHS-5).
  • State variation: Eight states are above the national average; West Bengal, Bihar and Tripura have over 40% of women 20–24 years married before 18, making them among the worst performers.

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    संक्षिप्त समाचार 22-12-2025

    चिल्लई-कलान पाठ्यक्रम: GS1/भूगोल समाचारों में ‘चिल्लई-कलान’ प्रासंगिकता स्रोत: HT NAAT परीक्षण  पाठ्यक्रम: GS2/स्वास्थ्य संदर्भ   परिचय   NAAT (न्यूक्लिक एसिड एम्प्लीफिकेशन टेस्ट)   स्रोत: IE ऑपरेशन हॉकआई स्ट्राइक पाठ्यक्रम: GS2/अंतरराष्ट्रीय संबंध (IR) संदर्भ   परिचय   क्या आप जानते हैं? Source: HT सुपरकिलोनोवा पाठ्यक्रम: GS3/अन्तरिक्ष  समाचारों में सुपरकिलोनोवा स्रोत: TH सर्वोच्च न्यायालय की अरावली पहाड़ियों की एक समान परिभाषा पाठ्यक्रम: […]

    मानव-वन्यजीव संघर्ष

    संदर्भ

  • राष्ट्रीय बाघ संरक्षण प्राधिकरण (NTCA) ने प्रोजेक्ट चीता के विस्तार का मूल्यांकन किया और मानव-वन्यजीव संघर्ष से निपटने के उपायों की समीक्षा की।

    • HWC क्या है?

  • भारत में, संघर्ष सबसे अधिक हाथियों, बाघों, तेंदुओं, भालुओं और जंगली सूअरों से जुड़ा होता है, विशेषकर जंगल की सीमाओं और गलियारा क्षेत्रों में।
  • भारत में, संघर्ष सबसे अधिक हाथियों, बाघों, तेंदुओं, भालुओं और जंगली सूअरों से जुड़ा होता है, विशेषकर जंगल की सीमाओं और गलियारा क्षेत्रों में।

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