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June 3, 2021Geographyby

Climate Change Causing Shift in Earth’s Axis

A new research has discovered that a change in climate can cause shift in axis along which Earth rotates. Climate change can cause various types of consequences such as heat waves, glacier melting, rising sea levels and storms. Key Findings Our planet’s axis of rotation has been moving more than normal due to excessive melting of glaciers as a result …
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May 25, 2021Recently In Newsby

Unique Disability ID (UDID)

❖ The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Government of India has made it mandatory for all States/UTs to grant certificate of disability through online mode only using UDID portal from 1st June ❖ The Central Government notified the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017 under RPwD Act, 2016 ❖ Rule 18(5) mandates the Central Government to …
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May 25, 2021Economy, , by

Bond yield falls on RBI’s plan to buy additional G-Secs

Bond yield event ❖ In April 2021, the RBI launched G-SAP under which it said it would buy Rs 1 lakh crore worth of bonds in the April-June quarter. ❖ It has so far bought Rs 25,000 crore worth of government securities (G-secs). ❖ The 10-year bond has declined 15 basis points from 6.15% in the last one month (April). …
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May 4, 2021Environment & Ecologyby

Rethinking waste management: Improving governance in India’s North East

Rethinking waste management: Improving governance in India’s North East North East India is the land of rising sun and has an abundance of fresh water sources. But that may not remain so in the coming days. Issues of Waste Management in North East India Lack of Waste Management system in ecological sensitive areas: The world’s largest, fully habituated river island …
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May 4, 2021International Relationsby

Opening of 3 Indian Missions in Estonia, Paraguay and Dominican Republic

Opening of 3 Indian Missions in Estonia, Paraguay and Dominican Republic Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister has cleared the proposal from the Ministry of External Affairs to open three missions in Estonia, Paraguay and the Dominican Republic in 2021. While the government had announced the opening of 18 missions in 2018, not all of them have been established yet. …
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May 4, 2021Environment & Ecologyby

Eco-Sensitive Zone in Narmada district

  Recently, the tribal communities have been protesting against the Centre’s notification classifying 121 villages around the Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Narmada district as eco-sensitive zones. Land belonging to the eco-sensitive zone should be used for agriculture use only and cannot be used for commercial, industrial and residential purpose. Any land can be transferred only after approval from the state government and …
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January 11, 2021Polity & Governanceby

NRIs to vote by post

Recently, the Election Commission of India (ECI) approached the Law Ministry to permit NRIs to cast their votes from overseas through postal ballots. The EC began to look for options to enable NRIs to vote from overseas after it received several requests from the Ministry of External Affairs. The 12-member committee appointed by the EC had consulted national political parties …
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January 1, 2021Historyby

Subhash Chandra Bose

Subhash Chandra Bose Subhash Chandra Bose had unfurled the Tricolour in Port Blair on 30th December, 1943. Bose had arrived in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 1943 after Japan handed them over to his Azad Hind government. Japan had captured the islands during the second world war. Azad Hind Government Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose had announced the establishment of the …
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January 1, 2021Science & Technologyby

BEL signs contract with Indian Navy for Initial supply of indigenously developed Laser Dazzlers

BEL signs contract with Indian Navy for Initial supply of indigenously developed Laser Dazzlers Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a contract with Indian Navy for initial supply of 20 Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Dazlers (Laser Dazzlers). Developed by: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The Laser Dazzler is used as a non-lethal method for warning and stopping …
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January 1, 2021Economyby

India commences exports of Moringa powder

India commences exports of Moringa powder India commences exports of Moringa powder, keeping in mind the rising global demand, because of its nutritional properties. In a bid to promote Moringa (botanical name Moringa oleifera) products exports from India, APEDA has been supporting private entities in creating necessary infrastructure. With more Moringa processing units being created through support of APEDA, the …
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