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NotesWhat are ‘marine heatwaves’?A marine heat wave is usually defined as a coherent area of extreme warm sea surface temperature that persists for days to months. Marine heatwaves happen when sea temperatures are warmer than normal for an extended period. MHWs have been observed in all major
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Powerthon-2022Reference News-Launched by the Ministry of Power, it is a hackathon competition under RDSS (Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme) to find technology driven solutions to solve the complex problems in power distribution.The nine themes for the hackathon are:
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IDEA DatabaseReference News-Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has commenced the work for creating various agricultural services built around a core layer of Farmers’ Database (Agristack) in the country. In order to create Agristack, Union Government is in the
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United Nations World Food ProgramReference News-According to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), Drought conditions have left an estimated 13 million people facing severe hunger in the Horn of Africa.The Horn of Africa consists of the internationally recognized countries of Djibouti, Erit
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Parvatmala SchemeReference News-The National Ropeways Development Programme – “Parvatmala” was announced recently by the Union Finance Minister in the Union Budget for 2022-23 to improve connectivity in hilly areas.About the scheme:This will be 
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India’s patent waiver plan at WTO and issues associatedReference News-A proposal was taken up at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations, in 2020, to “temporarily waive” intellectual property rights (IPR) held, by primarily Western countries, on vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics for co
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SAMRIDH InitiativeReference News-The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new partnership under the Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH) initiative.Aim:
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India & and Digital Trade: Joint Statement InitiativeReference News:-Despite the cancellation of the 12th Ministerial Conference of WTO in Dec 2021 due to COVID-19, digital trade negotiations continue their ambitious march forward. In this context, members of plurilateral Joint Statement Initiative (J
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I&B Ministry’s powers to regulate content on TV, other platformsReference News:-On January 31, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry barred the transmission of Malayalam news channel Media One citing ‘security reasons’.Hours later, the Kerala High Court granted a stay, allowing the channel to continue func
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Operation AAHTThe Railway Protection Force(RPF) has launched a nationwide operation to curb human trafficking.Key takeaways As part of “Operation AAHT”, special teams will be deployed on all long-distance trains/routes with focus on rescuing victims, particular
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