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NotesHamas and Gaza StripWhat’s the issue?The cease-fire, brokered by Egypt and other mediators, has been fragile. The militant Hamas group says Israel did not take serious steps to ease the blockade it imposed on Gaza with Egypt’s help when the Islamic movement seized control of the coastal enc
Publish Date 04, Jan 2022
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Draft national air sports policyReference News:-The government has released a draft national policy for air sports.Highlights of the Policy:Two-tier governance structure: The policy proposes a two-tier governance structure for air sports in the country, which will include an apex governing body calle
Publish Date 04, Jan 2022
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Census and NPRMandatory requirements for Census:Freezing of boundary limits of administrative units: Freezing of boundary limits of administrative units (boundaries of districts, sub-districts, tehsils, talukas, police stations etc.), at least three months prior, is a pre-requisite for condu
Publish Date 04, Jan 2022
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What is Quantum entanglement?Reference News:Scientists have identified the first ”quantum entangled” animal in history-frozen tardigrade, in a recent study.Frozen tardigrade are microscopic multicellular organisms known to tolerate extreme physiochemical conditions through a
Publish Date 03, Jan 2022
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Tiangong Space StationReference News:China, which is growing its presence in space, has complained to the UN detailing two alleged space incidents involving its Tiangong Space Station and two Starlink satellites from Elon Musk-founded aerospace firm, SpaceX.Why did China approach the UN?
Publish Date 03, Jan 2022
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Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)Reference News:The RCEP will come into effect on January 1, 2022, marking the formation of the world’s largest free trade zone in terms of trade volume.What is RCEP?It is a trade deal between the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (AS
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Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA)Reference News:Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2021 was released recently.Atal Innovation Rankings 2021:ARIIA 2021 classifies participating institutions into two major categories; technical and non-technical. Further, these rankings have
Publish Date 03, Jan 2022
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FSSAI draft regulations for GM foodsContext:Social activists working among farmers have come out against the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) draft regulations on genetically modified (GM) food, terming it “unacceptable”.What’s their demand?They want FSS
Publish Date 31, Dec 2021
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What is PESA Act?Reference news-Hundreds of kendu leaf pluckers, binders and workers recently staged a demonstration in Sambalpur, Odisha demanding the abolition of GST on kendu leaves.What’s the issue?A GST of 18 per cent is imposed on kendu leaves which is against the Fore
Publish Date 31, Dec 2021
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What is Defamation case?Context:A defamation case has been filed against Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu for his speeches praising two party members for “being capable of making policemen wet their pants”.However, after the controversy, Sidhu said that the comment should
Publish Date 31, Dec 2021
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