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NotesUP anti-conversion lawContext:The Uttar Pradesh Police have registered a total of 108 cases under a controversial ordinance that criminalises religious conversion by “force, undue influence, coercion, or allurement”.The Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020, wh
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Corporates to set up banks- Issues relatedContext:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept in abeyance a recommendation by an internal panel to give banking licences to large business groups, while allowing promoters to own up to 26% in private banks.What has happened?The IWG was constituted to &ldqu
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What is Space debris?Context:Researchers say that the Earth might soon get Saturn-like rings made entirely out of space junk, but they could be cleaned up using magnets.What’s the issue?With more countries venturing into space with every passing decade, the problem is simply ballooning out of
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What is PASIPHAE, and why is it important?Polar-Areas Stellar-Imaging in Polarisation High-Accuracy Experiment (PASIPHAE) is an international collaborative sky surveying project.Scientists aim to study the polarisation in the light coming from millions of stars.Background:Polarization is a propert
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Joint Initiatives of WTO’sWhat is the issue?Several countries, including India, have so far stayed out of the JI negotiations that these initiatives lack a multilateral negotiating mandate and are an attack on the fabric of multilateralism underlying WTO.What is WTO?The World Trade Organization (W
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The Global Nutrition Report, 2021 (GNR, 2021)The Global Nutrition Report was conceived following the first Nutrition for Growth Initiative Summit (N4G) in 2013.The annual GNR –Evaluates the impact of poor diets on human health and the planet,Provides a concise data-focused updates on th
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₹10,000 cr. more allotted for MGNREGSReference News:The Finance Ministry has allocated additional funds of ₹10,000 crore as an interim measure for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) after it ran out of funds allocated in the budget.Need for:According to its own financial
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FSSAI releases draft regulations for GM foodsReference News:The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released draft regulations for GM foods.Overview of the Draft:No one can manufacture or sell any food products or food ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) 
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Why is Green Bonds?State Bank of India, the country’s largest commercial bank, has dual listed its $650 million green bonds simultaneously on the India International Exchange (India INX) and Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE). This dual listing is in line with this year’s topic of World Inves
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Interpol has elected CBI Special DirectorReference News:The Interpol has elected Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Director Praveen Sinha as a Delegate for Asia in its Executive Committee.About the Interpol Executive Committee:The Executive Committee has 13 members from different countries comprising t
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