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UGC-NET exam
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UGC-NET exam

Science & Tech 21/06/24 11:20 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) was cancelled by the Ministry of Education recently, just a day after it was held.' In a statement, the Ministry said that it r Read More...

Post Office Act, 2023
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Post Office Act, 2023

Science & Tech 21/06/24 11:05 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Post Office Act came into force on June 18. It had been passed in the Rajya Sabha last year, on December 4, and in the Lok Sabha on December 18.' Repealing the 125-year-old Indian Post Office Read More...

Resolve Tibet Act
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Resolve Tibet Act

Science & Tech 21/06/24 10:58 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The United States Congress recently passed the Promoting a Resolution to Tibet-China Dispute Act, better known as the Resolve Tibet Act.' The bipartisan legislation now awaits assent from Presiden Read More...

International Yoga Day
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International Yoga Day

Science & Tech 21/06/24 10:45 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the tenth annual International Yoga Day celebrations in Srinagar on June 21.' The Prime Minister has taken the lead in extolling the advantages and benefits Read More...

Methanol poisoning
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Methanol poisoning

Science & Tech 21/06/24 10:33 AM IST
by Mahesh

' Spurious liquor is characterised by the liquid mixture containing methanol as well'. The police have thus far determined that the spurious liquor in both the Chengalpattu and the Villupuram incid Read More...

World Refugee Day
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World Refugee Day

Science & Tech 20/06/24 11:01 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Today, the world has over 43.4 million refugees, and with conflicts raging in different parts of the world, this number is only increasing.'   The Sri Lankan Tamils who arrived on the shores Read More...

India getting close to developing gene therapy for sickle cell disease
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India getting close to developing gene therapy for sickle cell disease

Science & Tech 20/06/24 10:52 AM IST
by Mahesh

'India is getting closer to developing a gene therapy for sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder with a high prevalence rate among the Scheduled Tribes. ' Developing a gene therapy using CRI Read More...

Nalanda New Campus
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Nalanda New Campus

Science & Tech 20/06/24 10:40 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The campus of Nalanda University was formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently.' Spread across 455 acres, it is located in Rajgir, roughly 100 km from Patna, and merely 12 km a Read More...

Forest fires in Himachal Pradesh
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Forest fires in Himachal Pradesh

Science & Tech 20/06/24 06:39 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Himachal Pradesh (H.P.) is witnessing widespread forest fires across the region. According to the Himachal Pradesh Forest department, there have been a total of 1,684 forest fires since April 15.' Read More...

Thailand to become third Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage
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Thailand to become third Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage

Science & Tech 20/06/24 06:31 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Thai Senate, the upper house of Thailand’s National Assembly, passed the Marriage Equality Bill recently, with a hundred and thirty senators voting in its favour, 18 abstaining, and only fo Read More...