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Source: TH Microcephaly, a neurological condition characterised by an abnormally small head and impaired brain development, has been the focus of...
29 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Source: TH The spherical shape of planets is largely attributed to the interplay of gravity and geometry. Gravity is the primary force shaping...
29 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Electroreception in Caterpillars
Source: TH Recent research revealed that caterpillars can detect electric fields through setae on their bodies, an adaptation known as...
29 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Flamingos, Himalayan Ibex and Blue Sheep
Source: IE Why in News? Recently, around 39 Flamingos were killed in a collision event with an aircraft landing at the Mumbai airport. Since...
29 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Source: IE Why in News? Recently, the traditional Chinese sky lantern festival has sparked outrage among environmentalists and wildlife...
29 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Gliese 12 b Potentially Habitable Exoplanet near Earth
Source: DTE NASA has announced the discovery of an Earth-sized, potentially habitable exoplanet named Gliese 12 b, located just 40 light-years away...
28 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Spain becomes 99th Member of ISA
Source: TOI Spain has become the 99th member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) following Panama, by handing over the Instrument of...
28 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Source: IE Why in News? Recently, research has challenged the traditional view of the Stone Age, suggesting it might be more aptly described as the...
28 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Launch of RuPay Services in Maldives
Source: IE Maldives will soon launch India's RuPay service in its country. RuPay is the first-of-its-kind domestic Card payment network of India,...
28 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Source: TH Recently, an Indian-American astronomer Shrinivas Kulkarni was awarded the Shaw Prize for Astronomy in 2024 for his work on the physics...
28 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Extending Tenure of Current Army Chief
Source: HT The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC), headed by the Prime Minister, has granted a rare one-month extension in service to the...
28 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Restoration of Virupaksha Temple Pavilion
Source: IE Why in News? The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is set to begin restoration work on the collapsed saalu mantapa or pavilion (a...
28 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Source: TH Recent studies have found that the Sun's magnetic field originates approximately 32,000 kilometres beneath the sun's surface, which is...
27 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Source: IE Why in News? Recently, voters have been polling in the world's largest election, the general election to elect members of the 18th Lok...
27 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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United Nations Department of Safety and Security
Source: TH Recently, a former Indian Army officer Colonel, working with the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS), was killed in...
27 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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CSIR-CMERI's Innovative Electric Tiller
Source: PIB In a move to empower small and marginal farmers, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Department of...
27 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Source: TH Recently, Doordarshan Kisan (DD KISAN) has become the first government TV channel in the country to launch two AI anchors named AI Krish...
27 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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ICJ Orders Israel to Cease Military Actions in Rafah
Source: TH The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has mandated Israel to cease its military operations in Rafah immediately. The ICJ ruling...
27 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)
Source: TH India's main opposition party has called for setting up a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate claims that the Adani Group...
25 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Ireland, Norway, and Spain to Recognize Palestine
Source: TH Recently, Ireland, Norway, and Spain have announced that they will formally recognize the state of Palestine on 28th May 2024. In...
25 May 2024 Quick Facts For Prelims
