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Chandipura Virus Outbreak in India

Context: The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently reported that the current outbreak of the Chandipura virus (CHPV) in India...

Addressing New age Technological Governance challenges

Context: The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS ) largely retains the Indian Penal Code (IPC), adding only 19 offences, all drawn...

Himachal Pradesh Raises Women’s Marriage Age to 21

Context: The Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2024, raising the minimum marriage...

Tushar Kanti Ghosh

Tushar Kanti Ghosh (21 September 1898 – 29 August 1994) was a prominent Indian journalist and writer, recognised for his...

Places in News: Brazil

Context: The External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar co-chaired the 9th India-Brazil Joint Commission with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira...

Species in News: Northern Bald Ibis

Context: The northern bald ibis, once found across North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Europe, was hunted to near extinction...

Alert Issued for Oropouche Virus Disease

Context: Recently more than 20 people returning to the U.S. from Cuba have been diagnosed with Oropouche virus disease prompting...

Antidepressant Pollution Rewires Fish Behavior and Reproduction

Context: A recent study by researchers from Monash University in Australia and the University of Tuscia in Italy highlighted the...

India- Brazil

Context: The External Affairs Minister Jaishankar co-chaired the 9th India-Brazil Joint Commission with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira in New...

Financial Inclusion and Ethics

Context: 28th August 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the successful implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)....

Care Economy

Context: The Economic Survey 2023-24 highlights that India’s Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLFPR) is 37% (2022-23), below the global...

Right to Disconnect

Context: Australia’s new “right to disconnect” law, which took effect recently, grants employees the right to decline contact from employers...

Supreme Court Ruling on Relaxing Bail Provision

Context: Recently, a Supreme Court ruling said that relaxed bail provisions for first-time offenders under the new criminal law Bhartiya...

The Study on Mosaic-8 Vaccine

Context: Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have been developing a vaccine candidate called mosaic-8.    More on...

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)

Context: 28th August 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the successful implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)....