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National Broadcasting Day 2024: History, significance, and celebration

Context: India is celebrating National Broadcasting Day  on July 23 to commemorate the beginning of radio broadcasting in the country...

Places in News: Laos

Places in News: Laos

Context: The Laos government has approved visa-free entry and extended stay durations for tourists from certain countries, effective from July...

Places in News: Luxembourg

Places in News: Luxembourg

Overview of Luxembourg: It is a small, landlocked country in western Europe,  bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It is...

Species in News: Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)

Species in News: Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)

Context: Recently, Colorado Parks and Wildlife discovered zebra mussel larvae in the Colorado River east of Grand Junction, marking the...

INS Brahmaputra

Context: The Indian Navy warship INS Brahmaputra, a frontline guided missile frigate, recently suffered severe damages due to a fire...

Research Breakthrough at Tokyo University: Attaching Living Skin Cells to Robot Faces

Context: Scientists at Tokyo University have developed a method to attach living skin cells to robot faces, enabling more realistic...

Direct Air Capture Technology (DAC)

Context: Last year, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions hit a record 37 billion metric tons. Consequently, direct air capture technology...

Glacial Geoengineering: A Potential Solution to Sea-Level Rise

Context: Recent scientific conferences have highlighted two main technological interventions to slow sea-level rise caused by climate change: fibre-based curtains...

World’s First High-Speed Carbon Fibre Train

Context: China has unveiled Carbon Star Rapid Transit (Cetrovo 1.0), the world’s first high-speed passenger train constructed entirely from carbon...

Khelo India Scheme

Context: The Khelo India Scheme has allocated funds to various states and union territories for sports infrastructure development.   About...

India and WIPO Forge New Path in Innovation

Context: Union Minister for Education presided over signing of Letter of Intent between Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) & World Intellectual...

Species in News: Phlogacanthus Sudhansusekhari

Species in News: Phlogacanthus Sudhansusekhari

Context: Researchers from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have made an exciting discovery in Arunachal Pradesh. They found a...

OpenAI’s secret project ‘Strawberry

Context: US-basedOpenAI is reportedly building a new AI model, called strawberry model, which may dramatically improve AI reasoning capabilities and...

KIRTI Programme

Context: As the Paris Olympics draws near, the Government’s ambitious KIRTI programme is set to receive a fresh boost under...

Gender Gap in Education

“If you educate a man, you educate an individual, however, if you educate a woman, you educate a whole family....