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Anti-Dam Protests Against the Upper Siang Hydropower Project

Context: Two anti-dam activists from Arunachal Pradesh were preventively detained on July 8, ahead of the Union Power Minister’s visit....

Divorced Muslim Woman’s Right To Maintenance

Context: The Supreme Court dismissed a Muslim man’s appeal against a Telangana High Court ruling, which permitted his ex-wife to...

World Population Day and India’s Demographic Journey

Context: July 11 has been observed as World Population Day since 1989 after the global population crossed the five billion...

Caste Census

Context: With the census delayed until the end of 2024, there is a demand to amend the Census Act of...

Places in News: Kenya

Places in News: Kenya

Context: Paul Nthenge Mackenzie, leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult, went on trial for terrorism and other charges related to...

Camcopter S-100

Context: India is collaborating with Austrian company Schiebel to harness the capabilities of the Camcopter S-100 rotary unmanned aerial system...

Khandagiri & Udayagiri Caves

Context: On the third day of her Odisha tour, President Droupadi Murmu visited the Khandagiri and Udayagiri caves in Bhubaneswar....

Adaptive Optics (AO) system of the upcoming Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT)

Context: A new online tool to create a comprehensive star catalogue for the Adaptive Optics (AO) system of the upcoming...

Co-STAR Cells: A Breakthrough in Cancer Immunotherapy

Context; Investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Ludwig Center, the Lustgarten Laboratory, and Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for...

Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis Reveals Insights into Solid-State Battery Degradation

Context: Researchers from HZB and Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, have developed a new method using photoelectron spectroscopy at BESSY II to monitor...

Understanding the Power of Auroras and Geomagnetic Storms: Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure

Context: Researchers in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences have shown that the angle at which interplanetary shocks hit Earth’s...

India’s Manufacturing Sector

Context: India’s urbanisation will move millions of agricultural workers to cities. Failure to create low-skilled jobs could strain governance, while...

National Statistics Day 2024

National Statistics Day 2024

About the Event of National Statistics Day 2024:     National Statistics Day in India is celebrated on 29th June....

Sarva Dharma Meeting

Context: The National commission on minorities (NCM) advised State Governments and UTs to hold monthly “Sarva Dharma Meetings” with all...

Jumping Genes: From Discovery to Potential Cure

Context: On June 26, researchers from UC Berkeley and the Arc Institute revealed a new RNA-guided gene editing system in...