BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA)
Context: Recently, India, Bangladesh and Nepal (except Bhutan) finalized an enabling MoU for implementing the long-gestating BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) that
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Current Account Deficit
Context: Recently, an American financial services company Morgan Stanley has predicted that the Current Account Deficit will widen to a 10-year high
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Par Tapi Narmada River Linking Project
Context: Recently, some tribals have intensified their protest against the Par Tapi Narmada River Linking Project after it was mentioned in the budget
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1954 Hague Convention: Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
Context: Recently, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has pitched for protective measures to preserve Ukraine’s endangered cultural heritage in
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Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP)
About Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme: The SVEP is implemented by Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana –National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Ministry of
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SARAS 3 Radio Telescope
Context: Recently, the Indian researchers at RRI (Raman Research Institute) in a study using the SARAS 3 Radio Telescope, have conclusively denied a recent
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Solar Jets
Context: Recently, Scientists at Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have unravelled the science behind the jets of plasma on the Sun’s chromosphere. What is Solar
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Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav
Context: Recently, the government launched a nation-wide campaign called Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav on the eve of the International Women’s Day (8th March). Kanya
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PARAM Ganga
Context: The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) has deployed PARAM Ganga-a High-Performance Computational (HPC) facility at IIT Roorkee, with a supercomputing capacity of 1.66 Petaflops. About
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