LiDAR survey reports to augment water in forest areas
Context: Union Environment Minister released LiDAR-based reports mapping out the water requirement within forest areas in 10 states. Key Highlights
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Science and Tech
Rapid Antigen Test Kit for COVID-19 developed by IIT Delhi
Context: Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched a Rapid Antigen Test kit for COVID-19 developed by IIT
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Deep Ocean Mission
Context: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister, has approved the proposal of Ministry of Earth Sciences
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National AI Portal- INDIAai
Context: The ‘National AI Portal’, celebrated its first anniversary on 28th May, 2021. About National AI Portal- INDIAai: INDIAai (The National AI Portal of
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The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
About TRIPS: The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is an international legal agreement between all the member nations of the World
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Geographical Indications (GI TAG)
Context: Sixteen varieties of mangoes including three GI certified varieties exported to Bahrain from West Bengal & Bihar About Geographical
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China’s ‘Artificial Sun’
Context: Recently, China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) achieved a peak temperature of 288 million degrees Fahrenheit, which is over ten times hotter than the sun.
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Oldest water on Earth
Context: Geologists have extracted the oldest water on Earth from a mine in Canada. The water is estimated to be
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Artificial photosynthesis
Context: Researchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have developed an integrated system that can capture carbon dioxide
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