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SC’s decision to ban liquor shops along highways

Context Recently, SC banned the liquor shops along highways across India. Discussion SC said “the human life is precious” while banning the liquor shops along highways to reduce...

February 4, 2017

Food wastage is a global problem but unaffordable high in India

Context According to United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, one third for the food produced for consumption is lost or wasted. The Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and...

February 4, 2017

Local Exchange Trading Systems

Context A few weeks back Telangana had introduced coupons or tokens in the Rukatpally Rythu vegetable market. These tokens were in denomination of Rs. 5, 10 and 20...

February 4, 2017

NASA’s Juno spacecraft completes fourth flyby of Jupiter

NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft completed closest flyby of Jupiter mysterious cloud tops for the fourth time. All eight of Juno’s science instruments were switched on during the flyby....

February 4, 2017

Single-dose Zika vaccine works in animals: study

 According to recent study, an innovative vaccine made from genetic material protected lab animals from the Zika virus in experiments. A single, low dose of the vaccine shielded...

February 4, 2017

February 4: World Cancer Day

The World Cancer Day (WCD) is observed every year on 4 February across the world to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment....

February 4, 2017

Railway Ministry, Italy’s FS group sign MOU for technical cooperation

The Union Ministry of Railways and Italy’s public sector rail company Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane Group (FS Group) has signed MoU for technical cooperation in rail sector especially...

February 4, 2017

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 4

123451. Which of the following is / are correct statements about Escherichia coli? It is one of the bacteria found in human intestine It helps in the synthesis...

February 4, 2017

Issues Around Gold Monetization Scheme

On the basis of a report prepared by researchers at IIM, Ahmedabad, few newspapers have published progress of the Gold Monetization Scheme, since it was introduced by Prime...

February 3, 2017

Q+A: Model Code of Conduct

Model Code of Conduct was recently in news when government’s move to advance the Union Budget was questioned by the opposition parties in a fear that budget proposals...

February 3, 2017

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