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Canada’s Historic Tribal Land Claim Settlement

June 4, 2022

On June 2, 2022, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau signed a USD1 billion deal, to settle a century-old land claim of Blackfoot tribe. Key Points Government took around half of the reserve lands of tribes in Alberta province in 1910, in order ..

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Puri Heritage Corridor Case

June 4, 2022

Residents of Puri had moved the High Court alleging that, structural safety of 800-year-old Jagannath Temple could be in danger, if land surrounding the temple were dug up. Highlights They also allege that; state government has insulted the devotees by demolishing ..

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Painted Leopard Gecko

June 4, 2022

A new colourful species of leopard named “Eublepharis pictus” was recently identified by researchers. The species is also known as Painted Leopard Gecko. Key Points Painted Leopard Gecko differs from all members of the genus Eublepharis except for E hardwickii. Eublepharis ..

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International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT)

June 4, 2022

India’s first liquid mirror telescope first came to light in early 2022. This telescope will observe asteroid, space debris, supernovae, and all other celestial objects from an altitude of 2,450 metres in Uttarakhand. What is international liquid-Mirror Telescope? It is ..

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Instagram Amber Alerts to find Missing Children

June 4, 2022

Recently, Meta announced to roll out ‘AMBER alerts’ to Instagram across 25 countries. Key Facts AMBER alerts will help users to get notifications of missing children in the area. This feature was already present on Meta’s Facebook app since 2015, that ..

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India-Senegal MoUs

June 4, 2022

Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, reached Senegal (West Africa), on June 2, 2022 and led delegation level talks with President of Senegal (H.E. Mr Macky Sall). Highlights During the talks, Vice President of India assured India’s continued commitment ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: June 4, 2022

June 4, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for June 4, 2022. INDIA – National parks, wildlife sanctuaries must have ESZ (Eco Sensitive Zone) of 1 km from boundary: SC – eSanjeevani integrated with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission of National ..

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Satyendranath Bose

June 4, 2022

Satyendranath Bose (1894-1974) was an Indian Physicist best known for his role in particle Physics. He was  born in Calcutta; he was the eldest of the 7 children of his father Surendranath Bose. Bose was a specialist in mathematical physics. ..

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IIM-A Agriculture Land Price Index

June 3, 2022

IIM-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has collaborated with SFarms India, an e-marketplace for agricultural land to develop a farm land price index that is based on the purchases and sales done on the platform. This index has been designed with the aim of ..

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World Bicycle Day: ‘Fit India Freedom Rider Cycle Rally’

June 3, 2022

Anurag Thakur, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports has launched a nationwide ‘Fit India Freedom Rider Cycle Rally’ on 3rd June 2022 from Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, Delhi. This rally was launched on the occasion of World Bicycle Day ..

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