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Page-17 of Current Affairs - February, 2023

Postpartum Depression

After childbirth, mothers experience mood swings, anxiety, and crying spells. They are generally referred to as “Baby Blues” and are technically called postpartum depression. It occurs in every...

February 15, 2023

Hollow Hog to help Australia’s Endangered Wildlife

Logging and bushfires are destroying animal habitats in Australia and endangering wildlife. To protect them and prevent their extinction, Matt Stephens created a tool. It is called a...

February 15, 2023

Discovery of New Quasicrystal

A US scientist recently discovered quasicrystals. The major difference between an ordinary crystal and a quasi-crystal is that the atomic patterns in quasi-crystals do not repeat themselves as...

February 15, 2023

Kerala Stipend Scheme for Junior Lawyers

The Chief Minister of Kerala recently launched the Stipend scheme for lawyers in the state. The scheme is to be implemented by the Bar Council of the state....

February 15, 2023

BIMARU States Acronym

BIMARU is an acronym for the states BI: Bihar; MA: MP, R: Rajasthan, and U: UP. The acronym was formed by Ashish Bose, an economist from the 1980s....

February 15, 2023

Uttarakhand New Anti-Cheating Law

The Governor of Uttarakhand recently issued an ordinance to control unfair recruitment in the state. In accordance with the ordinance, the State Government can impose fines of up...

February 15, 2023

CBDT notifies 6 income tax return forms

The taxpayer should fill out the income tax return form and submit it to the Income Tax Department. The IT dept calculates the liabilities of the taxpayer. If...

February 15, 2023

Fungal Attack in Neem Trees

The neem trees in the state of Telangana are affected by a fungus. The fungus is invisible to the human eye and has been identified as Phomopsis azadirachtae....

February 15, 2023

CPI and WPI based inflation Data Updates

The Wholesale Price Index reduced to 4.73% and the Consumer Price Index increased to 6.52% in January 2023. The WPI was 4.95% in December 2022 and the CPI...

February 15, 2023

States’ allocation towards education – Data

Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitaraman presented the Union Budget in Parliament on February 1, 2023. Following the union budget the state governments too presented their budget for the...

February 15, 2023

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