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Vishwamitri River Flood Mitigation Project

The Vishwamitri River in Vadodara, is undergoing flood mitigation project due to severe flooding in previous years. The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has initiated a three-phase plan to...

January 24, 2025

Supermassive Black Hole Challenges Astrophysics

An international team used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Chandra X-ray Observatory to discover a unique black hole, LID-568. LID-568 is feeding on matter at a...

January 24, 2025

EU Proposes Ban on PFAS in Consumer Products

The European Commission is moving towards ban on PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” in consumer products. This decision arises from growing environmental and health concerns linked to...

January 24, 2025

Sebi’s New When-Listed Trading Platform Explained

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is set to launch a “when-listed” trading platform. This initiative aims to regulate the trading of shares between the allotment...

January 24, 2025

Advances in Gene Therapy for Stargardt Disease

Stargardt disease is a rare genetic eye condition causing progressive vision loss, primarily affecting children and young adults. Recent developments in gene therapy offer hope for effective treatments....

January 24, 2025

UPSC Current Affairs Quiz: January 24, 2025

3431. Which of the following statements about Zero Coupon Bonds are correct? These are non-tradable, non-transferable financial instruments. They are sold by the central government but redeemed at...

January 24, 2025

Supreme Court Proposes Ad Hoc Judges for Backlog Relief

On January 21, 2025, the Supreme Court of India suggested the temporary appointment of retired judges to alleviate the backlog of pending criminal cases in various High Courts....

January 24, 2025

India Joins Eurodrone Program as Observer Nation

India has recently joined the Eurodrone program as an observer nation. This inclusion marks India as the second Asia-Pacific country to gain such status, following Japan. About Eurodrone...

January 24, 2025

Karnataka HC Strikes Down Green Energy Rules

In the recent Brindavan Hydropower Private Limited Case, 2024, the Karnataka High Court struck down the Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022 (GEOA...

January 24, 2025

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: January 24, 2025

3431. Mount Ibu, which was seen in the news, is located in which country? [A] Indonesia[B] Vietnam[C] Malaysia[D] Egypt Show Answer Correct Answer: A [Indonesia] Notes:Mount Ibu, a...

January 24, 2025

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