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9th Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival

The 9th Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) will be held from January 18-20, 2024 in Arunachal Pradesh. Declared a state festival, it centers around wildlife conservation, especially hornbills...

January 17, 2024

Assam Baibhav Award for Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi

The Assam government has announced that it will confer the Assam Baibhav award, the state’s highest civilian honor, to Member of Parliament and former Chief Justice of India...

January 17, 2024

Buffalo Fights Revived in Assam After 9 Years

After a hiatus of almost nine years, traditional Moh-Juj (buffalo) fights were held in Ahatguri, Assam. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the event to mark the revival...

January 17, 2024

Rising Acidity Threatens Antarctic Shelf Ecosystems

A new study warns of increasing acidity in Antarctic continental shelves within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) under high greenhouse gas trajectories. As carbon emissions mix vertically, severe acidification...

January 17, 2024

Ancient Settlement Discovered at Vadnagar Dating to 800 BCE

Researchers from various institutes have uncovered evidence of human settlement at Vadnagar, Gujarat spanning over 3,000 years, starting from as early as 800 BCE. Successive periods of occupation...

January 17, 2024

National Startup Awards 2023

On India’s lively National Startup Day, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) revealed the winners of the prestigious National Startup Awards 2023. From 84...

January 17, 2024

UPSC Current Affairs – January 16-17, 2024

Sunak’s Rwanda Migration Bill GS-2-International Relations Facts for Pre & Mains:  Britain’s parliament is considering legislation to allow the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda, a plan initiated...

January 17, 2024

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: January 17, 2024

2631. What is the IUCN status of ‘Gentoo Penguin’, which was recently seen in the news? [A] Endangered[B] Least Concern[C] Vulnerable[D] Critically endangered Show Answer Correct Answer: B...

January 17, 2024

Poverty and Inflammation Heighten Mortality Risks

Prior evidence has shown poverty can increase mental illness, heart disease, hypertension, stroke, and mortality risks. Separately, chronic inflammation from factors like poor diet, obesity, inactivity, toxins or...

January 17, 2024

Oxfam’s Inequality Inc Report

Global inequality between the wealthy and impoverished has notably worsened for the first time in 25 years, according to Oxfam’s recent “Inequality Inc” report published on January 15,...

January 17, 2024

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