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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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Daily Current Affairs Quiz : June 4, 2022

June 4, 2022

1. What is the name of the new model schools proposed by the Union Education Ministry? [A] PM Model schools[B] PM Shri schools[C] Atmanirbhar schools[D] Bharat Gaurav schools Show Answer Correct Answer: B [PM Shri schools] Notes:Union Education Minister Dharmendra ..

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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Daily UPSC Prelims Current Affairs – June 3, 2022 [Mock Test]

June 3, 2022

1. Which of the following military exercises are conducted between India and Central Asian countries? KAZIND DUSTLIK KHANJAR EASTERN BRIDGE Select the correct answer using the codes given below: [A] Only 1 & 3[B] Only 1 & 2[C] Only 1, ..