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UPSC Current Affairs – January 5, 2024

Bangladesh’s Geopolitical Crossroads GS-2-International Relations Facts for Pre & Mains:  Bangladesh, a $400 billion economy, has grown significantly, attracting global powers due to its strategic position in South...

January 5, 2024

GolDN: IIT Bombay Develops Equipment for Plastic Waste Recycling

Researchers at IIT Bombay have developed an instrument named GolDN for mechanically recycling waste plastic polymers through melt-mixing. This indigenous single screw extruder can manufacture composites from thermoplastic...

January 5, 2024

Three Indian Cities Nominated for Wetland City Tag

India has submitted nominations for three cities – Indore, Bhopal and Udaipur – to receive the tag of ‘International Wetland City’ under the Ramsar Convention. This recognition highlights...

January 5, 2024

NSIL Picks SpaceX to Launch ISRO Satellite GSAT-20

On January 3rd, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) announced it has contracted American firm SpaceX to launch an Indian communication satellite aboard the Falcon 9 rocket. NSIL is the...

January 5, 2024

Similipal Kai Chutney Gets Geographical Indication Tag

The Similipal kai chutney, made with red weaver ants by the tribal people of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, received a geographical indication (GI) tag on January 2nd, 2024. The...

January 5, 2024

ERNET India Launches New Web Portal for Education Institutes

On January 5th, 2024, the Secretary of India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Shri S Krishnan, launched a new integrated web portal by ERNET India. The...

January 5, 2024

Experts: Northeast African Cheetah’s Status Should Be Upgraded to Endangered

A group of experts have requested that the Northeast African cheetah’s conservation status be upgraded from vulnerable to endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN)...

January 5, 2024

Government Regulation of Short Selling

The Supreme Court has recorded the central government and market regulator SEBI promising appropriate oversight on short selling of securities following controversial allegations against Indian conglomerate Adani Group....

January 4, 2024

Tamil Nadu’s Semiconductor and Advanced Electronics Policy

The Tamil Nadu government will unveil a dedicated policy for semiconductors and advanced electronics at its January 7-8 Global Investors Meet, aiming to transition into higher value addition....

January 4, 2024

Field Studies Find Nano Urea Failing to Match Conventional Fertilizers in Crop Yields

A two-year Punjab Agricultural University trial discovered paddy and wheat harvests declined substantially from nano urea usage versus normal nitrogen fertilizers, contradicting tall corporate claims. Understanding Nano Urea...

January 4, 2024

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