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15Mar 2023

Maiden Cross-Border Oil Pipeline : India-Bangladesh

News: The first cross-border oil pipeline between India and Bangladesh will be opened by the prime ministers of both nations. The India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL) would transport diesel from the Parbatipur depot of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation to the Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. (NRL) marketing terminal in Siliguri, West Bengal, which is situated in Assam (BPC). …

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15Mar 2023

Worst Forest Fires In Odisha

News: According to data from the Forest Survey of India (FSI), Odisha experienced 642 large fire incidents between March 2 and 9, 2023, the most in the nation for that time period. Despite this, forest fires are still raging in the state. The number of big fires in various jungles in the eastern state, which …

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15Mar 2023

Antibiotic Drugs On livestock

News: The following are the results of a survey conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on the use of standardised test procedures for evaluating the quality of scientific publications. The usage of veterinary antibiotics on animals, such as tetracycline, was revealed to be the likely cause of this disparity, according to …

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15Mar 2023

Red Tide On The Coast Of Florida

News: Florida’s shore has lately seen red tide. By spring, it usually vanishes. Since the 1800s, it has been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico. The sea plants that live there grow out of control and result in a bloom. Red tide refers to the bloom of reddish-colored algae. It has negative effects on people …

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15Mar 2023

The National Startup Advisory Council (NSAC) will have its sixth meeting soon.

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade established the National-Startup-Advisory-Council (DPIIT). It reports to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. It gives advice to the government on the steps that should be taken to create a robust ecosystem for fostering innovation and startups in the nation to drive sustainable economic growth and create …

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15Mar 2023

Understanding the Saudi-Iran detente

Context: Saudi Arabia and Iran, two of West Asia’s major powers that have been at odds with each other for decades, agreed to restore diplomatic relations last week in an agreement brokered by China. History of the relationship The rivalry between the two dates back to pre-revolution Iran when they competed with each other for …

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15Mar 2023

Glowscope

Context: In 2014, a group of scientists at the Stanford University released Foldscope, a handheld microscope made almost entirely out of paper, which takes 30 minutes to put together, and which could capture images of cells. Costs less than 400, So far, millions of people, especially schoolchildren around the world have taken images of the …

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15Mar 2023

Sacred Groves

Context: Once found in plenty across the country, sacred groves have shrunk in many places due to rampant encroachments, the spread of invasive species, and unfettered human interference. What are sacred groves? Sacred Groves are the tracts of virgin forests left untouched by the local  inhabitants and protected by them due to their culture and …

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15Mar 2023

Hustle Culture

Context: Recently a senior vice president of a big company said that those who say you shouldn’t work weekends and all, have probably never tasted what amazing work looks like. Social media influencers such as Kusha Kapila criticised the idea of overworking for professional success — popularly known as hustle culture. She said, “As someone …

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13Mar 2023

Right to Health

Context: The Rajasthan government has introduced the Right to Health Bill in the legislative assembly. The legislation, if passed, will provide mandatory free and affordable medical services in hospitals, clinics and laboratories — both public and privately owned. What does Bill say? The government tabled the Right to Healthcare Bill, 2022 in the Rajasthan State …

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