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Post #33614 1.24K Oct 23, 2024, 00:09 UTC

🔍Does madarsa education violate secularism? SC to decide

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The Indian Express Does madarsa education violate secularism? SC to decide The Act provides the legal framework for madarsa education where, apart from the curriculum of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), religious education is imparted as well.

Post #33613 1.45K Oct 23, 2024, 00:09 UTC

🔍The Biodiversity COP

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The Indian Express Biodiversity COP16: What is it, what is on agenda this year The discussions under Convention on Biological Diversity, which have been extremely low-profile in comparison to climate change negotiations so far, are slowly gaining in prominence because of the growing realisation of the severity of the issue. Here's what…

Post #33612 1.43K Oct 22, 2024, 23:54 UTC

🔍Hosting the BRICS summit: why Kazan in Tatarstan matters in Putin’s Russia

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The Indian Express Hosting the BRICS summit: Why Kazan in Tatarstan matters in Putin’s Russia Kazan is one of Russia's cities of the future — in the sense that it already anticipates some of the significant demographic changes that are contributing to the country's evolving national identity.

Post #33611 1.69K Oct 22, 2024, 14:24 UTC

🔍Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk ends fast: What is Schedule 6 of the Indian Constitution?

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The Indian Express Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk ends fast: What is Schedule 6 of the Indian Constitution? Sonam Wangchuk and other activists from Ladakh have demanded that Schedule 6 be made applicable to the Union Territory. Here is what to know.

Post #33610 1.69K Oct 22, 2024, 11:54 UTC

🔍Why India is building a cloud chamber as part of Mission Mausam

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The Indian Express Why India is building a cloud chamber as part of Mission Mausam Mission Mausam aims to 'manage' weather events. What is a cloud chamber, and what role can it play in this?

Post #33609 1.68K Oct 22, 2024, 10:34 UTC

🔍Spraying diamond dust to cool Earth: What a new study proposes, despite ‘geoengineering’ concerns

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The Indian Express Spraying diamond dust to cool Earth: What a new study proposes, despite ‘geoengineering’ concerns Such geo-engineering solutions have long been under study, but have never been tried. With insufficient progress in combating global warming, they are increasingly being considered.

Post #33608 4.32K Oct 22, 2024, 08:34 UTC

🔍PM Modi to attend BRICS Summit in Russia: What is the group, its significance for India

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The Indian Express PM Modi attends BRICS Summit in Russia: What is the group, its significance for India What is the BRICS? How important is the grouping amid an increasingly tense world? What does an expanded BRICS mean for India? We explain.

Post #33607 1.49K Oct 22, 2024, 07:14 UTC

🔍Why China has opposed Taiwan opening an Economic and Cultural Centre in Mumbai

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The Indian Express Why China has opposed Taiwan opening a new Economic and Cultural Centre in India The TECC in Mumbai marks the Taiwan government’s third office in India, after New Delhi and Chennai. Why were these offices opened and why has China objected?

Post #33606 1.69K Oct 22, 2024, 03:39 UTC

🔍How the microscopic C. elegans worm won 4 Nobel Prizes

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The Indian Express How the microscopic worm C. elegans won 4 Nobel Prizes Ruvkun’s award was the fourth Nobel Prize resulting from C. elegans research, cementing the lowly soil worm’s outsize role in scientific discovery.

Post #33605 1.59K Oct 22, 2024, 03:24 UTC

🔍What is satellite spectrum, why most countries prefer not to hold auctions

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The Indian Express What is satellite spectrum, why most countries prefer not to hold auctions It is generally understood that when satcom services become more mainstream, low-lying and rural areas, and areas prone to natural disasters, will benefit from constant connectivity.

Post #33604 1.81K Oct 21, 2024, 22:44 UTC

🔍How should South India deal with its ageing population?

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The Indian Express How should South India deal with its aging population? Why have concerns been raised over aging populations in South India? Can people be incentivised to have more babies to impact this trend? What role can internal migration play?

Post #33603 1.87K Oct 21, 2024, 14:05 UTC

🔍Depression remaps a major brain network: What a new study found

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The Indian Express Depression remaps a major brain network: What a new study found A brain network involved in motivation and attention is larger in people with depression. The difference is also visible in people before they develop depression symptoms.

Post #33602 4.5K Oct 21, 2024, 11:29 UTC

🔍Cyclone Dana to hit Odisha, West Bengal this week: How cyclones are named

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The Indian Express Cyclone Dana to hit Odisha, West Bengal: How and why cyclones are named Cyclone Dana update: How are cyclones named, and what conventions are followed in choosing their names? We explain.

Post #33601 4.34K Oct 21, 2024, 05:39 UTC

🔍What is the Z-Morh project in Kashmir, where 7 were killed by militants? Why is it strategic?

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The Indian Express What is the Z-Morh Tunnel project in Kashmir, inaugurated by PM Modi? Z-Morh Sonamarg Tunnel: The Z-Morh tunnel, now renamed the Sonamarg tunnel, is part of the Zojila tunnel project that aims to provide all weather connectivity from Srinagar to Ladakh throughout the year.

Post #33600 1.7K Oct 21, 2024, 04:44 UTC

🔍Why Andhra came up with new liquor policy: Widening revenue gap with Telangana, funding welfare schemes promised by Naidu

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The Indian Express Why Andhra came up with new liquor policy: Revenue gap with Telangana, funding Naidu’s welfare schemes Stocktaking by the excise department has revealed that Andhra Pradesh has been losing out a huge chunk of the liquor revenue over the past few years.

Post #33599 1.64K Oct 21, 2024, 03:14 UTC

🔍How early humans evolved to eat starch, why that matters

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The Indian Express How early humans evolved to eat starch, why that matters In the 1960s, scientists discovered that some people produced extra amylase in their saliva. But it has only been in the past few years that researchers have been able to zero down on the amylase genes.

Post #33598 4.12K Oct 21, 2024, 03:14 UTC

🔍Comeback of krishi in Bharat

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The Indian Express More rural households now ‘agricultural’: what data says, what this means The farm sector’s share in employment is rising despite India registering high GDP growth rates in recent years, reversing a decades-old trend of rural India becoming increasingly less tethered to agriculture. Here's what could have led to this, its implications.

Post #33597 4.58K Oct 20, 2024, 22:59 UTC

🔍$1 trillion over 30 years: the huge cost of pivoting away from coal

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The Indian Express $1 trillion over 30 years: Why pivoting away from coal will be costly for India Coal will be central to India’s energy mix for at least another decade, and moving away from it poses a massive challenge.

Post #33596 1.84K Oct 20, 2024, 15:29 UTC

🔍Elon Musk announces $1 million daily to support Trump campaign: How his politics turned pro-Republican

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The Indian Express Elon Musk announces $1 million daily to support Trump campaign: How his politics turned pro-Republican Once a supporter of Democratic candidates such as Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton, how did Elon Musk begin championing conservative causes?

Post #33595 2.04K Oct 20, 2024, 13:34 UTC

🔍This Quote Means: ‘Contentment is the only real wealth’, said by Alfred Nobel

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The Indian Express This Quote Means: ‘Contentment is the only real wealth’, said by Alfred Nobel A quote on happiness being the journey rather than the destination also appeared in the 2024 UPSC CSE examination. Why do such quotes encourage a focus away from happiness as a goal? Various philosophers and psychologists have offered insights on this.

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