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Recently the President of India has greeted fellow-citizens on the eve of Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti.
About Guru Nanak Jayanti:
Source: Indian Express
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Recently, the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has begun field studies to put in place an Early-Warning System in the Himalayan states against major and sudden floods, rockslides, landslips, glacier lake bursts and avalanches.
What are the Early Warning Systems?
What are India's Efforts in Managing Disaster?
Source: The Hindu
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Despite having the largest base of 900-plus universities in the world, only 15 higher education institutions from India are in the top 1,000. This is an alarming sign for the higher education system in India.
- India’s higher education system is the world’s third-largest in terms of students, next to China and the United States.
- Although 75 percent of higher education is in the private sector, the best institutions — IITs, IIMs, NITs, AIIMS, NLS — have all been set up by the government.
NEP 2020 provision for Higher Education:
What needs to be done:
Way Forward:
Source: The Hindu
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Recently, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has issued guidelines and specified new uplinking and downloading rules.
- Earlier, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) had issued an advisory stating that any kind of broadcasting be done only through Prasar Bharti.
What are the New Provisions?
Source: The Hindu
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Valisure, a New Haven, Connecticut-based analytical laboratory, tested 148 batches from 34 brands of spray-on dry shampoo and found that 70% contained benzene.
About:
Impact:
About Benzene:
Source: Indian Express
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- A rare spectacle of a “Beaver blood moon” was seen as the Earth, moon and sun align to produce a total lunar eclipse for the last time until 2025.
- This was the second blood moon of the year.
- It was visible across eastern Asia & Australia (in evening moonrise), the Pacific and North America (in early morning hours)
- It will be visible to the naked eye wherever skies are clear in those regions.
About:
Source: Indian Express
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Recently, the Union Minister of Jal Shakti released the Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment Report for the entire country for the year 2022.
What are the Highlights of the Assessment?
What is the Status of Groundwater in India?
What are the Challenges with Management of Groundwater in India?
What are the Initiatives Taken by the Government?
Way Forward
Source: PIB
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Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) launches sonar systems test and evaluation facility for Indian Navy at Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) Kochi.
About:
Source: PIB
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