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Veto Power of United Nations Security Council
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Veto Power of United Nations Security Council

Science & Tech 17/12/23 17:41 PM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently,the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.' While not binding, these resolutions indicate the consens Read More...

India and West Asia
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India and West Asia

Science & Tech 16/12/23 10:50 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Sultan of Oman, Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, is visiting India from December 16 on a state visit.' The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, had visited Oman in February 2018 in his first visit to Oman Read More...

Supreme Court’s verdict upholding the abrogation of Article 370
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Supreme Court’s verdict upholding the abrogation of Article 370

Science & Tech 16/12/23 10:14 AM IST
by Mahesh

'A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the power of the President to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution, which in August 2019 led to the reorganisation of the State of Jam Read More...

Chennai’s hydrology
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Chennai’s hydrology

Science & Tech 16/12/23 07:48 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Unusually heavy rainfall years have been becoming more frequent in recent decades in India.' As a result, people are also experiencing more frequent occurrences of floods in several parts of the c Read More...

Hydrographic surveys
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Hydrographic surveys

Science & Tech 16/12/23 07:32 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Maldives government has decided to not renew an agreement with India that allowed India to conduct hydrographic surveys in Maldivian waters.' The agreement was signed in 2019 during Prime Mini Read More...

How do web browsers work?
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How do web browsers work?

Science & Tech 15/12/23 07:39 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Web browsers are our digital passports to the vast universe of the internet.' Their simplicity is deceptive: beneath their user-friendly interfaces lies a world of intricate processes that trans Read More...

Delhi Declaraion on AI
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Delhi Declaraion on AI

Science & Tech 15/12/23 07:23 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), an alliance of 29 members, has unanimously adopted the New Delhi declaration underscoring the need to mitigate risks arising from the develop Read More...

ISRO to launch Chandrayaan-4 to bring back samples from Moon in 4 yrs
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ISRO to launch Chandrayaan-4 to bring back samples from Moon in 4 yrs

Science & Tech 15/12/23 07:14 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has planned to launch Chandrayaan-4 to bring back samples from the Moon in four years, said its chairperson S Somanath while elaborating on the space age Read More...

E-cigarettes are not shown to be effective for quitting tobacco use: WHO
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E-cigarettes are not shown to be effective for quitting tobacco use: WHO

Science & Tech 15/12/23 06:38 AM IST
by Mahesh

'E--cigarettes as consumer products are not shown to be effective for quitting tobacco use at the population level.' Thirty-four countries have banned the sale of e-cigarettes, 88 countries have no Read More...

The limitations of CCS and CDR and their grip on our future climate
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The limitations of CCS and CDR and their grip on our future climate

Science & Tech 14/12/23 07:53 AM IST
by Mahesh

'CCS refers to technologies that can capture carbon dioxide (CO?) at a source of emissions before it is released into the atmosphere.' The IPCC AR6 report states CDR ought to be used “to cou Read More...