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In India, this year’s record-breaking summer, with Delhi temperatures exceeding 50°C and over 200 official heatwave deaths, highlights the urgent need for action as our cities are becoming increasingly unliveable due to rising extreme weather events.
World Cities Day 2024
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International Efforts for Liveable Cities:
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Urban Transformation Strategies in the Union Budget 2024-25
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Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2024 is awarded to U.S based economists Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson for their studies on how institutions shape national prosperity.
About the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
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Russian artists perform at a concert organized by the Kozhikode Corporation and the Russian House in Kozhikode to celebrate 555 years of the visit of Russian traveler Afanasy Nikitin to India.
Voyage Beyond Three Seas (1466)
Description of India:
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Sea Mounts
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The Fifth Global Standards Symposium (GSS-24) concluded recently in New Delhi, marking a significant event in the Asia-Pacific region.
International Telecommunication Union
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World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly
The WTSA is a key event organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), held every four years. WTSA primary function is to:
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Retail inflation (CPI ) hit a nine-month high of 5.49% in September, up from 3.65% in August, driven by rising food prices.
In India, inflation is primarily measured by two main indices WPI (Wholesale Price Index) and CPI (Consumer Price Index), which measure wholesale and retail-level price changes, respectively.
Recently, A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
About Jupiter
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Hundred million tonnes of nitrogen are now removed from the atmosphere and converted into fertilizer via the Haber-Bosch process, adding 165 million tonnes of reactive nitrogen to the Soil.
The Haber-Bosch process involves the transformation of Atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into ammonia (NH3) via a reaction with hydrogen (H2).
The recent meeting of the India-Russia working group on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) marks a significant step in enhancing cooperation in Arctic shipping.
The Northern Sea Route (NSR) is the shortest shipping route connecting Europe and the Asia-Pacific, spanning approximately 5,600 km through four Arctic seas.
This article sheds light on the biobank and its evolution for Precision medicine.
A biobank is a repository that stores biological samples, such as blood, DNA, cells, tissues, and organs, for research purposes.
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India currently has 19 biobanks, and initiatives like Genome India and Phenome India aim to improve disease prediction and treatment.
Global Standards and India’s Path Forward
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Context: Recently, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology inaugurated India’s first Demonstration Facility for Biopolymers in Pune, built by Praj Industries.
Context: Recently, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is leading a parliamentary delegation to the 149th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva.
Context: Recently, the President of India reached Algiers, Algeria, on the first leg of her State Visits to Algeria, Mauritania, and Malawi.
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