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1) Rare earth elements: Hyderabad-based National Geophysical Research Institute has found large deposits of 15 rare earth elements (REE) in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district. During the survey, they identified major REEs such as allanite, ceriate, thorite, columbite, tantalite, apatite, zircon, monazite, pyrochlore euxenite and fluorite. Rare Earth Metals are a set of 17 metallic elements,Read more

1) Crohn’s Disease: It is a chronic, or long-term condition that causes inflammation in the digestive tract. It is not clear what causes Crohn’s disease. Although it typically starts in childhood or early adulthood, Crohn’s disease can develop at any age. Inflammation caused by Crohn’s disease can involve different areas of the digestive tract inRead more

1) Foreign Trade Policy 2023: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles launched the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 Four new towns, namely Faridabad, Mirzapur, Moradabad, and Varanasi, have been designated as Towns of excellence in addition to the existing 39 towns. Shift from Incentive to Remission 2)Read more

1) Hue And Cry Notice: It simply means that if a suspect/ criminal is found running down the street in front of some bystanders, each of them needs to yell out to help the police identify and catch them. Police issues a ‘hue and cry notice’ when it requires help of public in cases suchRead more

1) Daylight Saving Time: also called summer time, It is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour from the standard time during the summer and back again in the autumn. This is done to make better use of natural daylight. India does not follow it. Those in favour of DST argue that itRead more

1) Application Supported by Blocked Amount system (ASBA): SEBI approves ASBA-like facility for trading in secondary market This process is developed by SEBI to apply for IPOs, Rights and Debts Issues, FPS and more. It entails that the amount to be paid for subscribing to the shares does not get debited from the investor’s accountRead more

1) ICC Issue Arrest Warrant against Putin: As of March 2023, Russia is not a party to the Rome Statute, and therefore, the ICC has no jurisdiction over crimes committed on its territory. However, the ICC can investigate and prosecute crimes committed by individuals from other countries who committed the alleged crimes on the territoryRead more

1) Synthesis Report of IPCC: This is the final report of the AR6, which integrates findings from six reports (3 working groups + 3 special reports) released by IPCC during the cycle which began in 2015. The 6th Assessment Report (AR6) assesses scientific, technical, and socio-economic information concerning climate change. There is a more thanRead more

1) Background Radiation high is Kerala: Background radiation is a measure of the level of ionizing radiation present in the environment at a particular location which is not due to deliberate introduction of radiation sources. It’s origin can be both natural and artificial. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) specifies maximum radiation exposure levels andRead more

1) Article 103: If any question arises as to whether a member of either House of Parliament has become subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in clause (1) of article 102, the question shall be referred for the decision of the President and his decision shall be final. Before giving any decision on anyRead more