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India, Kenya to Discuss Cheetah Sourcing for Wildlife Sanctuary

India has expressed interest in sourcing cheetahs from Kenya for the next stage of Project Cheetah. A delegation of Kenyan officials is due to visit India later this...

May 4, 2024

EU allocates $1 billion aid to Lebanon

The European Union, led by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, has pledged $1 billion in aid to Lebanon. Announced during her visit to Lebanon on May 2,...

May 3, 2024

NPCI signs UPI tech contract with Bank of Namibia

On May 3, 2024, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the global arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), entered into its first international agreement with the...

May 3, 2024

Archaeologists uncover 7000-year-old Prehistoric Settlement in Serbia

Archaeologists have recently discovered a 7000-year-old pre-historic settlement near the Tamiš River in northeastern Serbia. The settlement is believed to date back to the late Neolithic period and...

May 3, 2024

United States: Proposed Reclassification of Marijuana by the DEA

On May 3, 2024, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) initiated a proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. This proposal, backed by the Justice Department,...

May 3, 2024

Indian Navy’s Modernization Plan with Steam to Diesel Conversion

The Indian Navy has initiated a modernisation programme to enhance the life, maintenance support, and capability of its warships by converting their propulsion systems from steam to diesel....

May 3, 2024

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: May 3, 2024

1. Recently, which IIT has been granted a patent for its cost-effective inverter? [A] IIT Patna[B] IIT Madras[C] IIT Kanpur[D] IIT Bombay Show Answer Correct Answer: A [IIT...

May 3, 2024

Greater ice on Moon; critical for missions: ISRO Study

A recent study conducted by scientists from ISRO’s SAC in collaboration with other research institutions has revealed enhanced possibilities of water ice occurrence in the polar craters of...

May 2, 2024

Oldest Evidence of Earth’s Magnetic Field Found in Rocks

Geologists from MIT and Oxford University discovered the oldest evidence of Earth’s magnetic field in 3.7 billion-year-old rocks from Greenland’s Isua Supracrustal Belt. This finding suggests Earth’s conditions...

May 2, 2024

First Walrus Death From Bird Flu in Arctic

Recently, a researcher from the Norwegian Polar Institute, Christian Lydersen, reported the first case of a walrus dying from bird flu on Hopen Island in the Svalbard archipelago....

May 2, 2024

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