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Daily Current Affairs Quiz: February 13, 2024

11. Nazool Land, recently seen in the news, is associated with which state? [A] Uttarakhand [B] Himachal Pradesh[C]...

📅 February 13, 2024

Gupteswar Forest in Odisha declared Biodiversity-Heritage Site

The pristine Gupteswar Forest, adjacent to Gupteswar Shiva temple in Odisha’s Koraput district has been declared as the...

📅 February 13, 2024

What are climate tipping points?

There is growing evidence that the climate is rapidly approaching critical tipping points beyond which abrupt and/or irreversible...

📅 February 13, 2024

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar wins Floor Test

In January 2023, the ruling Mahagathbandhan alliance between Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), Tejashwi Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal...

📅 February 13, 2024

Australia’s Closing Loopholes Bill

Gig workers, independent contractors who provide services on demand via apps and websites, have grown rapidly across the...

📅 February 12, 2024

What is Egg Freezing?

Egg freezing or Oocyte Cryopreservation has gained attention in recent years as a technique to preserve fertility, after...

📅 February 12, 2024

Successful Test of High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) by CSIR-NAL

Recently, the CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) successfully tested an unmanned High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS)  in Karnataka. This...

📅 February 12, 2024

C-DOT, IIT-Kharagpur to Develop 10-Gigabit Passive Optical Network Components

The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and IIT Kharagpur recently signed an agreement to create 10-Gigabit XGS-PON...

📅 February 12, 2024

India Plans Development of Six Mega Ports by 2047

In a recent policy update, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways outlined ambitious plans for six coastal...

📅 February 12, 2024

Fatalities Reported in Karnataka’s Kyasanur Forest Disease Outbreak

The Shimoga district of Karnataka state in India reported two deaths in 2024 due to Kyasanur Forest Disease...

📅 February 12, 2024