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UPSC Current Affairs – January 16-17, 2024

Sunak’s Rwanda Migration Bill GS-2-International Relations Facts for Pre & Mains:  Britain’s parliament is considering legislation to allow the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda, a plan initiated...

January 17, 2024

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: January 17, 2024

41. What is the IUCN status of ‘Gentoo Penguin’, which was recently seen in the news? [A] Endangered[B] Least Concern[C] Vulnerable[D] Critically endangered Show Answer Correct Answer: B...

January 17, 2024

Poverty and Inflammation Heighten Mortality Risks

Prior evidence has shown poverty can increase mental illness, heart disease, hypertension, stroke, and mortality risks. Separately, chronic inflammation from factors like poor diet, obesity, inactivity, toxins or...

January 17, 2024

Oxfam’s Inequality Inc Report

Global inequality between the wealthy and impoverished has notably worsened for the first time in 25 years, according to Oxfam’s recent “Inequality Inc” report published on January 15,...

January 17, 2024

Global Hydrogen Price Index

The International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at GIFT City in Gandhinagar announced a new collaboration with the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) and Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC). The...

January 17, 2024

The Global Cooperation Barometer 2024

The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released a report assessing global cooperation trends across five key areas, including health and wellness. The report found that prior to 2020,...

January 17, 2024

X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft

Two decades after the last civilian supersonic jet, NASA and Lockheed Martin have unveiled a new experimental aircraft that aims to tackle the problematic sonic boom issue hindering...

January 16, 2024

Marginal Rise in Saltwater Crocodiles of Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park

The population of saltwater or estuarine crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park has seen a slight increase, numbering 1,811 as per the 2024 census. This is...

January 16, 2024

Rare All-White Gentoo Penguin Spotted in Antarctica

A photographer has captured images of an extremely rare all-white Gentoo penguin in Chile’s Antarctic territory. The leucistic female penguin was filmed at the Gabriel Gonzalez Videla Base...

January 16, 2024

Earliest Cases of Genetic Syndromes Identified

Researchers have uncovered the most ancient known instances of individuals with sex chromosome syndromes, dating back roughly 5,000 years. The findings indicate people with extra or missing chromosomes...

January 16, 2024

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