News for 25 December, 2020
Important News for Today:
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Worker, employer bodies seek changes to draft labour rules
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Navies of India, Vietnam to hold PASSEX in South China Sea
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Three government surveys debunk Swachh Bharat’s 100% ODF claim
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Aurobindo Pharma signs pact with Covaxx for COVID-19 vaccine
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U.K., EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement
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New variant found in Nigeria, says Africa’s disease control body
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Economic revival beating predictions: RBI bulletin
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Lines on a Map

Basically, a map is a graphic representation of the real world on a flat surface. The infinite nature of our universe makes it nearly impossible to capture all of the complexities found in the real world. The study of construction of a map is called cartography.
EFFECT OF ALBEDO ON GLOBAL WARMING

The environment has already been adversely affected by the global climate change. Plants and animal ranges are shifted, glaciers have shrunk and early flowering of trees, all are the impacts of global climate change on the environment. Global warming occurs when carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases along with other air pollutants collect in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight and solar radiation that were reflected back from the earth’s surface. Whereas Albedo is the amount of solar radiation that is reflected by some surface, and is often expressed as a percentage or a decimal value.
HISTORY AND CONCEPT OF AM-PM

We notice AM and PM on our clocks and wall clocks every second of our time. In fact our whole life revolves around these two abbreviations. Let us understand what these two abbreviations stand for and what is their historical background.
Chhath Pooja: History, Origin and Rituals

India is a land of festivals. It is the only country in the world where ancient traditions and cultures still exist. Most of the festivals have close relation with the nature. Chhath pooja is one among them. It is celebrated a week after Diwali. It is basically a riverside ritual in which Sun or Surya is worshipped due to which it is also known as Surya sashthi.
News for 2 August, 2020
Important News for Today
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July GST revenue slides 14%
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‘Don’t extend loan moratorium’
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Arab world’s first nuclear plant achieves criticality
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China and Nepal have treated each other as equals: Xi
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EIA draft translated into 3 languages instead of 22
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ICMR fast-tracks approvals for Israeli research coordinated by DRDO
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NEP drops Mandarin from language list
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US astronauts pack up for rare splashdown in SpaceX capsule
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News for 31 July, 2020
Important News for Today
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China conducts drills in South China Sea
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Clarifying LAC could create new disputes, says Chinese envoy
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India has fifth highest COVID-19 fatalities globally
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Gujarat is second state to get new police manual
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Govt. releases norms for online learning
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News for 29 July, 2020
Important News for Today
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‘Rural lending reviving, agri gives hope’
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Govt. notifies 100% FDI in Air India for NRIs
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EU to restrict exports to Hong Kong
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No indication virus is seasonal: WHO
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China halts HK extradition pacts with Canada, Australia and U.K.
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Iran blasts replica of aircraft carrier amid tensions with U.S.
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‘Centre should be party in SC on Maratha quota’
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Two school girls discover a new asteroid making way to Earth
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News for 28 July, 2020
Important News for Today
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‘Floods, COVID-19 slowed down speed of development’
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Time to focus on reviving Delhi’s economy, says CM
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NASA’s next Mars rover is brawniest and brainiest one yet
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India is elated at Bangladesh’s transformation, says Jaishankar
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‘PM-CARES funds cannot go to NDRF’
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News for 27 July, 2020
Important News for Today
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200 proposals from China wait for security clearance by MHA
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More cover against misfortune
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Fixed deposits offer cash flow stability
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Free from vagaries of inflows and outflows
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Why Vitamin C matters
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