🔍Moths make reproductive choices based on sounds emitted by plants: New Study
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Moths make reproductive choices based on sounds emitted by plants: New Study
The analysis, ‘Female Moths Incorporate Plant Acoustic Emissions into Their Oviposition Decision-Making Process’, was published online last month. It has been carried out by a team of 17 researchers, all based in Israel.
🔍How lone bidder Saudi Arabia secured hosting rights for 2034 football World Cup
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How lone bidder Saudi Arabia secured hosting rights for 2034 football World Cup
Football is set to return to the cash-rich Gulf, with Saudi Arabia all but guaranteed to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup. How it became the sole bidder is a study of nations weaving a web of influence worldwide.
🔍After son Hunter, Joe Biden may ‘preemptively pardon’ allies: How this power of the US President works
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After son Hunter, Joe Biden may ‘preemptively pardon’ allies: How this power of the US President works
What are the roots of the US President’s power to pardon? Are there any limits to this power? And what does Presidential pardon look like in India?
🔍Protests against normalisation in Bihar: What is the issue, why political parties are involved
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Protests against normalisation in Bihar: What is the issue, why political parties are involved
Last month, Uttar Pradesh had also witnessed protests against normalisation. What is normalisation, and what has been happening around it in Bihar?
🔍Nomura CEO takes pay cut: all about the Japanese financial company, its scandals
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Nomura CEO takes pay cut: all about the Japanese financial company, its scandals
Nomura CEO Kentaro Okuda announced last week that he would take a 30% pay cut for the next three months after a former employee had been charged with attempting to murder and rob a client.
🔍14 days that changed Syria: A timeline of how Assad’s government fell
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14 days that changed Syria: A timeline of how Assad’s government fell
Here is how after nearly 14 years of the Syrian civil war, it took less than 14 days for rebels to seize power.
🔍‘Protests will escalate’: Why farmers in Rajasthan, Punjab are protesting against toxic Buddha Nullah
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‘Protests will escalate’: Why farmers in Rajasthan, Punjab are protesting against toxic Buddha Nullah
According to farmers, over 400 factories in Ludhiana, including dyeing, textile, and leather-making units, are responsible for discharging untreated waste into the Sutlej River. We explain.
🔍Treacle puddings, Turkish Delights, with a side of nostalgia: foods from beloved children’s books, explained
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Treacle puddings, Turkish Delights, with a side of nostalgia: foods from beloved children’s books, explained
Puddings can be savoury, and 'pastries' in the West don't mean sponge cake and cream. Here are more food items you may have read about in Enid Blyton and other books, decoded.
🔍The cost of quenching Bengaluru’s thirst: Cauvery project Stage V and the reason BWSSB wants to raise water tariffs
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The cost of quenching Bengaluru’s thirst: Cauvery project Stage V and the reason BWSSB wants to raise water tariffs
Rates were last revised in 2014, and revenues are inadequate to cover the expenses of BWSSB. But this will not make water shortages in Bengaluru, the ever-growing metropolis, go away.
🔍Expert Explains: Re-ordering of West Asia chessboard
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Reordering of the Middle East chessboard: why Assad fell, and what happens now
As Syria falls to Turkish-backed rebels, and Moscow and Tehran take powerful blows to their interests in the region, the biggest winner of the war could be Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Here's why
🔍US health insurance firm CEO shot: 3 things about Luigi Mangione, the school topper, Ivy Leaguer suspect
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US health insurance firm CEO shot: 3 things about Luigi Mangione, the school topper, Ivy Leaguer suspect
Luigi Mangione, who hails from a wealthy Baltimore family, was carrying a manifesto that bore 'ill will towards corporate America', the police have said.
🔍Why Gukesh will be the underdog if world championship against Ding Liren heads into tiebreaks
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Why Gukesh will be the underdog if world championship against Ding Liren heads into tiebreaks
Ding Liren, the defending champion, has a better rapid and blitz rating. However, former five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand believes Gukesh can deliver in faster time controls.
🔍Opposition moves no-confidence motion against RS Chair – what is the procedure, and why the attempt is unlikely to succeed
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Opposition moves no-confidence motion against RS Chair – what is the procedure, and why the attempt is unlikely to succeed
The language of Article 67 is wide – Rajya Sabha must pass a resolution to remove the chairperson by ‘a majority of all the then members’, and Lok Sabha must ‘agree’. No Vice President has ever been removed from office in this way
🔍Explained: From ‘brain rot’ to ‘kakistocracy’, what Words of the Year tell us about 2024
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Explained: From ‘brain rot’ to ‘kakistocracy’, what Words of the Year tell us about 2024
While 'brain rot' relates to the constant consumption of online content, 'kakistocracy' refers to the 'rule of the worst' in politics. Here is what to know.
🔍All about Syria’s Saydnaya prison, from where thousands of prisoners have been freed
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All about Syria’s Saydnaya prison, from where thousands of prisoners have been freed
Since the 1980s, the Saydnaya Prison has incarcerated people critical of the successive Assad regimes, and served as a "human slaughterhouse" while subjecting its detainees to inhumane conditions.
🔍Opposition optics, key question: Will no-trust motion against Dhankhar be accepted?
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Opposition optics, key question: Will no-trust motion against Dhankhar be accepted?
Unlikely to yield any result given that the Opposition does not have the numbers, if the motion is taken up in the House, and the Opposition’s grievances are debated, it will be hard for Dhankhar to preside over those proceedings in Rajya Sabha.
🔍Why Centre wants states to make snakebites notifiable disease
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Centre wants states to make snakebites notifiable disease: why, what this means
There are more than 310 species of snakes in India — 66 of them are venomous and 42 are mildly venomous. Twenty-three snake species are considered to be of medical importance as their venom can kill.
🔍Ghost gun: what is the weapon found with UnitedHealth CEO’s murder suspect Luigi Mangione
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Ghost gun: what is the weapon found with UnitedHealth CEO’s murder suspect Luigi Mangione
Ghost guns bring into question the range of use cases for 3D printing, including for precision equipment such as firearms.
🔍India’s quick commerce market: Why Amazon is launching 15 minute deliveries
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India’s quick commerce market: Why Amazon is launching 15 minute deliveries
The American e-commerce giant, which boasts of a substantial delivery network in India, is a late entrant to the quick commerce market in India. The market has come to be dominated by the likes of Zomato’s Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart
🔍Why Tamil Nadu wants Centre to cancel auction of tungsten mining rights in Madurai
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Why Tamil Nadu wants Centre to cancel auction of tungsten mining rights in Madurai
Opposition to the proposed project revolves around environmental and cultural heritage concerns, and raises crucial issues around federalism