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►LIGO: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory

Relevance: Prelims: General Science The LIGO observatories are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and were conceived, built, and

Relevance: Prelims: General Science Gravitational waves are small ripples in space-time curvature that are believed to travel across the universe

Relevant: Prelims: Economy: Indian Banking System Actual money: Money which actually circulates in the economy in terms of which all payments

Relevance: Prelims: Economy: Indian Banking System ►MONEY DEMAND Money demand (also known as liquidity preference) refers to holding money in

Relevance: Prelims: International Why in news? The Government of India is set to launch a mahua-based alcoholic beverage in the

Relevance: Prelims: Governance: Health There are 128 sites in India contaminated by toxic and hazardous substances, according to a March

Safety for women at Workplace Relevance: Sociology: Women Issues: Violence against Women: Patriarchy and division of labour; & G.S paper

Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Social Stratification Social inequality is a universal phenomenon in all societies. It can exist either in

Relevance: Sociology: Ethnocentrism Despite how much humans have in common, cultural differences are far more prevalent than cultural universals. For

Relevance: Prelims: Environment Why in news? The iconic and endangered Red Panda (ailurus fulgens) has fewer hunters because the younger

Relevance: Prelims: Indian Polity : Constitution There shall be a Parliament for the Union which shall consist of the President

Gormati Art Relevance: Prelims: Art and culture Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a story of Vijaya Pawar,

Relevance: Prelims: Polity Why in news? NITI Aayog organized the Fourth Edition of the Women Transforming India Awards. • This

Relevance: Sociology: Patriarchy, entitlements and sexual division of labour; Social changes in India Why in news? 86% and 90% of women

Relevance: Prelims: Defence and security Why In news? Union Minister for Women and Child Development Mrs Smriti Zubin Irani has