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Cyclone Chido and Mayotte Island

Current Affairs 18-Dec-2024

Cyclone Chido caused widespread loss of life and property in the French archipelago of Mayotte.

How does La Niña affect India’s climate?

Current Affairs 18-Dec-2024

The World Meteorological Organization has said that La Nina may occur in the coming three months, but there is only a 55 percent chance of it happening.

Why Arctic tundra is emitting more carbon?

Current Affairs 18-Dec-2024

Arctic tundra is emitting more carbon than it absorbs, for first time in many millennia.

Country's first diabetes biobank

Current Affairs 18-Dec-2024

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has set up the country's first diabetes biobank in Chennai in collaboration with the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation.

Wheat and edible oil- the real inflation concern?

Current Affairs 18-Dec-2024

Wheat and edible oil are the real inflation concerns as wheat imports have become inevitable due to low stocks and production uncertainties, while global palm oil prices are constantly rising due to Indonesia's biodiesel blending programme.