Subject: Arts and culture Context: Ram temple in news has brought focus on Tyagaraja and his devotion to Lord Rama Concept: In India, there are two dominant styles of classical music – Hindustani Music whose domain is the North and Carnatic Music, largely confined to the South. By all accounts, Saint Purandaradasa is acknowledged as […]
Subject: Economy Context: The UK economic output shrank by 20.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2020, pushing the country into the deepest recession recorded by any major global economy so far Concept: When the economy contracts for two quarters in a row (or six months), this change is classified as a recession. The term […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, in collaboration with Dell Technologies launched Student Entrepreneurship Programme 2.0 (SEP 2.0) for young innovators of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs). Concept: SEP 2.0 will allow student innovators to work closely with Dell volunteers. They will receive mentor support; prototyping and testing support; end-user feedback; intellectual property […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare virtually launched the KrishiMegh (National Agricultural Research & Education System -Cloud Infrastructure and Services). Concept: KrishiMegh is a new chapter in digital India enabling the farmers, researchers, students and policy makers more equipped with updated and latest information regarding agriculture, research, education and extension in digital […]
Subject: History Context: Ministry of Tourism organises Independence Day themed webinar titled “Cellular Jail: Letters, Memoirs & Memories” under DekhoApnaDesh webinar series Concept: The lives and stories of some of the most famous political prisoners like Veer Savarkar, B.K.Dutt, Fazl-e-HaqKhairabadi, Barindra Kumar Ghose, Sushil Dasgupta were presented. The important contribution made by Netaji Subhas Chandra […]
Daily Prelims Topic Cellular Jail Krishi Megh Student Entrepreneurship Programme Recession vs Slowdown kirtana Vachamagocharame, Tyagaraja Stimulus Adaptive vs Innate Immune system Environment Protection Index Immunogenic Daily Mapping Belarus Daily Facts Aging population: According to a report by the Ministry of Statistics in 2018, the number of citizens over the age of 60 […]