Subject: Environment / Social Issue Context: Any exploitation of the North Sentinel Island of the Andamans for commercial and strategic gain would spell the death knell for its occupants, the Sentinelese, a most secluded, particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) who reside in complete isolation on the island, the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) has said. […]
Subject: Environment Context : The Himalayan trillium (Trillium govanianum), a common herb of the Himalayas was declared ‘endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last week. Concept: Found in temperate and sub-alpine zones of the Himalayas, at an altitude from 2,400-4,000 metres above sea level, the existence of the plant has been […]
Subject: Culture Context: The 16th-century mausoleum of one of the nine prominent courtiers during Mughal emperor Akbar’s reign, which is believed to inspire the Taj Mahal, has been restored to its lost glory and is now open to the public. Concept: The tomb of poet Abdur Rahim Khan- I- Khana, popularly known as ‘Rahim’- one […]
Subject: Current Events Context: Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh visited DRDO’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex during his visit to Hyderabad on 19th Dec 2020. On this occasion, he inaugurated the advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility. Concept: The state-of-the-art HWT Test facility is pressure vacuum driven enclosed free jet facility having nozzle […]
Subject: History & Culture Concept: The SansadBhavan is the seat of the Parliament of India. It houses the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha which represent lower and upper houses respectively in India’s bicameral parliament. The existing building draws inspiration from Ekattarso Mahadeva Temple (in M.P.) and was built under the British empire for its […]
Subject: Defence Context: President Ram NathKovind became the first President to visit Goa on the state’s Liberation Day as he inaugurated a cultural event to mark the beginning of Goa’s 60th year of liberation from 451 years of colonial Portuguese rule. Concept: Every year 19th December is celebrated by India as on this day Operation […]
Daily Prelims Topic Hypersonic wind tunnel facility Operation Vijay Architecture of Existing Parliament house Nagorno-Karabakh conflict (Armenia-Azerbaijan) Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana Tomb Miyawaki forest First potential radio signal from exoplanet detected Overexploitation, long life cycle have endangered a common Himalayan herb Tribal extinction threat in Sentilese islands Matru Sahyogini Samiti DRDO ATAGS howitzer Daily […]