Rhinocerous Subject – Environment Context – Assam to destroy nearly 2,500 rhino horns; to preserve few as exhibits Concept – The Assam cabinet decided to destroy over 2,000 rhino horns which have been preserved in government treasuries across the state during the past four decades. The horns, which were seized from poachers and […]
KVIC launches series of schemes to empower artisans in Varanasi Subject – Government Schemes Context – On Prime Minister’s birthday, KVIC launches series of schemes to empower artisans in Varanasi Concept – Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched a unique Scheme called SPIN (Strengthening the Potential of India) and set up a […]
Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) Subject – Environment Context – UNESCO declares world’s first 5-country biosphere reserve in ‘Amazon of Europe’ Concept – The UNESCO September 15, 2021, designated Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) as the world’s first ‘five-country biosphere reserve’, according to a statement by the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature. The biosphere reserve covers 700 kilometres […]
Essential Defence Services Act, 2021 Subject – Security Context – The Delhi High Court issued notices to the Centre on a petition challenging the constitutionality of the Essential Defence Services Act, 2021 which prohibits strikes in essential defence services. Concept – Key features of the Act include: Essential defence services: Essential defence services […]
Char Dham Yatra Subject – Art and Culture Context – The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday lifted its stay on the Char Dham Yatra, allowing the state government to hold the pilgrimage under a strict Covid-19 protocol. Concept – Char Dham means Four Dhams i.e. Four religious places. Char Dham in Uttarakhand is […]
United Nations children’s agency UNICEF Subject – IR Context – UNICEF report calls for schools to reopen in pandemic-hit countries Concept – The United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, has urged education authorities to reopen schools as soon as possible in countries where millions of students are still not allowed to return to classrooms […]
Small Finance Bank Subject – Economy Context – The Reserve Bank has given its go-ahead to Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB) to form a special committee of directors to oversee operations in the absence of an MD and CEO. Concept – To know about Small Finance banks, please click here.
Nuclear-powered Submarine Subject – Security Context – The United States, United Kingdom, and Australia announced a new defence deal, under which America and Britain will help Australia deploy nuclear-powered submarines in the Pacific region. Concept – The nuclear-powered submarines will give Australia naval heft in the Pacific, where China has been particularly aggressive. […]
India now world’s No 6 stock market by M-cap Subject – Economy Context – As Sensex tops 59,000, India now world’s No 6 stock market by M-cap Concept – The slew of reforms announced by the Centre for the telecom sector along with the expected announcement on a bad bank pushed India’s benchmark […]
Shankhalipi Script Subject – Art and Culture Context – Gupta era temple in Etah has put focus back on shankhalipi script Concept – Last week, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) discovered remains of an ancient temple dating back to the Gupta period (5th century) in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district. […]