Sangolli Rayanna Subject – History Context – Prohibitory orders have been clamped on Belagavi till Monday morning after a statue of Sangolli Rayanna, a 19th century icon who fought against the British, was vandalised. Concept – He was an Indian military Shetsanadi (Sainik) and warrior in the Kittur princely state of the Karnataka. […]

    Mosquitoes and Climate Change Subject – Environment Context – In a warming world, viruses and their mosquito vectors are fast acquiring traits to gang up on humans Concept – Aedes mosquitoes are originally found in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. Though most serious diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and […]

    Chamber of Princes Subject – History Context – Suspended MPs have been protesting in front of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi inside the Parliament complex. Concept – The Chamber of Princes (Narendra Mandal) was an institution established in 1920 by a royal proclamation of King-Emperor George V to provide a forum in which […]

    Sacred Groves Subject – Environment Context – Punjab’s sacred groves, hosting native flora and fauna, and associated with people’s beliefs and traditions, need urgent attention. Concept – Sacred groves are communally protected forests which usually have a significant religious connotation for the protecting community. The Sacred Groves comprises of patches of forest or […]

    Climate Change in Arctic Subject – Environment Context – The Arctic Circle has continued to warm at more than twice the rate as the rest of the world through 2021 Concept – People living in the cold but rapidly warming Arctic region seem to be trapped between two crises: The novel coronavirus disease […]

    Pacific Light Cable Network Subject – Science and Tech Context – U.S. recommends approving Google, Meta undersea data cable to Asia Concept – The Biden administration recommended Alphabet’s Google and Facebook parent Meta get permission to use an undersea cable system to handle growing internet traffic with Asia. The administration urged the Federal […]

    Agni-P Missile Subject – Defence and Security Context – DRDO tests Agni-­P missile for second time Concept – A new generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Agni-P (Prime), was successfully flight tested from the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha. Agni-P is a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles. It is a […]

    Topic 1: Should India raise the marriage age for girls? Topic 2: Civil society: New frontier of internal war in India?