Karnataka notifies 10% EWS Quota Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Concept: Days after scrapping the 2B Category for Muslims under the OBC quota and on the eve of the announcement of the Assembly elections, the Karnataka government notified the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category to provide 10% reservation in education and employment. Muslims have […]
New Quality Control Orders for fibers Subject :Polity Section: National bodies Concept : Quality Control Orders (QCO) have been issued for fibers – cotton, polyester and viscose– that constitute the basic raw materials for the majority of the Indian textile and clothing industry. Quality Control Orders (QCOs) For ensuring the availability of quality […]
Indian Council of Historical Research Subject :History Section: Art and Culture Concept : The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) is looking to tap rolls of leather-bound record books with details such as place of origin, names, births, deaths, reason of death, place of residence, grants made to temples, caste and clan to […]
Piezoelectric Effect Subject: Science and technology Section: Msc Concept : Researchers have reported evidence of the piezoelectric effect in liquids for the first time. Piezoelectric effect The piezoelectric effect refers to an instance when a body develops an electric current when it is subjected to mechanical stress. When piezoelectric material is placed under […]
Sisupalgarh: ancient city in odisha Subject : History Section: Ancient India Concept : The nationally protected 2,700yearold Sisupalgarh, a fort city on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, is being bulldozed by the land mafia, even as official notifications are ignored, and the State government and ASI point a lazy finger at each other. About […]
ISRO releases images of Earth captured by its EOS-06 satellite Subject : Science and technology Section: Space technology Concept : The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released images of Earth captured by the EOS-06 satellite. Details The images are a mosaic generated by the ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC). NRSC/ISRO has […]
Vaikom Satyagraha Subject : History Section: Modern INDIA Concept : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister announced that the government was planning year-long events to commemorate the Vaikom Satyagraha that was launched to end caste discrimination in a local temple a century ago. Vaikom Award The award would be given to eminent personalities or organisations […]
Exemption for Rare Diseases drugs Subject : Science and tech / Governance Concept : The Union government declared that all the drugs and food for special medical purposes imported for personal use for the treatment of all rare diseases listed under the National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021 will be fully exempted from […]
European Commission grants GI tag for Himachal’s Kangra tea Subject: Geography Section: Places in news Context: European Commission (EC) has granted protected geographical indication (PGI) for India’s unique Kangra tea, which is grown in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district. Kangra Tea: It is a type of tea produced in the Kangra district of Himachal […]
More than 90% of the world’s salt marshes may soon succumb to sea level rise Subject :Environment Context: Salt marshes have been playing an outsized role in stabilising the environment. But more than 90 per cent of these biologically productive ecosystems may soon succumb to sea level rise by the turn of the […]