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Amendment to the Jagannath Temple Act Subject – Art and Culture Context – Odisha state cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the Sri Jagannath Temple Act of 1954, simplifying issues pertaining to land owned by the Jagannath Temple. Concept – Odisha state cabinet approved amendments to the Sri Jagannath Temple Act of 1954, […]
Mud Crab Reovirus (MCRV) Subject – Science and Tech Context – ‘Reovirus’ hits mud crab cultivation in A.P. Concept – Mud Crab Reovirus (MCRV) has been found to be the reason for the mass mortality of crabs (Scylla serrate) in Andhra Pradesh. MCRV, also known as the “sleeping disease”, has taken a toll […]
Multi Agency Centre (MAC) Subject – Defence and Security Context – States told to share Intel on common grid Concept – Multi Agency Centre (MAC) is a common counter-terrorism grid under the Intelligence Bureau that was made operational in 2001 following the Kargil War. As many as 28 organisations, including the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), armed forces and […]
Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara Subject – Art and Culture Context – 150th death anniversary of Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, which was commemorated on January 3 Concept – Saint Chavara was a social reformer, an educationist, a social entrepreneur, and a prolific poet. He deserves a place in the pantheon of socio-religious reformers that […]
Trash into a Volcano Subject – Geography Context – Why can’t we throw all our trash into a volcano and burn it up? – Georgine T. Concept – It’s true that lava is hot enough to burn up some of our trash. When Kilauea erupted on the Big island of Hawaii in 2018, […]
Residual Pandemic Subject – Science and Tech Context – There is a huge number of people who have defeated COVID-19, but continue to suffer its debilitating long-term effects Concept – Two years after the outbreak of the disease, the world has started grappling with a parallel pandemic. Millions who have recovered from COVID-19 […]
5 Sikh takhts Subject – Art and Culture Context – PM to lay foundation stone for ₹42,750-cr projects in UP. The green field expressway will connect key Sikh religious sites at SultanpurLodhi, Goindwal Sahib, Khadoor Sahib, Tarn Taran and the holy Hindu shrine of Vaishno Devi in Katra. Concept – Takht is a […]
Green Hydrogen Subject – Environment Context – Green hydrogen is the ‘fuel of the future’, says Gadkari Concept – Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water using electricity generated from solar panels or through wind turbines. When produced using fossil fuels, it is not classified as green hydrogen. Hydrogen is known to be […]
India to surpass China as 3rd largest user of Ethanol Subject – Environment Context – India to surpass China as 3rd largest user of Ethanol Concept – India is on course to race past China as the world’s third largest ethanol consumer by 2026 as it accelerates the transformation towards a clean energy […]
New Covid variant ‘IHU’ Subject – Science and Tech Context – New Covid variant ‘IHU’ identified in France Concept – Known as ‘IHU’, the B.1.640.2 variant has been reported by researchers at Institute IHU Mediterranee Infection in at least 12 cases, and has been linked to travel to the African country Cameroon. However, […]