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First Sylhet-Silchar Festival Subject: Art and Culture Context: The first Sylhet-Silchar Festival celebrating the close cultural ties between the neighbouring regions of India and Bangladesh began in Assam’s Barak Valley on Friday. Content: The festival underlines the commonalities between India and Bangladesh, specifically the Sylheti variant of the Bengali language and the Sylheti […]
Coastal Red Sand Dunes of AP Subject: Geography Context: Scientists urge Andhra Pradesh govt. to protect glacial-period coastal red sand dunes of Vizag to study the impact of climate change as it has seen both the glacial and the warm periods. Content: The coastal red sand dunes is popularly known as ‘Erra Matti […]
Kashi Tamil Sangamam Programme Subject: Art and Culture Context: Tamil learning books fly off the shelves at Kashi Tamil Sangamam as demand was seen both from Hindi speakers as well as Tamil-origin residents of Varanasi. Concept: The objective of the programme is to celebrate, reaffirm and rediscover the age-old links between Tamil Nadu […]
Regenerative Agriculture Subject: Environment Context: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on “Climate Change and Land” listed Regenerative agriculture as a ‘sustainable land management practice’ that focused on ecological functions and “can be effective in building resilience of agroecosystems.” Concept: Regenerative agriculture is a holistic farming system that focuses on soil health, […]
‘360 m WhatsApp numbers from 108 nations leaked on dark web’ Subject :Science and Technology Concept : The dark net or dark web is an overlay network within the Internet which is not accessible through search engines, and where anonymous activities are carried out. For this reason, a market for illegal activities thrives here, including the sale and purchase […]
G20 presidency of India begins Subject: International relations Context: India assumed the G20 presidency on 1st of December. More about India Presidency: India assumes the presidency of G20 from 1st of December. The G20 Presidency also marks the beginning of “Amritkaal”, the 25-year period beginning from the 75th anniversary of its independence on […]
India assume monthly presidency of UNSC Subject: International relations Context: India assumed the monthly rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on December 1, the second time in its two-year tenure as an elected member of the Council in 2021-22. India had earlier assumed UNSC presidency in August 2021. What are the […]
The battle to bring freshwater turtles back from the brink Subject: Environment What is Turtle Survival Alliance: The Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) was formed in 2001 as an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) partnership for sustainable captive management of freshwater turtles and tortoises. The TSA arose in response to the rampant […]
Artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbots Subject :Science and technology Context: Public sector organizations and government agencies are leading the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbots in India Details: The National Payments Corp. of India (NPCI), Indian Railways, Bangalore Metro Rail Corp. Ltd (BMRCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) are increasingly using these platforms […]
How e-rupi will work Subject :Economy Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) — digital rupee or e-rupee (e₹). CBDC is a legal tender issued by the RBI in digital form. It is the same as the fiat currency- is exchangeable one-to-one with the fiat […]