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The Infrastructure and Project Monitoring Division Subject: Economy Context: The road transport and highways sector has the maximum number of delayed projects, as per the latest flash report on infrastructure projects for October 2022. Details of the report: In the road transport and highways sector-243 out of 826 projects are delayed In railways-114 […]
India first Buddhist Varsity to come up in South Tripura Subject: International Relations Context: Shakya Gasan,chief monk of the World Buddhist Pope Association of South Korea, will lay the foundation stone for the International Buddhist University at Manu Bankul in Sabroom of South Tripura district. More about Dhamma Dipa International Buddhist University (DDIBU): […]
Gandhi Bust to come up at UN headquarter Subject: International Relations Context: A bust of Mahatma Gandhi will be inaugurated as a gift from India to the United Nations during India’s presidency of the Security Council next month, This will be the first sculpture of the Mahatma to be installed at the world […]
Egypt President to be chief guest at Republic Day celebrations Subject: International Relations Context: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi will be the chief guest at the Republic Day in January 2023. This is the first time that the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt will be the Chief Guest at our […]
Chinar Trees Subject: Geography It is a deciduous tree that belongs to the cold regions of the world, mainly in the Kashmir valley of India. Their real beauty unfurls in fall when the foliage turns to a blood-red and mauve color. The leaves eventually turn yellow and amber. The name ‘Chinar ‘comes from […]
Draft bill to allow for updation of NPR Subject : Governance Context : Government of India may bring Bill to allow NPR updation via birth and death database. Concept : According to the proposed bill, the the Registrar General of India to maintain a database on births and deaths and use that to […]
Why is the Darjeeling tea industry in crisis? Subject: Geography Context- One of the key brands of the Tea Board, ‘Darjeeling Tea’, is under acute stress. During the annual general meeting of the Indian Tea Association (ITA) in Kolkata, the Tea Board of India had sought a special financial package of ₹1,000 crore […]
How musth of a wild elephant hit tourism prospects in Athirappally-Vazhachal corridor Subject :Environment Context: A wild elephant in musth has literally paralysed the tourism prospects of the Athirappilly-Vazhachal-Malakkappara sector, a popular tourist corridor in central Kerala. Kabali, otherwise a reasonably calm elephant, is behaving violently as it is at the peak of […]
Telangana scores double win at UNESCO heritage awards Subject :Art and Culture Context: Telangana scored a double win at the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation with a Distinction of Merit for the restoration of the 17th century stepwells inside the Qutb Shahi Tombs Complex in Hyderabad and an Award of Merit […]
Mumbai national park gets Asiatic lions from Junagadh Subject :Environment In news- A pair of three-year-old Asiatic lions has been brought to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park here from Sakkarbaug Zoo, Gujarat in exchange for a pair of tigers. Asiatic lions- The Asiatic Lion (also known as the Persian Lion or Indian Lion) […]