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Ondiveeran Subject :History Section: Modern India Context: Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting for authorizing a commemorative postal stamp for freedom fighter Ondiveeran. Concept: Ondiveeran was a native of NerkattumSeval near Sankarankoil in the erstwhile Tirunelveli district (since bifurcated and now in Tenkasi district). Ondiveeran was a trusted lieutenant in thePulithevan Army […]
Why low water levels on the Rhine river hurt Germany’s economy Subject : Geography Section: Mapping Context: Flowing from the Swiss Alps to the North Sea via German industrial heartlands, the Rhine is a major route for products ranging from grains to chemicals and coal. It is an important link between industrial producers […]
Rural Inflation Subject : Economy Section: Inflation Context: Amidst headline retail inflation coming down to a 5month low in July, 11 States, including Maharashtra and Gujarat, have recorded higher than the national average. Details: All India CPI recorded 6.71 per cent in July, which is the lowest in five months. 11 States have […]
The competition bill 2022 Subject : Economy Section: Inflation Context: Last week, the government of India introduced the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022, in the Lok Sabha. Key proposals: It seeks to amend the Competition Act, 2002. The Bill expands the definition of combinations to include transactions with a value above Rs 2,000 crore. […]
The revolutionaries whom Modi mentioned in his Independence Day speech Subject : History Section: Modern India Context :In his address from the Red Fort on Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to a range of personalities from India’s freedom struggle, including fearless revolutionary heroes, leaders of tribal movements, spiritual leaders, women […]
Women heroes of India’s freedom struggle, mentioned by PM in his I-Day speech Subject : History Section: Modern India Context: In his ninth Independence Day address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed “nari shakti”, and urged people to pledge to not do anything that […]
Parliament panel suggests viability gap funding for offshore wind projects Subject : Geography Section: Economic geography Context: The committee also observed that even as offshore wind power is costly compared to onshore wind power, the latter has a significantly higher CUF compared to the former. Further, as per global trends, the cost of […]
Bilkis Bano case: 11 lifers convicted for Gujarat riots gangrape, murder set free in Godhra Subject : Polity Section: Governor Context: Gujarat Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Raj Kumar told that the application for remission was considered due to the “completion of 14 years” in jail and other factors such as “age, nature of […]
Lokadalats Subject :Polity Section : Judiciary Context: Over 74 lakh pending and pre-litigation cases, many of them part of a huge backlog created by the pandemic, were settled across the country in the third National Lok Adalat. In a move away from convention, the legal services authorities under Chief Justice of India-designate, Justice […]
Karnataka govt ad on Har Ghar Tiranga omits Nehru, features Savarkar prominently Subject :History Section: Modern history Pre Independence Post Independence In 1912, he attended the Bankipore Congress as a delegate. 1916, he joined Annie Besant’s Home Rule League. He met Mahatma Gandhi and entered the freedom struggle at the national level during […]