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HC asks state govt to make Bihar Vidyapeeth campus a museum Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Bihar Vidyapeeth, the educational institution which was set up by Mahatma Gandhi in 1921 Dr Rajendra Prasad was the principal of the Vidyapeeth. Gujarat Vidyapith is a deemed university in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It was […]
What is India’s law on abortion, and why has a pregnant unmarried petitioner gone to Supreme Court in appeal? Subject :Polity Section: Judiciary Context: A 25-year-old pregnant woman moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 19) seeking an abortion after the Delhi High Court declined her plea last week. The woman has also […]
Stay away from Congo’s ‘carbon bomb’ auction, Greenpeace urges Big Oil Subject : Environment Section :Pollution Context: Greenpeace has urged major oil and gas companies to not participate in a huge auction of oil blocks in Democratic Republic of Congo at the end of July. It has called it a carbon bomb. What are carbon […]
Tunnel vision that is endangering India’s history Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Section 20 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act of 1958, last amended in 2010, prohibits construction within a 100 metre radius of all Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)-protected monuments and regulates activities within another […]
Why is there outrage over the new ‘National Emblem’? Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently gave the nation a first glimpse of the national emblem atop the new Parliament House coming up as part of the Central Vista Project. The National emblem of India is an adaptation […]
No plan to bring down fisheries subsidies: Govt in Lok Sabha Subject: Government Schemes Section: Agriculture Context: India had sought a 25-year transition period, contending that fisheries sector in the country requires government support since millions of fisher folks in coastal areas still rely on small-scale fishing for their livelihood. They are given […]
The demand for ‘tribal’ status for Himachal’s Trans-Giri and its Hatti community Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Context: Political promises have been made over the years; however, the government has cited technical hurdles in its fulfilment. With Assembly elections approaching, the issue is back on top of discussions Who are Hatti Community? The Hattis […]
Pythagorean geometry in Vedic-era texts and centuries before Pythagoras Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Sulbasutras described procedures based on knowledge of what we call Pythagoras theorem. While this has long been known, the discussion has been revived after a Karnataka position paper calls the theorem ‘fake news’. Madan Gopal, a retired IAS […]
Spike protein Subject :Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology A study has identified specific mutations within the spike proteins of the novel coronavirus that help Omicron subvariants evade antibodies. These antibodies can be from vaccines or previous COVID-19 infections. Concept: Spike protein protrudes from the surface of a coronavirus, like the spikes of a crown or […]
Species extinction Subject :Environment Section : Biodiversity According to a new research led by the University of Minnesota ,the wave of extinction of species underway across the globe might be more intense than previously thought, Nearly 30 per cent of the species, have been facing global extinction since 1500, according to the new survey […]