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Subject : Environment Context :The first rescue and rehabilitation centre for monkeys in Telangana was inaugurated at Gandi Ramanna Haritavanam near Chincholi village in Nirmal district. Concept : Monkeys that venture into human habitations would be caught in a phased manner, brought to the centre where they would be operated on for birth control and […]
Subject : Polity Context : With the Winter Session of Parliament standing cancelled, Central ministries, departments lose access to supplementary demands for grants. Concept : Article 115: Supplementary, additional or excess grants. Supplementary grants are the additional grant required to meet the required expenditure of the government. When grants, authorised by the Parliament, fall short […]
Subject : History Context :Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled visit to Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in New Delhi. The Prime Minister paid his respects at the gurdwara a day after the death anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur. Concept : Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621 – 1675) was the ninth of ten Gurus of the […]
Subject : Social Issue Concept : Pathalgadi Movement: Pathalgadi’ literally means carving a stone — it is an ancient tradition in the tribal communities of Jharkhand. Adivasis usually erected engraved stones to mark the birth or death of a person. The practice took on a new meaning after tribal activists, former IAS officer B.D. Sharma […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: Using the technique of cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), Dr Bing Chen and colleagues at Boston Children’s Hospital have freeze-framed the spike protein in both its shapes — before and after fusion with the cell. Concept: Cryo-electron microscopy is a specific type of electron microscopy that is based on the principle […]
Table Of Contents OPERATION VIJAY ARCHITECTURE OF PARLIAMENT HYPERSONIC WIND TUNNEL FACILITY ABDUL RAHIM KHAN-e-KHANA TOMB HIMALAYAN HERB SENTINELESE PANDIT DEENDAYAL UPADHYAY TELECOM SKILL EXCELLENCE AWARDS MIYAWAKI FOREST ADVANCED TOWED ARTILLERY GUN SYSTEM (ATAGS) MATRU SAHYOGINI SAMITI NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST DISEASES (NATCON) PRIME MINISTER’S SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME (PMSSS) 1. […]
Subject: Govt Schemes Context : Extending support to J&K and Ladakh students, AICTE has decided to release the instalment of Rs. 20,000/- as maintenance allowance under Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS). Concept : An Expert Group was constituted by the Prime Minister for enhancing employment opportunity among youths of J&K and Ladakh and formulate […]
Subject : Current Events Context : Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare addressed the Platinum Jubilee of the National Conference of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (NATCON). Concept : The Tuberculosis Association of India (TAI) is one of the oldest and largest voluntary organizations having its affiliates all over the country. It was set up […]
Subject: Governance Context: The Madhya Pradesh government has issued an order for the appointment of committees led by mothers to ensure better monitoring of services delivered at anganwadi or day care centres across the State. Concept: ‘Matru Sahyogini Samiti’ or Mothers’ Cooperation Committees, these will comprise 10 mothers at each anganwadi representing the concerns of […]
Subject: Defence Context: User trials of the indigenous Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) jointly with private industry are scheduled to be resumed later this month and the trials will be completed by mid-2021. Concept: The ATAGS is a 155-mm, 52-calibre artillery gun jointly developed by […]