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Subject: Environment Context: The Greater Chennai Corporation will develop Miyawaki urban forests at 1,000 locations across the city, said Corporation Commissioner. Concept: The Miyawaki method, developed by a Japanese botanist after whom it is named, involves planting saplings in small areas, causing them to “fight” for resources and grow nearly 10 times quicker. It originated […]
Subject: Current Events Context: Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad presented Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Telecom Skill Excellence Awards including cash award of Rs 50,000 and Rs 30,000 respectively, to both awardees. Concept: Department of Telecommunications (DoT) launched Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Telecom Skill Excellence Awards scheme in 2017. Objective is to reward the successful telecom skilled people […]
Subject: Environment / Social Issue Context: Any exploitation of the North Sentinel Island of the Andamans for commercial and strategic gain would spell the death knell for its occupants, the Sentinelese, a most secluded, particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) who reside in complete isolation on the island, the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) has said. […]
Subject: Environment Context : The Himalayan trillium (Trillium govanianum), a common herb of the Himalayas was declared ‘endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last week. Concept: Found in temperate and sub-alpine zones of the Himalayas, at an altitude from 2,400-4,000 metres above sea level, the existence of the plant has been […]
Subject: Culture Context: The 16th-century mausoleum of one of the nine prominent courtiers during Mughal emperor Akbar’s reign, which is believed to inspire the Taj Mahal, has been restored to its lost glory and is now open to the public. Concept: The tomb of poet Abdur Rahim Khan- I- Khana, popularly known as ‘Rahim’- one […]
Subject: Current Events Context: Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh visited DRDO’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex during his visit to Hyderabad on 19th Dec 2020. On this occasion, he inaugurated the advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility. Concept: The state-of-the-art HWT Test facility is pressure vacuum driven enclosed free jet facility having nozzle […]
Subject: History & Culture Concept: The SansadBhavan is the seat of the Parliament of India. It houses the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha which represent lower and upper houses respectively in India’s bicameral parliament. The existing building draws inspiration from Ekattarso Mahadeva Temple (in M.P.) and was built under the British empire for its […]
Subject: Defence Context: President Ram NathKovind became the first President to visit Goa on the state’s Liberation Day as he inaugurated a cultural event to mark the beginning of Goa’s 60th year of liberation from 451 years of colonial Portuguese rule. Concept: Every year 19th December is celebrated by India as on this day Operation […]
Table Of Contents EASE OF DOING BUISNESS FOOD PRICE INDEX TECHNICAL TEXTLES LOW EARTH ORBIT DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS ACE2 ENZYME DRDO SYSTEMS US CYBER ATTACKS HUMAN FREEDOM INDEX FAIR AND REMUNERATIVE PRICE ARTICLE 356 1. EASE OF DOING BUISNESS Subject: Economy Context : The World Bank has corrected two of its recent ease […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court Friday stayed an order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court to examine if there has been constitutional breakdown in the state. Concept: Article 356 of the Constitution of India gives President of India the power to suspend state government and impose President’s rule of any state in the country […]