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The six entrances of the New Parliament Complex, and their guardian animals Subject :History Section: Art and Culture Context: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar hoisted the national flag at the Gaja Dwar of the building on Sunday morning (17th September 2023). The new Parliament has six entrances, each signifying a different role. In the New […]
Three Hoysala Temples of Karnataka inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites Subject :History Section: Art and Culture The Hoysala temples at Belur, Halebidu and Somanathapur in Karnataka were officially inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Hoysala Temples, will be […]
Daily Prelims Notes 20 September 2023 Table Of Contents Azerbaijan launches operation against Nagorno-Karabakh and demands surrender France and Germany, the two largest economies in the European Union, pushed new proposals for the enlargement of the 27 member bloc Is the UN carbon neutral? No, finds an investigation. Aditya L1 takes STEPS to […]
Science and Tech Awards to Get Padma-style Makeover into Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar Subject :Science and technology Section: Policy and schemes Introduction: The Union Government is consolidating nearly 300 science awards from various science-affiliated Ministries into 56 centrally-administered Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) awards. These awards will no longer include cash prizes; instead, they will […]
Shah denies Adhir’s view that UPA-era Bill is still alive Subject :Polity Section: Parliament Context: The Lok Sabha saw a dispute between Congress Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the Women’s Reservation Bill. Chowdhury asserted that the Bill introduced by the United Progressive Alliance government in 2010 and […]
Can green nudges in online food deliveries lead to lesser pollution? A study conducted in China thinks so Subject: Environment Section: Protected Areas Why in the news? A study conducted in collaboration with an online food delivery platform (Eleme) in China found that making “no disposable cutlery” the default choice for orders and […]
Centre identifies 62 new elephant corridors; total now 150 Subject: Environment Section: Protected Areas Context: A new elephant corridor report released by the central government showed a 40 per cent increase in elephant corridors across 15 elephant range states in India. Elephant corridors in India: Elephant corridors can be described as a strip […]
‘Green should be the color of the future’: Global bodies launch campaign to protect forests Subject: Environment Section: International Conventions Context: The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), a partnership of 16 global organizations chaired by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has launched the Joint Call to Action for Forests towards […]
SDG Summit 2023: Political declaration for massive increase in investments to attain SDGs adopted Subject: Environment Section: International Conventions Context: Leaders from around the world gathered on September 18, 2023 for the High-level Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit and agreed to intensify their efforts to deliver SDGs by 2030. High-level Sustainable Development Goals […]
Queen of rain no more: How Karnataka’s Agumbe lost to little-known Udupi towns Subject: Geography Section: Indian Geography Agumbe Rainforest Complex (ARC): Located in Shivamogga district of Karnataka Known as ‘Cherrapunji of Karnataka’ for its phenomenal rainfall of more than 8000 mm during monsoon. For the past two years Agumbe is receiving less […]