Trinity Test Reach Subject : History Concept : J Robert Oppenheimer and the other researchers of the Manhattan Project prepared to test the first ever atomic bomb in the New Mexico desert. At the time, they knew relatively little about how the bomb would behave and the risks it posed. A new study, […]
Why Lokmanya Tilak National Award for PM Modi has raised hackles in Congress Subject: History Section: Modern India Context: The award has been instituted by the Tilak Smarak Mandir Trust in the memory of the nationalist ‘Lokmanya’ Bal Gangadhar Tilak and is given on Tilak’s death anniversary. Lokmanya’ Bal Gangadhar Tilak Born on […]
Ahamadiyyas Subject : History Section: Modern History Concept : In the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, the Ahmadiyya community has approached the Central government to intervene against a case of their exclusion from the larger Muslim community. This follows a resolution passed by the Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board in February declaring them as […]
President opens tribal arts gallery at Rashtrapati Bhavan as she finishes a year in office Subject :History Section: Art and culture Concept : On a day when India’s first President from the tribal community Droupadi Murmu completed one year in office, the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday got a unique gallery titled ‘Janjatiya Darpan’dedicated […]
House panel expresses concern over slow documentation of antiquities Subject :History Section: Art and culture Concept : The Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture noted in the Rajya Sabha on Monday that the National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA) has only been able to document 16.8 lakh antiquities out of a estimated […]
Govt plans memorial for Brave hearts in all villages Subject :History Section: Modern India Concept : The Union government has launched the ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ campaign, envisaged as a culminating event of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebration of 75 years of Indian Independence, in which soil collected from different parts of […]
King Mihir Bhoj Subject: History Section: Ancient India Concept: The controversy around the lineage of Mihir Bhoj has surfaced recently in Haryana. The current controversy in Haryana The Gurjar community in Haryana’s Kaithal had planned to unveil a statue of Mihir Bhoj, calling him a GurjarPratihar Samrat (king). The Rajput community members objected […]