Hindenburg Disaster Subject :History Section: World History Concept : Recently, the Hindenburg Research has grabbed the limelight over its report on the Adani Group’s alleged corporate fraud. The company has been named after the famous Zeppelin disaster after which took place in 1937. Hindenburg/ Zeppelin disaster The Hindenburg disaster was an airship accident […]
Etikoppaka toys Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Concept: The Union government choosing to confer Padma Shri on him in the art category is an honour to the Etikoppaka wooden toy craft, and it will go a long way in promoting the art, says C.V. Raju. About Etikoppaka toys: These are traditional toys […]
January 26 – Republic Day Subject: History Concept : Republic Day (74rd) is celebrated every year on 26th January to commemorate the adoption of the Indian Constitution, which came into effect on this day in 1950. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land and citizens are expected to abide by it. […]
Purana Qila prepares history walk for G20 guests Subject : History Section :Art and Culture Concept : During the G20 Summit in Delhi in September, visiting delegates will be taken to the Purana Qila to travel back 2,500 years in time. Currently, one of the excavated trenches at the site is being turned […]
Puri’s Jagannath Temple Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Odisha Governor has backed the entry of foreign nationals inside the world-famous Jagannath Temple in Puri, wading into a debate that has lasted for decades and periodically triggered controversy. About Jagannath Temple: The temple is believed to be constructed in the 12th century […]
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Subject: History Section: Personality Context: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will organise a weeklong event revolving around the life of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and his contribution to the freedom struggle as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic Events Week’ to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence Subhas Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23rd January 1897, in Cuttack, Orissa Division, Bengal Province, to PrabhavatiDutt Bose and Janakinath Bose. He was highly influenced by Vivekananda’s teachings and considered him as his spiritual […]
Office of Registrar General of India following obsolete criteria to define ST’s Subject : History Context: The Office of the Registrar General of India (RGI) is following the set of criteria set out by the Lokur Committee nearly 60 years ago to define any new community as a Scheduled Tribe as per the […]
Kumarakom, Beypore find place in Centre’s Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Subject : History Two more tourism destinations in Kerala have made it to the list of places selected for the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme of the Union Ministry of Tourism. As per an office memorandum released by the Union Ministry of Tourism, Kumarakom in […]
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi vs CM Stalin: Know about Dravidian model of governance Subject: History Context: The latest flare-up between Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi and the DMK government is over certain portions Ravi skipped from the speech submitted to him by the state for reading at the start of the […]
Chandigarh’s monumental modernism Subject: History Context: Supreme Court prohibited the “fragmentation/ division/ bifurcation/ apartmentalisation” of residential units in phase I of Chandigarh, and directed the Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee to “take into consideration its own recommendations that the northern sectors of Chandigarh ‘(Corbusian Chandigarh)’ should be preserved in their present form”. Observation of […]