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GREEN HYDROGEN GREEN HYDROGEN
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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has unveiled a scheme worth Rs 496 crore, earmarked until 2025-26, to bolster pilot initiatives aimed at ...
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06-Apr 2024
INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION (IVC)
INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION (IVC)
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A human skeleton, degraded and in a flexed posture, found on the slope of a hillock in a Gujarat village could hold the key to a mystery that’...
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05-Apr 2024
POLITICAL PARTIES AND SYMBOLS
POLITICAL PARTIES AND SYMBOLS
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The recent allocation of a new common symbol (Mike) to the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), which secured 3.9% and 6.5% of the votes in Tamil Nadu ...
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05-Apr 2024
GLOBAL INDICES FOR DEMOCRACY
GLOBAL INDICES FOR DEMOCRACY
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The recent democracy index from the V-Dem Institute has labelled India as one of the foremost autocracies. Other similar i...
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05-Apr 2024
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL)
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL)
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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court Bar Association (MMBA) has succeeded in restoring the right of the Bench to hear all kinds of public i...
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04-Apr 2024
RING OF FIRE
RING OF FIRE
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Recently, Nine individuals lost their lives, and over 800 sustained injuries in Taiwan following the most powerful earthquake in at least 25 years. Conflicting r...
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04-Apr 2024
STATE GOVERNMENT BORROWINGS
STATE GOVERNMENT BORROWINGS
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The financial relationship between the Union and various State governments has sparked intense debate. In a recent development, the Government of ...
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04-Apr 2024
KALLAKKADAL
KALLAKKADAL
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Hundreds of houses have been flooded in several coastal areas of Kerala due to high sea waves, also known as swell waves, since Sunday. The worst affected regions includ...
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03-Apr 2024
CHERIYAL SCROLL PAINTING
CHERIYAL SCROLL PAINTING
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Telangana boasts a vibrant history of storytelling intertwined with a plethora of performative art forms. Among these traditions is Cheriyal, a quain...
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03-Apr 2024
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI) RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI)
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which was established on April 1, 1935, is responsible for monetary stability, currency management, inflation ta...
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03-Apr 2024
KODAIKANAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY
KODAIKANAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY
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Recently, The Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KSO) in Tamil Nadu Celebrated its 125th anniversary. It has been a mainstay of Indian astronomy s...
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02-Apr 2024
SAHITYA AKADEMI
SAHITYA AKADEMI
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A controversy erupted in the Sahitya Akademi on Monday after Malayalam author C. Radhakrishnan resigned from the membership of the premier literary body’s general...
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02-Apr 2024
UTKALA DIBASA
UTKALA DIBASA
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April 1 is celebrated as Odisha Day, or Utkala Dibasa, in the state of Odisha. This commemorates the day in 1936 when a separate Odisha state (then known as Ori...
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02-Apr 2024
INDIA EMPLOYMENT REPORT 2024
INDIA EMPLOYMENT REPORT 2024
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The India Employment Report 2024, prepared jointly by the Institute of Human Development (IHD) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), and r...
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01-Apr 2024
KATCHATHEEVU ISLAND
KATCHATHEEVU ISLAND
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently criticised the Congress party for its decision regarding the island of Katchatheevu, calling it a careless move. Th...
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01-Apr 2024