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MAJULI MASKS
MAJULI MASKS
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Adding to their growing national and international recognition, the traditional Majuli masks in Assam were given a Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Centre ...
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07-Mar 2024
ANTI-DEFECTION LAW
ANTI-DEFECTION LAW
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The existing legislation must be replaced to ensure anyone who changes party affiliation must resign and seek re-election. Nowhere is the saying “the l...
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07-Mar 2024
JIM CORBETT NATIONAL PARK: UTTARAKHAND
JIM CORBETT NATIONAL PARK
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The Supreme Court condemned the illegal felling of over 6,000 trees to construct buildings, ostensibly for “eco-tourism” at the Jim Corbett National Par...
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07-Mar 2024
ARTICLE 371 ARTICLE 371
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In the backdrop of protests across Ladakh, the Centre is mulling granting Article 371-like protection to the Union Territory. Sources said during a meeting of th...
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07-Mar 2024
METHANE 'SAT'
METHANE 'SAT'
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Recently, MethaneSAT, a satellite designed to monitor and measure methane emissions worldwide, was successfully launched into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon9 rock...
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06-Mar 2024
INS JATAYU
INS JATAYU
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Recently, The Naval Detachment Minicoy will be officially commissioned as INS Jatayu, representing a significant upgrade to the naval infrastructure in the Laksh...
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06-Mar 2024
PROTOTYPE FAST BREEDER REACTOR PROTOTYPE FAST BREEDER REACTOR
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Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi observed the commencement of core-loading for the indigenous Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at ...
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05-Mar 2024
UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
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Over the past two decades, global university ranking systems have become paramount in the realm of higher education worldwide. Countries such as China...
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05-Mar 2024
KALBELIA DANCE
KALBELIA DANCE
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Artistes from Rajasthan perform ‘Kalbelia’ dance during the four-day National Culture Festival under the auspices of the Union Ministry of Culture in Hyderabad .In...
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04-Mar 2024
KASHMIR STAG (HANGUL)
KASHMIR STAG (HANGUL)
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Kashmir’s highly shy and sensitive animal, hangul, which is listed as a critically endangered indigenous species of deer, has reported one of the healthiest...
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04-Mar 2024
WHITE REVOLUTION 2.0
WHITE REVOLUTION 2.0
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According to the latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) for 2022-23, milk has emerged as the top food expenditure item in both rural a...
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04-Mar 2024
STATUS OF LEOPARDS IN INDIA REPORT 2022
STATUS OF LEOPARDS IN INDIA REPORT 2022
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Recently, The Union Environment Ministry released the 'Status of Leopards in India, 2022' report, indicating a rise in the leopard pop...
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04-Mar 2024
SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION PLANT
SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION PLANT
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Recently, The Union Cabinet approved three chip-related projects worth about Rs 1.26 lakh crore, including what could be India’s first sem...
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02-Mar 2024
FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA (FCI)
FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA (FCI)
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Activist Ajay Bose received replies under the Right to Information (RTI) Act that the regional offices of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) i...
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02-Mar 2024
HYDROGEN AS A FUEL
HYDROGEN AS A FUEL
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Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launched India’s first indigenously developed hydrogen fuel cell ferry. The vessel, manufactured by Coch...
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02-Mar 2024