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The Self Respect Movement

14 Jun 202314 Jun 2023

The Self Respect Movement was a social reform movement that emerged in South India in the early 20th century. The movement was led by E.V. Ramasamy, who was also known…

Prelims

67th BPSC Prelims 2022 Complete Study Material

4 Sep 20224 Sep 2022

67th BPSC 2022 Complete Study Material(English) a concise e-book for complete and superfast revision specially compiled for BPSC prelims exam. Download Now Note: The ebook is in english language only

International Relations

Taiwan-China relationship

18 Aug 202229 Aug 2022

Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an island separated by the Taiwan Strait from China.It has been governed independently of mainland China since 1949. The People’s…

Books and Authors

June 2022 Books & Authors

18 Jul 202214 Mar 2023

India’s leading sports and Management institute, the International Institute of Sports & Management (IISM) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, launched India’s first-ever book on Sports Marketing titled “Business of Sports: The Winning Formula for…

Books and Authors

May 2022 Books & Authors

18 Jul 202214 Mar 2023

“Leaders, Politicians, Citizens: Fifty Figures Who Influenced India’s Politics” authored by author-journalist Rasheed Kidwai compiles stories of 50 personalities who influenced India’s political landscape. The book is published by Hachette India. The foreword…

Books and Authors

April 2022 Books & Authors

18 Jul 202214 Mar 2023

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, released a book titled ‘Spoorthi Pradatha Sri Somayya’ authored by Syam Prasad. The book is based on the life story of late Shri Somepalli Somaiah, a social worker from Andhra Pradesh.…

Books and Authors

March 2022 Books & Authors

18 Jul 202214 Mar 2023

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched the first volume of Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin’s autobiography Ungalil Oruvan (One Among You) in Chennai. The first part of the autobiography contains his early life experiences. In it, he traces his school and college…

Books and Authors

February 2022 Books & Authors

18 Jul 2022

A book titled ‘Operation Khatma’ has been released which is authored by journalists RC Ganjoo and Ashwini Bhatnagar. The book is based upon the operation by the Special Operations Group of Jammu & Kashmir…

Books and Authors…

January 2022 Books & Authors

18 Jul 2022

HarperCollins Publishers India is set to publish a new book titled “Mamata: Beyond 2021”, authored by political journalist Jayanta Ghosal and translated by Arunava Sinha. The announcement about the release of the book was made on 5th…

Polity

Anti-defection law

28 Jun 202214 Mar 2023

The Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, popularly referred to as the ‘Anti-Defection Law’ was inserted by the 52nd Amendment (1985) to the Constitution.‘Defection’ has been defined as, “To abandon a…

Uncategorized

Government Digital service delivery

17 Jun 202214 Mar 2023

The Government's initiatives such as Digital India, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), and Government e-Marketplace (GeM) aim to actively transform India into both a knowledge-based economy and a digitally-empowered society.• The…

Art and Culture…

Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991

13 Jun 202214 Mar 2023

The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act of 1991 is often seen in the news in relation to the Ram Mandir issue and also the Krishna Temple at Mathura and…

International Relations

Implications of the Russia-Ukraine war for India

26 May 202227 May 2022

India was able to manage its options well during the initial phases of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, wherein the two sides were seeking India’s support for their positions in the ongoing…

International Relations

India Nepal relations

26 May 202226 May 2022

About the Visit: The visit by the Prime Minister of India was an attempt to establish a symbolic way to expand the India-Nepal relationship through religious diplomacy. The Prime Ministers of…

Economics…

Boon to ban: How the wheat export story changed in two months

26 May 202226 May 2022

India’s wheat exports: The Russia-Ukraine conflict had disrupted the global wheat supply chains given that these two countries alone accounted for a substantial portion of the global wheat production. This provided an…

Polity

Article 142 and the Supreme Court’s judgement in Perarivalan’s case

26 May 202226 May 2022

The Supreme Court used its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution and directed the release of A.G. Perarivalan in Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination case. Background Image source: The Hindu Details…

International Relations

The neighbourhood in turmoil, lessons for India

25 May 202227 May 2022

An overview: The background in brief India, over the years, has sustained in the midst of sensitivities that have a huge impact on its national security and territorial integrity. The Indian…

Economics

FDI inflow ‘highest ever’ at $83.57 bn

25 May 202227 May 2022

The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) for the financial year 2021-22 has reached $83.57 billion which is the highest ever. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Foreign direct investment (FDI) is…

Science and Tech

The rise of AI chips

25 May 202227 May 2022

Artificial Intelligence or AI Chips AI chips are the ones that are made with specific architecture and are integrated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) acceleration to assist in deep learning-based applications. Deep…

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World may have lost 11.2 crore jobs: ILO

25 May 202227 May 2022

Context: The ninth edition of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Monitor on the “world of work” was released recently. Details: The report notes multiple challenges or points of concern with respect to…

Economics

The Crypto Assets Conundrum

6 Jan 202214 Mar 2023

The Crypto Assets Conundrum- Associated Concerns with Cryptocurrencies Secrecy: Cryptocurrency enables relatively invisible transactions, with serious implications for crime, terrorism, money laundering, tax evasion, etc.Speculative Asset: Another worry is that a crypto mania…

Economics

One District One Product (ODOP) Scheme

6 Jan 202214 Mar 2023

One District One Product (ODOP)- Key Points Background: One District One Product (ODOP) initiative is operationally merged with the ‘Districts as Export Hub’ initiative.About: One District One Product (ODOP) is an initiative…

Science and Tech

ISRO’s Future Missions

6 Jan 202214 Mar 2023

Context In a new year message, ISRO chief Sivan gave details about the agency’s plans for the launch of the first of the two planned uncrewed flights under the Gaganyaan…

Polity

Economic weaker section reservation

3 Jan 20225 Feb 2022

EWS Quota Committee- Key Points About: The Centre had constituted the three-member committee in November last year according to an assurance given to the top court to revisit the criteria for…

Science and Tech

Green Hydrogen

3 Jan 202214 Mar 2023

Green Hydrogen: Context Recently, the Government has said that it is planning to blend 15% green hydrogen with piped natural gas for domestic, commercial and industrial consumption. About hydrogen blending with PNG…

Science

September 2021 Defence

15 Oct 2021

Defence Current Affairs · Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has dedicated to the nation, the indigenously built Coast Guard Ship ‘Vigraha’ in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. According to the defence ministry, the…

Books and Authors

September 2021 Books and Authors

15 Oct 2021

Books & Authors · A Book Titled Know Your Rights: and Claim Them Jointly written by Angelina Jolie and Amnesty International with Geraldine Van Bueren QC. The book is a guide for every child and young…

Ranking and Reports…

August 2021 Awards

26 Sep 202126 Sep 2021

Awards & Recognition · Dr Cyrus Poonawalla, Chairman of the Pune-based vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII), has been selected for the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak National Award for 2021.…

Ranking and Reports

May 2021 Awards

26 Sep 202126 Sep 2021

Awards & Recognition · The Japanese Government recently awarded the “Order of Rising Sun” to a Bengaluru based Japanese teacher, Shyamala Ganesh. She is a Japanese teacher at the Septuagenarian…

Ranking and Reports

April 2021 Awards

26 Sep 2021

Awards & Recognition · Mahinder Giri, range officer of Rajaji Tiger Reserve for being the only ranger from Asia to win the prestigious International Ranger Award for his contribution towards…

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March 2021 Awards

26 Sep 202126 Sep 2021

Awards & Recognition · Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received the CERAWeek global energy and environment leadership award during an annual CERAWeek Conference-2021. The award is given to him for…

Ranking and Reports

February 2021 Awards

26 Sep 2021

Awards & Recognition · Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has presented the 50th Kerala State Film Awards 2019 and the J C Daniel Award at a function here. Pinarayi Vijayan released…

Ranking and Reports

January 2021 Awards

26 Sep 202126 Sep 2021

Awards & Recognition · The Dr Narendra Dabholkar Memorial Award for this year has been conferred upon Dravidar Kazhagam president K. Veeramani. The award was instituted in the memory of the Maharashtra-based rationalist Dabholkar.· Senior scientist Hemant Kumar Pandey has been…

Defence

August 2021 Defence

23 Sep 202123 Sep 2021

Defence Current Affairs · The government of India has accorded sanctions to Team CLAW to lead a team of people with disabilities to scale Siachen Glacier. It will be a…

Defence

July2021 Defence

23 Sep 2021

Defence Current Affairs · Israeli defence electronics company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has unveiled Sea Breaker, a 5th generation long-range, autonomous, precision-guided missile system, which can precisely target sea and…

Defence

June 2021 Defence

23 Sep 2021

Defence Current Affairs · National Security Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval has commissioned the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Sajag, which has been constructed by Goa Shipyard Limited.…

Defence

May 2021 Defence

23 Sep 2021

Defence Current Affairs · The Indian Navy has launched Operation Samudra Setu-II to help in faster transportation of medical oxygen and other requirements from other countries to India, amid its…

Defence

April 2021 Defence

23 Sep 2021

Defence Current Affairs · The 11th edition of Indo-US joint special forces exercises Vajra Prahar 2021 was conducted at Special Forces training school located at Bakloh, in Himachal Pradesh. The…

Defence

March 2021 Defence

23 Sep 2021

Defence Current Affairs · The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in Exercise Desert Flag-VI, which has been organised from March 03 to 27, 2021 at Al-Dhafra airbase, UAE. The…

Defence

February 2021 Defence

23 Sep 2021

Defence Current Affairs · Defence minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) second Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Tejas production line in Bengaluru, ahead of the upcoming Aero India 2021.…

Defence

January 2021 Defence

23 Sep 2021

Defence Current Affairs · The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal to export indigenously-developed Akash Missile System. The Cabinet has also approved to set…

Science

August 2021 Science Tech

23 Sep 2021

Science and Technology · The ISRO-NASA joint mission NISER (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite, aimed at making global measurement of land surface changes using advanced radar imaging, is proposed to…

Science

July 2021 Science Tech

23 Sep 2021

Science and Technology · Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has given its nod to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education to provide technical assistance for satellite TV classrooms in the…

Science

June 2021 Science Tech

23 Sep 2021

Science and Technology · Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will bring universities, businesses, startups and government together at its latest innovation hub in Amsterdam to help use digital technology to solve…

Science

May 2021 Science Tech

23 Sep 2021

Science and Technology · The United Launch Alliance launched the Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The Atlas V rocket carried SBRIS Geo-5 Missile Warning Satellite. The full form of SBRIS is the Space-Based Infrared…

Science

April 2021 Science Tech

23 Sep 2021

Science and Technology · Facebook and Google are planning to build new subsea cables from the US to Singapore and Indonesia. Facebook has partnered with leading regional and global partners to build two new subsea…

Science

March 2021 Science Tech

23 Sep 2021

Science and Technology · India’s Polar rocket has successfully launched Amazonia-1 of Brazil and 18 other satellites from the spaceport here, in the first mission of the year for space…

Science

January 2021 Science Tech

23 Sep 202123 Sep 2021

Science and Technology · A68a, the giant Antarctic iceberg has become a cause for concern for South Georgia Island.The giant iceberg A68, the biggest block of free-floating ice from Antarctica…

Ranking and Reports

August 2021 Rankings

22 Sep 2021

Ranks and Reports · Mumbai and Bengaluru are out of the global top-100 list and are currently ranking at 106 and 110, respectively in the latest edition of the QS…

Ranking and Reports

July 2021 Rankings

22 Sep 2021

Ranks and Reports · India has been ranked as the 10th best country in the world in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020, released by International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The GCI 2020 is the fourth edition of the annual index and ranked 194 countries. The GCI measures…

Ranking and Reports

June 2021 Rankings

22 Sep 2021

Ranks and Reports · Centre for World University Rankings 2021-22 has announced, 19,788 institutions were ranked, and those that placed at the top made the global 2000 list. Harvard University…

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