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Facts in News

  Facts in News Hakki Pikki Tribal   It is a semi-nomadic tribe based largely in Karnataka and sparsely spread in other districts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.  It is said that in earlier times, the Hakki Pikki community migrated from Northern India to Karnataka  In the Kannada language, the word ‘Hakki’ means ‘bird’ and […]

Israeli-Palestinian Clashes At Jerusalem

In News Recently, the Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in East Jerusalem, leaving a reported 300 people injured. About It came on a day Israel observes as Jerusalem Day, and marked the fourth day of clashes at one of the most revered and the most contested sites of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Al-Aqsa mosque […]

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx: NASA

In News OSIRIS-REx spacecraft starts its two-year-long journey back to Earth. About OSIRIS-REx It is the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from a near-Earth asteroid, called Bennu (formerly 1999 RQ36) and return it to Earth for study. Scientists will use the asteroid samples to study the formation of the solar system and of […]

China Rocket Debris Falls In Indian Ocean

In News Debris from the last stage of China’s Long March rocket fell into the waters of the Indian Ocean west of the Maldives.  Background The Long March-5B Y2 rocket was carrying the Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony, module, which is the first of three key components for the construction of China’s space station. China’s space […]

Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant

In News  Recently, the Department of Expenditure released the 2nd monthly instalment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) Grant of ?9,871 crores for the year 2021-22. Key Points  The 15th Finance Commission has recommended Post Devolution Release Deficit grants to 17 States based on the gap between the assessment of revenue and expenditure of the […]

IUCN Report on Endangered Species Threatened by Conflict

In News  Recently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN) released a report on endangered species threatened by conflict. Major Highlights of the Report  A report examined the close interplay between the environment and armed conflict. It found that Civil unrest and military exercises pose heightened risks to more than 200 threatened species, including elephant […]

Índia-EU Leaders’ Meet

In news   Recently, the India-EU Leaders’ Meeting was held.    About   The meeting was held in a hybrid format with the participation of leaders of all the 27 EU Member States as well as the President of the European Council and the European Commission. This is the first time that the EU hosted […]

The Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   Asked to rethink vaccine policy, Centre to SC: trust us, no need for the court to interfere (Polity & Governance) […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 6   7   8 Lockdown gains   Back in the shortage economy   COVID waves inevitable without proper protocol (Health) Need of the lockdowns in order to control the second wave of the Covid-19. Steps taken to ensure stringent lockdowns and […]

Facts in News

Facts in News Foam Path It is an aviation safety practice of spreading a layer of fire suppression foam on an airport runway prior to an emergency landing. Following a crash-landing, liquids leaking from the aircraft, which are not yet burning, start evaporating, thereby resulting in forming an air-vapour mixture that is flammable or even […]

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