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PM-KUSUM Scheme

In Context  Under the PM-KUSUM scheme, Solar power generation is set to make rapid strides in Rajasthan. The work was earlier affected as the farmers faced difficulty in getting bank loans  Now, the public sector banks acceding to the State government’s request to grant loans without collateral security to farmers for installing solar plants on […]

Adi Shankaracharya’s birthplace to be declared as national monument

In News The National Monuments Authority (NMA) chairman met the governor of Kerala regarding the declaration of the birthplace of Adi Shankaracharya in the state as a monument of national importance. Earlier, the Prime Minister had unveiled a 13-feet statue of Adi Sankara at Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand. About other sites surveyed Kashmir valley: The […]

Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

In News The Prime Minister of India has paid tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his Jayanti. About Swami Vivekananda   (Image Courtesy: VS) Birth:  He was born on 12th January 1863 in a Bengali family in Calcutta and was originally named Narendranath Datta.  In his honour, the Government of India in 1984 declared his birthday […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   SC agrees to take up PIL seeking probe into Delhi, Haridwar hate speeches   (Polity and Governance) Recent step of the Supreme Court to agree to take up a PIL seeking probe into the alleged hate speech by participants at […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1    Two SC judges pull out of Krishna water case   Top court to urgently hear hate speeches case   (Polity and Governance) About Krishna River Water Dispute, Latest development which stirred this dispute, Challenges and Way Ahead   What […]

Model Code of Conduct(MCC)

In News With the announcement of the seven-phase polling for assembly elections for five states on, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) has come into force with immediate effect. Model Code of Conduct(MCC) The MCC is a set of guidelines issued by the Election Commission to regulate political parties and candidates prior to elections, to […]

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2022

In News The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is observed and celebrated on 9 January across the country.  It is a day to acknowledge and mark the contribution of the Indian community staying abroad in the development of the country. About Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) The theme of 16th PBD Convention 2021 is: “Contributing to Atma […]

Har Gobind Khorana

In News  Recently, the 100th birth anniversary of the biochemist and chemical biologist Har Gobind Khorana was observed. About Har Gobind Khorana Born: January 9, 1922, Raipur, India [now Raipur, Pakistan] Early Life and Education:  He was born into a poor family and attended the University of Punjab at Lahore, India (now in Pakistan), and […]

Dementia

In Context  The number of dementia cases in India is expected to almost double by 2050, according to a Lancet report.  Major Points  Worldwide, the caseload is set to almost triple to 153 million in 2050 from 57 million in 2019. The highest increase in cases is projected for North Africa and the Middle East […]

Red Sanders

In News  Red Sanders (Red Sandalwood) has fallen back into the ‘endangered’ category in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.  It was classified as ‘near threatened’ in 2018. It was a moment of celebration when the species was lifted off from the endangered category for the first time since 1997. About […]

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