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Sahitya Akademi Awards

In News Sahitya Akademi, an organisation founded in 1954 for promotion of literature,announced various Awards for 2022. About Sahitya Akademi recognizes 24 Indian languages which includes Rajasthani ,English and 22 languages recognized under the 8th Schedule of the Indian constitution. Sahitya Akademi Award is given to the most outstanding books of literary merit published in […]

Palm-Leaf Manuscript Museum

In News The Kerala government will inaugurate a palm-leaf manuscript museum with modern audio-visual technology at the Central Archives, Fort, in Thiruvananthapuram. About the museum  It is set up by the Archives Department. Cost would be ?3-crore. The museum has eight theme-based galleries where select manuscripts from one of the biggest palm-leaf collections in the […]

Samudrayaan Mission

In News India is planning to explore deep sea resources with its Samudrayaan mission which is expected to be realised by year 2026. The Indian Government launched the Samudrayaan mission in 2021.  About Samudrayaan Mission About the mission: India will send three personnel to 6,000 metre depth in a vehicle called Matsya 6000 for the […]

Drone Insurance Policy

In News Recently, various companies such as HDFC Ergo, ICICI Lombard, Bajaj Allianz, and Tata AIG and public sector companies such as New India Assurance have launched its unmanned aircraft system insurance. Drone market in India India’s potential: Drones and allied component industries can boost India’s manufacturing potential by approximately $23 billion by 2030. Market […]

One Nation, One Ration Card

In News Recently, the Union Government has claimed that the ambitious scheme of the One Nation-One Ration Card across the country has brought a lot of relief to the poor. About Background:  The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana launched to: Ameliorate the hardships faced by the poor due to economic disruption caused by the […]

India, China 17th round of Corps Commander Talks

In News Recently, the 17th round of Corps Commander-level talks was held between India and China. More about the news Location of the talks: The talks were held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side. Key highlights: During the talks both sides agreed to continue dialogue through military and diplomatic channels and […]

‘Global Counterterrorism Approach’ & challenges of terrorism

In News UNSC’s special briefing was recently held on the ‘Global Counterterrorism Approach’, which was convened by India. More about the news Indian External Affairs Minister’s listing of four hurdles to better counterterrorism cooperation listed at UNSC needs attention. The hurdles, as stated by him, are as follows: State support for financing terror;  Multilateral mechanisms […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 3 Poll bonds account for 10% to 100% donations to regional parties (Polity and Governance) What are electoral bonds? Benefits of Electoral Bonds, Challenges/Issues, and Way Ahead  GS 2 7   RS passes Maritime Anti-Piracy Bill (Polity and Governance) What are the […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1 Omicron variant linked to China spike sequenced in India in July (Health) Know about the BF.7 variant of COVID-19, Is BF.7 circulating in India as well?   GS 2 6 The need to make cancer drugs affordable  (Health) Know about […]

Strengthening the Urban Local Bodies

In News  Recently, it has been observed that there is a need to strengthen Urban Local Bodies. About  Urban local bodies In India, local governments in cities are established in accordance with the 74th Amendment Act, which creates the ground for democratic decentralisation in urban areas.  The Amendment gives state legislatures the authority to enact […]

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