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RBI’s Currency Management

In News Recently, several Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders asked the government to put pictures of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh on currency notes in order to bring “prosperity” to the country.  Who decides what Indian bank notes and coins are supposed to look like? Changes in the design and form of bank notes and […]

Self-Reliant India

In News Recently, the Prime Minister emphasised the importance of promoting indigenous products and self-reliance. More about the news Self-reliance: The significance of promoting indigenous products and self-reliance is for prosperity and by adopting them one can keep India’s traditional art, culture and civilisation alive. Jain saint Vijay Vallabh Surishwar: The PM was addressing a […]

Nalanda University to Offer a Course on Bay of Bengal

In News Recently Nalanda University has offered a certificate course on Bay of Bengal region. This has the potential of strengthening India’s linkages with East Asian countries. More about the news The Nalanda University(NU) now operates from its sprawling campus in Rajgir, Bihar. The university offers ‘Bay of Bengal: An Introduction’ as a certificate course […]

Cyclone Sitrang

In News Recently, Cyclone Sitrang made landfall in southern Bangladesh taking the death toll to 35 and millions other remained without power in the country. It is the first tropical cyclone of the post-monsoon season of 2022. It also helped Delhi record its cleanest post-Diwali air since 2015.  About Cyclone Sitrang  The name Sitrang has […]

Partial Solar Eclipse

In News Recently, for the first time in over a decade, a partial solar eclipse was visible in several parts of India on October 25. It also marks the last solar eclipse of the year.  About Solar eclipse  What is a solar eclipse? During a solar eclipse, the Moon passes between the Sun and the […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   3 &10   Rishi Sunak takes charge: ‘I am not daunted, difficult decisions to come’   Accidental Prime Minister   (International Relations) Know about Rishi Sunak. What caused the UK’s economic crisis and what’s next? GS 2 8 Let’s not interfere […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Rishi Sunak becomes Britain’s first non­white Prime Minister   (International Relations) Know about Rishi Sunak. What caused the UK’s economic crisis and what’s next? GS 2 1 Kerala Governor issues notices to two more V­Cs   (Polity and Governance) Know about […]

Sourcing Renewable Energy from Stubble

Context The beginnings of a renewable energy revolution rooted in agriculture is taking shape in India with the first bio-energy plant of a private company in Sangrur district of Punjab having commenced commercial operations recently. It will produce Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) from paddy straw, thus converting agricultural waste into wealth. Problem of Stubble It […]

Dharavi Redevelopment Project

In News Recently, the Union Railway Minister and Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister signed a ‘definitive agreement’ for handing over 47.5 acres of Railway land in Dadar for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project. About the project   Plan to re-build Asia’s largest slum cluster:  This is the fourth time in the last 18 years that the Maharashtra government […]

New Species of Genus Allmania Spotted

In News Recently, a plant spotted in Palakkad is the second species of the genus Allmania. It is an annual herb that grows to a height of about 60 cm. About Allmania Multiflora Background: The first species, Allmania nodiflora, was originally published under the genus Celosia as Celosia nodiflora in 1753.  Specimens found in Ceylon […]

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