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Sant Ravidas

In News The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Sant Ravidas on his Jayanti. The day commemorates the birth of the famous Bhakti Movement saint.  This year marks the 646th anniversary About Sant Ravidas He was a mystic poet-saint of the Bhakti Movement from the 15th and 16th centuries. He was a […]

Rise in Drug Abuse

In News Recent surveys by the state Ministry for Excise highlights the rise in the drug overtake cases in Kerala. About In 2022, there was a substantial increase in the number of drug-related offences in Kerala highlighting that drugs have become a major issue for the state. Kerala has seen a 300% increase in drug […]

Reduced funds for MGNREGA in Budget 2023-24

In News Recently, the funds for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme have been reduced in the Budget 2023-24 About The Indian government has reduced the budget for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme to 60,000 crore rupees in 2023-24. The new allocation is 33% lower than the […]

Save Wetlands Campaign

In News The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the ‘Save Wetlands Campaign’ in Goa. About The Save Wetlands Campaign aims to enable  affirmative actions for wetlands conservation by taking a “whole of society” approach.  Activities involved:   sensitizing people of the value of wetlands increasing the coverage of wetland mitras  building citizen […]

Hydropower Generation and Climate Change

In News Based on observations and climate projections, the Team from IIT Gandhinagar studied the hydroclimatic changes in the catchment areas and their implications for hydropower generation in 46 major dams located in the north, central, and south India. Major Highlights of a recent study  A warmer and wetter climate is projected to bring about […]

India, UAE & France Trilateral Cooperation Initiative

Context India joined UAE, and France for a trilateral Cooperation Initiative in fields including energy, defence, and economy. About The trilateral was first discussed on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in September 2022. The initiative will focus on Nuclear and solar power Climate change and biodiversity Defence preparation  Countering infectious […]

Muons

In News Scientists are using outer space particles called muons to examine the fortress wall of Xi’an city, an ancient city in China. They used a muon detector, called CORMIS (Cosmic Ray Muon Imaging System), to examine the wall of Xi’an city.  What are Muons? Muons are subatomic particles raining from space. They are created […]

ChatGPT and the AI challenge

In Context There is a great deal of speculation about how the recently launched ChatGPT will impact a huge number of human job roles, from customer service to computer programming.  More about the Chat GPT About: ChatGPT is a chatbot launched by OpenAI in November 2022. Chat-GPT is a variant of the GPT (Generative Pre-trained […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 Adani crash: FM says no dent in macro, economy’s image; Sebi steps in as well   (Economy) What is a follow-on public offer (FPO)? How is it different from Initial Public Offering (IPO)? Why did Adani Enterprises call off its FPO […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 / 10 Adani saga worries neighbourhood   Adani crash will not affect the economy: Sitharaman   What made the Adani Group call off its FPO?   (Economy) What is a follow-on public offer (FPO)? How is it different from Initial Public […]

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