In News Several inter-state issues will be discussed in the meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council, comprising the states of Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand.  About Zonal Council History: The idea of creation of Zonal Councils was mooted by the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1956 when during the […]

In Context  The Barbara Forest will be thrown open to the public from the next tourist season for promoting ecotourism. About Barbara forest It is named after a British forest officer’s wife, who was killed in a tiger attack in the area, 100-odd years ago. It is situated in Odisha and is dubbed as Asia’s […]

In Context : Southwest monsoon 2022 will be “normal” predicted by private weather forecaster Skymet.  El Nino and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) are not going to affect it  . About  El Nino: This is a name given to the periodic development of a warm ocean current along the coast of Peru as a temporary replacement […]

In News The discovery of a number of megalithic stone jars in Assam’s Dima Hasao district has brought to focus possible links between India’s Northeast and Southeast Asia, dating back to the second millennium BC.  About Megalithic Stone Jars The jars are a “unique archaeological phenomenon”. The jars of Assam were first sighted in 1929 […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   Sri Lanka announces $51-billion debt default to combat crisis (International Relations) What is happening in Sri Lanka?The reason behind the Sri Lankan economic crisis,How India is helping ,latest developments and what lies ahead ? GS 3 6 HAL’s Dornier 228 […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3   At 6.95%, inflation up to 17-month high; slight uptick in sluggish industry output   Assets worth Rs 96,000 crore monetised in 2021-22   (Economy) What are the recent findings of the National Statistical Office (NSO) in context of Retail inflation?its […]

In Context  Recently, the Fourth Annual U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue was held in Washington DC. What are 2+2 Dialogue between India and its Allies? The 2+2 Dialogue is a format of meeting of the foreign and defence ministers of India and its allies on strategic and security issues.  A 2+2 ministerial dialogue enables the partners […]

In News The World Bank’s Global Director for Education made concerns over learning losses for children due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for concerted efforts to bridge these gaps. Key Findings Education was one of the many sectors that took a hit during COVID-19. The pandemic highlighted class irregularities as its effects did […]

In News Recently, the Ministry of Earth Sciences informed the Lok Sabha that of the 6,907.18 km long Indian coastline of the mainland, a significant area is under varying degrees of Coastal erosion. About The National Centre for Coastal Research, Chennai, an attached office of the Ministry of Earth Sciences has been monitoring shoreline erosion […]

In Context  The Centre’s move to make Hindi a compulsory language in schools across the eight states in the northeast has annoyed various organisations in the region. Background  The Home Minister earlier  said Hindi would be made a must up to Class 10 in the region’s schools describing Hindi as “the language of India”. He […]