In News  Nagaswaram made in Narasinghapettai in Thanjavur district has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag on the application filed by the Thanjavur Musical Instruments Workers Co-operative Cottage Industrial Society Ltd. This will help the artisans receive assistance from the Indian government and other benefits. The GI tag will boost trade. About Narasinghapettai Nagaswaram  […]

In Context  The details of the ongoing schemes run by the Ministry of Culture to promote and disseminate the art & Culture has been highlighted. Major Schemes  Centenaries and Anniversaries Scheme: To commemorate centenary and special anniversaries such as 125th/150th/175th etc. of eminent personalities and events of historical importance to the country.  The commemoration starts […]

In News  Recently, the Union of India has approved a “New India Literacy Programme (NILP)”. About NILP It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with the aim to support the States and Union Territories in promoting literacy among non-literates in the age group of 15 and above, across the country covering 5 crore non-literates during the […]

In News The 9th Joint Military Exercise LAMITIYE-2022 between the Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) is being conducted at Seychelles Defence Academy (SDA), Seychelles. Exercise LAMITIYE Lamitiye, which in Creole means friendship, is a biennial training event being conducted in Seychelles since 2001. Seychelles is an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, comprising […]

In News Recently, the European Space Agency (ESA) deferred the launch of ExoMars 2022 after the agency suspended all cooperation with Russia’s space program Roscosmos. About Aim:  To study past life on Mars. Collaboration of:  Roscosmos and the European Space Agency (ESA) Origin: ESA and NASA were the original ExoMars collaborators, but NASA dropped out […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   Indo-Pacific should be free of conflicts, says Morrison (IR) Know about the Indo-Pacific region, What is the importance of the Indo-Pacific region? strategic significance of Indo- Pacific region for India,threats /challenges, what role can Quad play in this context, major […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 Australia slams Russia ,says understand india’s position  (IR) Key takeaways of 2nd India -Australia virtual summit,topics of discussion ,implications and consequences of recent issues across the globe and what lies ahead ? GS 3 6 In a first, bird census across […]

In News  Officials from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and other Government departments started the process of finalising various provisions of the draft Bill for a new national public health law. It will be placed in the public domain for consultation before being sent to the Union Cabinet.  With the third Covid […]

In News Recently, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj released a Disaster Management Plan. Background  India has been vulnerable, in varying degrees, to many natural as well as human-made disasters on account of its unique geo-climatic and socio-economic conditions.  Different parts of the country are highly vulnerable to cyclones, floods, droughts, earthquakes, landslides, etc.  Image Courtesy: […]

In Context The Karnataka High Court has ruled in favour of the State’s circular that students in educational institutions should only wear prescribed uniforms, and where no code was prescribed, they should wear “such attire that would accord with equality and integrity and would not disrupt public order”.  About The decision effectively upheld the denial […]