In News Recently, the Prime Minister of India remembered the brave Rani Velu Nachiyar on her birth anniversary.  Image Courtesy:lokmatnews About Rani Velu Nachiyar  Born on January 3, 1730, in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, India, She was the first queen to fight against the British colonial power in India.  She is known by Tamils as Veeramangai. […]

In News  Researchers from SNM College Maliankara, the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, and the Payyanur College have reported two new plant species from the biodiversity-rich Western Ghats regions in Thiruvananthapuram and Wayanad districts. About Fimbristylis sunilii and Neanotis prabhuii They have been christened Fimbristylis sunilii and Neanotis prabhuii. They collected from the grasslands of Ponmudi […]

Context Over 200 Hindu pilgrims from India, the US and the Gulf prayed at the 100-year-old renovated Maharaja Paramhans Ji mandir in northwest Pakistan. About Maharaja Paramhans Ji Born in 1846 in Chhapra (Bihar). His parents died when he was only five years old, and he was brought up by a Kayastha family. He was […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1    ?8 lakh income ‘reasonable’ cap for EWS quota, Centre tells SC   Census first phase, NPR data collection deferred till Sept   (Polity and Governance) What is a feasible criterion for defining EWS? government committee report in the Supreme […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   FCRA move will hurt work on ventilators, says Oxfam   NEET quota:  Rs 8-lakh EWS limit will stay, Govt accepts the report of the panel   (Governance) Recent the government’s decision to refuse renewal of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act […]

In News  Recently, the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021, was made more stringent through an amendment in the Winter Session of the Assam Assembly.  Background  The original legislation had been passed in August 2021 which replaced the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 1950, on the ground that the latter lacked sufficient legal provisions to regulate the […]

In News  The first unit of S-400 Triumf has been deployed in Punjab for protection against any strike from Pakistan and China. The system has been deployed at one of the five IAF bases in the state, which borders Pakistan.  Background India has contracted five S-400 Triumf (NATO designation SA-21 Growler) regiments from Russia under […]

In News The government is planning to blend 15 per cent green hydrogen with piped natural gas (PNG) for domestic, commercial and industrial consumption.  About The move is in line with India’s ambitious target of reducing greenhouse emissions and becoming carbon neutral by 2070. This initiative will be part of the government’s National Hydrogen Energy […]

In News The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has recorded 126 tiger deaths in the year 2021. Key Points The number of deaths is the highest since NTCA began collecting the data a decade ago. Madhya Pradesh has maximum tiger deaths followed by 26 in Maharashtra and 14 in Karnataka. There can be numerous causes […]

In News  India’s wheat exports in terms of volume rose by more than 527 per cent to 3.2 Million Tonne (MT) from 0.51 MT reported during April-October period of 2020-21. India’s cereals exports continue to surge notwithstanding disruption of global supplies because of COVID19 pandemic. Why there is rise in India’s wheat exports? The rise […]