In News The famous Snana Yatra of Lord Jagannath has begun after the elevation of covid-19 imposed lockdown. Snana Yatra is a ceremonial grand shower festival celebrated on the Purnima (full moon day) of the Hindu month of Jyeshtha. Jagannath Puri Temple About Located in State of Odisha. Built in: 12th Century AD by King […]

Facts in News Sea Breeze 2021 Ukraine and the United States have launched a military exercise involving more than 30 countries in the Black Sea and southern Ukraine, despite Russian calls to cancel the drills. The drills follow a rise in tensions between NATO and Russia. Sea Breeze exercise is the largest exercise since 1997. […]

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1 NIA, NSG find no debris of drones at Jammu IAF base   (Internal Security) The improvised explosive devices (IEDs) attack from a drone at the air force base in Jammu, concern associated with it, about existing regulations for unmanned aircraft systems, […]

Indian Express Subject  Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   GS 3   GS 3 1   1&8   1 Centre rolls out second wave stimulus, expands credit relief for health, tourism […]

In News New research from the Population Biology Lab at IISER Pune made an observation that some bacteria evolve multidrug resistance while others do not.   Key Findings The antibiotics exert a very strong selection pressure, it would appear that every bacteria in nature can become multidrug resistant, which is not the case. One of […]

In News Indian Prime Minister pays homage to Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on his Jayanti on 27th June.   Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay About: He was a celebrated writer, poet and journalist and considered to be the father of the Bengali novel. He is widely regarded as a key figure in literary renaissance of Bengal as […]

In News Recently, Researchers from China have claimed to have found an ancient human skull that could belong to an altogether new species of humans.    About The researchers have published their findings and said that the cranium (the portion that encloses the brain) could be over 146,000 years old. The skull was found in […]

In News A new study has now shown that by studying a meteorite and its minerals we may find new clues about the Earth’s lower mantle.    About A meteorite, which belonged to the Asteroid Belt, fell in Assam in 2015, holds clues to Earth’s deeper layers and its formation. A team of students and […]

In News The Indian economy is completing the first quarter of the current financial year — April, May and June. Two questions come up in this context: How far did the second Covid wave hurt India’s fledgling economic recovery? What are the more medium- to long-term impacts of the second Covid wave?   About The […]

Facts in News Siliguri Corridor China encroachments in Bhutan could emerge as a headache for India in chicken’s neck. India’s North East is geographically isolated from the rest of India and is connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land called the Siliguri Corridor also known as Chicken’s Neck. It is about 200 […]