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Facts in News
Facts in News Hakki Pikki Tribal It is a semi-nomadic tribe based largely in Karnataka and sparsely spread in other districts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. It is said that in earlier times, the Hakki Pikki community migrated from Northern India to Karnataka In the Kannada language, the word ‘Hakki’ means ‘bird’ and […]
Israeli-Palestinian Clashes At Jerusalem
In News Recently, the Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in East Jerusalem, leaving a reported 300 people injured. About It came on a day Israel observes as Jerusalem Day, and marked the fourth day of clashes at one of the most revered and the most contested sites of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Al-Aqsa mosque […]
Índia-EU Leaders’ Meet
In news Recently, the India-EU Leaders’ Meeting was held. About The meeting was held in a hybrid format with the participation of leaders of all the 27 EU Member States as well as the President of the European Council and the European Commission. This is the first time that the EU hosted […]
Facts in News
Facts in News Foam Path It is an aviation safety practice of spreading a layer of fire suppression foam on an airport runway prior to an emergency landing. Following a crash-landing, liquids leaking from the aircraft, which are not yet burning, start evaporating, thereby resulting in forming an air-vapour mixture that is flammable or even […]
Great Nicobar Plan Advances
In News Recently, the Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) has flagged serious concerns about NITI Aayog’s project for Great Nicobar Island and has recommended it for grant of Terms of Reference (TOR) for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies. The EAC was responding to a pre-feasibility report, ‘Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island at Andaman and Nicobar […]
Facts in News
Facts in News Karen Ethnic Minority The term Karen refers to a number of ethnic groups with Tibetan-Central Asian origins. These are indigenous to the Thailand-Myanmar border region in Southeast Asia. They speak Karenic languages ‘12 related but mutually unintelligible languages’ that are part of the Tibeto-Burman group of the Sino-Tibetan family. The vast […]
Global Methane Assessment
In News Recently, the Climate and Clean Air (CCA) Coalition and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released the report titled “Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions”. Reasons for Focusing on Methane Methane is the second biggest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide. It is 84 times more potent […]
India-UK Roadmap 2030
In News Recently, India and the UK have adopted an ambitious ‘Roadmap 2030’ during the virtual bilateral summit between the Prime Minister of India and his British counterpart. The UK and India share many fundamental values since the UK is one of the oldest democracies and India is the world’s largest democracy. Both are committed […]
Facts in News
Facts in News Pulayar Community The Pulayar (also Pulaya, Pulayas, Holeya or Cheramar) are one of the main social groups found in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The 1976 Government of India Gazette notified them as Scheduled Caste (SC). They have seen the worst form of caste oppression and violence for being considered untouchables […]
Editorial Analysis
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- A Grand Vision and the Great Indian Research Deficit
