Home  /  GS1 ( Page 23 )

Tag: GS1

Mahakal Lok Corridor

In News Recently, the Prime Minister inaugurated the Mahakal Lok corridor built at the Mahakaleshwar temple. More about the news The Mahakaleshwar temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and houses one of the 12 Jyotirlingas (representation of Lord Shiva) in India. The Mahakal Lok corridor project: The Mahakaleshwar Temple Corridor Development Project will provide better […]

Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan & Nanaji Deshmukh Jayanti

 In  News  The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Bharat Ratna Nanaji Deshmukh  and Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan on their birth anniversary. About:  Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan: He was born on October 11, 1902, in the remote village of Sitabdiara, Bihar. He was  marxist in his youth and   founder general secretary of the […]

Kerch Strait

In Context Recently, the Kerch Bridge which connects the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula, caught fire due to an explosion sparked by a truck bomb. About The Kerch Strait is a strait in Eastern Europe.  It connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea in the west […]

Modhera Sun Temple

In News  Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Modhera which is famous for its Sun Temple.  About  Modhera is known for the Sun temple situated on the bank of the Pushpavati river.  The temple was built after 1026-27 CE during the reign of Bhima I of the Chalukya dynasty. The remains of the Sun Temples at […]

Poverty in India & Lessons from China

In News Recently the World Bank released its latest report on global poverty.  Report highlights Economic upheavals & reversal: Report stated that “economic upheavals brought on by Covid-19 and later the war in Ukraine” had produced “an outright reversal” in poverty reduction across the planet.  The pace of poverty reduction had been slowing down anyway […]

Cis-gender Women

In News Recently, in a significant judgment the Supreme Court said it was unconstitutional to distinguish between married and unmarried women while allowing abortion when the foetus is between 20-24 weeks.  Going a step further, the court said the term ‘woman’ in the judgment included persons other than cisgender women. What is Cisgender? The term […]

Chola Dynasty

In News A recently released film has focused on a fictional account of the 10th-century Chola dynasty. Cholas are known for their progressiveness, the architectural marvels and temples, the social setup of the time, and how cities were named after women. The era of the Cholas Region of power: The Chola kingdom stretched across present-day […]

Shyamji Krishna Varma Jayanti

In News Recently, the Prime Minister has paid tributes to Shyamji Krishna Varma on his Jayanti.  About Shyamji Krishna Varma  He was born on 4th October, 1857 in Mandvi town of Kachchh district of Gujarat. He was one of the foremost freedom fighters in the history of the freedom movement of India with a high […]

Mahatma Gandhi, the peacemaker

In News  Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated annually in India on October 2, marking the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, who is also regarded as the ‘Father of the Nation’. The United Nations also celebrates October 2 as the International Day of Non-Violence to honour Gandhi’s belief in peace and non-violence. About Mahatma Gandhi He was […]

Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti

In News The Prime Minister paid tributes to former Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji on his Jayanti. About Lal Bahadur Shastri He was born on October 2, 1904 at Mughalsarai in Uttar Pradesh.  His father was a school teacher who died when Lal Bahadur Shastri was only a year and half old. Freedom Struggle […]

scroll to top