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Guru Nabha Dass

In News The Punjab government has announced a gazetted holiday on the birth anniversary of Guru Nabha Dass, a 16th-century saint. About Guru Nabha Dass Born on April 8, 1537 at village Bhadrachalam on the bank of Godavari river in Khammam district, which falls in the present-day Telangana Belonged to Mahasha also known as doom […]

6th Mass Extinction Underway

In Context  The Earth is losing species at unprecedented rates, with thousands likely to go extinct within decades. This marks the beginning of the Anthropocene Epoch, a self-aggrandising nomenclature that highlights our disproportionate and irreversible impacts on the surroundings. What is Mass Extinction ?  A mass extinction is a short period of geological time in […]

Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

In News The Prime Minister has paid tribute to the great social reformer, philosopher and writer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on his birth anniversary. About Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jyotirao Govindrao Phule was an Indian writer, social activist, thinker and anti-caste social reformer from Maharashtra. Personal Life: He was born in the Satara district of Maharashtra in […]

Banarasi Pashmina

In News Recently, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched “Banarasi Pashmina” to boost self-sustainability & Artisanal Creativity. About  This is for the first time that Pashmina products are being produced outside the region of Leh-Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir.  KVIC will be selling the “Made-in-Varanasi” Pashmina products through its showrooms, outlets and through its […]

Lingaraj Temple

In News Recently, the Central government has questioned the legislative competence of the Odisha government to bring the 11th-century Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar under a special law.  Ordinance by State Government The ordinance, approved by the Odisha government in 2020, aims to govern the Lingaraj Temple complex with a separate law akin to that of […]

Sixth Anniversary of Stand Up India

In News  Recently, the 6th anniversary of the Stand Up India scheme is being celebrated.  Stand Up India scheme  About: The Stand Up India scheme was launched on 5th April 2016.  The scheme seeks to give access to loans from bank branches to borrowers to help them set up their own enterprise.  The scheme, which […]

Raja Ravi Varma

In Context One of his significant paintings, Draupadi Vastraharan by Raja Rai Varma is expected to fetch between Rs 15 and Rs 20 crore at an auction. Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) About: Ravi Varma (1848–1906) was one of the first Indian painters to successfully adopt Western painting techniques and adapt academic realism to the visual […]

Annual dolphin census

In Context  The dolphin population along Odisha’s coast and in its water bodies has increased but the number of Irrawaddy dolphins in Chilika lake has fallen according to the Annual dolphin census. Major Points  A total of six species of dolphins — Irrawaddy, bottlenose, humpback, striped, finless and spinner dolphins — have been recorded. As […]

State of World Population Report 2022

In News Recently, the UN Population Fund ‘s annual State of World Population Report 2022 was released. About the Report The State of World Population report is UNFPA’s annual flagship publication. It has been published yearly since 1978. It shines a light on emerging issues in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights, […]

Early Heat waves in India

In News Heat waves on land and depressions in the sea this year have started early in and around India, most probably because of an unexpected climatic anomaly which could, in turn, be linked to global warming. What are Heat Waves? Heat waves are defined as prolonged episodes of extreme temperature over any region.  Apart […]

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