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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 […]

Share of women & Youth In State Assemblies

In Context Recent data from West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, show fewer numbers of women and youth Member of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs). Major Highlights The age and gender profiles of 3 of the newly elected Assemblies also show that the share of women MLAs is unchanged in West Bengal, has grown slightly in Kerala, […]

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Facts in News Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) It is one of a group of highly reactive gases known as oxides of nitrogen or nitrogen oxides (NOx). Other nitrogen oxides include nitrous acid and nitric acid. The annual maximum NO2 exposure recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) is 21.3 parts per billion. Source Burning of fossil […]

Lineament Among Earthquake Factors

In News Recently, it has been found out that an unfamiliar lineament is among the major factors behind frequent earthquakes in northern Assam’s Sonitpur area. Major Findings The National Centre of Seismology (NCS) recorded 29 earthquakes of magnitude varying from 2.6 to 4.7 in Sonitpur. Water also started oozing out of the fault in Sonitpur […]

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Facts in News R21/Matrix M The new vaccine candidate, called R21/Matrix M, is a modified version of RTS, S. RTS, S is another candidate against malaria that has been in development for more than 30 years ago. It is the first, and the only, vaccine to reduce malaria in children. But it is not highly […]

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Facts in News Article 311 Article 311 of the Constitution of India states that no person who is a member of a civil service of the Union or an all-India service or a civil service of a State or holds a civil post under the Union or a State shall be dismissed or removed by […]

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Facts in News Olive Ridley Turtles Major nesting sites: Rushikulya rookery coast (Odisha), Gahirmatha beach (Bhitarkanika National park) and mouth of the Debi River. Image Courtesy: DTE Scientific name: Lepidochelys olivacea; also known as the Pacific ridley sea turtle. They are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world. Presence: […]

400th Birth Anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur

In News Recently, Sri Akhand Path has been inaugurated at Gurdwara Guru Ke Mahal to mark the 400th Prakash Purab (birth centenary) of Guru Tegh Bahadur. About Guru Tegh Bahadur Born: He was born at Guru ke Mahal (now a Gurudwara with the same name), Amritsar in 1621. He was the fifth and the youngest […]

Shifting Of Earth’s Axis

In News According to the study published in Geophysical Research Letters of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the significant melting of glaciers because of global temperature rise is causing movement of Earth’s axis of rotation more than usual since the 1990s. Earth’s Axis Of Rotation It is the line along which it spins around itself […]

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Facts in News Lag B’Omer Festival It is an annual Jewish festival observed during the Hebrew month of Iyar. It is celebrated on the 33rd day of the Omer, the 49-day period between Passover & Shavuot (festivals) and is the only day during this period when celebration is permitted. Jews schedule weddings on this day […]

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