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Facts in News Muria Tribe It is a Gond tribe from the highlands of the Bastar region in southern Chhattisgarh. Gond is a Scheduled Tribe (ST) from central and south-central India. They are known for their youth dormitories […]
Facts in News Muria Tribe It is a Gond tribe from the highlands of the Bastar region in southern Chhattisgarh. Gond is a Scheduled Tribe (ST) from central and south-central India. They are known for their youth dormitories […]
Facts in News Jaapi, Xorai and Gamosa in Assam As the polling date draws closer, decorative Jaapis (field hats), hand-woven Gamosas and bell-metal Xorais are making frequent appearances in Assam Jaapi The jaapi is a conical […]
Facts In News Baikal-GVD Russian scientists have deployed Baikal-GVD, a giant underwater space telescope in Lake Baikal. It will search for neutrinos, which are nearly massless subatomic particles with no electrical charge. Neutrinos are the smallest particles currently known. Neutrinos […]
Facts in News Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) It is the global organisation of national parliaments. It began in 1889 as a small group of parliamentarians, dedicated to promoting peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue. Slogan: “For […]
Facts in News Poshan 2.0 Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development. First announced by the Finance Minister in the Budget speech of 2021-22. Components Supplementary Nutrition Programme (government aims to give hot cooked meals and take […]
In News Recently, the government has introduced the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha to amend the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. Changes under the Amendment Removal of Restriction on End-use of Minerals Empowers the central government to reserve any mine (other than coal, lignite, […]
Facts in News Initial Public Offering (IPO) An initial public offering (IPO) also known as floating, or going public, refers to the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance. Public share […]
Facts in News UN Human Rights Council An inter-governmental body within the UN system. Membership: 47 States elected by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) based on Geography. African States: 13 seats Asia-Pacific States: 13 seats Latin American and Caribbean States: 8 […]
In News The Kathakali actor Guru Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair died in Kozhikode, Kerala. He popularized the classical dances in the Kerala state. Guru Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair Background: Born to Chadayankandy Chathukutty Nair and Kinattinkara Kunhamnakutty Amma on June 16, 1916. Contribution: He studied at Kalladikkodan school of Kathakali and was specialised in “Kalladikodan” style. Kalladikodan […]
Facts in News AEG12 Mosquito Protein According to scientists at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), a mosquito protein, called AEG12, strongly inhibits the family of viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Zika, and also weakly inhibits coronaviruses. It is […]
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