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The Indian Express

Indian Express Subject Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains  GS III 1   Economy exists recession as GDP grows 0.4% in Q3; Govt cautious pandemic risks persists (ECONOMY)  Know about the performance of various sectors, what is GDP and GVA, what is depression and recession, and types of economic recoveries GS […]

The Hindu

                           The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims  and Mains  GS III 1   10   10   10   10 Ramp up vaccination, Centre tells States (Health) Select a vaccination centre, book appointment No vaccination sessions to be held this […]

Facts in News

                                 Facts in News Pasteurella multocida Recently, 7 elephants in Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha have died of haemorrhagic septicaemia caused by bacteria Pasteurella multocida. Pasteurella multocida is a Gram-negative, nonmotile, penicillin-sensitive coccobacillus of the family Pasteurellaceae. Gram-negative are the bacteria […]

Inscription on Krishnadeva Raya

In News Recently, the first-ever epigraphical reference to the date of death of Vijayanagar king Krishnadeva Raya has been discovered at Honnenahalli in Tumkur district, Karnataka. Epigraphy is the study of the written matter recorded on hard or durable material. The term is derived from the classical Greek epigraphein (to write upon, incise) and epigraph? […]

Unlawful Conversion Bill 2021 Passed in UP

In News: Recently, the Uttar Pradesh Assembly passed the ‘Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Bill, 2021’, commonly known as the ‘love jihad’ law. The bill will now be sent to the UP legislative council for its approval before it becomes an Act after a formal nod by the governor. Background The UP Cabinet had cleared […]

Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge

In News- Recently, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs shortlisted  25 cities for the ‘Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge’. About The first stage of the Challenge involved an open call for applications from city agencies. The selected cities were Agartala, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Dharamshala, Erode, Hubballi-Dharwad, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Kakinada, Kochi, Kohima, Kota, Nagpur, Rajkot, Ranchi, Rohtak, […]

Kodaikanal Solar Observatory Digitized Data probes Sun’s rotation over the Century

In News-Recently, Scientists have estimated Sun’s rotation over the Century from data extracted from old films and photographs that have been digitized. About Discoverer/ Researcher: Following institutes studied solar rotation by tracing sunspots from century-old digitized films and photographs.  Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and […]

Caracal

      In News Recently, the National Board for Wildlife and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change have included the caracal in the list of critically endangered species. About Caracal They are slender, medium-sized wild cats. The iconic ears give the animal its name caracal,  which comes from the Turkish word ‘karakulak’, […]

Ancient Buddhist Monastery found in Jharkhand

In News Recently, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has unearthed a Buddhist monastery, buried under a mound in a village situated in a hilly area of Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand. Older Related Discoveries In December last year, ASI found a Buddhist shrine with three rooms near agricultural land on the eastern side of Juljul Pahar. The central shrine had Tara’s […]

The Indian Express

                                Indian Express Subject Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains  GS II 1 Ceasefire pact: First thaw in deep India-Pakistan chill (IR)    India and Pakistan relations, border issues with Pakistan, ceasefire violations by Pakistan, various […]