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Battle of Saragarhi

In Context 12th September 2021 marks the 124th anniversary of the Battle of Saragarhi fought between the British Indian Army’s Sikh Regiment and Afghan tribesmen. About Battle of Saragarhi Historical Background: The Battle of Saragarhi is considered one of the finest last stands in the military history of the world. Saragarhi was the communication tower […]

National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA)

In Context  The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) will set up a single stakeholders’ advisory group and a research cell to support the group.  Need for setting NFRA The decision to constitute NFRA was taken after the role of auditors and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India came under the scanner for alleged lapses […]

Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)

Context  The Government of Assam in the exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, has declared the entire State of Assam as a ‘Disturbed Area’ for up to six months with effect from August 28, 2021,  The AFSPA was imposed in Assam in November 1990 and is […]

Chief Minister

In News Bhupendra Patel was sworn in as Gujarat’s 17th Chief Minister at the Gandhinagar Raj Bhawan a day after he was unanimously elected the leader of the BJP legislature party. About Chief Minister About:  Each State has a Council of Ministers to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions. The […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   4   Elephants from Nepal damage crops in U.P. (Environment and Biodiversity)   Learn facts related to Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, Elephants in India, Difference between African Elephant and Asian Elephant, Initiatives for conservation of Elephants GS 2 6 A global war […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 1 & 3 3 Haryana govt panel suggests redefining Aravallis, will shrink protected area (Geography, Environment) Learn about Aravali. What is the National Conservation Zone (NCZ)? Why is the Haryana government trying to change it? What will be its impact on Environment? Way […]

Facts In News

Modern History Acharya Vinoba Bhave Syllabus : GS 1/Personalities In News The Prime Minister paid tribute to Vinoba Bhave on his birth anniversary. About  Vinayak Narahari Bhave was born in 1895 in a high-caste Brahman family. He abandoned his high school studies in 1916 to join Gandhi’s ashram (ascetic community) at Sabarmati, near Ahmedabad.  Gandhi’s […]

Swami Vivekananda

In News Recently, the Prime Minister recalled Swami Vivekananda’s famous speech at the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893. About On September 11, 1893, Swami Vivekananda delivered his famed speech at the ‘Parliament of the World’s Religions’, garnering a full two-minute standing ovation and the moniker of ‘cyclonic monk of India’. He introduced […]

Methanol Production From High Ash Coal

In Context India’s first indigenously designed High Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol Production Plant successfully demonstrated facility to create methanol from High Ash Indian Coal. About Due to the high ash percentage of Indian coal, most internationally accessible technology did not cater to the Indian demands. Therefore, the BHEL R&D centre at Hyderabad began working […]

Death Centenary of Subramania Bharati

In News  Recently, the Vice-President of India paid floral tributes to Mahakavi Subramania Bharati to mark the death centenary of the poet and freedom fighter. Who was Subramanya Bharati? He was an outstanding Indian writer of the nationalist period and is regarded as the father of the modern Tamil style. He is also known as […]