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Cham Dance

In News  The filmmaker and art historian recently gave a talk on the dance form Cham at an online event organised by the India Habitat Centre. Image Courtesy:leh ladakh india About Cham  Origin: The Yogachara School of Buddhism was founded in Kashmir in the 4th century by Asanga and Vasubandhu. This developed into the sophisticated […]

Marine Product Exports Development Authority (MPEDA)

In News :  The poultry industry has asked the Centre to set up a body on the lines of the Marine Products Exports Development Authority(MPEDA ) for the industry to boost exports. About Marine Products Exports Development Authority It is a statutory body set up under Section (4) of the MPEDA Act, 1972. The erstwhile […]

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya

In News  Recently, The Prime Minister of India has paid tributes to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Ji on his 105th birth anniversary.                                                                 Image Courtesy: FE About Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Early Life and Education:  Born on September 25, 1916, in the sacred region of Brij in the village of Nagla Chandrabhan in Mathura District.  He lost his […]

Reservation for Women in the Judiciary

In News Recently, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) backed 50% representation for women in the judiciary. About The CJI called for “urgent correction” of the gender imbalance in the judiciary. The CJI further added that it’s not a small issue. It’s an issue of thousands of years of suppression. It’s a matter of right. […]

Blue Food Assessment 2021

In News Most aquaculture systems have not achieved the levels of efficiency seen in terrestrial food production systems as per a report titled “Environmental performance of blue foods”. The report is a part of the Blue Food Assessment (BFA). The BFA is a collaboration between  Sweden-based Stockholm Resilience Centre,  United States-based Stanford University and  the […]

First-ever in-person Quad Summit

In News  Recently, the Quad Leaders Summit was hosted by the United States of America(USA). Major Points of Summit Towards Afghanistan and Terrorism:   Quad nations announced to closely coordinate diplomatic, economic, and human-rights policies towards Afghanistan and deepen their counter-terrorism and humanitarian cooperation in accordance with United Nations Security Council 2593 (a resolution passed on […]

Social Accountability Law

In News A State-wide campaign has been launched in Rajasthan for demanding passage of the social accountability law. Rajasthan Congress had promised the legislation in its 2018 Assembly election manifesto. The Chief Minister had also reiterated his resolve to enact the law in his budget speech in 2019. What is Social Accountability? Social accountability has […]

Clinicopathological Profile of Cancers in India: ICMR

In News  The study ‘Clinicopathological Profile of Cancers in India was released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Major Findings  Gender wise: Out of the 6,10,084 cancers, 3,19,098 (52.4%) cancers were reported in males, and 2,90,986 (47.6%) in females. The proportion of all cancer cases was higher in males than females with gynaecological […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 India-US ties about democratic values, diversity: Joe Biden to Narendra Modi (IR) What are the key outcomes of the PM’s visit to the USA? What are the key areas of Indo-US cooperation? How can India leverage its huge American diaspora? GS […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   Modi, Biden talk of a new phase in relations   (IR) What is the significance and agenda of recent bilateral talks between India and the USA? know about India -US relations  GS 2 1 HC remarks on EWS quota […]