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Padma Multipurpose Bridge

In News Bangladesh’s Padma Multipurpose Bridge was recently inaugurated. More about Padma Multipurpose Bridge: The Padma Multipurpose Bridge is a multipurpose road-rail bridge across the Padma River in Bangladesh. It connects to Shariatpur and Madaripur, linking the southwest of the country, to the northern and eastern regions.  The Padma Bridge is considered to be the […]

Regulations for Bharat New Car Assessment Programme BNCAP

In News Recently, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification on Regulations for Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP).   Image Courtesy: ET  Key Points It proposed to  insert a new rule 126E in CMVR (Central Motor Vehicles Rules), 1989 regarding the Bharat New Car Assessment Program (BNCAP).  BNCAP states automobiles […]

7th Anniversary Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban

In News  The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) celebrated 7 years of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U). About  The seventh-anniversary celebrations highlighted the important initiatives implemented under the PMAY-U Mission, which is one of the largest urban housing programmes in the world.  About PMAY-U The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched […]

Dutch Disease

In Context  Recently the research paper titled “40 years of Dutch Disease literature: lessons for developing countries”, was published by Edouard Mien and Michael Goujon. More about Dutch Disease: Meaning: Dutch Disease in economics refers to a phenomenon wherein a country witnesses uneven growth across sectors due to the discovery of natural resources, especially large […]

Eco-Sensitive Zones

In News Recently there were many criticisms that rose around Supreme Court’s order to declare all places within a kilometre (km) around  ‘protected areas (PA) as eco-sensitive zones (ESZ). The Court order: Supreme court has directed all states to have a mandatory 1-km ESZ from the demarcated boundaries of every protected forest land, national park […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   3 Modi listening, Xi: Cold War mentality, bloc confrontation must be abandoned (International Relations ) What are the outcomes of the recent BRICS meeting ?their relevance in the present scenario . GS 3 3 Consumption basket expanded, revamped consumer expenditure survey […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   BRICS supports dialogue between Russia, Ukraine (International Relations) Know about BRICS ,importance of BRICS in the post-pandemic global economic recovery and key takeaways from the BRICS summit. GS 2 8 A turning point for Ukraine and its women’s rights  (International […]

Pattachitra painting

In News Recently, the Odisha CM gifted the Pattachitra painting to Pope Francis in Vatican City.  More about Pattachitra painting: Origin: This form of art is closely related to the cult of Shri Jagannath and the temple traditions in Puri.  It is believed to have originated as early as the 12th century Region:  The art […]

Santhal Tribe

In News The Santhal community is in the spotlight after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominated one of the community leaders Droupadi Murmu to the highest constitutional position in the country. About  Santhal is the third largest scheduled tribe community in the country after Gond and Bhil. The word ‘Santhal’ is derived from two words; […]