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National Conference on Project Mausam

In News  Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) organised a two-day National Conference on Project Mausam – Jaladhipurayatra. About Project Mausam It was launched in 2014. It is the initiative of the Ministry of Culture and is being administered by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as the nodal agency with research support of the Indira […]

Modhera Sun Temple

In News  Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Modhera which is famous for its Sun Temple.  About  Modhera is known for the Sun temple situated on the bank of the Pushpavati river.  The temple was built after 1026-27 CE during the reign of Bhima I of the Chalukya dynasty. The remains of the Sun Temples at […]

Programming Languages of Cryptocurrencies

In News Programming languages help crypto platforms and protocols run effectively. Key Points The crypto ecosystem sits on top of distributed ledgers, which are broadly called blockchains.  Smart Contract:  Apart from recording and verifying transactions, some crypto blockchains like Ethereum let users launch agreements or special actions that execute on their own.  These are known […]

Rise in Direct Tax Revenues

In News India’s net Direct tax collections in 2022-23 have risen to ?7.45 lakh crore, more than half this year’s Budget targets. More about the news Based on provisional data, net personal income tax collections grew 17.35%. It is rising faster than corporate income tax collections that were up 16.29% net of refunds.  Securities Transaction […]

Election Commission Freezes Shiv Sena Symbol

In News Recently, the Election Commission barred the Shiv Sena factions led by former CM Uddhav Thackeray and current Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde from using the party name and its election symbol. About Reason for doing this:  In order to place both the rival groups on an even keel and to protect their rights and […]

UN Peacekeeping Forces Fatalities

Context The UN Undersecretary General reported a growing number of fatalities among United Nations Peacekeeping Forces (UNPKF) in direct attacks. About Growing Threat: Two BSF jawans died in a spate of attacks on United Nations Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amidst anti­-UN protests. UN Peacekeeping fatalities due to malicious acts (not illness […]

Poverty in India & Lessons from China

In News Recently the World Bank released its latest report on global poverty.  Report highlights Economic upheavals & reversal: Report stated that “economic upheavals brought on by Covid-19 and later the war in Ukraine” had produced “an outright reversal” in poverty reduction across the planet.  The pace of poverty reduction had been slowing down anyway […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 Citing bypoll, EC freezes Sena election symbol, tells factions to pick new ones (Polity and Governance) What is the anti-defection law? What is the role of speaker and election commission? Also know about the significance of ‘Kihoto Hollohan’ judgement. GS 3 […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Neither faction can use Sena name, symbol: EC(Polity and Governance) What is the anti-defection law? What is the role of speaker and election commission? Also know about the significance of ‘Kihoto Hollohan’ judgement. GS 2 10 Clean swipe for MGNREGS attendance […]

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1 Name your successor, Law Minister writes to CJI; window for Collegium he heads closing   Ex-CJI named head of panel on SC status for Dalit converts   (Polity and Governance) How is the Chief Justice of India appointed?    What […]