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PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

In Context Recently, the Union government has named its new free foodgrain scheme under the National Food Security Act, 2013, as ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)’. More about the scheme About: The new integrated food security scheme for providing free food grains to Antodaya Anna Yojna (AAY) & Primary Household (PHH) beneficiaries, is […]

Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

In News Every year 12th January is being celebrated as the National Youth Day in mark of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. National Youth Day Origin: In 1984, the Indian Government first declared to celebrate the birthday of Swami Vivekananda as National Youth Day.  Since then the day has been celebrated as National Youth […]

Parshuram Kund Festival

In News The Parshuram Kund Festival is to be held in Arunachal Pradesh from the 12th to the 16th of January. About Parshuram Kund Festival Parshuram Kund is a Hindu pilgrimage center situated at Telu Shati/Tailung area of the Mishmi plateau in the lower reaches of the Lohit River in Arunachal Pradesh.  The hills district […]

Ottanthullal Art

In News Kalamandalam Mahendran has trained over a hundred students in Ottanthullal over the years and has helped them perform at various school arts fetes. About Ottanthullal Art Ottanthullal (or Thullal, in short) is a recite-and-dance art form of Kerala that is famous for its humour and social satire. It is marked by its simplicity […]

Fatima Sheikh

In News Recently, the 192nd birth anniversary of Fatima Sheikh was observed. About Fatima Sheikh She was a pioneering teacher, anti-caste activist, a proponent of girls’ education, and a social reformer in 19th-century Maharashtra. She was born on 9 January 1831 in Pune.  She was considered to be a feminist icon, and in pre-independent India, […]

Birth Anniversary of Rani Velu Nachiyar

In News The Prime Minister of India has paid tributes to Rani Velu Nachiyar on her birth anniversary. About Rani Velu Nachiyar She was the first queen to fight against the British colonial power in India.  She is known by Tamils as Veeramangai.  Early Life: She was the princess of Ramanathapuram and the only child […]

Mural Art

In News The Wall of Peace, a great work of modern mural art on the 700-feet long compound wall of Government Vocational Higher Secondary School at Cherpulassery, was inaugurated in Kerala. The word ‘peace’ has been embossed on the wall in 250 world languages. The Mural Art About: Mural art is basically an artwork made […]

Savitribai Phule

In News January 3, 2023, marks the 192nd birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule. About Savitribai Phule She was a woman from the Mali community and went on to become an educator, a challenger to caste hierarchies and barriers, and a writer. Born in Naigaon village of Maharashtra’s Satara district on January 3, 1831, to Khandoji […]

India must build awareness on population control

In News Recently, two Members of Parliament of the Bharatiya Janata Party introduced in the Lok Sabha a private members’ Bill aimed at population control in India. Major Highlights  The Bill seeks to insert a new directive principle in Part IV of the Constitution enjoining the State to take all steps to control population growth […]

Hyperglobalisation

In News Two wars are raging in 2022, which have undermined the hyperglobalisation. The first war is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the second is an economic war, a geopolitical confrontation between two superpowers (US and China). Hyperglobalisation Features of  a hyperglobalised world: Wars are not the norm and economies broadly follow the principles laid […]