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PRASAD Project

In News Recently, the President inaugurated PRASAD project at the tourism facilitation centre in the pilgrim town of Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh. The President also had an interactive session with the Chenchu tribe.  About PRASAD scheme The full form of the PRASAD scheme is ‘Pilgrimage Rejuvenation And Spiritual Augmentation Drive’.  The scheme was launched in […]

Foreseeing Sixth Mass Extinction

In Context Recently a new study led by the University of Hawaii claimed that Earth is witnessing its sixth mass extinction event.  What is Mass Extinction?  A mass extinction is a short period of geological time in which a high percentage of biodiversity, or distinct species—bacteria, fungi, plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates—dies out. […]

Dhokra Art

In News Lalbazaar village in West Bengal is an art hub and moving towards becoming a centre for dhokra art. Dhokra Art About: It is a metalcraft popular in Bengal. An Ancient Tradition: Its documented history is about 5,000 years old.  In its original form, no painting or polishing is done. Most Dhokra artefacts are […]

Sahitya Akademi Awards

In News Sahitya Akademi, an organisation founded in 1954 for promotion of literature,announced various Awards for 2022. About Sahitya Akademi recognizes 24 Indian languages which includes Rajasthani ,English and 22 languages recognized under the 8th Schedule of the Indian constitution. Sahitya Akademi Award is given to the most outstanding books of literary merit published in […]

Palm-Leaf Manuscript Museum

In News The Kerala government will inaugurate a palm-leaf manuscript museum with modern audio-visual technology at the Central Archives, Fort, in Thiruvananthapuram. About the museum  It is set up by the Archives Department. Cost would be ?3-crore. The museum has eight theme-based galleries where select manuscripts from one of the biggest palm-leaf collections in the […]

Five Great Lakes of North America

In News Scientists are building a sensor network to detect the trends in the water chemistry of Lake Huron, one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the first step towards developing a system that would be capable of measuring the carbon dioxide and pH levels of the Great Lakes over several […]

Srinivasa Ramanujan & National Mathematics Day

In News National Mathematics Day is celebrated every year on December 22 to mark the birth anniversary of legendary mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan. More about the National Mathematics Day  In 2012, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared December 22 as National Mathematics Day  The year 2012 was also celebrated as the National Mathematics Year.  Aim: The […]

UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites

In News Gujarat’s Vadnagar town, the iconic Sun Temple at Modhera, and the rock-cut sculptures of Unakoti in Tripura have been added to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. With this, India now has 52 sites on UNESCO Tentative List. The list indicates the rich cultural and natural wealth of India and shows […]

Formation of Fog

In News Recently, dense fog has enveloped northwestern India, including Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, parts of Uttar Pradesh, and parts of Rajasthan. About The fog episodes are likely to recur over the Indo Gangetic Plain for the next three days. It will keep visibility poor in the hours before and after daybreak. Fog Formation Fog forms […]

1925 Kakori Train Action

In News Four revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement were hanged on December 17 (Rajendranath Lahiri) and December 19 (Ashfaqullah Khan, Ram Prasad Bismil, Thakur Roshan Singh) in 1927. This came two years after the Kakori Train Robbery, in which members of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) had looted a train transporting money to the […]