India’s 39th World Heritage Site: Context: Rudreswara Temple (Ramappa Temple) at Palampet, Warangal, Telangana The decision was taken at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO. Ramappa temple, a 13th century engineering marvel named after its architect, Ramappa, was proposed by the government as its only...
A climate risks Context: Last 2 weeks of July has seen over 50% more than what is normal for this time of the year. Many regions in the Konkan coast and the southern peninsula have been seeing instances of extreme rainfall. Distribution According to India Meteorological Department...
Special economic zone (SEZ) Context Around 250 fishermen and their families from Kattukuppam in Ennore protested on Monday demanding that the Tangedco stop construction work on a coal conveyor belt. Special economic zone (SEZ) A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in which the business and trade...
India sets up bad bank to reduce debt burden, free up lenders Context The Government has launched a Bad Bank with all the regulatory approvals in place. Bad Bank A bad bank conveys the impression that it will function as a bank but has bad assets to start...
Secrecy of vote a must in any election: Supreme Court Context: The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal of men convicted for rioting at a poll booth in Jharkhand. Details of the Judgement The Supreme Court held that in any election, be it to Parliament or State legislature, the...
Microplastics Context Microplastics pollution in the Ganga Details: An analysis of the stretches of the river Ganga by Delhi-based environment NGO Toxics Link has revealed pollution by microplastics, defined as synthetic solid particles sized ranging 1 micrometre (μm) to 5 millimeter (mm), which are insoluble in water he...
China Tibet Relation Context: Xi Jinping visits Tibet border region, first by Chinese leader in years Details: Places visited by China’s President Xi Jinping Nyingchi, a town near the border with India’s Arunachal Pradesh to inspect the newly built Sichuan-Tibet railway Nyang river bridge to inspect the...
Mekong-Ganga Cooperation Context 1. India Co-chaired the 11th Mekong-Ganga Cooperation meeting. About Mekong-Ganga Cooperation 1. The Mekong–Ganga Cooperation (MGC) was established on November 10, 2000, at Vientiane, Laos at the First MGC Ministerial Meeting. 2. It comprises six member countries, namely India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. 3. The priority areas...
RBI bans Mastercard from issuing new cards in India Context According to the RBI, the U.S. card-issuer has failed to comply with the local data storage rules announced by the central bank in 2018. RBI’s data localization policy Card companies such as Visa, Mastercard, and American Express to...
