Cyclone Tauktae Cyclone Tauktae, the cyclonic storm has hit India, intensifying into an extremely severe cyclonic storm Meaning of the name: Tauktae The name has been suggested by Myanmar. The name comes from the Burmese language and it means a ‘gecko’ or a very hitch-pitched lizard. ...
Sulawesi Context Pleistocene-era rock paintings dating back to 45,000-20,000 years ago in cave sites in southern Sulawesi, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, are a concern Details The artwork in the area includes world’s oldest hand stencil (almost 40,000 years ago), created by pressing the hand on a...
KUCHIPUDI DANCE CONTEXT Tribute to guru Kesava Prasad, the icon of Kuchipudi village (Source: The Hindu) Origin Name from Village of Kusselavapuri in Andhra Pradesh Group of Actors going village to Village Revived by: Siddendra Yogi, Balasaraswati, Ragini Devi Theme Stories of Bhagawata Puran Features Foot Movement, predominance of Shringar Ras Dhaaravu...
Arctic fires, thawing permafrost pose growing threat to climate Source (The Hindu) Details The warming Arctic tundra will increase efforts to curb climate change, as thawing permafrost and wildfires release greenhouse gases that are not fully accounted for in global emissions agreements As temperatures rise and permafrost...
West Bengal government to set up a Legislative Council legislative council: Under Article 169 of the constitution, Parliament may by law create or abolish the second chamber in a state if the Legislative Assembly of that state passes a resolution to that effect by a special...
NASA's Voyager 1 detects the eerie hum of interstellar space Details Instruments aboard NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft have detected a faint monotonous hum caused by the constant vibrations of the small amounts of gas found in the near-emptiness of interstellar space It essentially represents the background...
SWAMIH Fund Context The Government of India’s Special Window for Affordable & Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) completed its first residential project. Rivali Park, located in suburban Mumbai, was the first housing project in India to have received funding under the SWAMIH Fund. Details SWAMIH Fund: This is a government backed fund that...
World Food Prize 2021 Context Shakuntala Harak singh Thilsted of Indian descent wins World Food Prize 2021 Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted and Research A global nutrition expert of Indian descent has won the prestigious 2021 World Food Prize for her groundbreaking research in developing holistic, nutrition-sensitive approaches to...
TIGER RESERVES IN INDIA Context Tigress Found Dead In Madhya Pradesh's Panna Tiger Reserve Details India have 51 tiger reserves which are governed by Project Tiger which is administrated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). India is home to 80 percent of tigers in the world. In 2018, there...
Israel- Palestine conflict Context The current violence is due to conflicting claims over Jerusalem home to major holy sites of Islam, Judaism and Christianity Current Developments Israeli armed forces stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Haram esh-Sharif in Jerusalem, ahead of a march by Zionist nationalists commemorating Israel’s capture of...
