Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple Tiruchirapalli Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple, Tiruchirapalli In news: Won the UNESCO Award of Merit Awarded by UNESCO Asia Pacific region for the reconstruction activities undertaken in temple without affecting its traditional splendour About the Temple: A temple at Srirangam is mentioned in Tamil literature of the Sangam era (1st to the 4th century CE), including…
BIMSTEC The leaders of the member states of BIMSTEC were invited to the swearing ceremony of PM-Narendra Modi. It was regarded as a key aspectofIndia’s‘neighbourhoodfirst’and‘ActEast’policy. Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation is what BIMSTEC stands for. Comprising of seven member states, it is a regional organization. India along with Bangladesh, Bhutan,…
DIGHI PORT The port is located on the bank of Rajpuri creek, in the Raigad District of Maharashtra. The unique feature of the port is its ideal location within a natural harbor and exclusive channel offering a depth of 14.5 m, making it one the deepest port of Maharashtra. Dighi Port is the first Greenfield…
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (WED) World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on 5th June every year. World Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. Since it began in 1974, the event has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in…
Nipah Virus In 2018, Kerala witnessed its first outbreak of the Nipah virus Nipah is a zoonotic disease A disease transmitted from animals to humans Virus belongs to a new genus termed Henipavirus About the Virus It is a fragile virus It may survive in the environment for several hours up to a couple of…
GEO-POLITICS QUADILATERAL MEET Quadrilateral meet among India, Japan, Australia and the United States ➢ Bangkok, Thailand. THE QUAD GROUP: The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD, also known as the Quad) is an informal strategic dialogue between the United States, Japan, Australia and India that is maintained by talks between member countries. The dialogue was initiated in…
Losar Bahubali Khaju Losar • Losar is characterized especially by dancing, music, and a general spirit of merrymaking. • The celebrations are an amalgamation of ancient rituals, staged dance dramas, the dance of the Ibex deer and lots of music, dance, and revelry for the people. • Houses are decorated with good-luck signs. • Prayer…
Recognition of Parties in India: • Last week, Meghalaya’s National People’s Party led by Conrad Sangma was recognised as a “national party”. The NPP is the eighth party to get that recognition — after Congress, BJP, BSP, NCP, CPI, CPI(M) and Trinamool Congres— and the first from the Northeast. • The Election Commission lists political…
GDP-PPP Big Mac Index The Big Mac Index is published by The Economist as an informal way of measuring the purchasing power parity (PPP) between two currencies and provides a test of the extent to which market exchange rates result in goods costing the same in different countries. Sugar production Uttar Pradesh is the highest sugarcane producing…
Asiatic Golden Cat The Asiatic golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) is listed as near threatened on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of threatened species. It is found across eastern Nepal through north-eastern India to Indonesia. Golden is no longer the only colour the elusive Asiatic golden cat can be associated with. Its…
Table of Contents Hong Kong Protests BIMSTEC Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ASEAN+3 Hong Kong Protests As a result, Hong Kong has its own legal system and borders, and rights including freedom of assembly and free speech are protected The Chinese government said in 2014 it would allow voters to choose their leaders from a list approved…
GEOMORPHOLOGY PACIFIC RING OF FIRE ➢ Mount Sinabung volcano ➢ Sumatra Island, Indonesia. RING OF FIRE: ➢ Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. ➢ The Ring of Fire is sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt. ➢ About 90% of the world’s…
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Speaker and Pro-Tem Speaker in Lok Sabha: • The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha. The speaker is elected generally in the very first meeting of the Lok Sabha following general elections. • Serving for a term of five years, the speaker is chosen from sitting members of…
WTO – Subsidies India has submitted a new proposal to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), suggesting that developing countries and the least developed countries (LDCs) should be exempted from prohibitions for granting certain fisheries subsidies if the fishing occurs within waters under a country’s own authority. At the Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires in December…
INDEX India to host UN meet on land degradation in September The United Kingdom (UK) is on track to become the first G7 country to legislate for net zero emissions by 2050. Environment and energy ministers meet of the Group of 20 major economies REN21’s Renewable 2019 Global Status Report (GSR)…
Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) •It is an intergovernmental forum for enhancing cooperation towards promoting peace, security, and stability in Asia •It is a forum based on the recognition that there is a close link between peace, security, and stability in Asia and in the rest of the world •It pursues…
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY: GI TAG ➢ Kolhapuri chappal ➢ jointly received by Karnataka and Maharashtra GI TAG ➢ A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on products which correspond to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g. a town, region, or country). ➢ The use of a geographical indication, as a type of…
INDEX • US EPA scraps Obama-era plan limiting coal emissions • Bihar bans tree-felling • Ozone pollution in Delhi worse this summer than last: CSE • Among the world’s worst polluters, ASEAN vows to tackle ocean waste • Device to trap ocean plastic waste relaunches • Indian temple helps nurture ‘extinct’ turtle back to life…
Astrobee •It is a free-flying robot system that will help researchers test new technologies in zero gravity and perform routine work alongside astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) ✓They can move in any direction and turn on any axis in space ✓Astrobee system consists of three cubed-shaped robots, software and a docking station used…
