Context: NASA’s Ingenuity mini-helicopter has been dropped on the surface of Mars in preparation for its first flight, the U.S. space agency said. The ultra-light aircraft had been fixed to the belly of the Nasa Perseverance rover, which touched down on the Red Planet on February 18, 2021. Analysis Mars 2020 mission by NASA to explore …
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Context: India has fallen 28 spots to rank 140th among 156 countries on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021. In 2020, India had ranked 112th among 153 countries on the index. Global Gender Gap Report 2021 The index benchmarks the evolution of gender-based gaps among four key dimensions – Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational …
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Context: Challenges Faced by Denotified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribes. Analysis The ‘Denotified Tribes’ (DNTs) are a heterogenous group engaged in various occupations such as transport, key-making, salt trading, entertaining — acrobats, dancers, snake charmers, jugglers — and pastoralists. These communities were branded ‘born criminals’ under the colonial-era Criminal Tribes Act, 1871. They were ‘denotified’ in …
Russia-Ukraine Conflict :S. President Joe Biden affirmed his “unwavering support” for Ukraine in a call to President Volodymyr Zelensky after Kiev accused Moscow of building up military forces on its border. Analysis In 2014 Ukraine faced the greatest threat to its national security since the collapse of the Soviet Union, of which it had been …
National Rare Disease Policy India,2021 Context: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare approved National Rare Disease Policy, 2021 Analysis What are rare diseases? Broadly, a ‘rare disease’ is defined as a health condition of low prevalence that affects a small number of people when compared with other prevalent diseases in the general population. While there …
Context: E-Way Bill System under GST regime has achieved a new milestone of generation of 7.12 Crores E-way Bills in the month of March 2021. This is the highest number of e-way bills generated in any month during last three years’ journey of E-Way Bill system. Analysis E-Way Bill system, short form for electronic way …
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Context: In a video message, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha promised to implement Article 244 (A) of the Indian Constitution to safeguard the interests of the people in Assam’s tribal-majority districts. Analysis How did the demand arise? In the 1950s, a demand for a separate hill state arose around certain sections of …
Context: Ahead of the second phase of polling in Assam, Rahul Gandhi offered prayers at Guwahati’s Kamakhya temple, the most revered shrine in Assam. Analysis Legends say the temple atop the Kamagiri or Nilachal Hills, in the city of Guwahati, on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, was built by the demon king Narakasura. Records …
UPSC PRELIMS+MAINS Index A) Art, Culture and History Thiruvalluvar Day 2021: History, significance and all you need to know about the iconic poet (PIB) B) Indices, Reports, Surveys, Committees and Organisations Food Corporation of India (FCI) (PIB) Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) (PIB) C) Schemes, Policies, Initiatives, Awards and Social Issues Phase-II of “Grid Connected …
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PART A CHAPTER 2- INDIAN PAINTINGS Art and Culture By Nitin Singhania Introduction • History of paintings- can be traced through the ancient and medieval period. • Books illustrated paintings. In Mughal and Rajput courts miniature style dominated. • With the coming of the Europeans, the art of painting and engraving took a western turn. …
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