Context ∙ The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) recently completed five years. About National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) ∙ The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the NCAP in 2019 as a long-term, time-bound, national level strategy to tackle the rising air pollution. ∙ The NCAP’s initial target was to reduce two key […]
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Current AffairsContext ∙ The World Economic Forum has released its report ‘Green Hydrogen: Enabling Measures Roadmap for Adoption in India’. ∙ The report recommends five areas that can benefit from public-private interventions in expediting the adoption of green hydrogen in India. Extraction of Hydrogen ∙ Hydrogen exists in combination with other elements. ∙ Hence, for using
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Current AffairsContext: ∙ The Union Cabinet approves 8,500 crore incentive scheme, the National Coal Gasification Mission, for coal gasification projects. About the National Coal Gasification Mission ∙ It is an initiative by the Union Ministry of Coal, under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan. ∙ The mission aims to utilise coal through coal gasification, with the goal of
Context ∙ The exploration of oil and gas blocks has raised serious concerns in Kanniyakumari district as it could badly affect the Wadge Bank Ecosystem. Wadge Bank Ecosystem ∙ It is a part of the sea that is a fertile fishing ground and rich in biodiversity. ∙ The wadge bank ecosystem off the coastline of
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Current AffairsContext ∙ According to a study conducted in Tamil nadu, an increase in rainfall could lead to rise in monthly scrub typhus cases. What is Scrub Typhus? ∙ It is an infectious disease caused by bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted through infected mites (chiggers). ∙ Symptoms: It include fever, headache, body ache and sometimes
Syllabus: GS1/Art and Culture Context ∙ 10th century Kadamba inscription written in Kannada, Sanskrit recently discovered in the Mahadeva temple at Cacoda in southern Goa. About the Inscription (Discovery and Study) ∙ It throws light on the Kadamba period in Goa and opens with an auspicious word ‘Be it well’ (Swasthi Shri). ∙ It was
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Current AffairsSyllabus:GS1/Culture and History Context ∙ Recently Rahul Gandhi was prevented from visiting Batadrava Than. About ∙ The Batadrava Than, is one of the most sacred sites for Assamese Vaishnavites and was established by Srimanta Sankardev in 1494 A.D. ∙ Location: It is located at the birthplace of revered Vaishnavite reformer-saint Srimanta Sankardeva
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Current AffairsSyllabus: GS1/Art and Culture Context: ∙ The Pran Pratishtha (consecration) ceremony of the Ram Lalla idol took place at Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh on January 22, 2024. ∙ The temple is a new-age architectural marvel of elegant sandstones with no use of iron or steel. Key Facts about the Temple ∙ It is
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Current AffairsSyllabus: GS1/Art and Culture In Context ∙ The Ram temple in Ayodhya is designed in the Nagara style of temple architecture. About ∙ The Nagara style of temple architecture emerged some time in the fifth century CE, during the late Gupta period, in northern India. ∙ It is seen in juxtaposition with the Dravida style
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Current AffairsThe Prime Minister of India recently visited Sree Krishna Temple, Guruvayur. About the temple ∙ Guruvayur is home to the historic Sree Krishna Temple, called the Dwaraka of the South. ∙ It is among the most revered and popular pilgrimage destinations in Thrissur, Kerala. ∙ The temple is built in the traditional Kerala architectural style
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