Category: Arts Current Affairs

Miniature sculpture of the Buddha found in Udupi: The Buddha was found among debris removed from an abandoned well at Alembi in Udupi district in Karnataka.Traditionally, the ancient Tulu Nadu was said to be ruled by the Kadambas of Banavasi. The Guptas and the Kadambas of Banavasi had matrimonial relations. Hence, the discovery of the […]

Vesak Celebration: The Prime Minister addressed “Virtual Vesak Global Celebrations” on Buddha Purnima. The event is being organized by the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) and will witness the participation of all the supreme heads of the Buddhist Sanghas from around the world. Buddha Purnima: It is celebrated to […]

Diplomatic Immunity To Avoid Criminal Charges: After she allegedly hit two staff members at a boutique in Seoul last month, the wife of Belgium’s ambassador to South Korea will now be exercising her diplomatic immunity to avoid criminal charges. Diplomatic immunity is a privilege of exemption from certain laws and taxes granted to diplomats by […]

NITI Aayog’s Ambitious Project For Great Nicobar Island: The Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) – Infrastructure I of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has flagged serious concerns about NITI Aayog’s ambitious project for Great Nicobar Island. The committee has, however, removed the first hurdle faced by the project. It has “recommended” it […]

Increased Child Marriages In Lockdown: Some activists and organizations of Karnataka have raised the issue of increased child marriages in Lockdown with the Ministry of Women and Child Development. According to a report published in December 2020 by ChildLine India, the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have proved to be new drivers of child marriages […]

Covid-19: Make It The Last Pandemic: IPPPR: An independent global panel, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR) in its report named “Covid-19: Make it the Last Pandemic concluded that the catastrophic scale of the Covid-19 pandemic could have been prevented. The report was requested by World Health Organization (WHO) member states in […]

Foam Path: A medical flight made an emergency belly landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai after a wheel of the aircraft separated from its body. Mumbai airport officials sprayed foam on the runway to prevent fire as the Beechcraft VT-JIL aircraft made a belly landing. A foam path is an aviation […]

WAG 12 B Locomotive: Indian Railways: Indian Railways inducts 100th 12000 HP WAG 12 B Locomotive The loco is named WAG 12 B with the number 60100. The locomotive is manufactured by Madhepura Electric Locomotive Pvt. Ltd. (MELPL). These locomotives are state-of-the-art IGBT-based, 3 phase drive, and 12000 horsepower electric locomotive. These high horsepower locomotives […]

Facebook’s Oversight Board: Facebook’s Oversight Board has upheld the social media network’s decision on January 7 to block the then-U.S. President Donald Trump from its platform. The Oversight Board has been set up as an independent body that will help Facebook figure out what content can be allowed on the platform and what ought to […]