The Gaon Buras: The Assam Cabinet announced that Gaon Buras, village-level functionaries of the district administration, will be called ‘Gaon Pradhans’. The government has reasoned that a number of young men (and women) become Gaon Buras, and thus, the word ‘Bura’ (meaning old in Assamese) is no longer appropriate. Gaon Buras are the village headmen. […]
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Nord Stream 2 Pipeline : Russia and Germany
Nord Stream 2 Pipeline: The US, which had previously imposed sanctions to prevent the completion of a major new gas pipeline between Russia and Germany, has now signalled its approval for the project. The US and Germany reached a deal on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline – which significantly increases Europe’s energy dependence on Russia– […]
Liverpool: Not a World Heritage City
Liverpool: Liverpool has been stripped of its World Heritage status after a UN committee found developments threatened the value of the city’s waterfront. The decision was made following a secret ballot by the UNESCO Committee at a meeting in China. UNESCO had previously warned that the developments, including the new Everton FC stadium, had resulted […]
Kapu Community : Andhra Pradesh
Kapu Community Reservation: The Andhra Pradesh government has announced 10% reservation for the Kapu community and other Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) for appointments in the initial posts and services in the State government. This reservation is extended in accordance with the Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, 2019. The Kapus are primarily an agrarian community based in […]
Indian Institute Of Heritage
Indian Institute Of Heritage: The government has decided to set up the ‘Indian Institute of Heritage’ at Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar. The Institute is being set up as Deemed to be University by integrating Institute of Archaeology (Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology), School of Archival Studies under National Archives of India, New Delhi, the […]
Moon Wobble
Moon Wobble: Sometimes, the moon seems to move in mysterious ways. It is mostly circles and ovals. But there is also something else a so-called wobble animating those rotations and revolutions. According to a recent study, the phenomenon is expected to lead to more flooding here on Earth in the middle of the next decade. […]
Mekedatu Dam Project
Mekedatu Dam Project: The Centre has given its assurance that Karnataka will not be allowed to carry out any construction on the Mekedatu dam project on the Cauvery river until its Detailed Project Report (DPR) is approved by the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA). Mekedatu, meaning goat’s leap, is a deep gorge situated at the […]
India’s Textile Sector
India’s Textile Sector: The Union Minister of Textiles held an in-depth review of initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of Textiles for giving a boost to the textiles sector. Textiles & garments industry is labour intensive sector that employs 45 mn people in India is second only to the agriculture sector in terms of employment. India’s […]
Scheme For Promotion Of Flagging Of Merchant Ships In India
Scheme For Promotion Of Flagging Of Merchant Ships In India: The scheme was approved by the cabinet recently. The scheme seeks to provide Rs.1624 crore over five years as a subsidy to Indian Shipping companies in global tenders floated by Ministries and CPSEs for import of government cargo. The budgetary support would be provided directly […]
Cabo Delgado
Cabo Delgado: The European Union has approved a Military Training Mission in Mozambique to support armed forces there to protect the civilian population. It aims to train and support the military in restoring security to northern Cabo Delgado, which has been plagued by extreme violence amid Jihadist attacks since 2017. Over the last three years, […]
