Indian Researchers Have Sequenced 624 Pangolin Scales: Indian Researchers have sequenced 624 pangolin scales, thereby categorizing the Indian and Chinese pangolins. Pangolins, despite being listed in Schedule I of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 continues to be the world’s most trafficked mammal. The primary demand for its scales in the making of traditional East Asian medicines […]
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Maharana Partap Birth Anniversary 2021
Maharana Partap Birth Anniversary: 9th May: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Maharana Partap on his birth anniversary. Pratap Singh popularly known as Maharana Pratap was a king of Mewar, a region in the present-day state of Rajasthan. He was the eldest son of Udai Singh II (founder of city of Udaipur). Battle of […]
Gopal Krishna Gokhale Birth Anniversary 2021
Gopal Krishna Gokhale Birth anniversary:9th May Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Freedom Fighter and social reformer, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, on his birth anniversary. Gokhale became a member of the Indian National Congress in 1889. He was the leader of the moderate faction of the Congress party. In 1905, he was elected president of […]
Guru Tegh Bahadur 400th Prakash Purab
Guru Tegh Bahadur: Sri Akhand Path was inaugurated at Gurdwara Guru Ke Mahal, the birthplace of the ninth Sikh guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, to mark the 400th Prakash Purab (birth centenary) of the Guru. Guru Teg Bahadur (1621-1675): Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth Sikh Guru, often venerated as the ‘Protector of Humanity’ (Srisht-di-Chadar) by […]
Who are Karen rebels?
Karen rebels: Myanmar’s military has launched airstrikes on a village and outpost near the Thai border, after ethnic minority Karen insurgents attacked a Myanmar army post in some of the worst clashes since a Feb. 1 coup. The Karen National Union (KNU), Myanmar’s oldest rebel group, has also said its fighters had taken the army […]
Government of National Capital Territory (GNCT) of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021
Government of National Capital Territory (GNCT) Of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021: The Government of National Capital Territory (GNCT) of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021, which gives primacy to the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) over the elected government in the city, has come into force. Provisions of the GNCT of Delhi (Amendment) Act 2021: It amended the Sections […]
Armenian Genocide : Important Points
Armenian Genocide: US President Joe Biden is preparing to formally acknowledge the Armenian Genocide. Every year, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day will be marked on April 24. Armenian Genocide: The Armenian Genocide is often called the first genocide of the twentieth century. It refers to the systematic annihilation of Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire between […]
Philippine: To Deploy Military Ships To The South China Sea
Philippine: To Deploy Military Ships To The South China Sea: Philippines is planning to deploy military ships to the South China Sea to assert the country’s claim over oil deposits in a contested part of the waterway. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been facing growing domestic criticism for his reluctance to confront China over its […]
Sri Ramanujacharya : 1004th Birth Anniversary
Sri Ramanujacharya: The 1004th birth anniversary of Sri Ramanujacharya was observed on April 18, 2021. About Sri Ramanujacharya: Born in 1017 CE in Tamil Nadu. He is the most respected Acharya in the philosophy of Sri Vaishnavism. He was also referred to as Ilaya Perumal which means the radiant one. His philosophical foundations for devotionalism […]
102 Years Of The Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
102 Years Of The Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy: The Prime Minister of India commemorated 102 years of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy that took the lives of hundreds of innocent Indians. Recently, on the occasion of 130th Foundation Day of the National Archives of India, an exhibition “Jallianwala Bagh” was inaugurated, to mark the Jallianwala Bagh massacre […]
