12-Foot Statue Of Adi Shankaracharya: A 12-foot statue of Adi Shankaracharya has been unveiled at Kedarnath, where the acharya is believed to have attained samadhi at the age of 32 in the ninth century. Adi Shankaracharya: Born in Kaladi village on the bank of the Periyar, the largest river in He was a disciple of […]
Tag: 9th Nov 2021
National Education Policy: Not Be Implemented In Tamil Nadu
National Education Policy: Not Be Implemented In Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has said the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 will not be implemented in Tamil Nadu. An expert committee would be formed soon to prepare a new education policy of the state. Tamil Nadu’s arguments: NEP being recommended by the Centre was […]
Global Methane Pledge: UN COP26
Global Methane Pledge: The Global Methane Pledge was launched at the UN COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. It is an effort led jointly by the United States and the European Union. So far, over 90 countries have signed this pledge. About the Global Methane Pledge: The pledge was first announced in September by the US […]
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA): The Editors Guild of India (EGI) has expressed shock over the Tripura police’s action of booking 102 people, including journalists, under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. This was for reporting and writing on the recent communal violence in the State. About the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act: Passed in 1967, the law […]
Rise in Oil And Food Prices
Oil And Food Prices: Last week, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation released data showing its world Food Price Index (FPI) averaging 133.2 points in October, the highest since July 2011. No less significant, though, is the way the FPI has oscillated since the outbreak of Covid-19. In May 2020, when the global economy was […]
Haryana State Employment Of Local Candidates Act, 2020
Haryana State Employment Of Local Candidates Act, 2020: The Haryana Government has said that the Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 will be implemented in the state from 15th January 2022. It requires firms with 10 or more employees to reserve 75% of all jobs offering a salary of less than Rs. 30,000 a month […]
Mass Extinction Reason: Nature Geoscience
Mass Extinction: Before the Cretaceous mass extinction known for wiping out non-avian dinosaurs, the Earth had witnessed four other great mass extinctions. A paper published last week in the journal, Nature Geoscience, has come up with a new reason behind the first mass extinction, also known as the Late Ordovician mass extinction. The article notes […]
Logos Of Darjeeling Toy Train As Intellectual Property
Logos Of Darjeeling Toy Train As Intellectual Property: India has finally registered the logos (two) of the iconic ‘Toy Train’ internationally as its intellectual property. The claim for registration was sent to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) with the procedure laid down in WIPO’s Vienna Classification (VCL). There is a six-month window to register […]
Galaxy Messier 87 (M87)
Galaxy Messier 87 (M87): Scientists studying the galaxy Messier 87 (M87) – which surrounds the only black hole to have been imaged so far – have come up with a theoretical model of the jets of material emanating from M87. The calculated images published in Nature Astronomy resemble closely what is observed, and help confirm […]
Kaho Village in Arunachal Pradesh
Kaho: Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh is planning to make a documentary about one of its most “patriotic destinations” — Kaho, a village in Anjaw district on the China border — to mark the 75th year of Independence. One of seven villages in the Kibithoo block bisected by the Lohit river, Kaho had weathered the Chinese […]
