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1) Carbon Dating: Recently, the Allahabad High Court allowed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct Carbon Dating of a ‘Shivling‘ inside the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Carbon dating is a widely used method to establish the age of organic materials, things that were once living Living things have carbon in them inRead more

1) 1st Ministerial Meeting of India-EU Trade and Technology Council: It will lay the roadmap for cooperation and provide direction to achieve desired outcomes. Three Working Groups will collaborate under the mechanism: Working Group on Strategic Technologies, Digital Governance and Digital Connectivity Working Group on Green and Clean Energy Technologies Working Group on Trade, InvestmentRead more

1) Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain 2023 Campaign: Recently, the National Water Mission (NWM), Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR), Ministry of Jal Shakti organised a workshop- cum- orientation programme for Central Nodal Officers (CNO) and Technical Officers (TO), who will be visiting the 150 water-stressed districts across the nation,Read more

1) River-Cities Alliance: Recently, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in association with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) organised the ‘River-Cities Alliance (RCA) Global Seminar: Partnership for Building International River-Sensitive cities’ in New Delhi Although the Alliance began with the Ganga basin cities, it was extended to include cities beyond the basinRead more

1) Project Cheetah: Recently, on the direction of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a team of experts visited the Kuno National Park and reviewed the status of Project Cheetah It is the world’s first intercontinental large wild carnivore translocation project Discussions to bring the Cheetah back to India were initiated in 2009 by theRead more

1) Energy Transition Advisory Committee Report: Recently, the Energy Transition Advisory Committee (ETAC) report has been received by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas The report contains a wide range of forward-looking recommendations by a panel for the shift to low-carbon energy, in line with India’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2070 TheRead more

1) Tungnath Temple: Tungnath Temple, the 3rd of the five Panchkedars of Uttarakhand, will be declared a national monument by the Archaeological Survey of India The temple is thought to be >1000 years old It is situated at an altitude of 12800 ft It is connected to the root of the Panch Kedar Circuit (LordRead more

1) Gopal Krishna Gokhale Birth Anniversary: Born on 9 May 1866, in Maharashtra, Gopal Krishna Gokhale was an Indian liberal political leader and a social reformer. He led the moderate nationalists in the early years of the Indian Independence Movement Being one of the first generations of Indians to receive a university education, he graduatedRead more

1. Article 355: Recently, unrest in Manipur was triggered by a decision of the High Court to pursue a 10-year old recommendation to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the non-tribal Meitei community. In view of the prevailing unprecedented burning situation, the Centre imposed Article 355 in the state to control the situation It isRead more

1) Civil Nuclear Liability Act: Two main principles underlie nuclear liability law: Strict liability means that the operator of a nuclear facility is liable for any damage caused by a nuclear incident, regardless of fault or negligence. Exclusive liability means that only the operator can be held liable for a nuclear incident, and no otherRead more