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Dadasaheb Phalke award : The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in the field of cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The recipient is honoured for their “outstanding contribution to the growthRead more

1) Vigyan Ratna The Centre has decided to do away with over 250 awards given to scientists and medical researchers. There is a recommendation to close down a few awards, reducing the number of awards to few important ones and reconstituting some of the important national awards. Further, the home secretary recommended setting up VigyanRead more

1) Surjapuri and Bajjika dialects: Bihar State education department is to set up academies for the promotion of the Surjapuri and Bajjika dialects on the lines of the Hindi and Urdu academies. Surjapuri is spoken mainly in Kishanganj and other parts of Seemanchal in northeastern Bihar. The dialect, a mix of Bangla, Urdu, and Hindi,Read more

1) L.69 Group: The L.69 group is of pro-reform member states, including primarily developing countries from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. The Group is bound by the firm conviction that expansion in both the permanent and non-permanent categories of membership of the UNSC is imperative to better reflect contemporary worldRead more

1) Fridays for Future: The Fridays for Future (FFF) campaign is a youth-led and youth-organised global climate justice movement that started in 2018, when 15-year-old Greta Thunberg began a school strike for climate. These are Global Climate Strikes that focuses on providing a platform for the most affected people and areas (MAPA) to voice theirRead more

1) Khader Committee: The M.A. Khader committee on school education was set up by the government against the backdrop of the Right to Education Act to study various aspects of school education from preschool to higher secondary. The committee has recommended a change in school timings from 8 am to 1 pm. It recommends aRead more

1) Nizam’s Sword: Nizam’s Sword is an item being set to return to India from the Glasgow Life museums. The sword was purchased in 1905 by General Sir Archibald Hunter Nizam’s tulwar (sword) is a 14th century ceremonial sword of Indo-Persian design possible from around 1350 CE. The sword is shaped like a snake. ItRead more

1) National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC): The NAAC is an autonomous body under the University Grants Commission (UGC). It assesses and certifies Higher-level Educational Institutions (HEIs) with gradings as part of accreditation. Only higher education institutions that are at least six years old, or from where at least two batches of students have graduated,Read more

1) Ambedkar Circuit: The Union Tourism and Culture Minister recently announced a special tourist train to cover the “Ambedkar Circuit”. Ambedkar Circuit covers Madhya Pradesh’s Mhow, Ambedkar’s birthplace; Nagpur, where he converted to Buddhism; the residence in Delhi where he lived during his last years; and Dadar in Maharashtra, where his body was cremated. TheRead more

1) Colour Revolutions: At the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, China appealed to the SCO members to cooperate with each other to prevent foreign powers from destabilising their countries by inciting “colour revolutions”. It refer to a series of uprisings that first began in former communist nations in Eastern Europe since around 2004. ButRead more