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1) Holocene Epoch: It is the current period of geologic time. The Holocene Epoch began 12,000 to 11,500 years ago at the close of the Paleolithic Ice Age and continues through today. The Holocene begins at the end of the last major ice age and marks a “warm period” between ice ages. The Holocene isRead more

1) White Tufted Royal Butterfly: Recently, a team of butterfly observers have found the White Tufted Royal Butterfly, a rare butterfly species in Kannur, Kerala which was earlier spotted in Agasthyakoodam in 2017 and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary in 2018. The butterfly is protected under Schedule 2 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. 2) Indian Skimmers:Read more

1)d) It is a Pension Scheme exclusively for the senior citizens aged 60 years and above. Maximum Entry Age: No limit. Aadhar has been made mandatory to avail the benefit of the scheme. The Scheme can be purchased offline as well as online through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India which has been given theRead more

1) Young Professionals Scheme: It was conceived as part of an India-U.K. Migration and Mobility MoU signed in May 2021 and was announced in November at the G20 summit in Bali. It will permit up to 3,000 of their degree-holding citizens aged between 18 and 30 to live and work in each other’s countries forRead more

1) Parshuram Kund Festival: It is a Hindu pilgrimage site situated on the Brahmaputra plateau in the lower reaches of the Lohit River in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Devotees and sadhus take a holy dip in its water each year on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, in January. It is also known as the Kumbh ofRead more

1) Sagol Kangjei: Modern polo is said to have originated from Sagol Kangjei, a sport indigenous to Manipur, in which players ride horses, specifically the Manipur Ponies, which are referenced to the 14th century. Marjing is considered the God of polo and features a pony as his carrier. The Lai-Haraoba festival of the state depictsRead more

1) Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND) Scheme: a Central Sector Scheme BIND by ministry of Information and Broadcasting (2025-26) It will financially support Prasar Bharati in the expansion and upgradation of its broadcasting infrastructure, content development, and civil works and widen the reach in Left Wing Extremism, border, and strategic areas.  This will alsoRead more

1) Missing monuments: The Ministry of Culture recently told Parliamentary Standing Committee that 50 of India’s 3,693 Centrally Protected Monuments (CPM) were missing How can a monument go “missing”: Government focus on the social issue rather than heritage: In the decade following the independence, the focus of successive governments was on health, education and infrastructure,Read more

1) Centrally Protected Monuments: Recently, The Ministry of Culture reported to Parliament that 50 of India’s 3,693 centrally protected monuments were missing. The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act (AMASR Act) 1958 regulates the preservation of monuments and archaeological sites of national importance. The Act protects monuments and sites that are more thanRead more

1) Indian rhinoceros: Assam Chief Minister has recently announced that no rhinos were poached in the state in 2022. They is found only in the Brahmaputra valley, North Bengal, and southern Nepal. It has a single black horn (can grow up to 60 cm), a tough, grey-brown hide with skin folds. The Indian rhino isRead more