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1) Kutia Kondh tribe : The Kutia Kondhs are a particularly vulnerable tribal groups in Kalahandi district, Odisha. These tribals worship nature. The women of this tribe, called the ‘the people of the spirit world,’ ink themselves with beautiful geometric facial tattoos. The Kondhs who live in hill top and valleys are known as KutiaRead more

1) Conrad Sangma panel : The ministerial panel formed under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime for casinos, racetracks, and online gaming is likely to recommend a uniform 28 percent tax rate for the three categories. Currently, online gaming platforms pay 18% GST on the platform fee alone, rather than the total value includingRead more

1) Gutti Koya Tribals : The Koya population is concentrated in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. it is the largest adivasi tribe of Telangana and listed as Scheduled Tribe Koyas speak the Koya language, which is a Dravidian language. Festival: Medaram Jatara is also known as Sammakka Saralamma Jatara. It is the second-largest fairRead more

1) firefighting: or fireproofing approach in foreign policy is a reaction or a response to any initiative or incident in international politics. Firefighting attaches itself to reactive responses to crises that arise from the Lack of preparedness, Lack of capacity, and Lack of national will and cohesion between different instruments of statecraft.   2) RH-200Read more

1) Great Knot: A great knot from Russia, belonging to the endangered Calidris tenuirostris (Horsfield, 1821), has found its way to Kerala’s coast, flying over 9,000 km for a winter sojourn. The Great Knot is an international migratory wading bird that travels vast distances between the northern hemisphere breeding grounds and southern hemisphere summer feedingRead more

1) POSCO Act analysis: The analysis, titled ‘A Decade of POCSO’, was carried out by the Justice, Access and Lowering Delays in India (JALDI) Initiative in collaboration with the DE JURE program at the World Bank. The analysis has found that 43.44% of trials under POCSO end in acquittals while only 14.03% end in convictions.Read more

1) Boreal Forest: The boreal forest (or “taiga”) is the world’s largest land biome. It principally spans 8 countries: Canada, China, Finland, Japan, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States. Boreal forests are defined as forests growing in high-latitude environments where freezing temperatures occur for 6 to 8 months and in which trees are capableRead more

1) East Asia Summit: EAS is the Indo-Pacific’s premier forum for strategic dialogue. It is the only leader-led forum at which all key Indo-Pacific partners meet to discuss political, security and economic challenges facing the region. Australia participated, as a founding member, in the inaugural EAS held in Kuala Lumpur on 14 December 2005. TheRead more

1) United Nations (UN) World Population Prospects 2022: The world population touched eight billion and India was the largest contributor having added 177 million people of the last billion people. However, the global population is growing at its slowest rate since 1950, having fallen under 1 per cent in 2020. The world’s population could growRead more

1) Permacrisis: The Collins Dictionary’s word of the year for 2022 is “permacrisis” It is a term that describes the extended period of instability and insecurity. It became a commonly used word in Britain, reflecting the instability caused by Brexit, COVID-19 pandemic, extreme weather conditions, war in Ukraine, political instability in the UK and theRead more