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BUDDHISM
BUDDHISM
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In a first, the government is organising a two-day conclave starting April 21 in Arunachal Pradesh to highlight the spread and impact of Buddhism in India’s Northeast. I...
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22-Apr 2025
K2-18B
K2-18B
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On April 16, an international research team uploaded a paper in which it reported that the distant exoplanet K2-18b may be habitable. The claim was met with cautious exciteme...
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21-Apr 2025
URDU AND HISTORY
URDU
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Recently, the Supreme Court has upheld the use of Urdu on the signboard of a municipal council building in Maharashtra in Varshatai w/o Sanjay Bagade vs State Of Maharashtr...
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19-Apr 2025
CHAMPARAN SATYAGRAHA
CHAMPARAN SATYAGRAHA
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Champaran Satyagraha was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in April 1917. This year marks the 108th anniversary of the movement. It was the first major act of Sa...
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19-Apr 2025
ACCREDITED SOCIAL HEALTH ACTIVISTS (ASHAs)
ACCREDITED SOCIAL HEALTH ACTIVISTS (ASHAs)
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For over two months now, a section of Kerala’s 26,125-strong community of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) have been on a day...
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17-Apr 2025
INDIA-THAILAND
INDIA-THAILAND
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The recent elevation of the India-Thailand bilateral relationship to the strategic level reflects a smart foreign policy move in New Delhi’s regional and internati...
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15-Apr 2025
NATIONAL CRITICAL MINERAL MISSION(NCMM) NATIONAL CRITICAL MINERAL MISSION(NCMM)
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Government of India launched the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) in 2025 to establish a robust framework for self-reliance in the...
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12-Apr 2025
MAHAVIR JAYANTI
MAHAVIR JAYANTI
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Mahavir Jayanti, also referred to as Mahaveer Janma Kalyanak, is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavira, the 24th and the last ‘Thirthan...
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10-Apr 2025
NILGIRI TAHR NILGIRI TAHR
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Kerala and Tamil Nadu will jointly carry out a Nilgiri tahr census from April 24 to 27. The survey will span 89 census blocks in Kerala and 176 blocks in Tamil Nadu ...
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10-Apr 2025
BIOMASS MISSION
BIOMASS MISSION
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The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) new mission, which will map the world’s forests, will launch later this month. Known as the Biomass mission, it will provide i...
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09-Apr 2025
ACTIVE MOBILITY
ACTIVE MOBILITY
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Sporadic reports of accidental deaths and injuries of pedestrians, cyclists, street-hawkers, and others in the metro cities of India are on the rise. While urban ...
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09-Apr 2025
BUDDHIST SITES
BUDDHIST SITES
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In the past two months, large-scale demonstrations have erupted across India, demanding that the control over the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, be handed ...
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08-Apr 2025
MIRRORS
MIRRORS
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Dressing up is probably one of the most annoying things. You stand in front of a mirror and try to find the right combination of clothes of various colours hoping you loo...
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08-Apr 2025
JUDICIAL TRANSFERS
JUDICIAL TRANSFERS
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On March 28, the Union government notified the repatriation of Justice Yashwant Varma to his parent High Court in Allahabad, where he had previously served ...
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31-Mar 2025
GOOGLE TAX
EQUILISATION LEVY
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As part of amendments to the Financial Bill, 2025, the central government has proposed to remove the 6 per cent equilisation levy (EL) charges imposed on digit...
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27-Mar 2025