Relevance: Prelims: Environment Why in news? India is the second largest emitter of black carbon in the world, with emissions
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National Interlinking of Rivers Authority
Relevance: Prelims: Polity: Governance Why in news? The Central government is working on the establishment of an exclusive body to
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Relevance: Prelims: Environment Why in news? Researchers reported that the swamp wallaby, a marsupial related to the kangaroo, is pregnant
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Relevance: Prelims: Economy Why in news? To make the business of running trains more viable for private operators in the
Continue readingMaking Connections:Sociology in the real World: Parrotheads as Sociological Subjects
Relevance: Sociology Parrot Head or Parrothead is a commonly used nickname for fans of Jimmy Buffett. “Parakeets” or “Keets” is the term used for
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Relevance: Prelims: Environment Why in news? Water availability per person is dependent on population of the country and for India,
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Relevance: Prelims: Governance Why in news? Union Minister of Culture informed Lok Sabha that various schemes have been launched to
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Relevance: Prelims: Environment Why in news? With new additions to the wildlife list put out by the Convention on the
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Relevance: Prelims: Art and culture Why in news? Government of India has submitted two nomination dossiers namely ‘Dholavira: A Harappan
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Relevance: Prelims: Environment Why in news? Panicked Americans are rushing to buy masks online, including the so-called N95 masks to
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Relevance: Prelims: Environment: current affairs Why in news? According to a top scientist at the Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered
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Relevance: Prelims: Science and technology Why in news? • RaIDer-X, a new explosive detection device, was unveiled at the National
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Relevance: Prelims: International Why in news? Scotland may become the first country in the world to end ‘period poverty’. The
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Relevance: Prelims: Art and culture Why in news? The two-day annual festival — Araku Utsav 2020 — was off to
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Relevance: Prelims: Science and technology Why in news? An international team of researchers has found Henneguya salminicola, a multicellular animal
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