Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper II: Polity: Governance Context: The illegal apartment complexes in Maradu, Kerala were razed by controlled implosion,
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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Relevance: Prelims: Geography Why in news? The Grand Renaissance Dam, which Ethiopia is building, has
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Mongla Port
Mongla Port Relevance: prelims: G.S paper I: Geography Why in news? The National Economic Council (ECNEC) of Bangladesh, chaired by
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Kawal Tiger Reserve
Relevance: Prelims: G.S paper III: Environment Why in news? The worrisome man-animal conflict in the Kawal Tiger Reserve (KTR) on
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Yakshagana
Yakshagana Relevance: Prelims: Art and culture About: What is it? Yakshagana is a traditional theatre form that combines dance, music, dialogue,
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Kiliki language
Relevance: Prelims: G.S paper I: Art and culture Why in news? Filmmaker SS Rajamouli and Madhan Karky launched a website
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Appendix I of UN Convention on migratory species
Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper III: Environment Why in news? India’s proposal to include Great Indian Bustard, Asian Elephant and Bengal
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Thirumathikart
Relevance: Prelims: Science and tech Why in news? The National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy, Tamilnadu has developed Thirumathikart –
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Herath
Relevance: Prelims: Art and culture About the festival: The word Herath comes from the Sanskrit word Hararatri or the Night
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World Wide Fund (WWF) Report
Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper III: Environment A new report by the World Wide Fund (WWF) analyses the volume of plastic
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Emissions Gap Report 2019
Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper III: Environment Context The 2019 UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report paints a “bleak”
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World Economic Forum on climate change
Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper III: Environment A recently released report flips this belief on its head. A pan-India survey commissioned by the
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Tilhan Mission
Relevance: Prelims: Science and technology Why in news? The government will launch Tilhan Mission to make the country self-reliant in
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Green transformation needed in Indian Economy
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper III: Economy Context: The forces of liberalisation and globalisation have transformed the Indian economy in the
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Mercy Petition: Arguments in favour and against
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper II: Polity: Governance Context: After the dismissal of the curative pleas by the Supreme Court (SC)
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