6 UNESCO heritage sites added to tentative list in India
Context Recently, 6 UNESCO heritage sites have been added to India’s tentative list of UNESCO world heritage sites. Six of the nine sites submitted by the Archaeological Survey of India…
Why Malerkotla is special for Punjab, and Sikhs?
How did the Malerkotla princely state come into being? Historically, Malerkotla owes its foundations in the 15th century to Sufi saint Sheikh Sadrauddin Sadar-i-Jahan, also known as Haider Sheikh. The…
Recommendations made by Shekatkar Committee
A Committee of Experts (CoE) was constituted by Ministry of Defence under the Chairmanship of Lt. Gen. (Retd) DB Shekatkar to recommend measures to enhance combat capability and rebalance defence…
Prepare Prelims 2017-Day-69-Reports/Indexes on India (Nov-Feb 17)
India rises to 2nd spot on global business optimism index India improved its ranking by one spot in a global index of business optimism, with policy reforms and Goods and Services…
Prepare Prelims 2017-Day-68-Science & Tech CA (Nov-Feb 17)
India has joined UNICEF-WHO network India is among nine countries that will be part of a global health network focused on improving the quality of care for new mothers and…
Prepare Prelims 2017-Day-67-Science & Tech CA (Nov-Feb 17)
National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) As per Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 (as amended) and Rules thereunder, the Central Government has been given the mandate…
Prepare Prelims 2017-Day-66-Science & Tech CA (Nov-Feb 17)
Niti Aayog launches ‘Performance on Health Outcomes’ index Government think tank Niti Aayog today launched a performance index on health services to nudge states to improve health outcomes and improve…
Prepare Prelims 2017-Day-65-Science & Tech CA (Nov-Feb 17)
India & Pneumonia, Diarrhoea epidemics World Pneumonia Day 2016 was observed on November 12. 2016 Theme: “Keep the Promise, Stop Pneumonia Now”. Report on Pneumonia: On this day, the Pneumonia and…
Prepare Prelims 2017-Day-64-Environment CA (Nov-Feb 17)
Endosulfan Endosulfanis an off-patent organochlorine insecticide and acaricide that is being phased out globally. The two isomers, endo and exo, are known popularly as I and II. Endosulfan sulfate is…
Prepare Prelims 2017-Day-63-Environment CA (Nov-Feb 17)
'Green Bonds' France has issued its first "green bonds" with a record seven billion euro ($7.5 billion) sale, paving the way for the establishment of a genuine market in renewable…
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