Source: The post is based on the article “Do you know India’s geoheritage sites of Jhamarkotra and Zawar?” published in The Hindu on 20th March 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is a fossil park at Jhamarkotra?3 What are stromatolites?4 What is Zawar? What is the News? Society of Earth Scientists (SES), a group… Continue reading Do you know India’s geoheritage sites of Jhamarkotra and Zawar?
Category: Miscellaneous
Difficult to allocate public fund to art and culture: Centre
Source: The post is based on the article “Difficult to allocate public fund to art and culture: Centre” published in The Hindu on 20th March 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 About the issue3 Why India’s public fund to art and culture is less?4 How India is promoting public funding of art and culture? What is the… Continue reading Difficult to allocate public fund to art and culture: Centre
3 out of 4 rural homes without piped drinking water: NSSO
Source: The post is based on the article “3 out of 4 rural homes without piped drinking water: NSSO” published in TOI on 15th March 2023 What is the News? The National Sample Survey Office(NSSO) has released the findings of the Multiple Indicator Survey(MIS). What is a Multiple Indicator Survey(MIS)? Multiple Indicator Survey(MIS) was part… Continue reading 3 out of 4 rural homes without piped drinking water: NSSO
Atal Innovation Mission launches ATL Sarthi
Source: The post is based on the article “Atal Innovation Mission launches ATL Sarthi” published in PIB on 14th March 2023 What is the News? Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) – NITI Aayog has launched ATL Sarthi. What is ATL Sarthi? ATL Sarthi is a comprehensive self-monitoring framework to strengthen the ever-growing ecosystem of Atal Tinkering… Continue reading Atal Innovation Mission launches ATL Sarthi
States demand that lightning be declared a natural disaster
Source: The post is based on the article “States demand that lightning be declared a natural disaster” published in The Hindu on 13th March 2023 What is the News? A few States have demanded that “lightning” be declared as a “natural disaster” because deaths caused by it surpass any other disaster in the country. What… Continue reading States demand that lightning be declared a natural disaster
Get additional funds to implement SC order on higher provident fund pension: Panel to Centre
Source: The post is based on the article “Get additional funds to implement SC order on higher provident fund pension: Panel to Centre” published in The Hindu on 14th March 2023 What is the News? The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour has pulled up the Union Labour Ministry for underutilisation of the allocations meant for… Continue reading Get additional funds to implement SC order on higher provident fund pension: Panel to Centre
More buildings set to achieve net-zero waste
Source: The post is based on the article “More buildings set to achieve net-zero waste” published in The Hindu on 13th March 2023. What is the News? The Union Government is planning to soon issue guidelines for upcoming housing societies and commercial complexes in the country to mandatorily ensure net-zero waste and have their liquid… Continue reading More buildings set to achieve net-zero waste
Central Government launches High Price Day Ahead Market and Surplus Power Portal (PUShP)
Source: The post is based on the article “Central Government launches High Price Day Ahead Market and Surplus Power Portal (PUShP)” published in PIB on 10th March 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Day-Ahead-Market(DAM)?3 Why was the High Price Day Ahead Market(HP-DAM) launched?4 What is a Surplus Power Portal(PUShP)? What is the News?… Continue reading Central Government launches High Price Day Ahead Market and Surplus Power Portal (PUShP)
NITI Aayog Releases Task Force Report on “Production and Promotion of Organic and Bio fertilisers with Special Focus on Improving Economic Viability of Gaushalas”
Source: The post is based on the following articles “Help cow shelters market dung-based formulations for farming: NITI Aayog” published in The Hindu on 11th March 2023. “NITI Aayog Releases Task Force Report on “Production and Promotion of Organic and Bio fertilisers with Special Focus on Improving Economic Viability of Gaushalas” published in the PIB… Continue reading NITI Aayog Releases Task Force Report on “Production and Promotion of Organic and Bio fertilisers with Special Focus on Improving Economic Viability of Gaushalas”
A political and economic history of the Ajanta Caves
Source: The post is based on the article “A political and economic history of the Ajanta Caves” published in the Livemint on 11th March 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the political and economic history of the Ajanta Caves?3 About Ajanta caves4 What is the evolution of Ajanta Caves?5 What are the later developments? What… Continue reading A political and economic history of the Ajanta Caves
