Source: The post is based on the article “What are Mammatus clouds?” published in UK Met Office on 15th February 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Mammatus Clouds?3 How do mammatus clouds form?4 What weather is associated with mammatus clouds? What is the News? NASA has released pictures of Mammatus clouds that appear… Continue reading What are Mammatus clouds?
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ICHR not rewriting Indian history, only filling gaps: Govt
Source: The post is based on the article “ICHR not rewriting Indian history, only filling gaps: Govt” published in Indian Express on 15th February 2023. What is the News? The Minister of Education has informed Lok Sabha that the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) has not launched any project to rewrite Indian history and… Continue reading ICHR not rewriting Indian history, only filling gaps: Govt
Education, more than wealth, determines women’s marital age
Source: The post is based on the article “Education, more than wealth, determines women’s marital age” published in The Hindu on 15th February 2023. What is the News? The Assam government is cracking down on child marriage and has registered over 4,000 cases just this year alone. What are the factors that determine women’s marital… Continue reading Education, more than wealth, determines women’s marital age
What happened to your data on Aarogya Setu?
Source: The post is based on the article “What happened to your data on Aarogya Setu?” published in Indian Express on 10th February 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Aarogya Setu?3 What happened to citizens’ data on Aarogya Setu?4 What were the concerns with the Aarogya Setu app? What is the News? The… Continue reading What happened to your data on Aarogya Setu?
Tree rings unlock mystery of Hittite Empire’s fall in 12th century BCE
Source: The post is based on the article “Tree rings unlock mystery of Hittite Empire’s fall in 12th century BCE” published in The Print on 9th February 2023 What is the News? Researchers have found that a three-year drought may have led to the fall of the Hittite empire in the Middle East 3000 years… Continue reading Tree rings unlock mystery of Hittite Empire’s fall in 12th century BCE
‘Victory City’: A brief history of the kingdom of Vijayanagara, in which Salman Rushdie’s latest novel is situated
Source: The post is based on the article “Victory City: A brief history of the kingdom of Vijayanagara, in which Salman Rushdie’s latest novel is situated” published in Indian Express on 10th February 2023 What is the News? Salman Rushdie released a new novel “Victory City” – a fictionalized story of the Vijayanagara Kingdom. About… Continue reading ‘Victory City’: A brief history of the kingdom of Vijayanagara, in which Salman Rushdie’s latest novel is situated
The sacred Shaligram: 140 mn-year-old stones to be used for the idol of Lord Ram in Ayodhya
Source: The post is based on the article “The sacred Shaligram: 140 mn-year-old stones to be used for the idol of Lord Ram in Ayodhya” published in Indian Express on 9th February 2023. What is the News? Two sacred Shaligram stones arrived in Ayodhya for crafting the idols of Lord Ram and Janaki at the… Continue reading The sacred Shaligram: 140 mn-year-old stones to be used for the idol of Lord Ram in Ayodhya
ADSI Report 2021 – Student suicides in India at a five-year high, majority from Maharashtra: NCRB data
Source: The post is based on the article “Student suicides in India at a five-year high, majority from Maharashtra: NCRB data” published in Indian Express on 9th February 2023. What is the News? National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB) has released the (Accidental Deaths and Suicide in India) ADSI Report 2021. What are the key findings of… Continue reading ADSI Report 2021 – Student suicides in India at a five-year high, majority from Maharashtra: NCRB data
Stone-age carvings found in Aravalis in Gurugram
Source: The post is based on the article “Stone-age carvings found in Aravalis in Gurugram” published in TOI on 7th February 2023. What is the News? Various Paleolithic paintings found in the Aravalli hills and the latest discovery of stone carvings in the Badshahpur area of Gurugram has widened the trove of history in the… Continue reading Stone-age carvings found in Aravalis in Gurugram
Dhamaal: The incredible story of how East African culture shaped the music of a state in India
Source: The post is based on the article “Dhamaal: The incredible story of how East African culture shaped the music of a state in India” published in Down To Earth on 7th February 2023. What is the News? The story of Dhamaal performance traditions by Siddis reveals the rich and complex mixing of cultures in… Continue reading Dhamaal: The incredible story of how East African culture shaped the music of a state in India
