Source: The post is based on the article “The grandeur of the Chola Empire, one of the longest ruling dynasties in South India” published in The Hindu on 13th October 2022. What is the News? After the Ponniyin Selvan I movie, based on Kalki’s creation of a world of the Cholas, there is a renewed interest… Continue reading The grandeur of the Chola Empire, one of the longest ruling dynasties in South India
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What are the allegations against Google by the NBDA?
Source: The post is based on the article “What are the allegations against Google by the NBDA?” published in The Hindu on 12th October 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 How search engines are the first port of call for information online?3 What are the key allegations against Google?4 How do other countries view and… Continue reading What are the allegations against Google by the NBDA?
The promise and challenges of flex fuel vehicles
Source: The post is based on the following articles “Union Minister Launches first of its kind pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) in India” published in the PIB on 11th October 2022. “The promise and challenges of flex fuel vehicles” published in the Livemint on 12th October 2022. Contents1 What is the… Continue reading The promise and challenges of flex fuel vehicles
Parliament panel moots use of Hindi, local languages in higher educational institutes
Source: The post is based on the article “Parliament panel moots use of Hindi, local languages in higher educational institutes” published in The Times of India on 10th October 2022. What is the News? The committee of Parliament on Official Language has submitted its 11th report to the President. About the committee of Parliament on Official… Continue reading Parliament panel moots use of Hindi, local languages in higher educational institutes
PM Modi to launch Mahakal Lok Corridor today
Source: The post is based on the article “PM Modi to launch Mahakal Lok Corridor today” published in the Indian Express on 11th October 2022. What is the News? PM will inaugurate the first phase of Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple expansion — Mahakal Lok Corridor. About the Mahakal Lok Corridor The project — Mahakal Maharaj Mandir Parisar… Continue reading PM Modi to launch Mahakal Lok Corridor today
PM declares Modhera in Gujarat as India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village
Source: The post is based on the article “PM declares Modhera in Gujarat as India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village” published in All India Radio on 9th October 2022. What is the News? Recently, Prime Minister declared Modhera in Gujarat’s Mehsana district as India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village. About India’s India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village Modhera will… Continue reading PM declares Modhera in Gujarat as India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village
Govt looks to ease compliance burden with new CSR disclosure rules
Source: The post is based on the article “Govt looks to ease compliance burden with new CSR disclosure rules” published in the Business Standard on 8th October 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 About the recent Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 20223 What are the other provisions of the Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 2022?4 What is the… Continue reading Govt looks to ease compliance burden with new CSR disclosure rules
Nobel Prize in literature goes to French author Annie Ernaux
Source: The post is based on the following articles “Nobel Prize in literature goes to French author Annie Ernaux” published in The Hindu on 7th October 2022. “Nobel Prize in Literature 2022: Annie Ernaux, bearing witness to women’s experiences and memory” published in the Indian Express on 7th October 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2… Continue reading Nobel Prize in literature goes to French author Annie Ernaux
Cough syrups exported only to the Gambia, finds CDSCO probe
Source: The post is based on the article “Cough syrups exported only to the Gambia, finds CDSCO probe” published in The Hindu on 7th October 2022. What is the News? Four cough syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals were suspected to have caused the death of children in the Gambia. The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a… Continue reading Cough syrups exported only to the Gambia, finds CDSCO probe
‘Caves of Bandhavgarh not Buddhist’
Source: The post is based on the article “‘Caves of Bandhavgarh not Buddhist’” published in The Hindu on 6th October 2022. What is the News? The Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) has discovered remarkable archaeological remains in Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh Forest Reserve. The ASI said it documented second-century Buddhist caves and eighth and ninth-century Hindu temples in… Continue reading ‘Caves of Bandhavgarh not Buddhist’
