Introduction: Instead of the classical dignity, sobriety and simplicity, the sculpture is now more and more tending towards ornamentation, creating highly ornate art objects, with strange and unusual imaginary creatures, such as half human,...
Centre’s higher education rankings Topic: Governance In News: The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-Madras) has topped the Centre’s ranking of higher education institutions, followed by the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, and IIT-Delhi....
SWIFT Topic: Economy In News: Reserve Bank of India(RBI) have imposed a monetary fine on 7 Banks for non-compliance with the directions on Implementing the SWIFT software. More on the topic: The SWIFT is...
Large hydro projects get ‘renewable energy’ status Topic: Energy sector development In News: The Union Cabinet approved a new hydroelectric policy aimed at boosting the sector, including according large hydro projects the status of...
Green Crackers Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: Four months after it banned polluting firecrackers, the Supreme Court on Wednesday realised that the concept of non-polluting ‘green crackers’ remains a non-starter, while its ban...
National Electronics Policy Topic: Science and Technology In News: The Union Cabinet approved the new National Electronics Policy 2019 that aims to achieve a turnover of $400 billion (about Rs. 26 lakh crore) for...
International Court of Justice Topic: Important international organizations In News: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold public hearings in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case at The Hague during which India and Pakistan will...
Half of India’s waste-to-energy plants defunct Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: Nearly half of India’s waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, meant to convert non-biodegradable waste, are defunct. Further, the country’s inability to segregate waste has...
INF Treaty Topic: International Relations In News: The U.S is suspending its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty effective February 2 and will withdraw from the treaty in six months. More on...
Buddhist remains date back to Satavahana period Topic: Art and Culture IN NEWS: The Department of Archaeology and Museums has found Buddhist remains under the ‘garbhagriha’ (sanctum sanctorum) of Sivalayam at Kondaveedu fort. The...
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