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,...
Pollution: 6 States told to submit action plan Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed six States to submit by April 30 action plans for bringing air quality...
Chabahar Port Topic: International Relations In News: The first shipment under the United Nations ‘Transports Internationaux Routiers’ (TIR) convention arrived in India from Afghanistan through Iran’s Chabahar Port. More on the Topic: India had...
Aravalli range Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: The Supreme Court on Friday cautioned the Haryana government against doing “anything” to harm the ecologically fragile Aravalli range. More on the Topic: Aravalli is a...
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...
Centre to incentivise work-from-home jobs Topic: Economy In News: The government is working on a scheme to push work-from-home jobs in the IT sector by offering financial incentives to both employees and employers. More...
Chagos Islands Topic: International Relations In News: Britain has an obligation to end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago — home to the U.S. military base of Diego Garcia — and complete the process...
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...
Japan approves stem cells trial Topic: Science and Technology In News: A team of Japanese researchers will carry out an unprecedented trial using human-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to treat spinal cord injuries. More...
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...
