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Inadequate Compensatory Afforestation
Why in News According to a recent study on compensatory afforestation in lieu of forest diversion for development of projects in Himachal...
05 Oct 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was a fierce nationalist, whose defiant patriotism made him one of the greatest freedom fighters in Indian history. He was...
05 Oct 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Why in News 2nd October is the birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri. He served as the second Prime Minister of India. Key Points He was born...
03 Oct 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Why in News The Prime Minister has inaugurated the Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh’s Rohtang, which connects Solang Valley near Manali to...
03 Oct 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Why in News 2nd October 2020 was the 151st birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation - Mahatma Gandhi. The Swachh Bharat Diwas, 2020 was...
03 Oct 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Why in News According to a new study, the fire regimes in the Arctic are changing rapidly, with ‘zombie fires’ becoming more frequent in...
01 Oct 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Campaign to Remove Lantana: Rajasthan
Why in News A special drive to uproot the invasive Lantana bushes in the Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district has...
29 Sep 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Centenary of Discovery of Harappan Civilization
Why in News To mark the centenary of the discovery of the Harappan civilization at Mohenjo-Daro, the India Study Centre Trust in collaboration with...
29 Sep 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Why in News Bharati script is designed to be a common script that can express all the major Indian languages. Script refers to a set of letters...
29 Sep 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Climate Change and Forest Fire Link
Why in News Scientists note that human-induced climate change promotes the conditions on which wildfires depend. Key Points Wildfire: Also...
28 Sep 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Bhagat Singh’s Birth Anniversary
Why in News 28th September is the birth anniversary of revolutionary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. Key Points Born in 1907 in Lyallpur district...
28 Sep 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Why in News India’s sandalwood trees are facing a serious threat due to Sandalwood Spike Disease (SSD). Key Points The natural population...
28 Sep 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Why in News Recently, an investigation by the global watchdog Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has shown that various food, cosmetics and finance...
26 Sep 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Why in News Renowned Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri was conferred the 55th edition of the Jnanpith Award. Key Points About the...
25 Sep 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Why in News According to the World Risk Index (WRI) 2020, India is ‘poorly prepared’ to deal with ‘climate reality’, due to...
24 Sep 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Autumnal Equinox in Northern Hemisphere
Why in News On 22nd September 2020, the day and night was almost equal in most locations marking the start of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere...
23 Sep 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Guru Nanak Dev’s 481st Death Anniversary
Why in News Recently, the Jyoti Jot (death anniversary) of Guru Nanak Dev (Founder of Sikhism) was observed at his final resting place Gurdwara...
23 Sep 2020 GS Paper - 1
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African Elephant dying due to Cyanobacteria
Why in News Neuro-toxins in water produced by cyanobacteria killed more than 300 African elephants in the Okavango delta region, Botswana (country...
22 Sep 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Why in News The Ocean Services, Modelling, Applications, Resources and Technology (O-SMART) Scheme was approved by the Union Cabinet in August 2018...
22 Sep 2020 GS Paper - 1
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Increase in Frequency of Medicanes
Why in News Scientists have warned that extra-tropical storms in the Mediterranean Sea, known as ‘Medicanes’ or ‘Mediterranean...
22 Sep 2020 GS Paper - 1
