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Thotlakonda Buddhist Monastery
Mahastupa of the Buddhist heritage site of Thotlakonda, which was reconstructed in 2016 by the State Archaeology department, collapsed...
25 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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2000 Years Old Trade Centre Unearthed in Andhra Pradesh
Recently, the possible presence of maritime trade centre near the banks of the Swarnamukhi river in Andhra Pradesh around 2,000 years ago has been...
25 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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World Polio Day was established by Rotary International on 24th October to celebrate the birth of Jonas Salk, who developed a vaccine against...
25 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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The Indian Air Force (IAF), recently, carried out successful firing of BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles from a mobile platform at Trak Island in...
24 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Massive Galaxy Found in Cosmic Dust
A massive galaxy, dating back to the early universe, has been spotted in cosmic dust clouds. The found galaxy has almost equal numbers of stars as...
24 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Smallest Ozone Hole in Decades
During September and October months of 2019, the ozone hole over the Antarctic has been the smallest observed since 1982. The presence of...
24 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Mole Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated among chemists, chemistry students and chemistry enthusiasts on October 23, between 6:02 AM and 6:02 PM,...
24 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Each year on 24 October, the United Nations (UN) celebrates its anniversary. UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter...
24 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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The Ramgarh dam, located in the state of Rajasthan, which earlier supplied drinking water to the city of Jaipur has dried completely in the last...
23 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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According to a study, published in the journal ‘Current Biology’, the male white bellbird’s mating call is about three times louder...
23 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Global Wealth Report: Credit Suisse
According to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report, India’s total household wealth grew by 5.2% (in dollar terms). India remained one of...
22 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Siachen Area Opens for Tourism
Recently, the Siachen Glacier area of Ladakh has been declared open for tourists by the Government of India. Siachen, the world’s highest...
22 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched a new version of of Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) app i.e. BHIM...
22 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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The National Cyber Security Coordinator's office in partnership with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has launched ‘TechSagar’,...
22 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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The chemical-based colours used during the Petta Thullal ritual are proposed to be banned by the Kerala State Pollution Board recently. The...
21 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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The Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh camps have agreed to move to Bhashan Char Island in the Bay of Bengal. The island is also known as...
21 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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India’s first voluntary liver transplant registry has been started by the Liver Transplantation Society of India. The registry aims to...
21 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Tasmania's Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) has recently released a document detailing eight reported...
21 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Recently, the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) has conducted the second edition of Defence of Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2019...
19 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
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Mount Paektu or Changbai (in Chinese) is considered sacred by the Koreans. It is a volcanic mountain that last erupted over 1,000 years ago. It...
18 Oct 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims
