Author Nandini Das wins the 2023 British Academy Book Prize Context Nandini Das, an Indian-born author, has won the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding, a prestigious international non-fiction award of £25,000, for her book Courting India: England, Mughal India, and the […]
Dogra architecture gets a revival at J&K’s Maharaj Gunj Context Srinagar Smart City Ltd. and INTACH collaborate to restore Maharaj Gunj market’s architectural elements, restoring rare architectural elements introduced by Dogra Hindu kings between 1846 and 1947. What is the objective of the Initiative? The […]
Army’s Project Udbhav to tap indigenous military knowledge Context Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced on Saturday the commencement of Project Udbhav, an ambitious initiative to build an “indigenous strategic vocabulary” anchored in India’s “philosophy and culture” and integrate the country’s “ancient strategic acumen” into the […]
Kerala to create a microsite tracing the roots of Islam in the State to attract tourists Context The government of Kerala has chosen to develop a promotional digital production that traces the history of Islam in Kerala through the creation of a microsite titled “Islam […]
Southwest Monsoon Withdraws From India Context The northeast monsoon is expected to arrive “in the next 72 hours,” according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which declared the end of the southwest monsoon on Thursday. What are the monsoon conditions in India? India’s southwest monsoon, […]
Cannot legalise same-sex marriage, says SC Bench Context On Tuesday, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage recognition and regulation may only come from the legislative branch. The Bench reasoned that the courts could not get involved since there was no […]
Kaziranga Sanctuary reopens with tribute to British-era officer Place: The State of Assam is home to Kaziranga National Park. It is spread across 42,996 hectares of land. In the Brahmaputra Valley floodplain, it is regarded as the single biggest intact and typical area. Historical Background: […]
Claudia Goldin wins the 2023 Economics Nobel Prize Context Professor Claudia Goldin of Harvard University received the Nobel Prize in Economics on Monday for her work advancing our knowledge of the gender wage gap. What is the Workplace Gender Pay Gap? The discrepancy between the […]
Prof. Swaminathan’s contributions Early Life and Education: Swaminathan was born on August 7, 1925, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He continued his schooling in agriculture, earning a Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree from the University of Madras. Later, he earned a PhD in Genetics and Plant […]
Nobel Peace Prize 2023 goes to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi Context Narges Mohammadi, an imprisoned Iranian feminist, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in appreciation of her continuous campaigning for women’s rights, democracy, and the abolition of the death sentence. What is […]