Background Armenian Genocide refer to the campaign of deportation and mass killing of Armenian subjects of the Ottoman Empire by the Young Turk government during World War I. As many as 1.5 million Armenians are estimated to have been killed …
Why in News? Historians and biologists are campaigning to protect the ancient Buddhist site of Thotlakonda in Visakhapatnam. About Thotlakonda Thotlakonda Buddhist Complex is situated on a hill near Bheemunipatnam about 15 kilometres from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The excavations …
CONTEXT Recently the Supreme Court has decided to invoke a “dormant provision” in the Constitution to clear the way for appointment of retired judges as ad hoc judges to clear the mounting arrears in the various High Courts. PROVISION USED …
WHY IN NEWS? April 24 is celebrated as Panchayat Raj day. Famous quote of Mahatma Gandhi “The voice of the people is the voice of god; The voice of the Panchayat is the voice of the people,” shows the importance …
WHY IN NEWS? India is suffering from the second wave of Coronavirus with more than 3 lakh daily cases. India is in its darkest days of the pandemic, but there may be still darker days to come. Its second wave …