About Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth and last Sikh Guru who became the leader of the Sikhs at the age of 9 after Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded. He was a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. In 1699, …
Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. Cyberbullying can occur through SMS, Text, and apps, or online in social media, forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or share content. …
What’s the news? According to an ‘Action Plan for Introduction of Cheetah in India’, released by the environment ministry during the 19th meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority, a cohort of around 12 to 14 cheetahs will be imported from …
What’s the news? As per the water bird status survey-2022 conducted in the Chilika, a total of 10,74,173 birds of the 107 water bird species and 37,953 individuals of 76 wetland dependent species were counted at the entire lagoon. Bird …
About the Portal In August 2021, the Ministry of Labour and Employment unveiled the e-shram portal which aims to register 38 crore unorganised workers, such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors and domestic workers, among others. The workers will …
What’s in the news? India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to rise 9.2 per cent in the current fiscal as compared to a contraction of 7.3 per cent in the financial year 2020-21. This was stated by the Statistics …
The genome, or genetic material, of an organism (bacteria, virus, potato, human) is made up of DNA. Each organism has a unique DNA sequence which is composed of bases (A, T, C, and G). If you know the sequence of …
Why in News: The Union government has asked the States to share more intelligence inputs through the Multi Agency Centre (MAC), a common counter-terrorism grid under the Intelligence Bureau that was made operational in 2001 following the Kargil War. About …
Why in News: Union Minister of State for Science & Technology inaugurated the first open rock museum (in hyderabad) displaying different types of rocks gathered from different states with ages ranging from 3.3 billion years to around 55 million years …
About the scheme The ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive’ (PRASHAD) was launched by the Ministry of Tourism in the year 2014-15 with the objective of integrated development of identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations. The scheme …