Why in News: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force commissioned its first two women officers in combat after they completed their training. History of induction Short-service commission (SSC) officers were first inducted into the Army, Air Force, and Navy in 1992. …
Why in News: Researchers from IIT Madras and IISER Kolkata have developed a method to detect minute quantities of chemicals in solution. How did they achieve this They use a variation of absorption spectroscopy that surpasses the systemic limits imposed …
Why in News: A paper titled “Ancestral Dravidian Languages in Indus Civilization: Ultraconserved Dravidian Tooth-word Reveals Deep Linguistic Ancestry and Supports Genetics in the Nature Group of journal – Humanities and Social Sciences Communications provided crucial evidence that Ancestral Dravidian …
Why in News: Archaeological Survey of India said that it has not located the grave of Dara Shikoh within the Humayun’s Tomb complex. Who is Dara Shikoh Dara Shikoh, who was Mughal emperor Shah Jahan’s eldest son and expected heir, …
Background Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently introduced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha to nullify the tax clause provision that allows the government to levy taxes retrospectively. The government has been fighting legal cases against Vodafone and …
NEWS With improvement in Covid condition, there is a need to open schools in India. CONTEXT With improvement in Covid situation, the economy is open. Malls, bars, restaurants, and some offices are open, but schools have been closed for 16 …
NEWS COVID-19 has forced South Asia to take a quantum leap in digitalisation. CONTEXT The Covid-19 has resulted in a shift to remote work and online education. This has resulted in an unprecedented spike in Internet penetration. Even smaller …
Who is Abanindranath Tagore? He is the nephew of Rabindranath Tagore, helped shape modern Indian art and was the creator of the iconic ‘Bharat Mata’ painting. Abanindranath Tagore was arguably the first major exponent of an artistic idiom that sought …