Who are Mappilas? The Mappilas were the Muslim tenants inhibiting the Malabar region where most of the landlords were Hindus. The Mappilas had expressed their resentment against the oppression of the landlords during the 19th Century itself. Their grievances …
About SPARC The scheme is a Ministry of Human Resource Development initiative that aims at improving the research ecosystem of India’s Higher Educational Institutions by facilitating academic and research collaborations between Indian Institutions and the best institutions in the …
What is the anti-defection law? For a very long time, the Indian political system was impacted by political defections by members of the legislature. This situation brought greater political instability in the system. The anti-defection law contained in the 10th …
About Kala-azar: Kala-azar, also called Visceral leishmaniasis, is the most severe form of leishmaniasis and, without proper diagnosis and treatment, is associated with high fatality. Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. It is transmitted …
About: Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana is a scheme launched by the government in 2015 for providing loans up to Rs. 10 lakh to the non-corporate, non-farm small/micro-enterprises. MUDRA (Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency ) Ltd., is a financial institution …
About Bal Gangadhar Tilak was considered the first popular leader of the freedom movement. He was born on 23 July 1856 in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. A nationalist to the core, he was a great scholar, mathematician and a philosopher. He was …
About Ambubachi Mela is one of the biggest congregations of eastern India. It is the most important festival of the Kamakhya temple of Assam and is celebrated in the month of June every year. The belief is that Kamakhya …
Why in News? The Union Cabinet recently approved the creation of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe). About IN-SPACe IN-SPACe is the new entity of the Department of Space. It will have its own chairperson and board, …
About Gee’s golden langur (Trachypithecus geei), also known simply as the golden langur, is an Old World monkey found in a small region of western Assam and in the neighboring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan. An endangered species …