Context: Child laborers continue to be employed in large numbers in the country. The current situation of child labor in India India, home to one-fifth of the world’s children, has the highest rates of child labor. The continuing practice of child labor has the potential to jeopardize India’s push fRead more
Context: Elections for more than 70 Rajya Sabha seats will be held this year with 69 members set to retire. About Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha. Composition: Article 80 of the Constitution laysRead more
Context: The new education policy has made Hindi the center of controversy. The main clause that came under fire was the “3-language formula”, which is seen as a move to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking states. Language provisions in the Constitution of the Indian Union The Constitution adopted inRead more
Context: In order to make the procedure to opt for postal ballot more convenient for those above 80 years of age and people with disabilities, the Election Commission (EC) has come out with a set of new instructions. The new instructions The form required to opt for the postal ballot would be deliveRead more
Context: Late singer and music composer S.P. Balasubramaniam, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and Islamic scholar MaulanaWahiduddin Khan have been conferred India’s second-highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan. About the Civilian Awards Bharat Ratna The Bharat Ratna is the highest cRead more
Context: A young and enthusiastic c team is trying to save Sangha Kali, a rare art form from extinctoon in the Thrissur district of Kerala. About Sanghakkali Sanghakkali is traditionally performed by the Namboodiris as a ritual. It is one among several rare art forms of Kerala that is fast vanishingRead more
Context: The Yadari Project which started in October 2016 for the renovation of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Yadagirigutta, renamed as Yadadri, has been completed. The new sculptors build all gopurams using only black stone and comply with Agama Sastra guidelines. Sri Lakshmi Narasimha SwamRead more
Context: The Odisha government announced to give a facelift to the 11th century Lingaraj Temple, akin to its pre-350-year structural status. About Odisha’s Lingaraj temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, who is also known as ‘Lingaraj’. It is approximately 54.8 meters high and enshrines a huge statue ofRead more
Citizenship of Buddha: Beyond India and Nepal war of words There was a war of words between India and Nepal over the origin of the Gautama Buddha. About Buddha “Buddha” means “one who is awake. Gautama Buddha was a contemporary of Mahavira. Gautama Buddha’s royal name was Siddhartha. He was the sonRead more
Context: With temples closed amid the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the Mata Chintpurni temple in Himachal Pradesh’s Una started the facility of home delivery of ‘Prasad’ to its devotees through an online request. About the Temple According to Hindu mythology, the Chintpurni temple is one of the fiRead more
What is the current situation of child labor in India?
Rahul
Context: Child laborers continue to be employed in large numbers in the country. The current situation of child labor in India India, home to one-fifth of the world’s children, has the highest rates of child labor. The continuing practice of child labor has the potential to jeopardize India’s push fRead more
Tell me about Rajya Sabha Elections.
Rahul
Context: Elections for more than 70 Rajya Sabha seats will be held this year with 69 members set to retire. About Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha. Composition: Article 80 of the Constitution laysRead more
How ‘Hindi’ stands the test among a plethora of languages in India?
Rahul
Context: The new education policy has made Hindi the center of controversy. The main clause that came under fire was the “3-language formula”, which is seen as a move to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking states. Language provisions in the Constitution of the Indian Union The Constitution adopted inRead more
What are the new instructions?
Rahul
Context: In order to make the procedure to opt for postal ballot more convenient for those above 80 years of age and people with disabilities, the Election Commission (EC) has come out with a set of new instructions. The new instructions The form required to opt for the postal ballot would be deliveRead more
Describe S.P. Balasubramaniam, Shinzo Abe awarded Padma Vibhushan?
Rahul
Context: Late singer and music composer S.P. Balasubramaniam, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and Islamic scholar MaulanaWahiduddin Khan have been conferred India’s second-highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan. About the Civilian Awards Bharat Ratna The Bharat Ratna is the highest cRead more
Describe Sanghakkali.
Rahul
Context: A young and enthusiastic c team is trying to save Sangha Kali, a rare art form from extinctoon in the Thrissur district of Kerala. About Sanghakkali Sanghakkali is traditionally performed by the Namboodiris as a ritual. It is one among several rare art forms of Kerala that is fast vanishingRead more
Describe Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple (Yadadri).
Rahul
Context: The Yadari Project which started in October 2016 for the renovation of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Yadagirigutta, renamed as Yadadri, has been completed. The new sculptors build all gopurams using only black stone and comply with Agama Sastra guidelines. Sri Lakshmi Narasimha SwamRead more
Describe Odisha to give facelift to 11th century Lingaraj Temple.
Rahul
Context: The Odisha government announced to give a facelift to the 11th century Lingaraj Temple, akin to its pre-350-year structural status. About Odisha’s Lingaraj temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, who is also known as ‘Lingaraj’. It is approximately 54.8 meters high and enshrines a huge statue ofRead more
Who was Buddha?
Rahul
Citizenship of Buddha: Beyond India and Nepal war of words There was a war of words between India and Nepal over the origin of the Gautama Buddha. About Buddha “Buddha” means “one who is awake. Gautama Buddha was a contemporary of Mahavira. Gautama Buddha’s royal name was Siddhartha. He was the sonRead more
Tell me about Mata Chintpurni temple.
Rahul
Context: With temples closed amid the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the Mata Chintpurni temple in Himachal Pradesh’s Una started the facility of home delivery of ‘Prasad’ to its devotees through an online request. About the Temple According to Hindu mythology, the Chintpurni temple is one of the fiRead more