UPSC GS 1 Ahilyabai Holkar News: Recently, the 300th birth anniversary of the Maratha queen Ahilya Bai Holkar was celebrated. Early Life and Ascension to Power: Born on May 31, 1725, Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar became the Holkar Queen of the Maratha Malwa kingdom, India. Khanderao Holkar’s death in the battle of Kumbher in 1754 led to […]
UPSC GS Paper 1 Tartessos Civilization News: Archaeologists are searching for Spain’s lost Tartessian civilization. Overview: Tartessos was a fascinating civilization that thrived in the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, roughly in modern-day Spain, from around the 9th to 6th centuries BCE. It flourished around the Guadalquivir River basin and the neighboring lands. Wealth and Skills: Renowned
Introduction: Context: The Reserve Bank of India has cautioned that extreme weather events associated with climate change could pose a risk to inflation and other policies of the RBI. Analysis What is inflation? Inflation is the rate at which the general price level of goods and services rises persistently over a period of time. This, in turn,
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Embodied Carbon News: Embodied carbon is the carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions associated with materials and construction processes throughout the whole lifecycle of a building or infrastructure. Examples: Any CO₂ created during the manufacturing of building materials (material extraction. CO₂ produced maintaining the building and eventually demolishing it, transporting the waste, and recycling it. Green Credit
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GS Paper 1 Student Suicides in India News: Several recent student suicides in premier institutes have pointed to an underlying problem of student suicide that requires attention. Student Suicides in Higher Institutions: Student Suicides at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs): In 2024, five student suicides have already been reported across various IIT campuses, including two
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GS Paper 1 Battle of Okinawa News: The United States has returned twenty-two historic artifacts to Japan that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Battle of Okinawa: The Battle of Okinawa, (April 1–June 21, 1945), World War II was a battle fought between U.S. and Japanese forces on Okinawa. The
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GS Paper 2 Political Majority Vs Legislative Majority Context: The Supreme Court has asked whether Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar “contradicted” a Constitution Bench judgment to bank on ‘legislative majority’ as a criterion to declare Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction as the “real” Shiv Sena. Deciding the disqualification petitions filed against Mr. Shinde, Mr. Narwekar had
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