In January, 2021 a climatic phenomenon,Sudden Stratospheric Warming, occurred several kilometres above the Arctic region, in the stratospheric layer of the Earth’s atmosphere.It might have had an impact on global weather…
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Jallikattu: For and Against
What is Jallikattu? Jallikattu, in the simplest of terms, is a sport conducted as part of Mattu Pongal, the third day of the four-day-long harvest festival Pongal. The Tamil word…
What is Polar Vortex?
It was during the extremely cold winter of 2014 that the term Polar Vortex became popular. The term polar vortex is commonly used to describe the circumpolar vortices that cause severe…
UPSC CSE Mains GS 1 Question Paper
General Studies 1 (UPSC Mains GS1) DOWNLOAD HERE--UPSC GS1 2020 QUESTION PAPER Q1. The rock-cut architecture represents one of the most important sources of our knowledge of early Indian art and…
Champaran Satyagarha,1917
Background: Champaran is a district in North Western Bihar. It formed part of the Tirhut division in the province of Bihar and Orissa in British India. In 1972, it was divided…
Third Battle of Panipat(1761)
The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761, at Panipat, about 60 miles (97 km) north of Delhi. The battle was fought between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Empire and the forces…
Minimum Support Price
Minimum Support Price (MSP) Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to ensure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices.…
Farm Laws-Pros and Cons
The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and The Essential Commodities (Amendment)…
Dairy Production in Indus Valley Civilisation
This is the first time it’s been proved scientifically that dairy production was in place in the Indus Valley civilization in 2500 BCE, and the earliest known evidence of dairy…
Chola Dynasty
The history of the Cholas falls naturally into four periods: the early Cholas of the Sangam literature, the interregnum between the fall of the Sangam Cholas and the rise of…