Context: At an unscheduled briefing during the Parliament session, External Affairs Minister released the details of the government’s projects on border infrastructure and connectivity. A brief overview of government’s projects on border infrastructure and connectivity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC): Important Road Projects along the LAC About 6,806 km of roads were constructed …
Context: India’s agricultural exports are on course to cross a new high but easing world prices may dampen the prospects. Composition of India’s Agricultural Exports Rice: India is the world’s biggest rice exporter. It mainly exports top grade basmati rice to the Middle East and non-basmati rice to African and Asian countries. India in 2021-22 …
Context: British colonial expansion in India began with the signing of the Treaty of Alinagar on February 9, 1757, between the Nawab of Bengal and the East India Company. A Brief Overview of the Events that led to the Treaty of Alinagar The rise of the East India Company: The Company formally began trading with …
Coniferous Forest Biome The coniferous forest biome is also known as the taiga or boreal forest. It is a type of forest characterized by the dominant presence of coniferous trees, such as pines, spruces, and firs. Coniferous forests are found in the northern hemisphere, at high latitudes and altitudes, in areas with long, cold winters …
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Wahabi Movement Sayyid Ahmad founded the Wahabi Movement, a socioreligious movement, in Rae Bareli, India, around the beginning of 1820. One of the most well-known Sunni Islamic revivalist movements, the Wahabi movement sought to preserve the original spirit of Islam by shielding it from the influence of the British in Bengal and the Sikhs in …
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ASEAN Countries ASEAN Countries: We can say Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN. It is a regional organization created to support political and social stability in the face of escalating tensions among the post-colonial states of the Asia-Pacific. Since ASEAN was founded on August 8th, 1967, the 8th of August has been recognized as …
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The Hindu Newspaper Analysis for UPSC The Hindu Newspaper Analysis 11 February 2023 The Hindu Editorial Today Former Supreme Court judge Justice S. Abdul Nazeer (retd) is among the six new faces appointed Governors by President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday. The President also accepted the resignations of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Ladakh Lieutenant-Governor …
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National Emergency in India A national emergency is a circumstance in which the citizens’ fundamental rights are curtailed, along with a number of additional liberties. The Indian Constitution’s Article 352 governs the national emergency. According to Article 352 (part 18) of the Indian Constitution, the president may declare a national emergency if he thinks a …
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Doctrine of Lapse The Doctrine of Lapse was a strategy for annexation developed by Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General of India, between 1848 and 1856. The notion of annexing those states without inheritors was proposed. They no longer have the authority to rule, and adoption will not restore it. The strategy is most frequently associated with …
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The Prime Minister of India announced the National Hydrogen Mission to make the country a production and export hub of green hydrogen, during the 75th Independence Day speech. However, there are many critical challenges that must be examined to help design appropriate pathways to realise this vision. Hydrogen Energy Hydrogen has been given colour spectrum …
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