Context: India, with a Climate Performance Index score of 0.76, has been classified as a leader among the G20 nations striving to mitigate climate change, according a study published by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). Introduction Multilateral forums like the Group of Twenty (G20) play a crucial role in bolstering global collective action against climate …
Moplah Rebellion The Moplah Rebellion is a crucial topic on the history curriculum. The Moplah uprising in Indian history is linked to the invasion of Muslims from the West in the 7th century. There, the Muslims were given licence to trade and establish themselves. They got wedded to the locals’ daughters. As a result, they …
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Context: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has recorded higher-than-normal maximum temperatures over north and northwest India. Reasons for Higher-than-Normal Temperature Anticyclones are centres of high pressure from where winds blow out in every direction. The anticyclone over India sends warm winds from north-west to central and western India, causing heat waves. Strong anti-cyclonic circulation: It is …
Peasant Movements in India During the British Colonial Period in the 18th and 19th centuries, peasant movements were a component of societal movements against British atrocities. These movements only existed to bring back previous systems of government and societal interactions. These movements have a long history and are closely related to the numerous peasant uprisings …
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Poligars Revolt Read all about Polighar Revolt. South Indian warriors called themselves the Poligars. Between 1795 and 1805, they resisted the British forcefully. Tinneveli, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Sivagiri, Madurai, and North Arcot were the principal epicenters of these violent disturbances. For those students preparing for the UPSC/IAS Examination, this article includes all the information related to …
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Districts of Bihar Bihar is located in India’s easternmost region of India. With a 94,163 sq km area, it is the twelfth-largest state in terms of both territory and population. It is a landlocked state that shares borders with West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand in India. Bihar borders West Bengal in the south, Jharkhand …
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Ramosi Uprising The Maharashtra-based Ramosi Uprising (1877–1887) was a farmer uprising against the British government’s lack of anti–famine action. Vasudev Balwant Phadke was in charge of it. Instead of calm protests, there were violent ones. In Satara, the Ramosi revolt against British authority took place in 1822 under the leadership of Chittur Singh. The British …
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Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023 Every year at the National Film Awards ceremony, the Directorate of Film Festivals, a company founded by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, presents the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. For their “great contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema,” the recipient is acknowledged. And a committee made up of well-known …
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Bhil Revolt One of the first British resistance actions that any clan or tribe in the nation took was the Bhil revolt in 1818. The Bhil Revolt of 1818 was one of the country’s earliest tribal group-led uprisings. The East India Company’s horrendous treatment of the Bhils, who were dispossessed of their long-standing forest rights …
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UPSC Prelims News of 22 February 2023 Exercise Malabar Context: Australia will host the Malabar multilateral naval exercise for the first time this year. About Malabar Malabar Exercise started off in 1992 as a bilateral naval exercise between Indian and US navies. In 2015, Japan joined and in 2020, the Australian Navy joined the Malabar …
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