Earth Hour
Context: Every year on 26th March, people around the planet take an hour off electricity by switching off their lights at
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Simplified UPSC
Break your limits
General Studies I
Moplah Rebellion/ Malabar Rebellion
Context: Recently, the Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR) has deferred its decision on a recommendation to remove the 1921 Malabar Rebellion (Moplah riots)
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PACER Initiative- Polar Science and Cryosphere scheme
Context: Recently, the Polar Science and Cryosphere (PACER) scheme has been approved for continuation by the Union Cabinet from 2021 to 2026. About
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Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle
Context: Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle’ has been unveiled in Madagascar to mark Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle As part of the
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Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Context: The United States Senate, recently has unanimously passed a law making daylight saving time (DST) permanent, scrapping the biannual
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Dandi March (Salt March) 1930
Context: Recently, the Prime Minister paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and all the eminent persons who Marched to Dandi (1930) in order to protest
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Par Tapi Narmada River Linking Project
Context: Recently, some tribals have intensified their protest against the Par Tapi Narmada River Linking Project after it was mentioned in the budget
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1954 Hague Convention: Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
Context: Recently, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has pitched for protective measures to preserve Ukraine’s endangered cultural heritage in
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