According to government data as on June 30, 2019 , pendency in UP courts – 25,479 cases of rape and sexual crimes against
Tories win the Election Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won the UK general election in resounding
Why in news? The number of Gyps vultures in Gujarat has plummeted, Union Minister of State, Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Context The annual meet of the National Green Corps ‘Ecoclub’ programme of the MoEF&CC was recently organized. About the programme
Why in news? The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to update the National Population Register (NPR). The National Population
Origins of Secularism Need emerged in the 18th century in part because of the memory of the Age of Religious Wars, and the Thirty
Meghdoot The South Central Railway has set up an ‘atmospheric water generator’ kiosk at Secunderabad Railway
Why in news? The inner line permit (ILP) regime was extended to Manipur on 11th December 2019 with President Ram Nath Kovind signing
Jamia Millia Islamia University Jamia Millia Islamia is a public central university, located in New Delhi. It was established in
Operation ‘Clean Art’ A Pan – India crackdown on factories making paint brushes with mongoose hair across the country. Raids
LEFT WING PARTIES The chaos started around 6:30 pm when A ‘peace march’ called by the JNU Teachers’ Association on campus was
Why in news? The 4th Presidential poll since the Taliban’s fall in 2001 were held in Afghanistan on 28 September 2019.
The NRC of Assam Assam’s final NRC list was published on August 31, 2019. The final list included around 3.11 crore people and
Who are the Rohingyas? The Rohingya are an ethnic minority in Myanmar originating from the Indian subcontinent. For several centuries
What is Siachen? Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield, is spread over a 76 km area in the Union territory of
What is COP? The 25th United Nations(UN) Climate Change Conference was held in Madrid, Spain from December 2-13, 2019. The
A rhino thought to be the oldest in the world has died in Tanzania, aged 57. Fausta, a female black rhino, died of natural causes in
Context In a unique initiative to battle rising air pollution in cities, an ‘Oxygen Parlour’ has been opened at Nashik
Context World Habitat Mission has recognised the Odisha state government’s Jaga Mission that uses drones to survey slums. Odisha has
Context The Asiatic Lion Census is scheduled to take place in May 2020 The Gujarat forest department conducts lion census every five