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Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala

February 2, 2022

The Hoysala Temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnath Pura in Karnataka will be nominated for World Heritage List for the year 2022-2023 from India. Key Points Since April 15, 2014, the ‘Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala’ are on UNESCO’s Tentative ..

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India’s First Geo Park

January 31, 2022

The first geological park of India will be built in Lamheta, Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. Key Points Approval for the park was given by Geological Survey of India, under ministry of mining. Park will be constructed with an investment of ..

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Delhi Ex Gratia Relief to Farmers

January 31, 2022

The Delhi Government recently approved Rs 20,000 per acre to farmers. These farmers incurred losses due to unseasonal rainfall. Rainwater logged in their fields and damaged the crops that were to be harvested. The state government allocated Rs 53 crores ..

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T.N. Draft Policy for Senior Citizens

January 31, 2022

The Tamil Nadu Government has created a draft policy for senior citizens. Under the policy, the government plans to work with academic institutions, field experts and civil society organizations. The policy has been created based on Article 41 of the ..

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AP Seva Portal 2.0

January 30, 2022

The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy recently launched the AP Seva Portal 2.0. The portal will offer better services to the citizens. The portal is also called Citizen Service portal. What is the portal? The portal will offer ..

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A.P: Mass mortality of spot-billed pelicans

January 29, 2022

Andhra Pradesh State Forest Department has approached experts from Wildlife Institute of India (WII-Deharadun), Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and Zoological Survey of India (ZSI-Kolkata), for preventing mass mortality of spot-billed pelicans in Naupada swamp at Telineelapuram, Srikakulam district. Key ..

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Committee on RRB Exam Concerns

January 29, 2022

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has created a committee to look into the concerns raised by students. What is the issue? The RRB released an employment notification for the Non – Technical category in 2019. The exam got postponed because ..

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New Districts of Andhra Pradesh

January 27, 2022

The Jagan Mohan Reddy Government of Andhra Pradesh recently created 13 new districts. The districts were created based on Parliamentary constituencies. With this the total number of districts in Andhra Pradesh has increased to 26. About the new districts The ..

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J&K Next-Gen Administrative Reforms

January 27, 2022

The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) is to collaborate with the Jammu and Kashmir Government for administrative reforms. What is the plan? A roadmap is to be created on the following three initiatives: The DARPG and the ..

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Kerala: Ordinance to dilute Lokayukta Powers

January 27, 2022

Kerala government has decided to bring an ordinance for amending the “Kerala Lokayukta Act”, so that it would have the powers of rejecting report of anti-corruption body. Highlights State cabinet recently recommended to the governor to issue ordinance for amending ..

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