Marakkar Issue

A descendant of the Marakkar clan had petitioned the High Court to stay a Malayalam movie on the Kunjali Marakkar IV. Marakkar Clan According to some accounts, the Marakkars were people who migrated in from Tunisia to present day Kozhikode ..

St Antony’s Shrine Festival in Katchatheevu Island

More than 3,000 devotees were transported to the Katchatheevu Island of Sri Lanka for the annual St Antony’s Shrine Festival. The Katchatheevu Island The Katchatheevu Island is located in the Palk Strait. It is located between Rameswaram of Tamil Nadu ..

Corona Virus hits Diamond Industry of Surat greatly

Workers in Diamond Industry of India, especially in the parts of Surat have been facing job losses and pay cuts as Corona Virus has hit exports to China. China is the biggest market of precious stones and since February China ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Anti-HIV drugs used against COVID-19 for the first time in India

India for the first time used Lopinavir and Ritonavir combination to treat Italian patients in India infected with COVID-19. The couple were on a tour to India and are currently being treated in Jaipur ICMR The Indian Council of Medical ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Stockholm International Report: India is the second largest importer of arms

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recently released its report on “Trends in International arms transfers 2019”. According to the report, India is the second largest arms importer in the world. Key Findings of the report The report says ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Gujarat has highest number of Solar Rooftop Installations

Gujarat has topped solar roof top plants across the country. The state government has taken up dedicated schemes in order to achieve renewable power goals. Highlights There are more than 50,915 rooftop solar plants set up in the state today. ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

High-level panel to prepare an investigation manual for SFIO

The government has recently constituted a 12-membered high-level panel recently set up to prepare an investigation manual for Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO). As per the recent order issued by the Corporate affairs ministry, Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas would ..

Women participate in Attukal Pongala festival in Kerala

Lakhs of women gathered in the Thiruvananthapuram city of Kerala to perform the annual Attukal Pongala festival at Attukal Devi temple. Amid fear of coronavirus outbreak after six positive cases in the state, many devotees participated in the festival. It ..

Satish Kumar becomes India’s first super heavyweight boxer to qualify for Olympics

Veteran Indian boxer Satish Kumar recently became the first super heavyweight (+91kg) Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games. Satish Kumar is a bronze-medallist in 2014 Asian Games, silver medallist in 2018 Commonwealth Games and a two-time bronze-winner at ..

Chalasani Venkat Nageswar appointed as Deputy managing director and CFO of SBI

State Bank of India recently announced that Chalasani Venkat Nageswar has been given additional charge of Deputy managing director and Chief financial officer (CFO) of the bank. He is presently serving as the Deputy Managing Director (International Banking Group) has ..