NAGARA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE TOPIC: ART AND CULTURE From the 5th century A.D, a distinct style of architecture developed in the Northern part of India, known as the Nagara style of architecture. Temple followed the Panchayatan style of temple making, consisted of subsidiary shrines laid ...

NATIONAL HYDROGEN MISSION TOPIC: Govt. Initiative Finance Minister in the union budget for 2020-21 formally announced the NHM which aims for the generation of hydrogen from green power resources. CHALLENGES FOR INDIA Economic sustainability of extracting green or blue hydrogen.Hydrogen ...

SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE Topic - International institutions ABOUT It is a dispute over territory and sovereignty over ocean areas, and the Paracels and the Spratlys two island chains claimed in whole or in part by a number of countries.Chaina, vietnum, the philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and ...

NATIONAL PENSION SYSTEM Topic: Government Schemes in news WHY IN THE NEWS? The National Pension System(NPS) will no longer compel investors to convert 40% of their accumulated retirement corpus into an annuity. WHY SUCH A DECISION? Poor yields on annuities and high inflation are ...

WINTER DIESEL Topic- Defence Tech ABOUT India's armed forces may soon be using winter diesel for operations in high altitude areas such as Ladakh.Winter diesel is a specialised fuel that was introdused by Indian Oil Corporation(IOC) last year specifically for high altitude regions and ...

J & K INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME The union Govt. has formulated the New Industrial Development Scheme for Jammu & Kashmir (J&K IDS, 2021). ABOUT It is a new central sector scheme for the development of Industries in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir.The main purpose of the ...

PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN YOJANA The Union cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) as part of economic response to Covid-19. FEATURES Under the scheme, it is proposed to distribute 9.7 Lakh MT cleaned the whole Chana to States/UTs for distribution to ...

PEGASUS SPYWARE It has been reported that pegasus, that malicious software, has allegedly been used to secretly monitor and spy on an extensive host of public figures in India. ABOUT It is a type of malicious software or malware classified as spyware.It is designed to gain access to ...

mRNA VACCINES HOW DO VACCINES WORK? Vaccines work by training the body to recognize and respond to the proteins produced by disease-causing organisms, such as virus bacteria. WHAT ARE mRNA VACCINES? mRNA Vaccines trick the body into producing some of the viral proteins it self. They ...

DEEP OCEAN MISSION TOPIC - Govt. Initiative, Oceanography The cabinet committee on economic Affairs chaired by PM Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) on " Deep Ocean Mission", with a view to explore the deep ocean for resources and develop deep-sea ...

TOPIC - POSTINDEPENDENCE (INDIRA POINT) WHY IN NEWS The Swarnim Vijay Varsh Vicory Flame was taken Indira Point, the southernmost tip of the country on August 22, 2021, as part of its voyage to the Nicobar group of Islands. INDIRA POINT It is the Southeren most point of Indian ...