Centenary of the Chauri Chaura Incident Chauri Chaura is a town in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The town of Chauri Chaura was the scene of a violent incident with far-reaching consequences during the freedom struggle a century ago On 4thFebruary, 1922, this town witnessed…
Char Chaporis Months ahead of the Assembly elections, a proposed “Miya museum” reflecting the “culture and heritage of the people living in char-chaporis” has stirred up a controversy in Assam. What is the controversy? Last month, Assam BJP minister Himanta Biswa Sarma…
Socio Economic And Caste Census India is looking to revamp parameters for the Socio Economic Caste Census-2021 that will define eligibility of a rural household in the country for various benefits offered under government schemes. The new criterion, under works,…
Parakram Diwas The Indian government on Tuesday decided to celebrate Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birthday on January 23 as ‘Parakram Diwas’ every year. Born to advocate Janakinath Bose in Odisha’s Cuttack on January 23, 1897, Netaji played a crucial role in…
Ganges River Dolphin Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) occur in the Ganges-Brahmaputra River system primarily in India and Bangladesh. They are listed as Endangered by the IUCN due to a probable population decline of at least 50% over the…
Changing World Order India and UNSC It enters the United Nations Security Council for the third time since the end of the Cold War, India finds a very different dynamic than the one it encountered during the earlier stints in…
Water, Sanitation And Women’s Rights The right to water and sanitation is recognized as fundamental to attaining all other human rights. Globally, however, 2.1 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water at home, 2.3 billion do not…
Pangolin Scientists have, for the first time, radio-tagged the Indian pangolin an endangered animal, that is rarely sighted in forests here. The Indian pangolin, which resembles an ant-eater but dons a thick scaly skin, is hunted for meat and use in…
Faceless Tax Scheme The Central Government introduced the Faceless Assessment Scheme to provide greater transparency, efficiency and accountability in Income Tax assessments. All provisions introduced under Faceless Assessment, under the Income Tax Act, 1961, are introduced to- (a) Eliminate the…