Chillai Kalan These 40 days are when the chances of snowfall are highest and the maximum temperature drops considerably. During Chillai Kalan, the weather in Kashmir valley continues to remain dry and cold with minimum temperatures hovering below freezing point and…
Khalistan Movement The Khalistan movement is a Sikh separatist movement seeking to create a homeland for Sikhs by establishing a sovereign state, called Khalistān in the Punjab Region. Such a state existed in Punjab from 1709 to 1849. Objectives of…
National Family Health Survey (NFHS) The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a large-scale, multi-round survey conducted in a representative sample of households throughout India. The NFHS is a collaborative project of the International Institute for Population Sciences(IIPS), Mumbai, India;…
Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme aims to enhance interaction & promote mutual understanding between people of different states/UTs through the concept of state/UT pairing. The states carry out activities to promote a sustained and structured cultural…
Bharathi Festival Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed International Bharathi Festival 2020 through video conferencing and paid tributes to the Bharathiyar on his Jayanti. The festival is being organised by Vanavil Cultural Centre to celebrate the 138th birth anniversary of Mahakavi…
Climate Ambition Summit 2020 The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), with its partner Italy. The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and…
HelpAge India NGO HelpAge India received the “2020 UN Population Award” in the institutional Category for its contribution towards serving disadvantaged elderly people and raising awareness on their cause. HelpAge India is a leading charity in India working with and…
Rat hole mining It is a primitive and hazardous method of mining for coal, with tunnels that are only 3-4 feet in diameter (hence, rat-hole), leading to pits ranging from 5-100 sq. mt deep. There are two types of rat-holes:…
Jotedars Many zamindars were facing a crisis at the end of the eighteenth century, a group of rich peasants were consolidating their position in the villages. In Francis Buchanan’s survey of the Dinajpur district in North Bengal we have a…