World Population Day 2020
Context World Population Day is celebrated on July 11 every year and is devoted to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues. Theme for 2020:How to safeguard…
Nisarga Cyclone
Context Recently a fast-moving depression in the Arabian Seais predicted to be intensified into a severe cyclone named ‘Nisarga’. It is headed towards the coastline of north Maharashtra and south Gujarat. Cyclone formation…
The Armenian Genocide
Context The Armenian Genocide is often called the first genocide of the twentieth century. It refers to the systematic annihilation of Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire between 1915 to…
National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of India
Context Union Minister for Culture (I/C) launched the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of India in New DelhI. More details: India houses a repository of unique Intangible Cultural…
UPSC MAINS GENERAL STUDIES PAPER – 1 : CIVIL SERVICES EXAM 2019
Qn1. Highlight the Central Asian and Greco -Bactrian elements in Gandhara art. (Answer in 150 words) Qn2. The 1857 Uprising was the culmination the recurrent big and small local rebellions…
Explained: How India and the world are ageing
Context In the United Nations report that projects India will overtake China as the most populous country by around 2027, other trends and projections include an ageing population and an improving…
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Context India accounts for over one-sixth of the world’s population in 2019 (1.37 billion out of 7.71 billion) and has grown at an rate (1.2% per year between 2010 and…
The Munich Agreement
Context On this day 80 years ago — September 1, 1939 — German troops marched into Poland, triggering the beginning of World War II, the deadliest military conflict in the…
Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) 2.0
Context To supplement the efforts of Jal Shakti Ministry, NITI Aayog has prepared the second Round of Composite Water Management Index (CWMI 2.0).The Report was launched today by Shri Gajendra…
What fertility rate data show
Context The graph (below) shows trends for the total fertility rate (TFR) in various states. TFR, defined as the number of children born to a woman until the end of…
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