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News: Anthropologists have found a hitherto unidentified ancient Mayan city in the southern Mexican jungle. The country’s Yucatan Peninsula’s Balamku nature reserve contains an ancient Maya metropolis. The Yucatec Maya name for this city is Ocomtun, which translates to “stone column” in English. Between 250 and 1000 AD, this would have been a significant centre …
Read MoreNews: The Titan, a ship that vanished in the North Atlantic near the Titanic tragedy. A small boat or other ship called a submersible is made specifically for research and exploration. Its range of motion and maximum underwater stay time are more constrained. A mother ship that can launch and recover a submersible is required. …
Read MoreNews: Recently, security measures were put in place for pilgrims and visitors travelling to the Kamakhya temple for the Ambubachi Mela. The venerable Kamakhya Temple hosts the yearly Hindu exhibition known as Ambubachi Mela. It is observed around the middle of June, during the Assamese month of Ahaar, which also happens to be the monsoon …
Read MoreWhy was the Nehru-Liaquat pact signed? The Nehru-Liaquat Pact, also known as the Delhi Pact, was a bilateral agreement signed between India and Pakistan in order to provide a framework for the treatment of minorities in the two countries. It was signed by the two country’s prime ministers, Jawaharlal Nehru and Liaquat Ali Khan. The …
Read MoreContext: The 22nd Law Commission, which is looking into the issue of age of consent, held a meeting with officials of the Women and Child Development Ministry recently and sought details on the subject. What are the terms of the POCSO Act? Under the POCSO Act, 2012, whoever commits a penetrative sexual assault on a …
Read MoreNews: The Drug Controller General of India approved GEMCOVAC-OM, India’s first locally produced mRNA vaccine, for use in emergency situations. Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. created the GEMCOVAC-OM vaccine with the help of the Mission COVID Suraksha programme, which is run by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC). It is a thermostable vaccine, making distribution across …
Read MoreNews: On the eve of World Hydrography Day, the Union Defence Minister paid a visit to the hydrography ship South Jetty at the Indian Naval station Kochi to support the sustainable use of the oceans. World Hydrography Day is observed on June 21 every year. The International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO) formally acknowledges and endorses it. …
Read MoreNews: On June 21, several activities and initiatives were held all around the nation to commemorate the 9th International Day of Yoga (IDY). In order to show the world’s commitment to yoga, the Prime Minister will teach a class at the United Nations headquarters in New York. By allowing yoga observation at the village level, …
Read MoreNews: The Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 has been revised by the Punjab Assembly to make Gurbani (holy songs) broadcast from Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) available to all media channels without charge. With this action, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party-affiliated television channel PTC’s purported monopoly will be broken. The opposition party has questioned the …
Read MoreNews: According to a recent scientific study appearing in the journal Nature, the Lake Victoria Basin’s enormous human populations as well as its unique species are being negatively impacted by significant changes in precipitation and an increase in extreme climate events. Key conclusions of the study: The survival and availability to water of the communities …
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