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Annamalai tribes

Context: Residents of two tribal settlements within the limits of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), around 100 km from Coimbatore city, were gearing up for the annual festival of their local deity, Vairapattan. More in the Headline: The Kattupatti and Kuzhipatti settlements of the Pulayar community, together with having 150 families, have barely hea... .Read more

Updated on 7 May, 2021 GS1 Social issues & Justice

Assam Earthquake Factor

Context: According to the Geological Survey of India, Mechanism to understand strain localisation of future tremors under progress More in the Headline: A lineament is a linear feature in a landscape dictated by an underlying geological structure such as a fault. Sonitpur district is located in a tectonically complex triangular area bounded by the... .Read more

Updated on 6 May, 2021 GS1 Geography

Share of women, youth in new assembly elections

Context: Among the three new state Assemblies being analysed here, only Kerala recorded a marginal increase in seats for women from 8 to 11. More in the News: The newly elected West Bengal Assembly, with 294 seats, will have fewer political parties than last time, with its legislators representing 3 parties compared to 8 in 2016. In Ta... .Read more

Updated on 4 May, 2021 GS1 Social issues & Justice

Assam Earthquake and Kopili Fault

Context: An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 damaged the several houses and buildings of Assam. More on the news The epicentre of the earthquake was Dhekiajuli town, near Tezpur, the district headquarters of Sonitpur district in Assam. Assam and some other North-eastern states felt seven back to back earthquake jolts, with the highest one of 6.4 m... .Read more

Updated on 29 April, 2021 GS1 Geography

Oscars 2021: ‘Nomadland’ wins Best Picture

Context: Chloe Zhao’s won best picture at the 93rd Academy Awards. The Academy Awards They are now known officially as the Oscars is a set of twenty-four awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry. Given by: They are given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences... .Read more

Updated on 27 April, 2021 GS1 Art & Culture

PM condoles the demise of Pandit Rajan Mishra

Context: Padma Bhushan Pandit Rajan Mishra of Pandit Rajan Sajan musical group passed away. Rajan Mishra was a famous classical singer from ''Banaras Gharana''. A gharana system is a system of social organisation linking musicians or dancers by lineage or apprenticeship, and by adherene to a particular style. Some of th... .Read more

Updated on 26 April, 2021 GS1 Art & Culture