Hoysala Temples in Karnataka now India's 42nd UNESCO's World Heritage site Context: The Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala — the famed Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somananthpura in Karnataka have been added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage list during the 45th ses... .Read more
Updated on 19 September, 2023 GS1 Art & Culture
Santiniketan finds its place on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Context: Santiniketan, a town located in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, set up by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore made it to the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. About Shantiniketan Santiniketan which means ‘abode of peace’ started taki... .Read more
Updated on 19 September, 2023 GS1 Art & Culture
Centre to start Ayushman Bhav health scheme today Context: With the Ayushman Bhav campaign, which will be inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu virtually from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Union Health Ministry aims to provide healthcare services to every village and town in the country. About Ayushman Bhav campaign The campai... .Read more
Updated on 13 September, 2023 GS1 GS2 Daily Updates Health and Family wellfare
2,300 dead, many missing as flash floods hit Libya city Context: At least 2,300 people were killed and thousands were reported missing in Libya after catastrophic flash floods broke river dams and tore through an eastern coastal city. Reasons for floods in Libya The floods were caused by torrential rains from Sto... .Read more
Updated on 13 September, 2023 GS1 GS3 Disaster Management
Climate phenomena and food security Context: There has been a series of disruptive weather and climate phenomena in India this year, demonstrating the complexity of our precipitation system. Recent examples of weather disruption The Western disturbance, which usually brings much-needed moisture from European seas to the ... .Read more
Updated on 13 September, 2023 GS1 GS3 Agriculture
Education Ministry asks States to bring all data under one platform Context: Under the National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR), the Education Ministry is pushing States to open Vidya Samiksha Kendras (VSKs), which are data repositories that will have data from all schemes run by the Ministry. About Vidya Samiksha Kendras (VS... .Read more
Updated on 11 September, 2023 GS1 GS2 Daily Updates Society