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TIPU SULTAN IN MALABAR

Karnataka government has decided to erase history lessons on Tipu Sultan from school textbooks. Two Different perspectives: Efficient administrator: He was Powerful challenger to the British East India Company who died heroically on the battlefield. Tipu has been judged favorably in the mainstream narrative of Indian history. Tolerant:... .Read more

Updated on 8 November, 2019 GS1 Medieval Indian History

IPCC’s special report on Oceans and Cryosphere in a changing climate: Key takeaways for Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently released a special report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC). About Cryosphere Cryosphere is the frozen parts of our planet that includes ice and snow on land, continental ice sheets found in Greenland and Antarctica as well as ice caps, glaci... .Read more

Updated on 8 November, 2019 GS1 Geography

‘Wastelands Atlas’ – 2019

Context Realizing the importance of availability of reliable database on the wastelands of the country, Ministry for Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare & Panchayati Raj released the Wastelands Atlas – 2019. The Department of Land Resources in collaboration with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Department of Space has publish... .Read more

Updated on 6 November, 2019 GS1 GS2 GS3 Agriculture Economy Environment Geography

PoK in Union Territory of J&K, Gilgit-Baltistan in Ladakh in Newly Released Map of India

Context The maps prepared by Survey General of India depicting the new UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, as created on October 31, 2019, along with the map of India. The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir has been reorganised as the new Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the new Union Territory of Ladakh on October 31, 2019, the statement... .Read more

Updated on 4 November, 2019 GS1 GS2 Polity Geography Current Affairs

Unearthing The Vaigai Valley Civilisation Of Sangam Era Tamil Nadu

Excavations in the tiny hamlet of Keeladi prove that an urban civilisation existed in Tamil Nadu in the Sangam era on the banks of the river Vaigai. The recent excavations conducted in the State, including in Kodumanal and Porunthal, which have been “strengthened by a large number of radiocarbon dates, have brought about a sea-change in our understanding... .Read more

Updated on 2 November, 2019 GS1 Ancient Indian History Art & Culture

Excavation by ASI Indicates a Trade Centre of Early Historic Period

Excavation by ASI Indicates a Trade Centre of Early Historic Period In the 1st phase of excavation by a team of Archaeological Survey of India’s Excavation Branch – VI, Bangalore has discovered the remains of a huge settlement surrounded by a massive brick enclosure. About Gottiprolu The site of Gottiprolu lies on the right bank of a distributary o... .Read more

Updated on 1 November, 2019 GS1 Ancient Indian History Current Affairs