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[Culture] UNESCO Intangible Heritage List of India

2022-09-03T20:39:04+05:30By |Categories: Culture|

Background:- West Bengal's Durga Puja was inscribed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2022   UNESCO Intangible Heritage List of India :- Durga Puja — celebrated predominantly by Bengali communities in India and abroad — is [...]

[Environment] Ban on Single ­Use Plastics

2022-09-03T16:54:06+05:30By |Categories: Environment|Tags: |

Background:- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 on August 12, 2021. In keeping with the spirit of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the country is taking steps to curb littered and unmanaged plastic waste pollution. [...]

[Society] Glass Ceiling Effect in India

2022-09-03T15:51:50+05:30By |Categories: Society|Tags: |

What is Glass Ceiling ? Glass ceiling refers to the fact that a qualified person whishing to advance within the hierarchy of his/her organization is stopped at a lower level due to a discrimination most often based on sex or race. The glass ceiling refers thus to vertical discrimination most frequently [...]

We are Hiring !!!

2022-08-27T10:25:54+05:30By |Categories: Announcements|

Please note that we are hiring for the following positions:- Content Developer - General Studies Content Developer - Optional Eligibility :- Must have appeared UPSC mains at least once or any State PSC mains twice. Check the details here and apply if you want to. - Click here

[Economy] The debate of Freebies

2022-08-22T15:44:48+05:30By |Categories: Economy|

The issue of ‘freebies’ has bounced back, when the Supreme Court of India on August 3, 2022, recommended constituting an expert committee comprising representatives of the beneficiaries, Union and State governments, the Finance Commission, NITI Aayog and the Reserve Bank of India to study the issue of ‘freebies’. [...]

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