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  • Lamu Region in Kenya

    Why in News Somalia’s Al-Shabaab group has attacked a military base used by the United States of America (USA), and Kenyan forces in...

    06 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • Extraocular Vision

    Why in News For the first time, researchers have shown that a species of brittle stars can see even though it does not have eyes. The ability to...

    04 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • Savitribai Phule Jayanti

    Why in News Savitribai Phule Jayanti is celebrated on 3rd January every year to honour her contribution towards society, women empowerment and...

    04 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • Patola Sarees from Gujarat

    Why in News Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has inaugurated a first Silk Processing Plant at Surendranagar in Gujarat. The plant...

    04 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • Nritya Kalanidhi Award

    Why in News Recently, Bharatnatyam dancer Priyadarshini Govind has been conferred with Nritya Kalanidhi Award. The award has been presented by...

    04 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • First National Conference on Intersex Human Rights

    Why in News Recently, the first national conference on intersex human rights was organised by Srishti Madurai in partnership with Intersex Asia in...

    03 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • Homo erectus

    Why in News According to a study published in ‘Nature’, the last known settlement of Homo erectus was situated in Ngandong on the...

    03 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • 107th Indian Science Congress

    Why in News Recently, the Prime Minister has inaugurated 107th Indian Science Congress. It is scheduled to take place between January 3-7, at the...

    03 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • Odissi Dance

    Odissi dance is one of the classical dances of India. It is indigenous to Orissa, eastern India, and follows the principles of the...

    03 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • Young Scientists Laboratories

    Why in News Recently, the Prime Minister has launched 5 Young Scientists Laboratories of Defence Research and Development Organisation...

    03 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • Padmanur's Yakshagana

    Why in News Recently, the Yakshagana committee hosted the 60th annual Yakshagana in the Padmanur village, Karnataka. The committee is officially...

    03 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • Mandu Festival

    Recently, five day long ‘Mandu Utsav’ was celebrated in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh from 28th December 2019 to 1st January 2020. The festival...

    02 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • MANI App by RBI

    Why in News The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a mobile app- Mobile Aided Note Identifier (MANI) to help visually-impaired people to...

    02 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System (PPRTMS)

    Why in News The Election Commission of India has launched a “Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System (PPRTMS)”. The...

    02 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • Sangita Kalanidhi Award

    Why in News Recently, S.Sowmya has been conferred with Sangita Kalanidhi Award. The award is conferred by the Madras Music Academy. It is...

    02 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • 2020 as Year of the Nurse and Midwife: WHO

    Why in News The World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated the year 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse and midwife”, in honour of the...

    02 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • Ghataprabha River

    It is a tributary of Krishna that flows in Karnataka. Ghataprabha has a hydroelectric and irrigational dam at Hidkal. Hidkal Dam is located in...

    01 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • Tribes in Odisha

    Why in News The poor implementation of government welfare programmes in the tribal areas of Odisha is affecting the tribes like Juanga, Pudi...

    01 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • 202nd Anniversary of the Bhima-Koregaon Battle

    Why in News The victory pillar (also known as Ransthamb) in Bhima-Koregaon village (Pune district of Maharashtra) is to celebrate the 202nd...

    01 Jan 2020 Quick Facts For Prelims

  • Merchant Discount Rate

    Why in News From 1st January, 2020, businesses with an annual turnover of more than ₹50 crore will have to offer low cost digital payment options...

    31 Dec 2019 Quick Facts For Prelims

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