Suranga Bawadi on World Monument watch list – Diligent IAS

Suranga Bawadi For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About Suranga Bawadi Working of Kerez System About World Monument Watch list, NGO News Flash A New York-based NGO has included “Suranga Bawadi” situated in Bijapur, Karnataka, in the World Monument Watch list for 2020. Suranga Bawadi Suranga Bawadi is an integral part of the ancient Karez system of supplying water through subterranean tunnels built during the Adil Shahi era in Vijayapura. The monument…

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Iran and Russia inaugurated Bushehr, Iran’s nuclear power plant

Bushehr For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About Bushehr, Iran’s Nuclear Power Plant News Flash Iran and Russia inaugurated a new phase of construction for a second reactor at Iran’s sole nuclear power plant in Bushehr on the Gulf coast. The reactor is one of two officially under construction since 2017 at the Bushehr site. Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is Iran’s first commercial nuclear reactor. The…

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Tirunellai Narayanaiyer Seshan dead – Diligent IAS

Tirunellai Narayanaiyer Seshan Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan (1932 – 2019) was an Indian civil servant who served with the Indian Administrative Service. He served as the 18th Cabinet Secretary of India in 1989 and later served as a member of the Planning Commission. Seshan’s work as Chief Election Commissioner got international recognition when he was given the Ramon Magsaysay award for 1996. He was the only one to hold the post of CEC for…

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Karnataka seeking World Heritage site status for Hoysala temples

Hoysala temples For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About Hoysala temples About the Hoysala Dynasty About Hoysala temple architecture News Flash The State Archaeology Department has clubbed 14 temples from the Hoysala period reflecting similar architectural styles — including the monuments at Belur-Halebid and Somnathpur — for serial nomination to seek UNESCO World Heritage Site status. The final dossier is being prepared by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH),…

India’s sovereign credit rating: report by Moody’s

India’s sovereign credit rating For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: About India’s sovereign credit rating What do these credit ratings mean? Credit rating agencies (CRAs) News Flash Ratings agency Moody’s has lowered India’s outlook from stable to negative because of risks to economic growth, prospects of a more entrenched slowdown, poor or weak job creation, and a credit squeeze being faced by NBFC (Non-Banking Finance Companies). India’s sovereign credit rating from Moody’s…

Lancet’s Global Burden of Disease Study – Major findings

Global Burden of Disease Study For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Key findings of the study About National Burden Estimates About Anaemia About Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) News Flash The Northeastern states along with Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, Gujarat, West Bengal, Haryana, Kerala, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh account for 44 percent of India’s cancer burden, an analysis of the disease burden data has found. The analysis, published in The Lancet Global Health,…

CJI launched book ‘Courts of India: Past to Present’

Book ‘Courts of India: Past to Present’ Justice Ranjan Gogoi (Chief Justice of India) released the Assamese version of the book ‘Courts of India: Past to Present’ in Guwahati. The Assamese version is titled, ‘Bharatborshor Aadalatshomuh: Otitor Pora Bortomanoloi’. He termed it as the “architecture of justice”. The book fabulously explains the Indian justice system. Justice Bobde termed the book as one of the finest compilations. Supreme Court published “Courts of India: Past to…

Public Service Broadcasting Day celebrated on 12th November

Public Service Broadcasting Day The Public Service Broadcasting Day is observed across India on 12th November. The day is celebrated every year to commemorate the first and last visit of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi to the studio of All India Radio, Delhi in 1947. The Father of the Nation addressed the displaced people from Pakistan, who had temporarily settled at Kurukshetra in Haryana after the partition of India. Gandhi…

550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji – Prakash Parv

PRAKASH PARV The 550th birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru and founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev is being celebrated on 12 November 2019 as Prakash Parv. Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary is observed every year on Karthik Poornima. Guru Nanak Dev was the first Guru and founder of Sikhism, a poet, a wandering religious teacher and a great social reformer. Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs, contains…

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NASA unveiled first all-electric aircraft: X-57 Maxwell

First electric plane The US space agency NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) unveiled an early version of its first all-electric experimental aircraft, named X-57 “Maxwell” at its aeronautics lab in the California desert, US. The plane was named for Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell. X-57 “Maxwell” was under development since 2015. NASA targets to fly this airplane in late 2020. The plane will be propelled by 14 electric motors powered by specially…

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