New Pamban Bridge may miss its November deadline Context According to railway officials, the new Pamban railway sea bridge, which would link Mandapam town on the mainland with Rameswaram on Pamban Island in Tamil Nadu, might not be finished by November. Since 2019, the bridge […]
Assam-based oncologist Ravi Kannan wins the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay award Context One of the 2023 recipients of the Ramon Magsaysay prize is the surgical oncologist R. Ravi Kannan, Director of the Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (CCHRC) in Assam. He is credited with transforming […]
Jaya Verma becomes the first woman to head the Railway Board Context The head decision-making body of the Railway Ministry, the Railway Board, was nominated by the Union government to have Jaya Verma Sinha as its chair on Thursday. She will start working on Friday […]
India sees the lowest August rainfall in a century: IMD Context : India experienced 36% less rainfall than average in August, the lowest monthly total in more than a century. August typically experiences the second-highest rainfall (25.4 cm) of the four monsoon months, trailing only […]
Artists breathe new life into Seethakali folk art; all set to perform outside of Kerala Context : Long ago, beginning with Atham, the festival days of old Desinganad used to reverberate with the rhythm of Seethakali. It is a dance drama that features Dalit performers […]
Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon in a historic decision Context In a landmark vote, Ecuadorians decided against drilling for oil in an Amazonian protected area that is home to two uncontacted tribes and a hotspot for biodiversity Sunday. What is the Ecuadorian Referendum […]
Blood trail from the 1857 war to a flight down south Context Professor Chaubey is currently analyzing the remains of the 282 men whose bones were discovered in a historic well in Ajnala, Punjab, close to Amritsar, in February 2014. Scientists were able to determine […]
Pipeline work leads to the vast megalithic site in Kerala Context : During a recent salvage operation by the Kerala State Archaeology Department in Nagaparamba in Kuttippuram village, close to Tirunavaya, in Malappuram district, several megalithic hat stones were discovered from a single location. Location […]
25 student suicides since 2018 are ragging-related, UGC says in RTI response Context According to data from the University Grants Commission (UGC), at least 25 students have committed themselves during the past five and a half years as a result of being subjected to ragging. […]