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Pilibhit Tiger Reserve: Uttar Pradesh A carcass of a five-year-old tigress was found in the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (Uttar Pradesh). Key Points About: It is located in Pilibhit and Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. It was notified as Tiger Reserve in 2014 In 2020, it bagged international award TX2 for doubling up the number of

Inter-Parliamentary Union The President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) addressed Members of Parliament at the Central Hall of the Indian Parliament. Key Points About:  IPU is an international organisation of national parliaments. It was established in 1889 in paris It was founded by statesmen Frédéric Passy of France and  William Randal Cremer of the United

Kenya-Somalia Dispute Kenya has declined to take part in proceedings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its maritime border dispute with neighbouring Somalia. Key Point Direction of Maritime Boundary: The main point of disagreement between the two neighbours is the direction in which their maritime boundary in the Indian Ocean should extend. Somalia’s

Kathakali Maestro Guru Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair The Kathakali actor Guru Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair died at the age of 105 in Kozhikode, Kerala. He played a significant role in making Indian classical dances popular in Kerala  Key Points Born: Guru Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair was born on 16th June, 1916 Career: He studied at Kalladikkodan school of

Bhadar Dam: Gujarat The Dam Safety Organisation of the Central Water Commission has recommended replacement of floodgates of Bhadar dam which were damaged in the flash flood of 2015. Key Points About Bhadar Dam: Bhadar dam is located in Rajkot and is second largest in Saurashtra region after Shetrunji dam  Bhadar dam is on the

Sahitya Akademi Award Marathi writer Nanda Khare refused to accept the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel “Udya”, published in 2014. Key Points About Sahitya Akademi Award: Sahitya Akademi award established in 1954, is a literary honour that is conferred annually by Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of letters  Akademi gives 24 awards annually to

Project Information System & Management: SERB The Science and Engineering Board (SERB) has set up a portal called PRoject Information System & Management (PRISM) that offers real time information on the various research projects supported by it. Key Points About PRoject Information System & Management (PRISM): It is called ‘SERB – PRoject Information System &

Autocratisation Goes Viral Report India has been classified as an “electoral autocracy” in the annual report named Autocratisation Goes Viral of Sweden-based Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute. This report comes just after the US watchdog Freedom House downgraded India’s status to “partly free” in its ‘Freedom in the World 2021’ Key Points About V-Dem: The

Indonesia’s Mt. Sinabung Mt. Sinabung, an active volcano on Indonesia’s Sumatra island has erupted. Earlier, other volcanoes of Indonesia- Merapi volcano and Semeru volcano– had erupted. Key Points Sinabung: Sinabung (2,600-metre) is located in Karo regency, North Sumatra. Sinabung is among more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia, which is prone to seismic upheaval due

France’s First Space Military Exercise: AsterX Amid the growing competition among the world powers in the field of space, France has begun its first space military exercises to test its ability to defend its satellites. Key Points About the Exercise: The exercise drills are codenamed “AsterX” to commemorate the first French satellite Asterix from 1956