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