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Teesta River Issue

Facts: Teesta is a river originating in Sikkim and flows through West Bengal and Bangladesh. Around 83% of the river’s

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Cyclone Maarutha

Cyclone Maarutha is the first tropical cyclone of 2017 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. It started forming under the influence

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Tropical Cyclones

What is a Tropical Cyclone? A Cyclone represents a rotating, organized system of clouds and thunderstorms that originates over tropical

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Paika Rebellion

Who were Paikas? Paiks were the traditional landed militia of Odisha, used to perform policing functions. They owned rent-free land

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Kempe Gowda

Kempe Gowda was a chieftain under the Vijayanagara kings and ruled over most parts of Karnataka in the 16th century.

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