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Line of Control – UPSC Prelims
The Line of Control (LoC) emerged from the 1948 ceasefire line negotiated by the United Nations (UN) after the Kashmir War. It was
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Mannathu Padmanabhan – UPSC Prelims
Mannathu Padmanabham: He was an Indian social reformer and freedom fighter from the south-western state of Kerala. Sardar K M Panicker called him ‘Madan Mohan
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Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge – UPSC Prelims
Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched this challenge under the Smart Cities Mission. It is
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Dickinsonia Fossils – UPSC Prelims
Dickinsonia : It is an extinct genus of basal animal. They lived during the late Ediacaran period in what is
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Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav – UPSC Prelims
Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav is the flagship festival of this Ministry of culture. It is organized since 2015 with the active
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Koch Rajbangshis – UPSC Prelims
They are a community that traces its roots to the Kamata kingdom, which comprised parts of Assam, West Bengal and
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Tapovan-Vishnugad hydro project – UPSC Prelims
Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Plant is a 520 MW run-of-river hydroelectric project(See image). It was constructed by National Thermal Power Corporation Limited(NTPC)
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Section 69A of the Information Technology(IT) Act – UPSC Prelims
Section 69A of the Information Technology(IT) Act: When was it introduced? Section 69A of the IT Act was introduced by an
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Seaweed Farming – UPSC Prelims
What is Seaweed? It is the name given to the many species of marine algae and plants. These species grow