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Gender equity in edu - need to focus on early childhood edu

• gender gap widens $\to$ progressive levels of education
  • greater barriers to schooling
  • deeply ingrained gender stereotypes

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Madiga Community (SC in Telangana)

• Mala Community $\to$ another SC community
  • relatively dominant

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Athabasca Oil Sands, Canada - C Emissions

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Madhika Language - just 2 speakers

• Chakaliya Community

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Scientists map largest deep sea coral reef found till date in Atlantic off US

refer: Difference between deep and shallow water coral reefs

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Guruvayur Temple, Kerala chief deity - Lord Krishna

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Odisha - Sambar, bison to be introduced in Chandaka wildlife sanctuary

Chandaka-Dampara wildlife sanctuary - Odisha

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Srirangam Temple, Tiruchi, TN

• deity: Sri Ranganathar
  • family deity of Lord Ram
• Kambar Mandapam: 7 musicians
• Kamba Ramayana: by Tamil poet Kambar

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NEP 2020, NIPUN Bharat Mission

• universal foundational literacy, numeracy in primary schools by 2025

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ASER 2023 (beyond basics)

• rural students age 14-18
  • struggle w/ basic maths
  • 25% can’t read class 2 book in mother tongue
• pvtization $\uparrow$

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Kalaram Temple, Panchavati, Nashik (from black basalt stone)

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Girmit (indentured labour, temporary or limited)

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• The indentured and Their Route (By: Ms. B. Mukherji)
  • illuminating the dark corners of the journey forced on India’s forgotten people
  • Permanent Settlement System 1793
    • led to girmit

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Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi, Andhra (Vijayanagara Rulers)

• Virabhadra: First incarnation of Lord Shiva
• Skanda Purana
• Lepakshi: (Telugu): ‘Rise, oh bird’
  • in honor of legendary bird, Jatayu
  • wounded Jatayu fell (Ramayana)
• believed to have preserved footprints of Goddess Sita

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Kerala to start its Urban Commission

• first & last union urban commission ➡️ 1985-86 , under Rajiv Gandhi
• align planning policies to support eco-growth
  • also achieve SDG (Barker Review 2006, UK)

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List of Temples in News

Location	Temple
UP	Madhava temples
HP	Bilaspur temples
Assam	Batadrava satra
Odisha	Jagannath
Rajasthan	- Govind Dev - Beneshwar Dham
Chhattisgarh	Mata Kaushalya mandir
Bihar	Viraat Ramayan temple
WB	Kalighat temple
Kerala	Thirunelli temple
Telagana	Narasimha swami temple
Related info:

• Amarnath shrine ➡️ Kashmir
• 200 monuments ➡️ Karnataka
• Kurukshetra ➡️ Haryana

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Vadnagar, Guj bw IVC and Mahajanpad Era 1400-800BC

• turns dark age into myth
• multi cultural, multi religious
• hindu, buddhist, jain, islamic
• consists one of the oldest buddhist monastry
• coins $\to$ King Appollodatus (indogreek)

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India's Best Cities

• Coimbatore, TN
  • Southern city of lakes
  • Periyakulum lake
  • seven lakes built by chalas for irigation
• Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra
  • streets for people
• Surat
  • Climate smart city

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Sohrai Art (GI Hazaribagh JH)

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Cultural continuity from the era of cave paintings

• inspiration from ancient cave paintings
• today ⇒ tribal women decorating walls
• flora, fauna
• vibrant display
• Munda, Santal, Oraon, Agaria, Kurmi, Gunji, etc

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Discovery - lower paleolithic tools of Quartz in Mulugu, Telangana

Prelims Facts

• discovery due to floods
• 1863
  • EIC’s geological survey team found
    • Attirampakkam, Madras
    • bifacial hand axes
    • Paleolithic culture labelled as $\to$ Madras hand axe industry or Madrasian Culture

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Women Reservation Act 2023

• Representation of women
  • LS: 15%
  • RS: 14%
• bill: Article 330A (for LS) & Article 332A(for LA)
  • 1/3 of SC/ST seat to women (rotation)
  • 1/3 of total seats thru direct election to women
• Article 239AA: reservation for women in NCT of Delhi
• refer:

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State of the Global Climate 2022 Report - Rising Sea Level

• by WMO
• glacier loss, ocean warming, changes in land water storage
• cryosphere thinned
• refer: Rising Sea Levels

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First National Water Body Census

• by Ministry of Jal Shakti
• refer: Water Body Census

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Re-Imaging Museums

• use when discussing IVC culture w/ modern day
• integrate culture w/ life
• Specific purpose museums
  • 10 tribal freedom fighter museums being set up
  • statue of unity
• Indian Institute of Heritage being set up
• refer: A Concerted Effort in Re-Imaging Museums

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All India Debt and Investment Survey

• AIDIA-2019
• latest survey released in 2021
• it showed the trend of deepening caste inequality in wealth in India

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Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill 2023

• critical and deep seated minerals
• 6 minerals (lithium) reclassified as “critical and strategic”
• eligible for exploration by private companies (attract them!)
• India dependent on imports
  • concern for supply chain vulnerabilities
• china, russia, australia

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Working Women and Childcare

• $>$ 95% women in informal (ILO 2018); creche scheme, ICDS
• feminization of poverty
• refer: Working Women and Children

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Leave benefits for women in armed forced made uniform

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Tibetan Collection of Manuscripts

• by Rahul Sankrityayan

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Subika Painting

• early visual art form of Manipur.

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GHAR (GO Home and Re-Unite) Portal for Restoration and Repatriation of Child launched by NCPCR

• track child portal
  • khoya paya

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390-year-old Deepastambham (lamp post) on the banks of the River Krishna in Nalgonda district Telangana

• sheds new light on trade ties in region during early medieval times
• comprising fusion of Telugu & Tamil languages which suggest that pillar was dedicated to Kasi Viswanatha

Nalgonda Region

• qutub shahi dynasty
• French diamond trader Tavernier, who visited the Hyderabad kingdom has also made note of these land trade routes.

Krishna River

• third-longest river in India, after the Ganges and Godavari.
• fourth-largest in India in terms of water inflows and river basin area after the Ganges, Indus, and Godavari.
• Basin extends over Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
• Tungabhadra (largest tributary).

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Min of Tourism included UNESCO World Heritage sites of Ajanta and Ellora caves its Swadesh Darshan Scheme II

• 100% centrally funded scheme.

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Hakki Pikki

• Karnataka
• Stuck in Sudan
• Hindu
• Mel-shikaris

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Kaji Nemu (Citrus Limon) is official State Fruit of Assam

• native fruit
•  In 2019, Kaji Nemu was awarded a GI (Geographical Indication) tag

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GI tags

• Goa
  • Malcorada mango
  • Agasaim brinjal
• T.N
  • manamadurai pottery

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